The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-08
FOGEL' S EXPU[Sl
WAS No SURl|
Suffered Penalty Of M
Unfounded Charges AL,
the National Snort

The disbarment Of Horace ~.
further participation In Sat,r.',
councils AS an officer foraysr
seen some time ago and rs.,,-
these columns long before n.
took action. He suffered thu ~.
making charges against the ~.
has given him his living for ns,-
and then being utterly unaN. |.
stantiate them when placed :,
trial The constant losses sr6...,
ball club-or rather the chih b
he was the nominal head-ve.4 (.
disappointment to MIN and IL :
bitter that he could not sss :,
real trouble was, and attacks, 4
cials Of the league. Instead of (
from the other direction.
The penalty had to be- intiieta
President Lynch said al the d,
trial last week. Horace was rro,,
against than SHINING il was iui
lustra ton Of the fact that bie 4
proposition cannot exist long 81 ,
flush. When the Philadelphia a
purchased from its resident cs,|
outside interests three ysars Al
Fogel placed al the head OF II. q
OF the assistance which he bad q
the owners In pulling OF the a
trouble began. II the zeal trult
the ownership OF the club had II
ut that time. n great deal OF an.
would have been avoided.
II was folly Tor FogeI 10 .pos
owner of a club which cost $31s,1 O.
everyone knew that he was fls|
reporter, without any great an>|
capital of his own, Nothing e5f
Z I'D a great deal OF scandal vs1
up by the failure to tell The f.l
about the situation The sc,ual 4
preferred to remain under cove. n
20 avoid, II thew could, charges u
cate ball, and Horace. proud Of u
tion, was allowed to pose az u
Of the CLUB. An untenable dtusu>
thus created.
The other National league q
were 10 blame for the cuimlnate>|
matter. Though they were avn 4
real ownership OF the club from III
they permitted the situation % G
Until IL led 10 an ineyitahle re-
the American league the case W.
been handled far differently ard
the gossip and scandal attending l.
of Fogel last week. The eva
reputa Bile newspaper men; o.
showed that Fogel had hsen
Charley Murphy to make att1@
game which Murphy did not Gan
20 make himself.
Ths sporting editor Of the Ca'q
affirmed that he bad printed y
signed by Fozel and later dis1't
this article had been written ~
or ar his dictation. The artlc:
fulsome boost OF Murphy .ard
his alleged meteoric rise IN eas
fulsonne terms. Later the nr
published another and more =
article from Fogel's pen. when
mitted having written, but y4
referred to Murphy FOR appr1.
being handed out for publlcapet
Fosel did not send either Of t1
cleS 20 the Chicago Post nInts
were turned over 5v MURPHY, w,
quest for publication i . ~
granted that Fogel, on acecws
business relationship 70 MuIpu
cred himself under obllTauens
for these articles. though ne
responsible for tnsn
the attack on the honesty OF tns
league race and its ofHciaM y.
in the second article, got poql -
trouble. Murphy bravely steeo
under and allowed Horace 10 W"
punishment.
evidence at the recent league
But the league has learned soMs.
It's affairs have been cleansed W
extent, Fogel. more pnioru
else, IS ont of the ieaSns
While Murphy will never be aug
mand any Influence or leaders%
lenGue again. These are So.
coming out OF 4 bad mess n
the weakness OF the club l2WaS
lowed the league 70 fnla 4, vi
lesson which viii rovlse the pu
league. which VIII stand a pu
Imprny erlcrt.