New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18
NO ROOM FOR FOGEL
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
So SAYS President Lynch as
Owners Gather at Special
Meeting Here.
DATE FOR A TRIAL SET
President of Phillies Denies
That He Said Baseball
Was Crooked" or
Race Fixed"

Either Thomas j. Lynch or Horace
Fogel will be missing from the councils
of the National League in the near future
II the words Of the president OF the or
ganization at a special meeting Of the
owners yesterday afternoon In the Wal
dOrf-Astoria bear fruit, The meeting was
called to Investigate the sensational state
ments made by Fogel, president OF the
philadelphia club, to the effect that the
National League pennant race was not
fought out on its merits.
At the end of his message Mr.. Lynch
declared that if the charges were proved
he would "step down and out Of his po-
sition In disgrace" and If they were false
then Legislation should be passed which
should prevent Mr.. Fogei from repre-
santing a National League club in any
capacity"
Recognizing the seriousness Of the BIT
uation. the owners instructed John A.
Hnydler, secretary Of the league. to
6nmulate charges against Fogel on the
statements made by President Lynch ana
10 serve them within five days. The lat
Tar was instructed TO reply TO these
charges In writing within i've days from
the time of their service upon him. The
formal trial Will be held in this city on
November Is
Other charges against Mr.. Fogel were
made by William +. Brennan, one OF the
umpires of the league, and these also
win be considered. Both President Lynch
and Fogel were present at yesterdays
meeting. Four umpireS-Willlam Bren-
nan, Charles Rigier, William Klein and
Al Orth-were in the hotel, but were not
summoned to appear at the meeting.
The New York club was represented by
John Whalen and c. l. Sullivan; Brook
iyn by Charles H. Ebbets, who also held
the proxy of Charles w. Murphy, of Chi
cago; Cincinnati by August Hermann,
who held the proxy OF Barney Dreyfus, of
Pittsburgh: Boston by J. E. Gafrney; st.
Louis by L. o. Hocken and Philadelphia
by Horace FOgel.
On calling the meeting to order PreH-
dent Lynch said:
This special meeting is called by your
president to place before you certain
statements made by one Of our league
club presidents that the National League
race of 1872 was crooked and that the
president of the National League and GER
tain umpires were working in the interest
of the New York club, and that the race
was fixed for the New York club to win
the pennant.
''These statements were made in an ar
ticle published In The Chicago Post
under the signature of the president Of
the Philadelphia club, Statements by this
Ito
delphia baseball park in the last series
played there with New York in the hear
ing Of a large number of spectators and
all newspaper reporters that the game
was crooked and fixed for the New York
club to win.
The president OF the Philadelphia club
also alleged that the manager Of the st.
Louis club. In a series OF games played
with the New York club, weakened his
team By playing a lot Of substitutes,
thereby insinuating that this was done to
let the New York club win the games.
These statements especially the one
published under President Fogers sigma
ture In Tho Chicago Post" have been
taken up by the press and public
throughout the country to the great detri-
ment OF the National League ana inc non
esty of the national game itself The
Press, public and organized baseball all
over. the country are watching the Ma
tional League TO see what steps It will
take as a result OF these statements.
ct also call your attention to statements
made by President Fogel in letter sent
TO all club owners, copy Of which was
also sent TO the president of the league
and which speaks for itself.
Il have called the president OF the
philadelphia club before this league to
give him a chance to prove the charges
made In his statements. II 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 1t,
then the umpires should be discharged
and blackIisted from ever taking part in
organized baseball and the president Of