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 su-
pervision, has accepted an offer of $1O,-
900 TO write series of articles in which
he will attempt to prove that baseball
is a crooked game.
The announcement of Fogels plan
to syndicate a vast baseball scandal
has rocked the dignitares 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 FogePs 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-
lions 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, at least.
AS proof that the old Taft Murphy
Fogel alliance is still in existence. two
facts stand out:
Charles P. Taft, who was forced to
reorganIze the Philadelphia team as a
result of the FogeI- Murphy "trial"
some time ago, has large financial in
terests in hotels in the East. When
Fogel was kicked out of the National
league, he was promptly offered a place
as manager of hotel in Atlantic City.
Secondly, a telegram sent to Fosel a
few days ago on a confidential matter
cred to FoseI 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 Noltz News Service. a Philadelphia
syndicate. tells eloquently of what may
be expected from Fogel's pen unless
Garry Hermann and Ban Johnson sue
coed in putting stopper on him:
Philadelphia. February II. 1918
Publisher The Evening Post
Dear sir: Horace s. Fogel for the
past three years president OF the Phil
adelphia National league club and for
nearly thirty years prior a noted
writer and manager is admittedly
more widely known in baseball from
coast to coast and Maine to Texas
than any other man at present iden-
tined with the game. While a base
ball writer, his articles were probably
more extensively quoted and com
mented upon than all our other prom
inent writer's combined.
The stigma which the National
league attempted TO place upon him
last November because he rebelled
against further imposition upon the
public by one certain club BEING 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 II about in
series Of inside baseball articles
which we can assure YOU will be not
STUFF and make new baseball his
tory.
II will he the first time in the his
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