The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-09
III III rhlIaaslphia So Ameriean.

Tom the AhlaQelpiila NORM American
Seven fast set baseball teams. four in
the American and three in the National.
will appear on the field with new man
ayers when the 1910 season opens.
Perhaps not in years have almost half
Of the sixteen major league teams picked
new tacticans IN one season, the fact
showing the rather ephemeral career Of
the man who leads a bah team IN big
company.
Among the cities affected is Philadel-
phia. President Fogel, Of the Phlllies,
has decided not to let William Murray
continue as manager, although the lat
ter's contract has two more years TO
run. Fogel takes this stand at the risk
Of having 70 pay Murray's salary for the
two years. although the former manager
viii not be with the team.
Murrays case Will be decided by the
board OF directors of the National League
and the National Commission.
President Fogel has not yet closed with
a man TO take Murray's place. but he
declares that Charley Doom. his star
maskmau, is his first choice for the job
Doom has been the live wire Of the Phil
lies for several seasons and has the uatu-
raj qualifications OF a successful leader.
Rest Catcher In Country.
DOOM is rated as the best catcher In
the fast set, now that John King has re-
tired. lie is fast on his feet. a superb
thrower and a great help 20 his pitcher.
On the inside Doom IS q timely batsmau
and an intelligent baserunuer. Eudoubt-
eddy, Doom is one of the best-schooIed
players with the club and IS the logical
man TO lead next seasons team.
Doom has been playing ball for a num-
Der Of years, but is still under the
tbirty-year mark. He was born i'm Gin
cinnati and learned 20 play the game on
the lots there. He soon became one Of the
best amateur catchers in the city. His
first real professional engagement was
with Max Fleischmanns Mountain team.
FleisChmaHn is a Cincinnati millionaire.
and so devoted TO baseball that he picked
the best young players In Cincinnati and
took them East to play at various sum
ner resorts. No admission fee was
charged, but FIeischmann, out OF his own
pocket paid big salaries TO all Of his
men,
Some idea of the strength of FIeisch- /
mann's team can be gained from the fact
that several of its members were picked /
up by big league teams and made good /
Besides Doom. Dr. White. the Soxs left
handed pitcher. and Miller Higgins. Gin
cinnau's second baseman, were members I
Of the Mountain team. So was Rohe /
the former SoX third baseman.
Doom did not so directly from the
millionaire's club to the PhiIIes. He
polished up for the fast set by playing |
with the ST. Joseph club Of the Western /
League, for a short time. Then Doom
came to Philadelphia and in a few years .
developed into one Of the best backstopz
in the country.
Buck Ewing, the famous catcher who
died several years ago. saw Doom play
game on the lots at Cincinnati. and
predicted that he would make his mark
in baseball. Part of Dooin's success is
due to the suggestions and coaching he
received from man whom many regard
had no equal as a catcher in any epoch.
That Doom is a versatile Individual is
shown by the fact that ne recently took
a dip IN high-class vaudeville and made
a success OF il. DOOM viii be I'm Pblla-
delphia this week, and President Fogel
will confer with him ON the managerial
question