Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-18
FogeI's Charge Against
Natl. League UmpireS
Taken Up by League Hearing
On Case Set for Nov. 26.
Lynch Is Highly Indignant. with the
Philadelphia President.

New York. oct. 17.-Formal charges
against Horace Fogel, president of the
Philadelphia National League Club,
based upon alleged assertions that
umpires had favored the New York
Club and that this years race had
been fixed for that club to win. Mr.
Fogel will be given an opportunity to
substantiate statements published over
his signature, accusing certain UNI
pires of unfairness and alleging that
the race for the pennant, this year,
was fixed for the New York Club to
win. The charges will also include
statements which President Fogel is
alleged to have made at the Philadel-
phia baseball park at the last series
played there with the New York team;
on accusation alleged to have been
made that the manager of the ST.
Louis Club weakened his team by
playing substitutes so New York could
win. and charges made by William
Brennan, an umpire, whose fairness
was said to have been impugned by
Mr.. Fogel.
IF he can prove that the National
League race was crooked, this year, and
that the umpires or the president of the
league were parties to it, said President
Lynch in statement to the meeting,
then the umpires should be discharged
and blacklisted from ever taking part in
organized baseball, and the president of
the league should step down and out of
his position in disgrace. On the other
hand if those charges cannot be proven
then it is up to the National League to
pass legislation preventing this man
from representing a National League
club in any capacity. l respectfully
place this before you. gentlemen, and
ask your wish as to procedure in this
case"
John A. Heydler, secretary of the
league, was directed to present the
charges to President Fogel within five
days, and Mr. Fogel was given five days
additional to draw up his answer.
The league will meet in this city on
Tuesday, Nov. &C. to hear Mr. Fogel's
defence and take action in the matter.
Thomas J. Lynch, president of the
league, presided at today's meeting. The
clubs represented were: Boston by
James E. Gaffney; Brooklyn by Charles
II. Ebbetts Chicago by proxey held by
Mr.. Ebbetts; Cincinnati by August Herr
mann; Pittsburg by proxy held by Mr..
Herman; New York by John Whalen
and CA l.. Sullivan; st. Louis by l.. o.
Hooker, and Philadelphia by Horace Foo
gel.
New York, Oct 17.-Magnates of the
National League meeting here. this aft
ernoon, decided that the secretary
should formally draw up charges
against President Fogel of the Phila-
delpnia National Club for his alleged
remarks rejecting on the integrity of
National League umpires. Mr.. Fogel is
to nave opportunity to defend himself
and explain his stand at a further
meeting to be held here, Nov, 26.
IF the charges can be proved" said
President Lynch then the umpires in
question should be blacklisted, and the
president of the league should step
down in disgrace. If the charges are
net true, some step should be taken
to see that this man no longer repre-
sents a club in the National League.
Mr.. Fogel had no statement to make.
In answer to Lynch'S demand for an
investigation, Fogel recently said:
Il made no direct charges. | simply
expressed an opinion. If Lynch can
construe my assertion that New YORK
got the best of the umpires' decisions
during the last two years into some
horrible charge, well and good, but he
cant change my opinion"