Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-18
National League
Magnates Con-
tinue Deadlock

New York, Feb. 11.-After four days OF
endeavor, National League clubowners
were unable tonight to adopt a schedule
for the coming season and adjourned UNI
til tomorrow. Up to nightfall Horace Fo-
gel, president of the Philadelphia club
was still confined to his room, ostensibly
suffering with govt, but at 8 o'clock he
quietly left the Waldorf. climbed in a
taxicab and was off, presumably for Phil
adelphia. All the week the magnates
have been waiting for Fogel before act
ing on the claim of William j. Murphy,
former manager of the Philadelphia club
who asserts that he was deposed when
his contract had two years to run. Fogers
departure forestalls any action in the
matter.
With Fogel in his room, Stanley Robson
of st. Louis ill and in bed, and C. II. Eb-
bets of Brooklyn also on the sick list. the
adjourned meeting which was to have
been called at 9 o'clock this afternoon did
not take place until 4. TIbbets by that
time was able to attend, but it was some
what of a gathering of invalids. for Pres
dent John Brush of New York was also
dlilIS anu Ildi 10 NE dSSlSltu 10 the meet
ing
Only one vote on the question of adopt
ing the long schedule of 16S games or the
short schedule of 15i games was taken
With the proxies of Fogel and Robson
held by Charles W. Murphy of Chicago,
it was announced that the vote of yes
terday was unchanged, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and Boston being for the short
schedule and the others for the long one.
Heated argument arose over the fact
that both schedules assign six conflict
ing dates to st. Louis and two to Chica-
go. Both Robson and Murphy are in
sisting that there must be a change
This complexities matters so that it
looks like a hopeless deadlock.
Barney Dreyfuss is utterly discouraged
with the outlook. He had intended leav-
ing for Pittsburg tonight and it is prob
able that he will depart in the morning,
leaving his short schedule vote with Herr
man. Baltimore of the Eastern League
TODAY sold Jim Maroney, the left-handed
pitcher. to the Philadelphia Nationals,
This makes seven left-handed pitchers
the Philadelphias have. Fogers hasty
departure for Pnllduelplid tohiSHe "
CURED after four days of virtual imprls-
opment in his room. If he had appeared
at the league meeting the other club
owners would have felt court-bound to
consider Murray's $4,000 claim. but as it
is their preference and Fogel's to test
the matter, his attitude is explained
Murray has been at every one of the
meetings, hoping to have his case heard.
Fogel caused considerable amusement to-
day by sending down from his room sto-
~ that he had purchased an elephant
for $4,000 to do the work of 20 horses in
lowering tie diamond with canvas.
When President Murphy of Chicago
heard today that the American League
had voted salary of 5000 to Ban john
son he said: That's pretty hot press
agent work" nreyfuss said tonight that
tie National League clubowners were
acting like Tot of jealous chorus girls, =
that it was lone grand fight over trivial
matters" and that he was going home to
attend to more important business.
President Lynch said tonight that he
thought that after this season the Ma
tional Commission would pass upon the
schedules. arranging dates which would
work automatically year after year.