New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
POWERS MAKES REPLY
HERRMANN WITH HIN.
.Sous Pulliam Is Wrong Aboat
"BlackHst.

Patrick r Powers. president of the Nauohai AS
sociation OF Professional Baseball Leagues lssueu
Yesterday what he called his final reply 10 faiFy
q puiliam presdeDt of the National League and
member OF the national commission, regaroihs
the so-caIled blacklist" Of twenty-five piaFers'
who il was understood were unable TO get einpios
nes1t because of resolution of the natlohai asso
citation When Mr. Pulliam took up the cuogels
for these plavers last Friday he said he had had
his FINAL say" Mr.. Powers said the same thlhs
yesterday. Perhaps the war is over
In his statement issued yesterday MIR. Powers
said:
Regarding the controversy which has Sat be
seems view it as personal matter pe'~ed di.eT e
ence of opinion as the construction and purpose
Of resolution adopted e py yaTk ,ng last october
Then Mr.. Powers says that Mr.. Pulliams views
are not in accord with all bis associates on the
national commission, and supports this statement
bv a telegram from August Hermann, who with
Ban B. Johnson. constitutes the national comHls-
sion. The telegram follows:
Cincinnati Jan II. 1868
d IT pou,srs President National Baseball Asso-
ciatIon. Madison SQUARE Sarden Man sw II cor
reetly expressed IN faStst9 ATGHtsT HtsHSH HERMANN.
Chairman National Commission
The resolution which has caused all the strife
was drafted by J. H. O'Rourke. Mr. Powers quotes
a letter from Mr. O'Rourke to Mr. Pullam' IN
which he discusses the resolution. a part Of the
letter reads:
have read very carefully and with interest your
Letter and ePpgg misapprehenson a1
where exists to the purport OF sld reSo % 80 ID
resolution is not worthy Of the prominence res Ih"f
has been given 1t. ether by you % of E such zeal
energy or indignation from you or any one one eS0 90
h X nsIi Said resolution url-Amercan unjust and
ultra -Russian Now. to your reasons foF niiS; :
nTedicated on an actual blacklist as living 1aet id
and Of this had personal kh1mteJse k9ted
resolution proposed and adop'eu'
7har Mr. O,Rourke tells Mr. Pulliam he believes
this IA he a reasonable assumption, because II Is
self-evident you have laid great stress upon 'lle
statement" of a New York basebal! "lltei' li
O,Rour5e SAYS he is ''astounded' at the statement
% this writer who could wilfully ana ueiio-
erately make. a statement for which IN aosolule
truth there was not the remotest existing crcuI-
stance either TO justify or excuse Ihen 1li,
O'Rourke denies that he gave list OF placAls'eU
nlavers TO this writer that such q hst ever en-
isted This writer by the way, does not say that
Mr. ORourke did give him such list but ne ooeS
contend that some one connected with the assocla
ton gave it 10 him. Mr.. O'Rourke continues de-
follows
Now. as to the said resolution-it was @ dig1ified ed
and respectful in language and not lntehdeo py
the author to offend any member or iIle
commission do injustice TO a single player Nuose
gPf5 a5d 5phodng Ti 50 Mr HerTmann Wrote regarding
said resolution prior 10 your CInclnna tb
same was read by YOU as we'll as by your asso-
ciates on tho hoard and concluded my explanation
was emnently satisfactory until your ietteI ca4ic
Presumably you never read either letter to MI
Hermann. If YOU did fail to comprehend now }e
you possibly could place upon said resolution IN. the
Interpretation indicated by your commune, ~
unless influenced by what you read IN newspapers;
not think it possible that said resolution was
ceptibe to such Interpretation as TO dlscflnlate
on special pG Pp backst Of the players rnstaed
by the national commission Such is not the scope
or o,,rr1 of
plated by me when said resolution was offered 50
%Fen fte1 P o hm he Was right in SAYING that the
tona association bad not taken any steps TO place
| mission on the blacklist of the national assocla-
ton regardess Of their at 4 BY e Of
fair play. square deal the grand Prlhc!Pfeg @ o5
in the OF things it is possible to extend or
apply them ,,
tions OF organized baseball determined by honest
men and Just men because M upon them oepfG 6aiife ne
player should be condemned without the oppoI-
no PLAYER should be adjudged guilty of the capital
offence OF inegibiiity unless adjudged upon the
every Individual case. This is only just and fair.
fb corage I of yor convctions and the best n
terest Of the game at heart will see that no player
In conclusion permit me to say that said resoiu-
ton is in harmony with this sentiment and that
list, un-American. unjust and ultra a-Russian but
IN the Wationsl Commission and the National Asso-
citation at the time OF admission OF the Tri-State
League.
Mr.. Powers ends his statement with these words:
In conclusion 1 wish to state that I perfectly
willing TO abide by the judgment Of the men Mr.
Puliam mentions, members of the National Asso-
ciation-ChaPin. OF Rochester; Potter OF Bunaio;
Bryce, Of GGlumbgs; Watkins OF Indie Indianapolis;
Armour, OF Toledo sexton OF Rhode isand; J0yner'
OF Kansas City; Carson, of South Bend: Ewing. of
We're ali present at the meeting in question and
indorsed Mr. O O'Rourkes resolution by unanimous