The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-16
.CRIFFITHS
DISMISSED
Jersey City Lawyf fer Sum
marily Removed From All
Connection With the Nat.
ional Association and the
National Board Of Ar
bitration.
BUFFALO BEAT ROCHESTER

ALSO PITCHED A GOOD GAME,
BUT IS POORLY SUPPORTED.
CINCINNATI, August Is, 1906.
Howard Griffiths Of Jersey City no lon
/ ger is connected with the National As
sociation Of Professional Baseball
Leagues, nor is he identified with base
ball in any manner. The eiffacement of
Grifiths from the game was practically
accomplished by Ban Johnson, president
of the American League. who filed
charges with the National Commission
accusing Griffiths of conspiring to dis
rupt the American League and incident
ally of striking blow at organized
baseball
1t is said that scheme 10 injure the
American League was supported by sew.
eral National League magnates unfriend-
ly to the Johnson association President
johnson called Griffiths's case to the
attention of the National Commission,
and day was set in July for his trial.
| Griffiths side-stepped the inquiry by go
ing into court and getting An order re-
straining the commission from hearing
testimony or passing Judgment.
But the commission was not to be so
easily thwarted. 1t straightway passed
a resolution demanding that the National
Association inform the commission what
steps had been taken to discipline Grif-
fiths for, as alleged, attempting to dis
rupt organized baseball and, further,
that unless the demand was complied
with all rights guaranteed to the Nation
al Association under the national agree
ment were to terminate at ONCE.
To-day was the date named for the
reply of the National Association. and
the commission was in session here to
receive it and incidentally to hand down
| decision in the Griffiths case. if one
was necessary. The National Associa-
tion came to time promptly with its an
swer, which was in the form of a reso-
luton reciting that Griffiths had been
"summarily removed from all connection
with the National Association and from
the National Board of Arbitration"
In view. of this resolution the commits
sion decided that as the individual
against whom charges had been made
was no longer connected with baseball,
the case was no longer before the COM
mission. and # was therefore, formally
stricken from the records.
Buffalo and Rochester WERE the only
teams that played ball yesterday The
Bisons shut the Bisons OUT and scored
three runs. Milligan pitched great
game for Buffalo He found himself in
several tight places, but dexteflousiy ex-
1 tricated himself. Saultz, for Rochester,
also pitched good ball. but he was poorly
supported He was hit at critical mo-
ments. Laporte hit him for three bases.
The hit was the longest ever seen in
4 Buffalo, but Yancy's fast fielding block
ed home run.
The score by innings
Buffalo .....s Q ! Q | 00E0 xS
| Rochester ...... @ Q 0 @ 0 0E @ @ 90
Batteries--Miligan and AIcAllister;
/ Schultz and Steelman.
RESULT OF yesterdays GAME.
Buffalo, 8; Rochester. 0.
The Jersey Civ Newark, Providence
Baltimore and Montreal Toronto games
were postponed on account Of rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Club. w II. PC.
BALTIMORE $1,000. Sc So $50