The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-02
FOGEL SHOWS HIS TEETH,
AND MAY SUE HERMANN
Fine Mx-up in National League, with New CompIica-
tons Daiy-Other Sporting Gossip.

The fact that August Hermann, owner
Of the Cincinnati club, has actually signed
players McQuillen and Bates. Of the Phila-
delphia club. although they have not been
formally released by Horace Fogel. pres
ident OF the latter organization, and Is
also ready 10 sign Grant and Moren. mas
brought matters 10 a crisis IN the Ma
tional league. Hermann has officially re-
leased Beebe, Rowan. Paskert. and Lo-
bert 70 the Philadelphias as part OF the
big deal arranged by Managers Doom and
Griffith, which FOgel has blocked by re-
tusing 10 give his consent. President
Lynch. of the National League, has pro-
mulgated these releases and will proba-
bly, treat the signing Of the Philadelphia
players in the same way. but that doesn't
mean anything binding.
FOgel said yesterday in New York
City that If Hermann had really
signed the Philadelphia players he
would not only charge the Cincinnati man
with tampering. but would also bring a
suit for damages against him. FoTel also
intimated that If Hermann should be
sustained by the president or the direc-
tors Of the National League, there would
be no pennant race next year, as the
league as body would be enJoined from
doing business.
Away under the surface, however. there
IS a story that Hermann at the proper
time VIII throw a bomb into the Phila-
delphia camp. and many interesting
things win be disclosed. In Cincinnati,
friends OF Hermann say that c. w.
Murphy, owner Of the Chicago Cubs au-
thoriZed Manager Doom. OF the Phlladel-
T.N4 IT.
say that Murphy. the real owner OF tie
Philadelphia club, got Doom % make
this deal so that the Cubs could secure
MeQuillen from the Reds. Furthermore.
these Cincinnati friends Of Hermann IN
sist that Murphy and c. P Taft are
about ready 10 sell their interests in the
Philadelphia club TO Philadelphia men.
and that Murphy has simply failed TO let
Fogel into the transaction, which FogeI
IS now ,rying to block
Elmer Bates IN the Cleveland Leader,
is responsible for the following:
Numerous instances there have been
Of championship games being interrupted
for some extraordinary or some unusual
reason, but perhaps the oldest of them
all happened in a game at Cincinnati
one day fifteen or twenty years ago.
Frank Bancroft tells the story.
We were having a red-hot battle
with Chicago that day says the famous
business manager Of the Reds, and in
the eighth inning, with the score l TO /, |
McPhee hit a ball down to short too hot
for Dahen TO handle Clearly.
McPhee had been anchored on first
about two seconds when two men Jumped
over the rail separating the grand stand /
from the field and started out toward
'Biddy." 1t all happened so suddenly |
that at first We thought McPhee was 10
be given some kind Of a present or
other, but were were soon undeceived.
In those days the fans bet on every
thing that could possibly happen-bet !
the next delivery OF the pitcher would |
be a "balP' or a strike" bet that the |
batter would strike out; bet that he |
wouldn't bet that he would 60 out 10 |
the intield: fly out to the outfeld, or foul |
out; bet that the umpire would call the |
next man who tried to steal Out or |
safe" bet it would rain or snow. bet !
the game wouldn't go nine innings; bet it |
would end in a tie, and so on TO the |
uttermost possibilities of the game.
wei. on this day one of the men |
who had wandered out on the field 10 /
talk TO McPhee took off his hat, and. |
the popular second baseman |
OF the Reds in tone clearly audible in |
the stands, said:
" ''Biddy TO decide a bet. VIII YOU /
please tell US whether that was a hit for /
you or an error for Dahlen? I bet this
man . TO that you would make a hit. |
and we amt able TO decide which it /
was"
e. Before the umpires and the captains |
could chase the men off the field, McPhee /
piped up:
&c SAY, If you guys live to be a mil |
lion years old, you'll never see a cleaner /
base hit than that"
" And It is my recollection that the /
official scorer was of the same opinion. "
The New York Mail takes a slap at
Fletcher's proposed new baseball league
as follows:
Daniel A. Fletcher the man who says
he is going to revolutionize baseball, is
due in New York this week
Fletcher is the alleged millionaire from
Cincinnati who says he is going to or
sanize a third major league, and pay
salaries double the amount now being
paid stars in the National and American
leagues.
Fletcher claims that he has signed
linety-two big league players, and with
n the next four weeks expects TO have
enough players TO start the rival league.
which is to have a team in New York
1T all looks so big that many people
Ire beginning TO believe this man. But