Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-15

league proved hHI r. Squla u tHe spe-
cial meeting called on Nov. 70 for the
suppression OF Horace Fogel, former
president of the Phillies. Horace was
pretty well squelched 1t will be
remembered when that conference
passed into history, The passing of
Fogel caused no vain regrets in any
quarter. Charlie Murphy, even, de-
serted him iii the final dark hour, as
we'll as Charlie II, Ebbets--parts Of
the usual trinity Of disturbers. The
discipline administered to h'ogel doubt
less will prove a great good for Ma
tiona.l league affairs in general though
the house cleaning did not go far
enough into the estimation OF most
people interested In organized baseball.
Not the Worst Offender.
Organized baseball may have lost
but little in Fegel. Still he was not
the worst offender. Charles Webb
Murphy was the real disturbing ele
ment He prompted all of Horaees
outbreaks. He inspired the damaging
article which appeared under FoEeis
signature in a Chicago paper; doubt
less he cgged on togel to write the
most of his discriminating communica-
tons. He made Fogel the goat" Of
his own disturbances and then drop
ped him, like live coal, when he felt
himself in jeopardy.
Murphy is very lucky individual
to be among those present just now.
He gave utterances to more caustic
criticism ~ the league and the con-
duct of its affairs than did the unfor-
t,nate Fogoi But Murphy was wise
enough rs DIS nothing more damaging
than idle chatter He put nothing in
black and White. And when tho big
trial came he calmly denied everything
and get away with il.
Had Inc National league possessed \
hit more backbone Il might have made
things YER, uncomfortable for Mr.,
Murphy. lit might even have slowed
him away on the shelf with his friend
Horace II had the goods" on him. But
evidently IT figured one at a time very
good fishing. A sporting editor from
Chicago came TO the meeting with proof
of Murphys fluplicity in the form of
Il letter This missive was a private
communications confidential billet
and lie refused TO turn it over to the
authorities Ola that ground. The Ma
and might With some pressure or di-
nlomaeY have secured the original long
enough to admit it as evidence and
thus implteate the boss of the Cubs
But 1t stalled too long and let the OPP
portunity slip. Thus escaped the real
defender. NsiM
II is believed. however, that a great
good has ba#a done q M Murphy
and THAT Hereafter he viii hold his
peace -if sueh il thing is possible For
Mr. Murphy was SO scared by his
close shave that he readily indersed
clause empowering the National
league 10 exnel from it's cenelaVe all
undesirable club presidents. those who
hy questioning the honesty of base
bah forfeit the RICH. to mingle with
honorable promoters. Had such a
power been possessed by right of con-
stitution previous to this time A1r.
Murphy could easily have been side-
tracked on i dozen different oeca-
sjons since he took command of the
cubs.
The Football Stars.
A hundred different All-American
and all eastern football combinations
have been selected and scarcely amy
two tally in every respect. All of
i hieh signifies an unusual galaxy 81
stars in the various positions AL
most without exception, however, a
number of candidates appear In each
lineup. Jim Thorpe, the wonderful
Carlisle Indian captain, Is missed b.
everyone and indeed with good reason
for he is perhaps the greatest player