New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
GORDON GIVES HIS SInP
IHUaders WI abide by Herrmon,,.
Decision.

Joseph Gordon. president OF The Nsv-v.-.
.can League Baseball Club. gave cut ve~r...' Aas'
louoWlng statement IN regard to the 4-l'SeS Us
- me National Baseball Commission -, .--oas
'Ridgewood'- case: ~ 70 ths
and iLa 5n aeJrTmann win give decision ,,o-
py ~ Tor We believe that Mr Hsrrr,a1--y % a5lds
% fairness, and viii make a ruling hi In Is mar
say that u the decision goes aeai-s.. We wish 3
s,.-aH Ihat tle Brooklyn Club cannot sl,S y W.
Two Dig Leagues will be restricted TO ne S4os IN Ia
75S}Ciicaiiy u me JOINT peace agreement R3a,as.
t.l-Ltde ths PttSbUrg NatiOnaI Lpqg1s 1,,t us VII
uses grGund IN the city OF Allegharv ij~o 49, acs
W%itHl9 fltisburg. In case Of a ruiiar ssossedd
N1tional Commission against the 'PG sSs, VIA Is
~ more az apphcation will be ms4s Ssllo
on FllJsourg proper II the peace sTrs -. re ely
thai no F9v 80 ~ Sucn a manner We wish 10 =.
4,-i ne AhSTlcSn League men at Chicago ga -
u-iss % oi1n and buster. NJ FarrsiT. uoi n
menl Jhat he made an agreement gr5.s' sate-
Hanlon by which the BrooSlyns colrS Ia sanassr
OF the dates az Rtdsewood was not ref5,eass aa-s
IesSFS. tarren and Hanlon az the Ben15-sasa s b
49, 49,, 49, .tlL /! was also shown. and n. s
Han.on Lad. been made. 31r Ebbe5s Ss5 WITH
~ 3 ol-atlo9s VITA Ambrose Hussey Tor ogsne
IHuseWOOd Fark Mr. EDbets also ,.,sss Or
luctantly that he had asked Husssv to- Cited y re
i9s-1 'ioT on me subject which was duIy sS
commission That he merely wanted 10 ,ss-s-s re
-t ~ IS a tSGt that Mr. Eooets repudiated ~. -.
Go BUSINESS Tor the Brooklyn club aitbo1~5 ~
NauOral League men present said tbst ,,ssA ne
us.el neafd or such proceeding. lhat Hs5it I1s
SLtEority mad never before been questo0ed F- ,as
IN any way As Mr.. Hermann was nIse-s' , men
b"NWard position. the American LeaelIe r,s, y. ~
sested mat the lawyers o. tTessrs FsrrfU 90 ~
GeIs get together here and select s0v S11--S
Court Justice 20 decide the case brf a. rsss-.s
would not consent He sa "a that ne c0r,r17S'ss
consisting or two National League ard ore s-,n44
can league man, was enough FOR him ME -.
stSllOE was not Intended 20 reflect Ia s7v ~ u
me Judgment and integrity Of 81r He-r-9s7D ~.
% rslieVe MIN from The necessity OF fecdi7g ,Scs
A dellcdte question There was no intention - -
part 70 &c Unfair or UnspOrtsmanlihe On The sgbt.
degree, al that we desired being a sQt.are deaI
y ne Who.e question hinges on what Ire 49,
-NeW-f CrN' means IN Article Y OF he Pss.e
Agreement, section OF which reads rs F0If10ys-
ne party Of the second part hertov glsrsnias,
mat ncne or the leagues In It's membership sss1
establish or maintain clue III q city on the .irr1a
or ether major league or within Eve miles Oh -
limits thereof without the IN writing of ~
major league club or cuos Ioca TED therein ara -
corded On the once OF the secretary OF the Natoas
Commission, Jersey City excepted.
IN both the circuit as outlined ia Article ,hs
WoF1S New Crk aET ear solely. BrO1Alyr Is re-
strtcted 10 The Borough o. Brooklyn, which 4 not
The Borough % Queens or the Borough of MsphTt.
tan We contend that We can play games In ths
Borough or The Bronx In the Borough OF Rich
m--1. h. necessary. without violating the 3rrsa-
nlent, but that We cannot enter ths Borough Of
Brooklyn.