The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-09
Murray Quickly Put Quietus
 Upon the Trade
GREAT BASEBALL GAMES
All Leagues Are Playing Up to the Notch and the Entertainment Given the Public Is We'll
 Worth the Coin.
BY MANHATTAN.

New York, August S.-tsp ecial)- Never in the history of baseball has such a situation presented itself as the uncertainty in regard to the negotia- tions between the Philadelphia and New York clubs in which the former was to secure the services of Mike Donlin in return for Outhelder Magee and a substantial cash bonus. The directors of the Phillies have made themselves the laughing stock of the country. Al though, according to all reports, Man a ger Murray was officially read" out of the club, he says he Is not out and he is not going out, and moreover he seems to know what he is talking about. Murray says that he has not been asked by the board of directors of the club to resign and that no in dividual member of the board has asked him to.
 According to Manager Murray. one Felix Ismsn, who says he Is a stock holder in the club, not member of the board of directors, gave out an inter view in which he declared that the
 
 tire Murray and negotiate for Donlin hoping the latter's presence would put some ginger into the team. The news papers printed the story in good faith. believing that Isman had auth ority to make such statement. Manager Mur- ray Is with the team on it's western trip and it is probable that the matter will end where 1t is.
 Meanwhile Mike Donlin is in a pleas ant frame of mind at Atlantic City. Donlin believed the story that Mana ger McGraw had consented to his re- lease and as Mike is anxious to get back into the game was more than pleased that he should be asked td manage the Phillies for the remainder of the season.
 In all probability Mike will stay out of the game for the balance of the season.
 Fans assuredly are hard to please that are not satisfied with baseball that is now being played in both large and small leagues. Games that exceed the regular nine innings are not at all out of the ordinary. Except in most unusual cases this is the result of bril- liant brain work on the part of the players as well as sustained physical effort.
 Joe Wood, the boy wonder of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, is 19 years old. He has not set the league afre with his twirling, but he has obtained some prominence through his ability to set down opposing batsmen on strikes. In a game at Cleveland re- gently he performed the final four in- nings of a contest and in that brief period famed out 10 of the Maps.
 They fade rapidly, once they get started.
 on the St. Louis and Washington pitch ing staff, now pitching for the City Hall team in St. Louis, recently went down to defeat before a team of police men by the score of to T.
 The big league clubs are making general raids on the Pacific coast base ball talent. During the past week the Chicago Nationals, one; St. Louis Card nals two, and Boston Americans, one. The scouts for all big league teams have been especially active this sea- son and are sizing up every player in all minor and bush leagues with a view to secure the best talent for next sea- son. At this rate we will have to be- gin all over again, as from present ap- pearance there will be few familiar names on the big league rosters when the season of 1910 opens.
 The sad death of President Pulliam is a blow from which the National league will not recover for some time to come MT. Puliam was strictly honest He be- lieved in the integrity of the national game and his policy commanded the re- spect of everybody. He was perhaps a bit too conscientious, for he allowed the criticisms of his enemies to prey upon his mind. But nobody believed he would take his own life.
 Death has removed several noted base ball men this year President Pulliam. George B. Dovey, owner of the Boston Nationals, who was warm personal friends of Mir Pulliam; Senator Durham president of the Philadelphia National League club Frank G. Selee, former manager of the Boston Nationals, and Catcher Powers of the Philadelphia Athletics.
 It is the general belief that John A. Heydler, now acting president will re- ceive the nomination. but he will have strong opposition from the New York and Pittsburg clubs. During MT. Pullam' s recent illness MT. Heydler filled the of- flee in a most acceptable manner He is man of wide experience, level-headed and conservative, and enjoys the respect of club owners.
 Jesse Tannehill. formerly on the Pitts burg and Washington staffs, now living at Dayton. Ky, while enjoying the day at an outing in that city, fell out of a tree and dislocated his shoulder Jesse may Ike to enjoy himself that way but we don't
 Charlie Murphy, owner of the Cubs, is
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