The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
NO PRESIDENT IS
ELECTED AS YET
Heydler WithdrawS His Name
From the List First Day OF
the Balloting.
NEWSPAPER MAN GETS
FOUR MAGNATE VOTES
President EbbettS Calls Down
Ban johnson for Interfer-
ing in Election.

NEW YORK, Dee. 16.-No president
OF the National League Of Baseball
Clubs was elected by the clubs owners
in their live.hour session today. Only
one ballot was taken. This resulted IN
four votes for John NJ. Ward and Rob
ert W. Brown. L Louisville news
papcy man. John ITcydler, the in
cumbcnt. refused 10 allow has name to
bc presented as 4 candidate for re-elec-
ZION. with i view 10 clearing tho ar
and determining how Horace Foeel. who
represented the new owners OF the Ph!l-
adeipba team. would vote.
II was expected ,Eogel voted for
Ward. who was placed in nomination
oY Charles IT. Ebbetts Of Brooklyn and
seconded by John 7. Brush o. Now
York. The other votes received by
Ward were those OF New York. Brook.
lyn and Chicago clubs.
Brown Surprises Clubs,
Brown heretofore has been considered
only IN the light of 4 compromise can.
d;date. hui he received the votes of
STANLEY Robson of ST. Louis. Garry
Hermann of Cincinnati. Barney Drcy-
fuss of Pttsbur2 and John $ c. Dovey
Of Boston. After tins deadlock the
maguates adjourned until tomorrow aft
crnoon, having done little more than
ascertain Just how st. Louis and Phila-
delDhia presents stood.
The deadlock is similar to that of
eight wears ago. when four clubs de-
sired the election of \. G.. Spaldipg
and four others the continuance OF
Nicholas h. Young in Office. In the
cnd compromise was reached, With
The resignation Of Nicholas Young. AZ
fairs of the league were then conducted
by an executive committee, which may
result from the present situation,
John lIcydlcr has by no means with
drawn from the presidential race, and
his name may be presented later But.
10 determine thc lineup, lleydlcr told
August Hermann not to present his
name today.
Supporters Jubilant.
Supporters of Heydlcr-Herrmann
Dnvcy and Drcyfuss enthusiastically,
and Robson passivcly-were iubiant
tonight over the fact that no president
was chosen on the first ballot. Charles
w. Murphy, president of tho Chicago
club. SAID Friday night that Ward
would bc elected president on the FIRST
ballot, The fact that he was not was
cause for celebration among pro Heydlcr
men, who maintain that If there is any
VcnkcGng in The respective foIrrs it
viii he among the supporters Of Ward.
Hcydlcr declined to say light
whether he viii he satisfied to retain
his former office of secrctary-treasurcr
in ease the compromise candidate was
elected president
Il have not considered this phase of
the situatlon,' he said.
In the protracted session today. Presi-
dent Ebhctts of Brooklyn made an I'M
passionod speech against Ban Johnson.
saving that The American league had no
right 10 dictate 10 the National league
that lt should not elect Ward as presi.
don't Rni fhn m 1run,,n
mates, most of whom have started for
home after concluding the meeting yes-
to-day, say that they Will back John
son 10 She limit.
That Baseball Bribc.
The evidence having been presented
10 the national commission regarding
the attempt TO brjbe Umpire Klein in
October, 1905. when the Chicago and
New York teams played the game that
decided the championship of the Ma
tional league, that body will reopen the
case, President Murphy of the Chicago
Nationals has apologiZed TO KLEIN for
= statement given cut in Chicago last
fall SAYING that the arbitrator .Shsd IL
IN for' the Chicago team. and had
purposely pvon il the worst Of the de-
clsions. This apology to Klein was in
sisted on by President Hcydlcr,
The ono big trade of the day WAS
negotiated between the New York and
st. Louis American league clubs. The
great team got Lou Crigcr, veteran
catcher, and a small cash consideration
for Pitcher Joe Lake and Outfelder
Raw Dcmitr
Tho Philadelphia Americans sold Gus
Uctling. third baseman. who was with
Kansas City last season, 10 the ST Louis
American league club.
Jack Warner. the catcher. Will man
age "A club In the Southern Michigan
league next season.