Show I r Hugh Fullerton's Fuller tons ton's Diamond Gossip j I I I Baseballs Baseball's atmosphere has C l somewhat b by the tho developments developments develop develop- ments of oC the week the thc retirement of or Horace Fogel and anti tho the move of the league to lo purge e Itself of or tho the scan scandals als that have for tor the thc last three years ears I Inot brought It Into dl disrepute repute Whether or not Fogel was a 1 martyr offered up to save u Charles Taft Tnt and the o n owner r of tho the Chicago club from Curt further her humiliation docs does not count Fogel was merely a n. pawn In tho game an and not Involved In tho principle The meeting will WUl have the thc effect of strengthening tho the faith of oC the public In lii the thc honesty honest of ot baseball Un Undoubtedly Undoubted Undoubted- ly 1 It would have h been bolter had the league been Leen able or willing to clean house thoroughly It cannot afford d to allow the charge o of ot crookedness to re remain remain remain re- re main without full lull trial Either l' l tho the umpires umpires um urn- pires ero crooked ov or thc they were not and anti tho the retirement of or lo Fogel cl docs does not I settle the question Beyond doubt tho the umpires are not crooked The They have hav favored New r-cw York always alwa's have and find probably always alwa's will because Nc New York I Is tho the most powerful city in iii baseball draws raws tho the most mone money an and lists has tho most aggressive and de determined do- do manager a ii h u lien nen on cue Olle I v u LU u In baseball back to In individuals he lie finds s Ill First t. t John J. J McGraw backed by the thc power an and Influence of or Tammany politics poli poll tics New York money etc ani and until untila a few tew days ago tile the cunning and antl wisdom wisdom wis who dom dorn of ot John Jolln T. T Brush Outside e of or that ho finds that baso baseball Is ruled Its destinies destinies des des- mien decided Its rulings s inn made e Its laws created by a little coterie of Cincin- Cincin n D. B. B B. B Johnson Herrmann Taft Tat and Murphy These four CincIn- CincIn havo o been involved In ever every scandal every overy move o In baseball politics of or tho last decade Just now Johnson Is quiet inlet and smil i ing lIe He has one merit He lIc has hns fought 1 always for the American league and whatever er ho iso has hag done ho lie has done one t to I promote his own league uc In a wa way I 1 his has been heen honorable warfare He Ho Hohas has fought the others led lell them Into I blunders and laughed hed at them Possibly Pos Pos- sibly Ibl Johnsons Johnson's methods metho s have hu not al always always al- al I ai-I wa ways s 's been the thc or tho cleanest It Is charged that ho has used Herr Herr- mann monn The truth Is Johnson has lies used every one ono he could to build up the American league langue nn and to hurt the tho Na Xa- And now that tho the National Is In rough going goin ho lie has hns nothing to do but hut let them tight light themselves 8 1 Murph Murphy Mur Mir phi ph phy has lias charged repeatedly that Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son stirred up trouble among the thc National National Na Na- a- a league owners Mr r Johnsons Johnson's reply lies has been a n. sri grin n. n Tho rho National l league e trouble Is far fa from rein settled It owes a lot Jot of oC apology y yand and explanation to the tho public but bul It at Rt least has started to clean house and anu shown its willingness to deal doal fair The rho death of John T T. Brush adds to the he muddle Brush was the thc ruling spirit of or the X National league He TIc a leech keen cunning getting money man mai Whether he hc owne owned the New York club or not riot will come conic out when the estate i is settled Many Jany In LII New cw York believed that lie he never no really owned the tho club but that he lie had a bI big Interest and that Andrew Freedman who was forced force out O of or the tho game ame b by public pu sentiment re retained retained ye- ye tamed his lila Interests and cud delegated the po power er to Brush Brush's Drush's rise In baseball was a strange one He Ho was a n clothing merchant In Indianapolis and Interested In baseball when Indianapolis was In the National American association was as league The Thc firmly Installed In an and tho the National league uc was weak Tho The National wanted to fight tho association an and of offered of- of fared Core Brush the tho franchise if Jr he ho would woul make tho the fight Ho refused unless lIness the league guaranteed him against loss Tho The league n agreed rec an and for Cor several years paid tho the all alleged c losses 10 Eventually 1 Brush Erush got ot Into Ill III odor In Ip because of oC commercialized baseball He lie was In in bad l. l and Andy New York In Fec Freedman mm was vas In Iii worse It was then that the thc first syndicate baseball scandal hit Jilt the league It wa was shown that thiat man many of ot the alleged owners of or clubs also were interested In iLi other ether clubs Brush WIH as concerned ll in St. St Louit Boston BORton New York and Cincin CIncin- nati mall alleged owner and n I I Tammany m n In New ew York was wag shown show a aas as In control of or Cincinnati Baseball