Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-05
, EYES TURN TOWARD NEW YORK CITY.
PRESIDENT PULLIAM SAYS NO SYNDICATE BALL.
BASE BALL

NEW YORK. December 5.--Hardly has
foot ball been placed safely Upon the
shelf after the experts have taken
fall out of the seasons play and nave
picked "Ali-American" teams without
number. than come the trials and woes OF
the base ball magnates.
President PuIliam says there is no such
thing as syndicate base ball in the Ma
tlonaI League. and in saying so ne
answers questions which are of interest 10
local fans.
Does Mr.. Dreyfuss own the controlling
interest in the Pittsburg Boston and
Philadelphia clubs and shares in the
BROOKLYN club? That question was asked
Mr. Pulliam to which the National GENIAL
president replied:
"Mr. Dreyfuss does own the controlling
interest in the Pittsburg club. He does
not own the controlling interest in the
Boston club. That Is held by George
Dnvev John S. e. Dewey and their aSsO-
ciates The controlling interest in the
Philadelphia club is held by the follow
ing representative citizens and spertsmen
of the city OF Philadelphia: William j.
Shettsine James Potter, A. +. Newbold,
C.. & Newbold Francis E. Bond Robert
X. Cassatt. G. f. Ingersoll. w Lymann
Riddle f, NJ. Robinson, a. Van Rensse-
laer George w. Elkns, Charles Da Costa
F. Fl. Bohlen. Ralph NJ. Townsend, r..
Dawson Coleman. Arthur Brock, George
H. Frazier T.. w. Clark. jr-. Il. Lenn1g,
". Houston James w. Paul. jr.. Edgar
T Scott E. l. Hyneman, Andrew Steven
son.
One Vote for Dreyfuss.
"Nr Dreyfuss does not have one share
Of stock in the Brooklyn club"
Another question asked Mr.. Pullam
was: Does not his interest give Mr..
Dreyfuss three votes in the National
Ieague?'' Mr. Pulliam came back thusly:
Mr. Drey fuss controls but one vote in
the National League. and that is the Pitts
burg club. He has no more control over
the vote of the Philadelphia and Boston
clubs than he has over the vote of the
New York Chicago clubs.
Mr.. Pullam says there is one thing he
will recommend in his annual report and
which he thinks should be adopted and
that is legislation that will assure fa1r
field to visiting and home players and a
fairly conducted game and not a freak
contest by reason of a swarm OF specta-
tors being on the playing field Il be-
lieve the sale of tickets TO bail parks
should stop when any addltlonal SAFE
would interfere with the playing Of the
game. thus sacrificing the sport to the
commercial end of ii.
How about major leagues cornering
the market on minor league players?'
was another question, to which Mr.. Pull
liam replied:
PLAYERS that come TO the major leagues
come by reason of the voluntary action
of their respective clubs, but few play
ers are drafted. l believe. myself, how
ever that the ball clubs carry too many
players. but it is a question that is open
for argument, because with the growth
of base ball and the increased interest.
it behooves every club to be in a posi-
ton to present solid front at all times,
regardless of accident or illness:
Bresnahan Arrives.
Roger Bresnahan arrived yesterday
from his home in Toledo. Roger is the
advance guard of the army of magnates,
managers and players that is expected
here to attend the meetings of the East
ern League. the American Association,
the National League and the American
League, the first OF which will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the Hotel Victoria.
Bresnahan kaS given a warm recep-
, ton at MCGraw'S billiard academy by
the manager. Christy Mathewson, ST
Seymour, Sammy Strang and number
of fans You don't look like man
that had his ear bitten off, said Matty,
alludng to the story that was circu-
lated in the west that Roger had been
in a desperate fight in Toledo month
ago and was threatened with blood
poisoning as the result of his injuries
Il haven't even had an argument with
anybody in my home city this fall said
Bresnahan. ION the contrary. everybody
in town gave me the glad hand and a
few words of sympathy for the way the
Giants were squeezed out of the pen
nant.
Stallings Due Today.
Manager George Stallings of the Yam
KEGS will surely be back today, accord
ing to a letter received yesterday by Mr..
Farrell. George has been playing hide
and-seek with the head Office for the
past week. Almost every day 1t was gwen
out that he would surely be on hand the
next, but it appears he had more diff
Guilty than anticipated in arranging for
spring camp. However, he has finally
secured contract from the Macon, Ga,
club for the use of the South Atlantic
League grounds. and has also completed
all arrangements for hotel accommoda-
lions for the band of players that he will
take TO central Georgia in March. Moth
ing remains now for the big chief but
TO Gull out the material to go in the
junket.
Splitter" to Stay.
Whatever action the joint rules COM
mittee may take on the 'spit-ball," it is
altogether unlikely that this style of de-
livery will be barred in the American
League, at least not the coming year o.
A western scribe has sounded the mag
mates of Ban b. Johnson's circuit on the
question, and almost invariably the YER
dict has been: Nothing doing" True,
some of the American League clubs are
indifferent on the proposition, but the
majority believe that whatever a pitcher
has he should be credited with and al
lowed to utilize. Discrimination against
the spit-ball pitching would almost mean
the wrecking of the American League
Few clubs in Johnson's league but pos
sess one or more fingers who depend al
most entirely on the "Saliva-y'' delivery.
Without the spit-ball Ed Walsh would
! be next to useless. and without Ed Walsh
i the Chicago White Sox would not figure
! in the first division St Louis. Cleveland,
Philadelphia, Detroit-m fact. almost
every club-looks for great assistance
from its wet goods merchants.
In the National League there are few
good spit-ball pitchers. and what few
there are are confined mostly to the
humber clubs. Chicago and New York
depend on the shoots of its hurting staff
does also P1ttsburg. Philadelphia. in
McQuillan, has about the best splitter
in he htIf oil