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Show MURRAY REFUSES TO SIREHBEB COHTRACT Has Two Vears to Kun as Man-1 Man-1 acer of Philadelphia Nationals. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. William J-Murray, J-Murray, deposed manager of the Philadelphia Phila-delphia National Lnagn Baseball club, and Horace Fogel. new president of thnt organization, failed to acree today on terms on which Murray would surrender his contract with lln club. This contract, made by former owners of the club, calls for the .payment of ?7f.00 n yenr 10 Murray, and has two years to run. New owners of the club are anxious to "nstftll another manager, nnd thev of-feicd of-feicd Murray $5000 to resign without litigation. 1 his Murray refused to do. and said he would put his caso In the hands of the National commission. Another meeting will be held tomorrow, at which counsel representing the new owners. Murray and the former owners will consider legal aspects of tho case. Resides the $15,000 claimed by Murray on lontract. the Hub owes him 51600 on last year's salary |