ll men generally en realized that the situation was as Intolerable Almost every Overy cr National league club held stock in irs some seine other clubs The They agreed thai tha tHich iichi condition was Intolerable and and ond- cleaned It up Ui l' l Enter C. C I I P. P Taft T Mi 1 Taft falt was a n. member of lC a good fatally family IJ ij In reduced circumstances lIe Ho married tho daughter nu ht r of or a canny Scot Da Davy Davy Simon who who ha had accumulated million Murphy Murph wa was a and anh and confidentially a n. bad one JoW However JoWel el ho won the ear of oC Chic tho bos boss Ho was a n pest st In the press box rail railing I and amI I screaming at the players and dIsturbIng disturbing disturbing disturb dIsturb- ing tho the workers But ho got ft Jio iio car of or Taft Tift Ho lie saw uW a l chance He lie persuaded ed ell Mr Taft to put up a lot of or mone money and hU buy n IL ball club Mr Taft Tuft admitted admitted admit admit- ted to several persons that ho h never mado such a paying Investment lie IIo cleaned a big bIb bunch of mone money In lii hl ca cage cago o besl besides es giving Murphy a c. c Cor fortune tunc and a club If Ir one club pa pays s 's 20 0 O per opel cent cont two will III pay ja- ja That led lell Tuft Taft astray Ho Jle lid did not and does Os O's not un understand IJ base s- s I ball Ho Invested In Philadelphia and trouble followed You all know how I much trouble Ho lie hurt baseball because be- be beI I cause ho he did lid not understand It U. Brush Is dead ilca Evidently ho iio know I tho the end was near for before his deaths death ho commenced to to set this sta stage N for a n anew new now era Ho lie fired Joo OBrien O'Brien and atHI I proceeded to appoint a lot of oC his own relatives who know nothing of or baseball base base- ball bali to tako take charge charbo of oC the tue affairs atair of ot the tho club Ho lie chose choso his isle own family who confess conless con con- less fess s that they know little of or the tho business busi Jl ness j and arid that fact makes It Joo look pretty pretty pretty pret pret- ty ha had bud for COl McGraw and his followers follower In New York No Xo sane ne persons have e havethe the tho nerve ncr to think of or discharging Ing McGraw Mc- Mc Graw ns CIS manager o of thu the N New York club Ho Ito has taken a n bunch if or Jc legs land and a arms anus furnished U rn the s h himself him Irit self and the l legs S nut C arms anus win I pennants an ts But Dut t the e death 0 of h further I complicates things McGraw i Is ambi I i bus Ho lie always alwan wanted to ho hu su- su Brush know kne W enough baseball to put lut the Iho curb on when whoa It was necessary tiec- tiec essary an and lot kit McGraw McCrai yo go when ho 1001 looked 11 oo g-oo good Id I'd give I th the o lie con con- one week eec ll lo 1 quarrel with McGraw McCraw Mc Mc- I C Craw Graw unless Is wise enough to refu refuse to quarrel 1 and aUdi to permit I thorn thom to tJ make 11 their thell own mistake Look Unit for feH 1 r 1 T J I do o not flot know these new bOS bosses boss 8 I Tho They may a give e McGraw McCraw full ull rein and win thc they do tho the Mrs Ir wIn or ma may act anti and make an au eighth pinco club chili of or orthe the Giants In ono one season If It they thy havo ha sense enough to tell McGraw to go I ahead while the they watch the tho turnstiles turnstiles turn turn- stiles RUles all nil will be well If H th they thc waist wain to run the club the St. St Louis Browns will them PO Peerless Ie leader header Chance who Is p pee peo I I j lessly leading hl hits his oran o crop has hall hassent sent to lo Chicago o nn and hind had isis his furniture shipped to ora Cal Cat It Jt I is not nor I certain whether this proves thU tiit Chance Is nut nol coming hsk 1 to baseball 01 or whether ho lie nc needs s a. a Morris t chair at t I after aCte spending an nil arduous day dllY picking oranges and grape grapo fruit it rh They say that Chance Chalice Is carded t U manage the tho Highlanders I give him credit for tor having more sense I Garry Garr claimed Chance at atthe I thc the waiver waIves price of or 1300 1500 and since sinco then I have been assured that thai Herr i maim 11 did l It merely merel to safeguard himself himself him him- self sell In tho Tinker deal cleat I have strong assurances that Chance Chanco will wili bo ho released re- re lC 1 I leased outright ag soon as ns Herrmann concludes es lila his deals with the Chicago o club and will bo permitted to sign whore ho lie pleases I hear from Chanco Chance that he Ito Is prett pretty pret pret- I t ty well coil tired of ot the tho whole outfit with the trickery double dealing and treachery on and believes that his lila valon- valon clas cias will give Ive him a square deal Just t why he should como conio back tImid nd tr try to tomake tomake tomake I make a a. winner out of or a club club and amid stand the abuse and anti criticism duo a 1 cr la is not clel unless sinless ho lie wants to prove pro his own o ability and satisfy hI isis his conceit Knowing Knowing- Chance Chanc well nn and I knowing Mr Mrs Chances Chance's influence over ocr Mr Chance Id I'd a advise every ono one to ad address him hsini as as L. L Chance Chalice Contentment Ranch nee Cub Glendora Cal next spring I I |