South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-19
TAFT REFUSES To
COMMENT AS To
MURPHY'S CASE
Man Who Backed Owner of
Cubs viii Be on Hand at the
Hearing-FederaIS Hit Bic
Stump IN Brooklyn.
BN W. j. NrACRErIL


NEW YORK. Feb 19-Charles P.
Taft. the Cincinnati publisher. whose
money furnished the National league
IFS pet nulsance--Charles Webb Muir
ply. of Chicago Cub fame-wIll be on
hand at Cincinnati Saturday for the
INVESTIGATION of his yolu3le protege.
Mr. Taft's appearance iu this city
Wednesday occasioned great deal 90
speculation as 20 some new ana ,eoa-
cealed move against the man who Ban
Johnson declares must be driven
without the pale of organized base
BAH. The fact that Secy. John -
Heydler. Of the National league Qul-
city slipped out OF town a short time
after AIr TaftS arrival gave some
color to the rumor that Murphy
hacker was here TO investigate tn"
Murphy scandal Mr.. TAFT declared
positively that mis- visit had nothing
10 do with baseball.
81 know nothing Of this controversy
between Mr.. Murphy and the other
club members said Mr.. Taft We'd
uesday night.
"Is IL true that YOU have assured
Gov. Tener and Ban johnson that YOU
will stand by the National league IN
its proceedings against the Cub pres
ident?"
Il have nothing to say" Mr.. Taft
replied.
.'Win you attend the meeting in
Cincinnati Saturday ?" was next asked.
Taft VIII BE There.
I'm all probability 1 shall be there
It is my present intention 10 be home
by the end Of the week However. I
viii not further discuss the situation.
have absolutely nothing further to
say"
And Mr.. Taft was as good as his
word. Dynamite could not have NOV
ed him apparently.
AT National league headquarters il
was announced that Secy. John a.
Heydler had gone TO Philadelphia 10
confer with Gov Tener. This was the
first stage of the journey TO Cincin-
natl. John took with him a rather
mysterious leather bag. This is said
10 contain certain papers that Atty.
Toole will use against Murphy when
charges are preferred.
James r. Gaffney and the KEY
stone king will make the journey 10
Garry Hcrrmann's village. EVers
will repeat before the board Of direc-
tors the tale he told here last week.
He Will try TO show that Murphy did
him a gross injustice and seriously
ruined his reputation as a manager
Further Johnny will be allowed TO
set some figures of reparation.
In all probability there will be
some lively happenings in Rhineland
this week end
All Is Not Quiet.
The Federal league cause in Brook
lyn is not progressing so favorably
rs hoped. Wednesday the Ward
brothers literally and figuratively
got snow on their feet Robert T.
Ward visited Washington park and
was amazed TO find a mountain OF
snow on his lot. It seems that the
Iitchfield estate rented the property
as a dumping ground for Brooklyn.
AS result Mr. Ward has cornered the
snow market Of Brooklyn. There are
such slathers OF this offensive ele-
ment that IL would take a fortune 90
remove it and until it is removed
building operations must be suspend
ed If the snow is allowed TO lie IN
til il melts there is no telling how
many weeks work on the field will be
delayed
With triple shifts Of workmen il
would he next TO impossible for any
force to have the stands completed in
time for mid-April.
Mr. Ward says that he will not
tolerate sunday baseball.
INV team will not be permitted 70
Dlav on The Sabbath" saws he. II
never sold e loaf OF bread on Sunday
and I will not stand for any club OF
mine playing on that day"
Such remarks as these are not cal
culated 20 make any great hit with
Federal promoters who necessarily
have planned on Sunday attendance
10 decide the battle with organized
baseball.
The New York Giant colts will set
ont shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday
morning for the spring camp at Mar
lin. Texas