Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-17
HERZOG BRANIlS
INTERVIEW AS
DELIBERATE FAHII
Local Scribe Scored !.
Printing Story Abous :
Reds Manager
TEAM IN THE RuNvlus
BY CHANDLER D. Rtdur...

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Manager Charley Herzog. ., y.
stFonuously denies that he n,sa. w "st
Fhillies and Brooklyn to fight for 4 2
nant, with the Braves close nm j.
and brands the interview puhl,sh.s '.A
evening paper yesterday as the ~. = 7
iiberate fake he has ever encoun,.s.s ~ =
he has been managing ClncinnatI y
Herzog says that he did rot
10 a newspaper man or even fsn an s,l t.s
time he arrived in Phlladelnhis .q ngq y
terday. Immediately after rhr. "
game Herzog took train to Ridrs,.9 'e.I II
ms nome, to see his mother. ana Z =
not return until 1890 yesterday sn.s Y
,lerSog mother was stricken with pa,.,.. ssss
last winter and Is an invalid. He ~ M
seen her since he went South ana - = r
finger was In such poor shans thst 4. Is
not have played yesterday IL a va,,. ny Nsas
been played, he took the opportuntv 's X. 7.
home. 'J p p
Called Meeting
me Cincinnati manager called n r,,.,,..
OF his players last night to denv IN NJ.
which he says is not the first srn,, s'.a
| same source. He told his PLAYERS INV Il Il
| interview was faxed by scribe hs ~. =,
even talked to and that he did not ~. ~.
| ms men to think that he figured thars 1.
OF tne running, because he felt certain Il.
Reds would strike their stride on M ny. W. =
stand and overhaul the leaders - -
Herzog says he has great tssr z.
enat tnere IS none better In the l,ats,
and that such an interview piokine No.
team to finish below third is an oms.'e. n.s "
II not only destroys the confidencs - 4
players. but also places him in 4 =. =
bad light in Cincinnati. '4l'
The fighting leader of the Rads ,.r. S.
he did not hear from newspa ma w. .,' ,ss ",
a morning paper scribe called hin, IN H.. H.
Yesterday afternoon and asked hin, r.. &.
there waste the story and wanted 49,
DAY story. He further states that M 4
the only city on the National Teav,,s r., 4.
cult where the newspapefmen nevar N ha,ss NJ
coming around to the hotel for ths,r - 49,
and interviews. In three years Ji.,.,.
says he has only seen four scribzes Il ,ss, ~
city, yet he always has been quoted !.
length. f1Ss'N
Didn't Pick EN-
AS to picking the PhiIlies and noa....
to fight 1t out for the pennar,t Hsr,os CO.. NJ
that is joke. He admits that ths psli,
ana Dodgers have powerful teams and M
DC IN the running, but he also saws thss
there are two clubs he likes as wall i
elther He contends that six teams M
an excellent chance for the pennant ana i
Is all up to the breaks.
In the future Herzog will follow Moyas.
successful plan of 1914 and work his NJ,
pitcher In the first game of each ser4s
Aiter today's game with the PhIllles Touss
VIII be saved for the opening game with
Chicago and will then start OF each serla
Tor the balance of the season. With Tome
back in shape, Herzog believes that ia
Reds will be able to get the jump On htk
opponents in each series. just as the TAHHs
did last year
In speaking of the alleged interviss, II
zog said: That is the greatest tla Il
taking / ever saw and it also Is sat
injustice to me and my ball club. i I
had even talked to a newspapermah d
the subject l might be able to figure Tor
he could misconstrue my meaning but |
positively have not talked to a scribe zH1s
we have been here. In the first nliz
was not in Philadelphia Thursday nEa
and did not return until yesterday aAsl'
noon.
Mother Is iii
MY mother is paralyzed and ] had n
seen her since before the spring training
trip, so took the 6:25 train for Rldgllsh
Md, after Thursdays game and did not =
turn until yesterday afternoon, becapii
would have been impossible for me to p4
IL there had been game, beeanse W
finger, which was hurt in fielding lHs
drive from Stocks bat, was sore I'd
swollen.
Il am always willing to give the naFf
paper boys a good story If there Is ~
news, and 1 always have treated 1sH
royalty, and I don't see why one shquf
take advantage of me and print delhefa4
fake, which hurts my ball team
What will the people in Cincinnati taiz
when they read that Eerzog has picked q
Phillies and Brooklyn to fight for the -
nant. with the Braves close up?
Where will they figure my ball sesHl
want to say that we will be very Ha7z
In the fight. have the best allsFaan
team In the league right now. We Na.
slow starting because my great stan E
pitchers was in poor shape, but they ais =. =
n good shape now. as our games o.
asst two weeks prove. and we will D
here with the leaders in few weeks
Praises Reds
THE Phillies and Brooklyn are gooa =
cams, but neither is as good as Minis :
hough they are far ahead Of us AZ
picking them for the pennant, nothlns =
ng, / believe that six teams have Z -
hance, with the pennant going 20 ne
which gets the breaks, but ! migh1
hat there are two teams like better -
my mentioned in the fake interview -.
After my ballplayers showed ns
1 had TO call them togethe.
IMPRESS upon them that there was -
0 the story. They knew that -
new that was In Ridgeley oh5
ewspaper man has talked 10 me -
ave been here and that was aIa.
AXE had been printed. Bill branat
le up late Yesterday afternoon tof sss
ay story and aside from him. h@fs
D no one"