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Show pitchers McQulllen and Moren, Third Baseman Grant and Outfielder Bates of the Phlladolphiaa wer to be traded trad-ed to Cincinnati for Pitchers Beebe and Rowan, Third Baseman Lobcrt and Outfielder Paskert. "Horace Fogel, president of the-Philadelphia the-Philadelphia club, objects to the deal, saying his manager, Dooln, had no authority to make it. "It has been printed that Fogel sent I me a telegram requesting me to waru Garry Herrmann, owner of the Cln- I clnnatl club, about tampering with I the four Philadelphia players. Fogel merely told me that he had not consented con-sented to the deal, which he said was made without his knowledge. While I do not want to prejudice the case, I am inclined to think that Herrmann, who knows thoroughly every ev-ery rule and regulation In baseball, and is a 6ticklor for living up to the rules himself, and for overybody else's living up to them, must have something to back up his assertion that the deal was periectly legal in a baseball Bense. or ho would not be so insistent to his claims to the four Philadelphia players. I have found Herrmann to be on the level, and I am sure he would not try to take an unfair advantage of any club "I have heard from Herrmann, but all he said was that he had released Beebe, Rowan, Lobert and Paskert to the Philadelphia club. Of course I have not promulgated those releases yet, preferring to wait until I learn all the facts In the dispute, so that It can be settled equitably.'' LYNCH MAKES II STATEMENT NEW YORK, Oct 28 Thomas J. Lynch, president of the National league, today made his first statement state-ment regarding the trouble between the Philadelphia and Cincinnati clubs over the deal in which eight players are involved. Mr. Lynch said he supposed tho dispute, dis-pute, would be put up to him and ho w'ould decide it fairly ami squarely on its morlte". If the decision should bo objected to. ho supposed the matter mat-ter would he taken to the'- National league s board of directors. Continuing, Mr. Lynch said: ' So far all I know about the controversy con-troversy 1 have learned from the papers. pa-pers. As 1 understand tho case, Man- nger Donin of Philadelphia entered into au agreement with Manager Griffith of Cincinnati by. which tho |