Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING
Harry @. Pulliam ia Re- elected President,
Secretary and Treasurer.
DIRECTORS BOARD INCREASED TO FIVE

Committee IL Appointed 20 Confer
with other Organizations Re-
gardins One-Msn Draft
ing Rule.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-Harry C. Phlliam
was today reelected president. secretary
and treasurer of the National league OF
base ball players. James A. Hart. the re-
firing president of the Chicago club. was
placed in nomination against Mr.. Pulliam
by John T. Brush, president of the New
York club, but declined to run. Despite
this fact. two votes were cast for Mr..
Hart, one by Mr.. Brush and one by Aug
ust Hermann of the Cincinnati club, Il
was unofficially stated. The casting of
these ballots for Mr.. Hart, in opposition
to his expressed wishes, led to the intro
duction of resolution declaring at is the
sense of this meeting that James A. Hart,
who was rendered complimentary vote for
president. secretary and treasurer, was in
no respect candidate"
The unanimous adoption of this resolu-
ton practically made the selection of Mr.
Pulliam unanimous.
Dreyfus. Nominates PuIIiam.
Barney Dreyfus of Pittsburg nominated
Mr.. Pulliam, Messrs. Shettsllne of Phila-
delphia, Ebbetts of Brooklyn and Murphy
OF Chicago seconding. There was no second
to the nomination of Mr.. Hart, who had
made speech declaring that under no
circumstance would he oppose Mr.. Pull
lam.
After the constitution had been amended
so as to provide for five directors instead
of four and eliminating the geographical
of the dire -tors-two from
the east and two from the west-the fol-
lowing directors were chosen:
Messrs A. II. Soden of Boston. Barney
OF Brooklyn. w ]. shettsline Of Phiia,
delphia and Charles w Murphy of Chi
cago. The old board consisted Of Messrs.
Dreyfus, Brush. Hart and Soden.
Committees Are Appointed.
Messrs. Brush, Hermann and Ebbetts
were reappointed committee on constitu-
ton and Messrs, Hanlon, Dreyfus and
Murphy were named as the committee on
playing rules. The question of having
uniform tickets of admission was referred
to committee
At the meeting today OF the National
Association of Minor Leagues the only
business of moment transacted was the
appointment of committee consisting of
Messrs. Watkins, Farrell and Shively TO
confer with other organizations relative to
the one-man drafting system. This COM
mittee appeared at the meeting of the Ma
tional league and requested that a commit
tee be appointed by that body to consult
with them and Ban johnson, who had
previously been appointed for that purpose
by the American league.
Mr.. Hermann was named to represent
the National league.
New MaRnate I'm Base Ball.
The advent OF Charles w. Murphy. former
well known newspaper man, as a National
league masnate. representing the Chicago
club. was decided, feature of the convoca-
ton of base ball moguls this week. MIR.
Murphy. who has attended these gatherings
as news gatherer. wore his new honors
with becoming modesty and seems quite a
factor In the deliberations. for a f1edgling.
as he terms himself. Before the meeting
he was deiuged with congratulations on
the signal success OF the Chicago Nationals
In recently demonstrating their decided SUI
periority over their rivals in that city Pre-
dictions were heard in many quarters that
the champions Of Chicago, with their great
the coming National league race Brush
Of New York and Dreyfuss of Pittsburg
are both cognizant Of the strength Of the
team and realize that the club
which wins more games in 1906 than
Chances men will doubtless win the flag
In the old league Veteran newspaper men
who are attending the National league
meeting have repeatedly shown undisguised
iAnat t1a &AA
of them-in the base ball
world. He'll make good with interest"
was the opinion volunteered by veteran
base ball editor OF Boston and which was
by all who heard II.
From one of the magnates IL was learned
that Murphy made decided hit in tho
meeting after he had been formally intro
duced by his veteran predecessor. Colonel
James A. Hart. The following is an cpl
tome Of his speech. which was character
istic for its humor and brevity:
Mr.. President and fellow members of the
National league:
am naturally gratiied over the eulogistic
OF myself as a club president
oy Mr.. Hart and ! take this Opportunity to
National league. which has been likened
by some TO that august and ultro-exclusive
body OF statesmen. the United States SEN
statement of a once new member OF the
senate and let you judge whether IT is APP
propos in connection with my debut here.
An Ohio man, who had never shown the
ability of Gladstone or Disraeli, was
elected to the senate. Many regarded his
election as huge joke and after he had
been in Washington week or so, he met
a constituent, who asked: well, how does
IL feel to be a senator?'
During the first day" replied the new
senator, II employed most of my time
wondering how I had really got there.
After l had been there for few days
longer, however, had listened attentively TO
inca sures introduced and the accompanying
speeches, began 10 wonder how the other
fellows had got there"
Seriously, gentlemen. / wish to add that
the National league is doubtless the great
est association for the promotion of ath-
letics ever organized and l shall always
strive in my humble way to uplift and
foster it
Oxnard Buys Derby Winner.
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