The Washington times., 1912-11-18
MAYNVESTIGATE
DEALS OF MURPHY
Into Recent Actions of Cub Boss and Desire to Drive
Him From Organization for Lack of Sportsmanship.
BY SENATOR"

"Chattering Charlie" Murphy. boss Of
the Chicago Cubs, may have his re-
cent deals investigated by a committee
of National Lcagucrs at the coming
meeting in New York next month and
many who have followed the sinuous
trail Of this magnate believe that he
will not be ahl" to sld"st"p COndlSn
punishment for some of his acts.
An agreement has been made, accord
ing to Jim Gaffney. owner of the Bos-
ton National League club insuring the
reelection of Tom Lynch as president
of the organization. Brush, Hermann
and Dreyfuss are said to be in the
combination which will seek to learn
something about Murphys management
OF his Chicago club. Gaffney, too. Is In
the combination.
1t is claimed that Murphy was liter
ally forced into allowing Tinker to go
to Cincinnati and that Hermann OBJ
tanned Frank Chance at the waiver
price through an agreement or the other
clubs In order to secure Inc OASIS lot
action against Murphy for his treatment
OF Chance.
The Fogel matter thus sinks INTO
comparative unimpOrtance when aEsned
with Murphy's difficulties. Indeed. many
have believed for some tiihe thdt fosei
show, Murphy standing behind the cur
tain and yanking the cora
Murphy Is Unpopular.
Murphy is unpopular almost every
where, in and out OF baseball. HIS own
fans delight to jeer at him "hch ne
uses his private box at the West Side
ball park Owing to the great popu-
larity of Chance, Murphy's treatment
of him has set the Chicago fans ablaZe
with resentment for the maGaate. The
| result has been most embarrassing Tor
| the National League as whole. 1t Is
on this account that Garry Hermann Is
| worrying and will undertake to clear
the sky at the coming meeting in New
| York.
Ban johnson, inveterate enemy OF
Murphy, Is probably behind the latest
action Of the National Lcaguers. The
| American League boss insists, and al
ways has, that his magnates live up to
| contracts with managers and treat
players with fairness, No American
League magnate, would have treated
Chance as Murphy has. The outcome
| OF this afiair may dwarf in Importance
what will happen to Fogel, the famous
monoloRlst.
The Cardinal owners have offered TO
compromise with Roger Bresnahan for
81, so HIS uncXpired contract calls for
$40 300 and. naturally, Brcsnahan has
merel, laughed at Mrs. Britton's repre-
sentative. This case, too, may occupy
the attention OF the league in New York
next month. as the organization Is re-
ceivlnp some not-to- desired adver-
tisement from II.
An Ignorant Man.
The Pacific Coast League is headcC
by an ignorant man. At the meeting
in Milwaukee last week uniform sal
aries were adopted for the minol
leagues and some one suggested thal
the news be made public. Whcreupor
this man rose and calmly remarked
"Whv should we" It's none of tn,
publiC's business"
Baseball is the publiC's business. I
club cannot afford to get stars be
cause of a small salary list. il Is NJ
to that club to explain its position
to the fans. The fans, in the tina
analysis. pay the salaries OF even tn,
magnates and It does not do to throw
sand In their eyes.
Name of this man? Allen T. Baum
president of the Pacific Coast League
. | Waivers are out on Mike Simon
Pirate haCkstop, and soon he vii
Join the ever-inCreasinG list Of catch
ors who have sat on the bench anC
watched Gibson making records TO