The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-05
FOGEL CASE TO
Be HEARD soon
PHILADELPHIA MAGNATE TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD
NOT BE FIRED.
MURPHY MATTER, TOO
SAID THE PHILLIE HEAD MAY RE-
TIRE BEFORE MEETING
OFF MAIN GANGS IN
VIEW YORK.
MURPHY MATTER, TOO
BY W. J.

BY W. J. MACBETH.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4-orga nized
baseball seems tumbling to the fact
h a there Is a limit to human cre-
dulenGe: that 1t is about time to
scrape of some Of the barnacies that
threaten the life of the sport; that
1t will pay to keep the game above
the mildest r~eproach. The resent
worlds series opened the eyes of the
magnates, for 1t Shove that even
in the height of the most exciting
competition the grand old sport has
e witnessed h a IL was possible
for q strain of doubt to exist in the
minds OF the most ardent followers.
This astounding eye-opener level
oped In the NAL game between the
RED Box and Giants at Boston. Il
was the eighth game Of the series
In which the winner was assured
of the worlds championship. each
side having won three and drawn in
the odd contest. Boston had turned
out record crowds all along. But TO
this important game scarcely half
, the regular patrons came. These
dyed-tn-the-wool fans had lost faith
in the Boston management, II not
in the "a me. and with every reason.
The Royal Rooters." three hundred
strong, had followed the American
league champions three times to New
York. al great personal expense.
Seats had been reserved for them at
the Polo grounds and At Fenway park.
too, up to the seventh game. Alas
that day when they marched on the
field II was discovered that the com.
mon .rabhie had s1snrped their places
The loyal legion had TO squat down
in front of outsiders. who had their
customary section. IT WAS a raw deal
from the management and was ma
lignantly resented
REEVES AHe4e5a Hister -
Not onoe during the am did ora
Of this band cheer for a member OF
the Red Sox. Not once did Its must
cal collection play q Boston war ong
But IL did cheer New York and after
the game angriiy serenaded the Bos.
ton management. And that night a
boycott was declared against the home
cam. That night also on every hand
could be heard murrnurs against the
integrity OF the national pastime.
They were tossed here and there.
back and forth. uttered and reiterated
until some who should have known
far better actually half believed them.
Etahi and McAleer were charged with
having jockeyed the series, drawing
IL out so that Boston might reap an
extra harvest in golden shekels- IL
was this feeling, eugsndered by the
Royal Roosers' thai resulted In ths
dismal attendance at the final game
and in conditions that are likely TO
cause great harm 10 the American
league in the city Of Culture.
Luckily for organized baseball. the
past series was conducted above sas-
picion. especially everything relating
to the distribution of tickets. Such a
scandal as was seen here and in Phil
adelphia in 1911 might have been n
death blow to the game for the pub
lie was eager to make any sort or
charge. in its chagrin at the dtsap-
pointing Red Sox and a moro aisap-
pointing management II was he nrst
time in the history OF worlds series
that some serious scaiping scandals
had not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which
wrse later whitewashed by the Nation
al commission. In the performance cf
which action the triumvirate year
by year, left further grounds Tor dis
satisfaction on the part OF the great
public Ia general.
Horace 10 ~Impeachsd.
IT comes, then. with some feeling OF
satisfaction that organized baseball
has a, last been driven to n strand
that il likely to result in great FOOD
This refers to the National league IN
particular and TO the whole fsniiy III
general. Horace Fogel. the laxative
president of the philadelphia Nation
Al league. has been impeached for his
broadcast TRADES against the honesty
az the great summer sport. His triai
viii be held in his city on Tuesday.
November 1eth. If Horace al that time
Is still among the ma2na1es-.
According 10 the very best Informed
authorittves president Tom Lynch. of
the National league, has u closet case
against the presumed owner OF the
Ouakers. Horace has done far less 70
dtscredit the sport through winch ne
Ia making a n livelihood nan mas
Charles webb Murphy. OF Chicago.
mt the unfortunate Horace has been
far less discreet. Murphy confined all
his utterances to isolated talks when
he nonchalantlv characterized as false
the moment they appeared IN type.
Horace ran around looking for persons
~ uno~uestIonabie character into whose
ear. he could pour his startling
CHARGES of corruption and dishonesty.
Not content with that he rushed into
print. furnishing certain newspaper
with signed articles n writing IN
eliminating iettsrs to tho league e4ecu-
tive and to his colleagues.
Horace seems to stand alone In
his nsht. Former friends have turn
ed 4 cold shoulder to him. It is
the universal opinion that he Will
be forced ou Of baseball II he does
nat decide to retire. Lynch 10 sup
nosed to have every PROOF that no
X. 4 disturber and . menace to the
~nma and 10 bent upon pressing the
case TO the bitter end. 1t ~ said