Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-12

NEW YORK, February 12.-LoadeG
for bar President c. Pullam yestc:-
day afternoon set out for Cincinnati. He
will reconnoiter Garry Hermann on
the questions confronting the National
League. and which will in all probabIl-
itv be unloaded at the schedule meet
ing in Chicago next week. Pulliam was
accompanied by three letters and seven
poems, the nature of which he refused
to divulge.
I'll bring Charlie Murphy to bis
knees" said Mr., Pulliam just befor 6
boarding the ] 80 train. This Chicago
autocrat has been throwing lot of
mud my way. Well teach him, though,
that little boys who live in crystal pail
aces shouldn't juggle pebbles.
Il know where l stand in the matter.
] need no advice or help from either
of my associates on the national COM
mission. August Hermann and Ban Is.
Johnson. I've got the owner of he
Cubs down pat" he continued pattinS
his alligator bag.
I'm going to make Murphy eat crow
or I'll step down off the stool. l have
two personal scores to settle, both of
which reflect on my integrity. For both
i Will demand the most abject public
apologies.
murphy HTOVeS OuSTdteIul.
When 1 went to the coast with MIR
Johnson to look over the situation Of
the California State League, | bore
special mission for Mr.. Murphy. l was
to see Frank Chance and try to effect
n settlement of differences between
him and the president Of the Cubs.
did so to the best of my ability. 1t cost
me something like 500 out of my own
pocket. For all my pains 1 did not
get even u thank You" from Murphy.
When peace with his manager was es
tablished he CURLY intimated in ml5-
Sive that he did not intend to expand
his territory to the coast nor to buy
California franchises.
Later. when the national commission
called that Slop@ bonus bluff OF Murphy,
he got busy with the pencil again. He
dared not gu bile himself But he had
Secretary Thomas berate me through the
mails. Murphy tried to get away with Il
arandstand play, and fell down.
Now. To Mr.. Murphy. Ill so to
the mat with him next week if he in
sists on trouble I've got the goods and
I'll show him up. III make him back
water and crawl into his shell. or I'll
know the reason. Let the league Judge
between us. III stand with Mr. Murphy
on our respective merits and am not wor-
rying over the result
May Consider Bribery Case.
a hot time in old Chicago a few days
hence. Murphy, among other things. has
been roaring over the fact that the
bribery scandal in New York has not been
sifted. He hit Pulliam hard on that
score, though the league executive had
absolutely no power to act. John T.
Brush is chairman of the investigating
committee of which Pulliam is d member.
Harry G. is in no wise responsible for
the lack of energy displayed by Mr..
Brush. AS he himself says, it's up to
the owner of the Giants. If the league
decides to handle the case itself it will
ibe a different matter. Just now it's all
up to Mr.. Brush.
1t is generally understood that the
bribery case will be thrashed out in Chi
cage, The majority of league presidents
favor this acton. AT least five Of the
eight have so declared themselves. and
that just about assures it, There may be
a funeral or two before the august body
gets that far. There's consolation in the
fact that both Pulliam and Murphy carry
heavy life insurance policies.