The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-04
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
FACES LEGAL MUSS
If Fogel, Chance and Bresna.
han Bring Suits, Fans will
Learn Inside" Affairs.

brewing for h dear old National lea
que and serious trouble at that. Ho-
race Fogel who was recently humiliat-
ed to the limit by the league magnates
for saying things that offended Presi-
dent Thomas ]. Lynch and his staff
of umpires, apparently has no idea
of taking his expulsion from the coun-
ellis Of the league without making
a fight. Fogel claims that his attor.
ney, A. s. L. Shields Of Philadelphia,
had suggested to him to withdraw
from the presidency Of. the Philadel-
phia club and call on the courts to
enjoin the managers from taking the
action they did.
Fogel claims he was tried by "a
packed jury" and that there was a
conspiracy against him to get some
one else. "As Mr.. Shields suggested
says Fogel, 'it was a waste Of time
for me to let the thing go through,
He contended that we might as well
submint to the inevitable at once. OF
course. the courts will take care OF
my constitutional rights when called
upon to prevent the verdict of the
packed. jury from affecting my prop.
erty."
In addition to Fogel's threat to take
the league magnates to court come
reports that ex-Managers Frank
Chance Of the Chicago Cubs and Roger
Bresnahan of the st. Louis Cardinals
are PREPARING to take their cases
against the clubs out of the hands Of
Chicago that the owners Of the Chi.
cago club have .secgetly been circulat.
ing serious charges against Chance.
The ex-manager of the Cubs has been
furnished with afidavits of the facts
The libel is a serious one, say the re.
ports. and IL 1t has acted against
Chance securing a position with some
other league team It Is considered GER.
tain that the owners of the Chicago
club will have to answer in the courts
for their actions.
President Barney Dreyfus Of the
Pittsburgh club has offered Roger
Bresnahan a big salary to sign with
the Pirates and catch for the team.
Roger has not accepted or declined
the offer. Dreyfuss said recently:
clubs. No doubt he knows where he
wants to go. No club a force him
to sign, as much as they may want
his services n we'll posted critic
recently gave it as his opinion that il
the Pirates can secure Bresnahan that
team should walk through the Ma
tional league race next year without
having the least trouble. Even with.
out Bresnahan." says the critic. ''the
pennant is already conceded to the
Pirates, but with the veteran catcher
to help out it would be almost a
cinch."
But Sir Roger has announced that
he does not intend to do business with
any club until his case against Mrs.
Helen Hathaway Britain. owner Of the
st. Louis club, is settled. Roger an
nounces that if he is not paid the
amount he claims Is due him by Mrs.
Britain he will take the matter to the
courts for adjudication.
Therefore 1t looks as II the Ma
tional league magnates will have
three law suits on their hands before
next season opens. which will mean
that much dirty linen will be washed
where the fans can witness the cleans
ing process. 1t is we'll known that
baseball law does not mix we'll with
the civil law when brought to the test.
In the American league things are
done differently. A couple Of years
ago John Montgomery Ward brought
suit for SANDER against Ban B. John
SON. president of the American league.
Ward received a verdict Of $1,000.
johnson announced he would appeal
the case, but on advice Of the mag
mates of the league he has allowed
the matter to drop by paying Ward
$1,000. thereby avoiding further pub
licity.