Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
BY w. S. Forman.


gel, whose literary efforts in the
past have been submitted to
Charles w. Murphy for approval be-
fore publication, and whose affairs still
seem to be subject to Mr.. Murphy's SUI
pervision, has accepted an offer Of $10,-
900 10 write a series of articles in which
he will attempt to prove that baseball
is a crooked game.
The announcement of Fogers plan
to syndicate a vast baseball scandal
has rocked the dignitaries of big league
ball to their toes. Correspondence be-
tween Garry Hermann, chairman Of
the national commission, and Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league, shows that a determined effort
will be made to muzzle Fogel and, if
possible, to uncover the man behind
him. 1t is reported that Fogel is only
the goat, as usual, and the real author
of the proposed expose is the same
gentleman who has shielded himself
behind Fogers pen on previous excit-
ing occasions.
Old Combination at Work.
Evidence which will be detailed later
tends to prove that Fogel is still the
tool of the Taft Murphy combination in
the National league, and that his ac-
tions in baseball affairs-so far as he
is permitted to figure in that sport
still are subject to the instructions of
the Cubs president 1t is not known
positively that in his proposed attack
on baseball he is acting under orders
from either Taft or Murphy, but. in the
opinion of some OF the men trying to
head Fogel off, there is ground for sus-
picion, al least
AS proof that the old Taft Murphy
F'ogel alliance is still in existence, two
facts stand out:
Charles P. Taft, who was forced to
reorganize the Philadelphia team as
result of the Fosel- Murphy trial"
some time ago, has large financial in
terests in hotels in the East. When
FogeI was kicked out of the National
league, he was promptly offered a place
as manager of hotel in Atlantic City.
Secondly, telegram sent to FoeeI
few days ago on a confidential matter
concerning baseball affairs was deiv-
cred to Foge in Philadelphia, but was
not answered. Soon afterward this tel
egram turned up in the possession of
Charles w. Murphy. Apparently Fo-
gel still is afraid to talk on any mat
ter without first consulting Murphy.
Who Is the Man Behind?
That is the man who proposes to at
tack the integrity of professional base
ball, and if in this project he is acting
independently Of Murphy and Taft, it
will be remembered that the famous
interview which caused his retirement
as president of the Phillies was sent to
Murphy before it was given out for
publication.
The following interesting letter from
the Voltz News Service, a Philadelphia
syndicate, tells eloquently of what NAV
be expected from FogeTs pen unless
Garry Hermann and Ban Johnson sue
coed in putting a stopper on him;
Philadelphia, February IT, 1918.
Publisher The Evening Post,
Chicago, ILL.,
Dear Sir: Horace S. Fogel, for the
past three years president of the Phil
adelphia National league club and for
nearly thirty years prior noted
writer and manager Is admittedly
more widely known in baseball from
coast to coast and Maine 10 Texas
than any other man at present iden-
tthed with the game While a base
hau writer his articles were probably
more extensively quoted and com
mented upon than all our other prom
lnent writer's combined
The stigma which the National
league attempted TO place upon him
last November because he rebelied
against further imposition upon the
public by one certain club belnq IA
Vored by his colleagues for the cham
pionshlp because II meant vastly more
money to all the clubs is still fresh
in the minds of the baseball public,
and now he is about to make his first
utterance concerning that mock trial
and expose the motives back OF the
conspiracy which brought it about in
series of inside baseball articles,
which we can assure you will be hot
STUFF and make new baseball his
tory
II will he the first time I'm the his