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Horace Fogel
Horace Solomon Fogel (March 2, 1861 – November 15, 1928) was an American Major League Baseball manager and executive who served as manager of the Indianapolis Hoosiers and New York Giants and president of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Fogel was born on March 2, 1861, in Macungie, Pennsylvania. He spent his youth working in the local iron ore mines and after a stint as a telegraph operator he entered the sports world as a sports writer for The Philadelphia Press and later the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
In 1887, at the recommendation of Francis Richter, Fogel was hired to manage the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. During his tenure as manager, Fogel stripped Jack Glasscock of his captaincy, suspended and fined a number of other players, and accused umpires of robbing his team. In a letter published in the Indianapolis News, one of his players, Otto Schomberg, accused Fogel of drinking. He resigned after the season.
After leaving Indianapolis, Fogel returned to Philadelphia, where he wrote for the Sporting Life and served as sports editor of the Public Ledger. In 1892, he entered politics as a Democrat. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Philadelphia City Council in 1892 and the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1894. In 1893 he unsuccessfully lobbied for the position of Naval Officer of the Port of Philadelphia. In the sporting world, Fogel unsuccessfully campaigned for the positions of secretary of the Pennsylvania State League in 1894 and president of the Atlantic League in 1896.
From 1898 to 1900, Fogel was president of the National Basketball League. From 1899 to 1902 he was president of the Atlantic League.
In 1902, Fogel was named manager of the New York Giants. He was the twelfth of thirteen managers employed by Andrew Freedman in his eight seasons as owner. After the Giants started out with a 18–23 record, Fogel was replaced as manager by captain Heinie Smith, but remained with the team as scout and press agent. In June 1902, Fogel, representing himself as an agent of the National League, attempted to lure players away from the American League.
After leaving the Giants, Fogel returned to the Evening Telegraph as its sports editor. In 1903 he succeeded Ernest Lanigan as The Sporting News's Philadelphia baseball writer. He wrote under the alias Veteran until 1907, when he began using his own name.
On November 26, 1909, it was announced that the Philadelphia Phillies had been sold to a syndicate and that Fogel would serve as the club's president. Fogel's syndicate was backed by Charles Phelps Taft, who also owned the Chicago Cubs. Taft and Cubs' president Charles Murphy publicly denied that they had purchased a second club, but did acknowledge that Taft was the owner of Philadelphia's National League Park.
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Horace Fogel
Horace Solomon Fogel (March 2, 1861 – November 15, 1928) was an American Major League Baseball manager and executive who served as manager of the Indianapolis Hoosiers and New York Giants and president of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Fogel was born on March 2, 1861, in Macungie, Pennsylvania. He spent his youth working in the local iron ore mines and after a stint as a telegraph operator he entered the sports world as a sports writer for The Philadelphia Press and later the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
In 1887, at the recommendation of Francis Richter, Fogel was hired to manage the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. During his tenure as manager, Fogel stripped Jack Glasscock of his captaincy, suspended and fined a number of other players, and accused umpires of robbing his team. In a letter published in the Indianapolis News, one of his players, Otto Schomberg, accused Fogel of drinking. He resigned after the season.
After leaving Indianapolis, Fogel returned to Philadelphia, where he wrote for the Sporting Life and served as sports editor of the Public Ledger. In 1892, he entered politics as a Democrat. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Philadelphia City Council in 1892 and the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1894. In 1893 he unsuccessfully lobbied for the position of Naval Officer of the Port of Philadelphia. In the sporting world, Fogel unsuccessfully campaigned for the positions of secretary of the Pennsylvania State League in 1894 and president of the Atlantic League in 1896.
From 1898 to 1900, Fogel was president of the National Basketball League. From 1899 to 1902 he was president of the Atlantic League.
In 1902, Fogel was named manager of the New York Giants. He was the twelfth of thirteen managers employed by Andrew Freedman in his eight seasons as owner. After the Giants started out with a 18–23 record, Fogel was replaced as manager by captain Heinie Smith, but remained with the team as scout and press agent. In June 1902, Fogel, representing himself as an agent of the National League, attempted to lure players away from the American League.
After leaving the Giants, Fogel returned to the Evening Telegraph as its sports editor. In 1903 he succeeded Ernest Lanigan as The Sporting News's Philadelphia baseball writer. He wrote under the alias Veteran until 1907, when he began using his own name.
On November 26, 1909, it was announced that the Philadelphia Phillies had been sold to a syndicate and that Fogel would serve as the club's president. Fogel's syndicate was backed by Charles Phelps Taft, who also owned the Chicago Cubs. Taft and Cubs' president Charles Murphy publicly denied that they had purchased a second club, but did acknowledge that Taft was the owner of Philadelphia's National League Park.
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