The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-19
TAFT COMES IN AS
COY. TENER GETS OUT
Real Owner Of Cubs Says He'll
BE at Cincinnati to See It
Done to Murphy.
SNOW HIGH ON FED PARK
Wards, Helpless, Watch It Be-
ing Dumped-Kirkpatrick Is
'1n" to Extent Of 81. 900.

Developments In baseball politics took
moro or less frivolous turn yesterday.
For instance Charles p. Taft arrived in
New York. There Is nothing frivolous
about Charles p. himself Quite the con-
trary. He Is serious minded man of
big affairs. But his presence here at
this time Is not devoid OF a certain tlnge
Of humor. Mr.. Taft is the principal owner
Of the Chicago Cubs. Charles Webb
Murphy will tell you differently. but you
needn't believe him The National Leagu.
is preparing to- purge itself OF Murphy
for various reasons which 1t considers
sufficient A meeting has been called
of the board Of directors on Saturday at
Cincinnati. Why select Cincinnati? Sim
ply because President Tener wished to
have Mr. Taft hear the deliberations and
give him every chance to protect his own
interests. 1t was not believed that Mr.
Taft could be induced to como here for
Il meeting, SO they moved tho mountain
over 20 Mahomet. And 70 IL was at least
odd that about the time President Tener
left tho Waldorf Astoria Mr.. Taft in
scribed his name In the guest book at the
Hotel McAlpin, next door.
Mr.. Taft answered three leading ques-
lions for THE Sun man. He stated that
his present trip had nothing to do with
baseball that he had not seen Mr.. Tener
and that In all probability he would be
back In Cincinnati for the meeting on
Saturday.
Mr.. Taft absolutely refused to say
whether he WAS with or against Murphy
In his present extremity. And there is no
known law against his meeting with
Tener and other baseball magnates here
IN
Great was the surprise OF the Federal
League Wards-Robert B.. the Brooklyn
clubs hacker. and John Montgomery.
business manager-when they visited
Washington Park yesterday. The playing
surface of the old home Of the Dodgers
was many feet higher above sea level
than usual and long line Of trucks
were helping to alter further the topo-
graphy OF the place. To be exact the
Wards found that the place they leased
! for n ball park was being used as a dump
by contractor removing snow from
Brooklyn streets. The man In charge OF
/ the work flashed a contract from the
Li.chfield estate authorizing such use of
the property. With a good warm sun the
| snow 30 deposited may melt some time
along In July.
Robert H. Ward also dropped n remark
that may cause President Gilmore OF the
eu.ials seer, sieepiess nls".s' a. wa
, "e 10. ...' 'ovh
~ w'" NV w ~
uuy o"'' as vne as nc a.
VIZ" '"v' a' 20 pse
uas ." -, M 49, ~, .u i Wv ~ an'
ia! ieHeu uPU.' os ~ 80 "a
weekday attendance h'ts the oox once
Charles ii. Eooets, Jr.. added MS mite
4 TO the general sayety OF the DAY by oner-
Ing his expert advice TO the Wards at the
rate or Sooo minute
! 1T would be money well spent. even az
that price, said young Eboets. Il could
tell them In about fve minutes why We
quit Washington PARK. l beiieve wnen
got through they would abandon all idea
of spending a lot OF money building STANDS
there"
one OF the reasons whlch ne oHereu
gratuitiously was that the number OF
I factories in the neighborhood burning
sole coal had made the spot AL nut I'M
possible for white shirts ana shirt waists
that were Intended TO remain white