The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-31
CLARK GRIFFITH HERE; TELLS OF
WHAT IS DOING IN BASEBALL

The reference 10 President Fogel 4
ths philadelphia National league club
cropped out first when Griffith was
asked about The big trade he nad tried
lo make With Manager DOOiG Of the
.Vhle have been on the road most
of Tie time Tor the last three days,
e,u.aiued the ReGs' manager, Il see
that Foecl is tryang 10 stop the trade
/ made WIKI Doom Now. FOgel is
away of wrong when he says he knew
matthias about .Lc trade. Fogel and
talked The matter over last September
aud agreed upon three-cOrnered deal.
Hs said. however. that the whole mat
teer would be up 20 Doom, and left il
maj way. When Doom came along
later we agreed upon the fOuF-cOr-
nered deal aud signed the contract. I
am Perfectly well satisfied that FOgel
knew all about the deal, with perhaps
the exception OF MOren.
"AI any rate. / know that Doom is
in earnest about the matter, and un-
less FogeI comes 10 terms, the Phillies
viii lose "A manager, and good one,
TOO. For myself / hope the deal goes
through While 1 OF course think 1
have the best Of ia. IL VIII hurt both
clubs IL 70 does not go through. The
ulayers know that contracts FOR the
trade have been signed, and IL VIII
make III bad an around II the changes
are not made.
q am giving the PhiIlies some aw-
fully good men. but baseball needs new
faces and changes are good for play
eTs. Take Paskert, Tor instance lie
Us as good a ball player as you can
find. but the Cincinnati fans are just
soured on him. Everything he does is
dead wrons, according 10 them, and he
himself has asked me for a change.
Beebe is an A 30. 1 pitcher, but has
been having bad luck a change 10
Philadelphia may put him on MS stride
again. And so on down the line.
II cannot say anything about my
plans for next year until this trade Is
settled, bu il 10 goes through. watch
out for the Reds The only reason FO-
gel IS kicking over the traces is be
cause he wants 10 figure as the whole
SHOW in the trade. and again because
there has been some comment IN Phil
Rdelphia that / was getting the best
of the bargain. Garry Hermann is
heart and soul in the trade fight and
viii have 10 before the national COM
mission Il be has 70. 1 hope II goes
through
About Fletcher.
Then came the little talk on Fetch
er and his outlaw league
81 want 10 say al the start that
FleJchers scheme viii never material
fze. These are many reasons, but one
f. enough, and that Is that nobody al
TINS time Is gong 10 put up the $4,000
oeo that IL will take 10 buck the major
scheme that was all right. He wanted
10 take two all-star mines and play
pOst-series exhibition games. lie had
capital 10 back that scheme, two Gin
cinnau business men standing back OF
him. When the national commission
put a stop 10 the series. Fletcher
jumped ahead with the scheme OF
third major league. Right there his
backing left him. but he went ahead.
"Eletchers scheme is simply this, as
anyone can see from his contracts. lie
offers an option on a contract 10 ball
PLAYERS. agreeing that IL on January IL,
1911, the player signs the contract he
is 10 get $4,000. and If he does not
sign. the player Is TO pay Fletcher $4,000,
"a sum agreed upon as Fletcher's dam
age in the event the contract is not
signed. Now. any bail player may sign
an option like that. Fletcher SAYS he
has 90 signed j know he has some
but ! viii bet he has not more than 20.
i know Fletcher. tie was sued Tor the
printing bill of the options.
"But he has started a scheme that