Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
ANNUAL Meeting
80 OF NATIONAL LEAGUE


the National League voted yesterday to
elect Harry c. Pulliam president for one
year to succeed himself in office These
clubs were Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia
Chicago, Pittsburg and st. Louis. The Gin.
cinnati club declined to vote and the New
York club voted mo-
Very little discussion in reference to the
election took place after Stanley Robson
of st. Louis had made the nomination
which was seconded by Charles HI. Ebbets
of Brooklyn When the Cincinnati club
was called upon to vote Mr.. Hermann.
who was in the chair at the time, said:
THE Cincinnati club will not vote upon
this nomination. AS the president Of the
Cincinnati club 1 desire to say that in the
event of the election of Mr.. Pulliam he will
have the unqualified support of the Gin
cinnati club, and especially will he have
the earnest support of this club In the
enforcement of discipline on the field"
There were no nominees for the Office
other than Mr.. Puliam.
1t was decided to separate the offices OF
president, secretary and trea surer. and in
future MIR. Pulliarn will cOnfine his atten-
ton solely to the duties falling upon the
chief executive. while John A. Heydler,
who was unanimously elected, will be secre-
tary and treasurer.
Players will be greatly interested to
learn that the league made it imperative,
by an amendment to the constitution, that
home clubs shall provide a suitable club
house for visiting teams in which there
shall be hot and cold water, shower baths
and at least twenty lockers. This amend
ment was proposed by John T. Brush and
unanimously carried. Failure upon the
part of a club to provide these conveniences
will be punished by fine of s25 per day.
The board of directors for the ensuing
year was slightly changed, as PHILADELPHIA
was dropped to make room for Cincinnati.
The new directors Messrs. Dreyfuss of
Pittsburg, Ebbets of Brooklyn, Hermann
of Cincinnati. Murphy of Chicago and
Dewey of Boston.
The league came out f1atfooted for a 154-
game schedule. similar to that of last wear
and the year before. The schedule COM
mittee. composed of Messrs. Ebbets, Drey-
fuss and Murphy. will meet an American
League committee in joint conference prior
to the schedule meeting in February No
suggestion was made in reference to ex-
tending the season for the worlds series I'm
the fall. The season of 1907 will begin prior
to April 20.
The committee on constitution for next
year Will be MesSrs. Brush, Hermann
and Ebbets, and the committee on PLAYING
rules Messrs. Dreyfuss. Hanlon and Muir
ply.
The resolution adopted last year providing
for good order on the ball field was again
adopted. and all the owners heaved signs of
relief when it was passed.
Ned" Hanlon announced during the day
that he had made an arrangement with
the Philadelphia American League club by
which he Is to have the services of Coakley
as pitcher next year. II CoakIey proves
capable-he was Ill last season-the Cincin-
natl club will have to pay round sum for
his services. If he is not satisfactory he
will revert to Philadelphia.
Last night at the Waldorf-Astoria Messrs.
A. III. SOden and w. II. Conant, the vet
eran Boston owners who have retired after
thirty years Of service in organized base
ball. were rendered a dinner by their friends
of the National League. Each was pre-
scented with silver loving cup.
The election of John A. HeydIer as secre-
tary and treasurer of the National League
was received with much qualification by his
hosts of friends in this city. Mr.. Heydler
Is an ex-empioye of The Star, and has
worked his way to his exalted position In
the base ball world through merit alone.
He has been President Pulliam's private
secretary ever since that officials election
to the head of the National League, and his
efficiency doubtless attracted the attention
of the magnates of that league.