Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-13
MURPHY AND FOGEL IN BAD
Trouble Makers Of the National
League Very Unpopular.
MAY GO OUT OF THE GAME
Latest BrealH Of the Pair Such ms
May Lead 10 Their Being Re
tfred from Organized
Base Ball.
HY w. J. MACBETH.

about talked themselves TO death. Hor-
ace. the figurehead of the National
league affairs In Philadelphia, according
to the critics in that staid town, Is a
dead cook In the pit 1t is claimed thfy
he viii be relieved OF the executive by
the stockholders, even should the Ma.
uonaI league fail TO take action on the
many wild utterances Of this disgruntied
manager. Charles w. Murphy. after
seven years Of unqualified success in
Chicago, has evidently drawn down
about his ears the wreck of a mighty
ball club.
Murphy and Fogel have been the hear
test disorganizers that have been seen
In the game for many years. The owner
of the Cubs has shown himself the
hardest loser" Of history. In seven
years he has won four pennants, two
worlds championships and in the other
three starts was nipped right at the wire
lin 1909 by the Pirates and the last two
seasons by McGraw's champions His
investment In the West side has Welded
doubtless the greatest return OF modern
base ball, The club cost him Just Sio5.c00
and, according to Frank Chance, Murphy
has run that sum we'll over the million
dollar mark from net earnings Murphy
has never had bad season, yet eyi-
IDENTIFY he cannot stand prosperity.
MUrphy's Worst Break.
Murphy has been guilty OF many ques-
tionable acts. but he never showed such
ingratitude as when he discharged his
peerless Manager, Frank Chance. Chance
has been responsible for Murphy's great
financial achievements. Few managers
have ever carved out such proud records.
Even this season with a joke pitching
staff he remodeled team that looked
ft for the scrap heap and put up such
grand fight against fearful odds that
until almost the very end Of the cam
paign the Windy City threatened New
Yorks peace OF mind. And for his pains
no was turned down cold, kicked out
practically from hospital cot.
The dismissal OF Chance would In any
event have bespoken ingratitude un-
paralleled In major leagne history, but
the mean manner In which Murphy went
about II made him appear even more
knavish than usual Casting about for
some aiibi 10. sooth his wounded pride in
the loss Of the peilnant, Murphy finally
conceived the brilliant idea of laying ii
all to demon rum He said that the
Cubs had .'boozed" away the pennant
and that Chance and his men would hare
10 sign contracts with anti-drink clauses
Chance at the time was convalescing
from an operation for the removal Of q
blood clot on the brain. He was very
sick man, but he refused 10 stand for
@. w. Murphys insinuations. He hurried
from New York to Chicago ana stormy
scene followed with the babbling little
potentafa The result was great split,
naturally.
Chance Chicago Idol.
Frank Chance declares ne will not stand
for any inferserspce from Murphy, unless
ha Ia given unconditional release. In
which evcnt the peerless leader Will ac-
sept one OF three or four offers from
eastern ciAshs- In the meantime the gal
liant aggregation which he has welded
together at the West Side is very likely
TO 10 to seed. Chance 10 an idol to his
men and great hero In Chicago. The
players have been sore at Murphy for
q long time. This latest slight to their
leader seems to have absolutely de-
inoralized the club. Joe Tinker Is slated
to succeed Chance. but II is doubtful II
he win accept. Whoever gets the Job
Will deserve great pity. He'll have to
build up an entirely new outfit for the
Chance machine without Chances guiding
hand would be but shadow Of former
Cub ability Before Murphy pulled his
last fatal blunder. the Cubs looked q
cure pennant contender for 1918
Murphy is doubtless responsible for all
Horace Fogel's troubles and they are
many as the sands OF the seashore. In
fact It looks as II Horace may retire
permanently within the near future. II
he does not do 20 voluntarily the National
league may help him to. decide on q
life OF peace and solitude. Fogel has In
suited the most sacred institutions Of
base bail's organization by inslnuating
against the honesty of the national
pastime. He has charged Tom Lynch
with deliberately throwing the pennant
to New York through umpiratical In
Justices II seems time for Fosel 10 be
made 10 prove his charges by the board
of directors Of the National league or
to be thrown out Of organized base ball,
Fogel Only Figurehcad.
AS q matter Of fact, everyone connected
with organized base ball knows quite well
that Horace Fogel is simply an instru-
ment Of Charles w. Murphy. Charles p.
Taft IL the power behind the throne both
In Chicago and In Philadelphia. These
Cubs and Quakers are closely allied In
financial interests. That was proven last
fall when by mistake Horace Fogei en-
closed financial statement of his clubs
affairs intended for Murphy, In letter
addressed to August Hermann. Mur-
phy is said never TO have forgiven Horace
for this stupendous bone" Those close
TO the situation declare that Murphy has
NNUit - SekoasoaNtC Aut5 0tt euc Win tatiH&s
OF Horace. They believe that Fogel has
been tricked into incriminating hipaself
so that Murphy would be rid OF the pain
full duty Of taking an official head MUIR
ply has said far more than Fogsl. only
he was wise enough never to say 1t In
black and white He always has seserved
that old aiihl: Il was misquosed"
An Of which again revives the old
question: rs the worlds series worth all
the scanaals Year after year the after
clan hscnnaan more snrinils- And all he