The Washington herald., 1908-02-26
BREACH is AVERTED
Pulliam and Garry Hermann
Settle Differences,
NATIONAL COMMISSION MEETS
Recent Controversy Between Ma
tfOnaI League Head and Cincinnati
M.gnate Adjusted satisfactorily at
Session of Baseball Triumvirate.
Resolutions Are Adopted.

New York. Feb. 25.-Garry Hermann,
OF the Cincinnati team, and Harry Pull
liam, president OF the National League,
Strengthened out their differences to-day
on the matter of the widely discussed
o 'Rourke ineligible player resolution.
adopted by the minor league associations
last fall
The meeting of the national commission,
which was held in PuInam's Office.
brought them together. Ban johnson. the
third member Of the commission. was also
on hand. as we'll as John e Bruce OF ST.
Louis, secretary Of the commission.
The baseball men were behind locked
doors for about three hours. and when
they adjourned for the day Secretary
Bruce announced that the clouds had been
cleared away, that everything was peace
full. and that the more or less famous in
cident was closed The national commits
sion was TO have taken up the cases Of
several players with grievances. but those
went over uEtil tomorrow morning, the
entire time being taken up with the mat
ter Immediately at hand
Resolutions Adopted.
The trouble was smoothed away by the
unanimous adoption Of the following
resolution. which was moved by Pulliam
Whereas the attention Of the national cumnis-
sion has been called TO certain resolution passed
at tie last meeting Of the National Association
pertaining 70 ineligible players; and
Whereas there seems 70 be a Misunderstanding as
to the meaning and effect Of said resolution: there
fore. be il
Resolved That It is the sense OF the national
commission that said resolution cannot al any time
be construed BY any operating under the pro
visions q the national agreement as IN any man
ner to infringe upon or interfere with the rights
vested n the national commission under article
VIII. section 5, TO reinstate any national agree
ment player who has heretofore or may hereaf. er
be declared an eligible player.
The members of the commission would
not comment much on this resolution, but
one of them said II meant that the
minors could not declare any player in
eligible without his having a trial
AIS well that ends WELL" was all
President Pulliam would say, and he and
Hermann and Johnson went out all on
seemingly friendly terms.
Secretary Bruce explained that there
never had been any real difference Of
but that they had viewed the matter IN
a different light: that il was a case ap-
parently of being at cross purposes. and
that a Strengthening out came as soon
as they got together.
Both LeuGueE Meet To-day.
The commission viii meet again to-
morrow morning. and IN the afternoon
both the American and the National
Leagues will meet, the former at the
BreSlin. the latter at the Waldorf. The
American League schedule will be given
out tomorrow and the National Thurs
DAY.
There were good many baseball men
around to-day W H Locke came on
from Pittsburg, and Charles Murphy and
Frank Chance rushed over from Chicago.
OF the American League the only out-of-
town magnate there. beside President
Johnson. was William Yawkey. of De-
troit
George Stallings. the new mogul OF the
Newark club. was on hand. as were
Charles Carr. the Indianapolis manager.
T. J. Bryce. Of Columbus; Johnnie Dunn
and Ned Hanlon. Of Baltimore. and A. c.
Buckenberger. OF Rochester.
Stallings has bought the release OF King
Broekett, the pitcher. from the New York
Americans. and has sold to the New Ha-
ven club Havel. shortstop, and Abbott
and Zacher, outAelders
Chance is a member OF the National
League rules committee, his fellow-mem-
bers being Harry Pulliam and Billy Muir
ray, the Philadelphia manager. None Of
the three members OF the American
League rules cOmmittee-Griffith. Conis-
Key, ana Mack-are here. Comiskey and
Griffith will not be here, and may be not
Mack Magnste Murphy and Chance both
sported Taft buttons
Fred Knowles. Of the New York Ma
uonal League Club, announced that
Pitcher Mike Lynch had been released.
and that another squad Of players would
leave here tomorrow for the training
camp in Texas.
Secretary Locke. OF Pittsburg. said that
Notwithstanding the talk or Wagner-s re-
tirement from the game, the Dutchman
would be on hand as r1suaI