Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
BAR FOGEb FROM
NATIONAL LEAGUE
M\GN AIIS FIND PIUNDEIPHIA
OWNER Guilty. or FIVE
CHARGES.
The MACNATE IS DEFIANT
Nh n Statement lie Declares That
"lhc Jury Was Packed against
Me-"

NEW YORK. Nov 27.-Horac,
Fogel former president of the Phila.
dclphla National league baseball club.
Is forever excluded from participation
In the councils of the National league.
This was the decision Of the magnatas
Of the league after six hours consider.
alton today OF the charges that Fogel
made statements roflccting ON the in.
tcErlty of the National league or ths
seven charges the club owners found
the former Philadelphia club presi.
dent guilty on five and dismissed tina
other two as relating to privileged
communications. Mr.. Fogel had no
sooner read the decision than hs
countered 1t with defiant statement,
Before the meetings began he had ex-
pected such "A decision, he declared.
The jury was packed against me"
he asserted, and he practically told
the magnates who had expelled him
from their councils that he would
pay no attention to their findings.
i VIII sell or represent as | please
the Philadelphia club In the Natlonql
league as long as | feel inclined to do
So he declared, "and no one can dis.
turb me from doing So"
Mr.. Fogel said that his attorney.
Mr. Shields, had suggested TO him
after hours Of discussion that he with
urew ana resort TO tho courts on "the
grounds that there was baseball po-
lItlcal conspiracy against me to get
some one else"
1 said" Fogel explained. "that I
owed 1t to my baseball reputation
which | consider spotless. to fight tho
case to the finish. I procured wit.
hesses on each charge to refute over
Whelmlnsly the testimony Of the op-
position.
Will Go To Law.
Tho entire affair is National
league politics Fortunately NV co,.
stltutional rights are safeguarded I'm
common law and the result Of the
packed jury does not affect my prop-
erty rights In the future. | would
simply add that tho people OF America
know my reputation as a builder IN
and fosterer of baseball. and I will
stake my reputation for fairness and
craftsmanship against that Of nnv
man who voted against me on five Of
the seven charges and who ruled ont
mo other two charges for political
purposes
President Wiler Of the PHILADELPHIA
National league club refused TO yoto
on the charges against his predeces.
sor on the ground that the league
lacked jurisdiction in the case. Mr.
Wiler said:
i declined to vote on the ground
OF Jurisdiction / want TO state how.
ever that while | declined to vote an
that ground. ! indorse all that was
said on the subject because think
baseball with the large amounts Of
capital Invested ought to be run on
the highest principles Of honor and
integrity"
Vote Was Unanimous.
All the clubs In the league vera
represented today and all voted 70
sustain the five charges against Fogc,
except the Philadelphia club. No tee.
timony was taken at the resumption
OF the hearing this morning and tho
league representatives. went into OK.
ecutive session Immediately. Al no
time, 1t was said was the verdict I'm
doubt There was discussion con.
cernng the powers Of the league 1s T.,
privileges and duties Of the membert
Finally given out in the resolution,
the league magnotes decided that thy
had unlimited powers to saw wh,
should not represent any club. bnt
that they ala not presume to saw IA
ans club who should represent II ln
tho National councils.
The charges on which Fogoi wa,
found guilty We're In brief ,b,i t'
had accused the ST. Louis club of
placing It's weakest team against Nov
York. that he had verbally attacked
the Integrity Of the National learu,
race of 1919 and lutlmated that u.,
race wIs crooked" at the sam.
''.- -r'ttn AllAN aNNNIDiNNI ItIEftn
umpiros had given an close decision,
To- the Giants, that In an article .n
the Chicago Evening Post under data
'f september 2S, Fogel had made qe.
1us1tions against President Lyreh
and charged hls umpircs with colin.
sion, that in letter dated October g..
which Fogel sent 10 the other seven
National league club owners he de-
declared the league race of 1912 wa4
not honest and that President Lynch
and his umpires were incompetent.
and that Fogel hld made verbal ond
written charges rejecting upon
specified National league umpire.
The specifications which were not
ust1lnel Included a letter from Fogel
.o President Lynch and a telegram
rom Fogel to President Hermann of
he Cincinnati club. In both Of these
communications It was charged Fogei
ontended that tht umplres were
crooked" and that the Philadelphia