The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
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IT'S RIGHT
PULLIAM WINS
OUT IN FIGHT
Kills Resolution Which Calls
for Perpetual Blacklist
of Players.

President Pulliam has won out in his
fight. 1t is rather d burying of the
Ratchet and all is now quiet in the
camp of the national commission, and
Hermann and Pulliam have shaken
hands across a chasIn which promised
at one time to separate forever the au-
gust members of the commission and
cause the retirement of President Pull
liam from the big league baseball.
The climax of the much-talked-about
affair came at the meeting of the ma
tional commission at the Office Of Pres
ident Pulliam last week. The entire
commission, composed of Harry Pulliam
of the National league, Ban Johnson of
the American league and Chairman Au-
gust Hermann were present. Secretary
John Z. Bruce was also on hand.
The session lasted for several hours
and the only matter taken up was the
black list" which caused the trouble.
After it was all over there were three
very expressive statements which sum
up what took place at the meeting. Mr..
Bruce said all that was needed was for
those interested TO get together; that all
had been looking at the matter from
different viewpoints and needed to come
to an understanding.
Ban Johnson had nothing to say, but
AuguStHeTrmann remarked blandly that
he was glad that it had all come out
peaceably and was delighted that it was
ali over.
Harry Pulliam smiled as ne said,
AIS well that ends Wen" And thus
the tempest in the teapot is ended.
Soon after the members assembled.
the question was discussed from all
standpoints and it early appeared that
there were not nearly as many differ
ences of opinion as was expected. The
result was a happy issue i'm which a
resolution was offered by Mr. PuIiam
and afterward adopted unanimously.
When the National association adopt
ed the ineligible rule which blackiisted
the players who were with the Tri-State
league two years ago, it virtually put
twenty-five baseball men outside the
ranks of organized baseball, and by res
OlutiOn forbade the national commits
sion to interfere. 1t was this which
aroused the righteous Indignation of
President Pulliam and caused the
0 breach in the national commission.
j. H. Farrell, secretary of the Ma
tiOnal association, had been invited to
attend the meeting and was present i'm
an ante-rOOm. When Chairman Herr
mann announced that Mr.. Farrell would
not be required to be present it was
evident that the big moguls had been
able to adjust their own differences.
No other business was considered by
the commission, and the session was
continued from day to day until all 9TH
er matters brought before the commits
sion were disposed of. The resolution
offered by Mr.. Pulliam is as follows
and shows an evident determinatio on
the part of the commission to manage
its own affairs and not to be dictated
TO by the minor league Sfganiza ton:
Whereas, the attention Of the ma
tiOnal commission has been called to "A
certain resolution passed at the last
meeting of the National association per
tanning to ineligible players; and,
Whereas, there seems TO be d misUn-
Outstanding as to the meaning and eff
feet of said resolution. therefore. be il
Resolved, That it is the sense Of the
national commission that said resolu-
ton cannot at any time be construed by
any one operating under the provisions
of the national agreement as i'm any
manner to infringe upon or interfere
with the rights vested in the national
commission under article VIII section
D, TO reinstate any national agreement
player who has heretofore or may here
after be declared an Ineligible player"