Evening star., 1912-11-21
!: ROGER IN NEW YORK
Bresnahan Sees FogeI and
Lynch as to His Status.
MAY BE AFTER PHILLIES
Met Quaker City Magnate in Goth.
am, But Won't Talk on
Subject.

NEW YORK, November 21.-Roger
Bresnahan, the deposed manager OF the
st. Louis Cardinals. slipped into town
Tuesday night from Toledo and met
Horace Fogel. president of the Philadel-
phia club. at the Hotel Somerset. Fogel
registered at the hotel and spent the
night there. but left early yesterday
morning. Bresnahan. who Is stopping at
the home of relatives, dropped into Ma
tional League headquarters yesterday
afternoon for secret confab with Presi-
dent Lynch. believing that his visit would
not become known.
Whether the meeting Of Bresnahan and
Fogel was an accident or whether they
had an appointment to talk over a possi-
sons who are deeply interested in Bresna-
hans future in base ball could not be
learned. They did not come together
again yesterday. however, for the Phila-
delphia man was busy talking terms with
the members OF a local syndicate which
stands ready to pay 100000 for the
Philadelphia clubs stock and the prop
erty on which the grounds are located.
Bresnahans visit to Lynch was not
discussed by the latter, but 1t was learn
ed last night that the former manager
nation as to his status as National
League asset Bresnahan was Informed
that after he had received his uncondi-
tiOnal release from the st. Louis club
claims were filed by the Pittsburgh, Chi
cago and Cincinnati clubs for his serv-
ices.
Roger produced two contracts with the
st. Louis club. One was q regular play
er's contract containing ten-day re-
rlease clause and calling for a yearly sal
ary of $4,000 for term Of five years
The other was a managers contract for q
similar term at the same salary with a
clause to the effect that Bresnahan could
enforce 1t In case he was incapacitated
as a player. It also was stipulated that
as a player-manager Bresnahan would
It was pointed out to Bresnahan that
the st. Louis club had let him out by ex-
,rcising the right to serve the ten-day
notice In his players contract, and that,
as he had not been disabled on the dia-
mond, the managers contract would not
hold water. Bresnahan was further In
formed that he could not open negotia-
tions with American League clubs until
all National League clubs had waived
claim: also that there was no time limit
in which the National League could be
forced to cut the strings.
Bresnahan admitted that he had opened
negotiations with several National
League clubs. He would not deny that he
had received offers to sign with the Pi-
rates and Cubs, but he refused to go into
details. He said that he had claim
against the st. Louis club which, in the
opinion of counsel, entitled him to $4,000
covering 10 per cent of the profits for the
next four years. He stated that the st.
Louis club had offered to compromise
with him, but that he wasn't in mood
to talk business just now.
There was a rumor that Bresnahan had
come to town to seek an engagement with
the Boston Nationals as catcher in the
place of John King. but President James
E. Gaffney was not at his Office wher
called in search Of Information. Bresna.
han assumed an air Of mystery wher
asked about Fogel. 1t was limited thai
he had received an invitation from Foge
to make an offer for the Philadelphia
club inasmuch as Roger was ready to pay
$4,000 for the st. Louis franchise 3
year ago, being the representative of {
syndicate Of wealthy Toledo men.
"Bresnahan called on me- said Presi
dent Lynch last night. "but I am not a.
liberty to say what was the nature of his
business. He just dropped in unexpect.
edly and then said he was going right
back to Toledo"
There are no negotiations between Bres.
nahan and the owner of the Highlanders
contrary to report, and it may be saio
that the Hilltop club will not make an
offer for Rogers services, even If he be-
comes free agent.