The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
.LYNCH'S LAST MOVE
WITHOUTPRECEDENT
Unique Situation Created by
PRONUNCIATION of One
End of Trade.

NEW YORK, Oct Boy promulgat-
ing the releases and officially approving
the transfer of John B. LObert, Fred l.
Beebe, George II. Pasl1ert, and J. A.
Rowan, from the Cincinnati club 20 the
Philadelphia club. President Lynch, of
;he National League, yesterday created
a situation that is without precedent
in baseball.
-Four splendid players have been hand
ed over TO the Phulies, but President
FCgeI declines to accept them except as
an outright gift. Officially, Garry Herr
mann, owner of the Cincinnati club, has
given FogeI a quit-claim deed on the
four players mentioned in President
Lynch's official bulletin yesterday.
Hermann knew when he instructed
Lynch to promulgate these releases that
FOgeI had refused to transfer TO the
Cincinnati club the four men whom
Hermann now claims. He simply
forced an issue by making official his
part of the deal and putting il up to
he Philadelphia magnate 10 start some
interference.
President Lynch is getting evidence
from all the principals in the contro-
versy- In making public the releases
of the four Cincinnati players he is not
taking sides. When a club president in
forms league headquarters of such
deals it is the league presidents duty 10
spread them on the records Therefore,
when Hermann notified Lynch that he
had released these four players to the
Philadelphia club the releases were
duly promulgated.
Needs FOgeps Name
To make the other part of the deal
legal and according TO the agreement
entered into by Clark Griffith and
Charles Doom as managers of the two
teams, FOgel must instruct President
Lynch TO announce the transfer of
George McQuillen. Edward Grant, Lewis
MOren, and John Bates 10 the Gin
cInnati club.
This Fogel says he never Will do.
Last Friday Horace slanted into
calm after storm Of words and said
he-wOuld not accept DOOin's resignation;
that they would get together and that
perhaps the deal would be approved by
the Philadelphia stockholders after all
But yesterday der boss" president
firmly resolved TO adhere TO his purpose
of blocking the Cincinnati deal.
AS the matter now stands, the title to
Eeebe, LObert, PaSkert, and Rowan is
vested in the Philadelphia club, and
the Cincinnati club has nothing in re-
turn but disputed claim on four Phil
aphia athletes Thus the situation is
unique in baseball. There have been
frequent cases Of ''welching," but never
before has one club owner insisted on
giVim5 up valuable players and de-
handing other valuable players in re-
turn after he has been notified that
his demands would not be granted.
When FOgel was informed in Phila-
aelphia last night Of President Lynch
official bulletin he said:
We will be glad TO accept those play
ers if they want to give them to US as
a gift. No order has been made re
leasing the Philadelphia players to
Cincinnati, and none viii be made un-
til I notify President Lynch over my
signature to do so. / have not agreed
TO any exchange, nor have L acted on
Manager DOOin'S resignation.
If the controversy Is carried up to
the directors of the league after Presi-
dent Lynch makes his decision. and il
can be proved that Fogel was aware
of the negotiations. FOgel probably
viii be ordered 80 release Grant, Bates,
McQuillen, and MOren. II he still in
hSiStS on continuing the fight after that
he would plunge the league into cost
~ litigation, for II certainly could be
proved that these four players are in
voiced for many thousands Of dollars
by the Philadelphia stockholders
Fans Are Divided.
Fans of Philadelphia are divided IN
their sympathies. many believing that
Doom has been Unduly handicapped In
trying to build UP a winning team