The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
NO CHANGE IN THE
BASEBALL TANGlf
Rum0r Says That Ned Hanlon
Will Be the Choice of the
Warning Factions

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The National
is still talking. The American league
met today, transacted its business with
dispatch and adjourned until next year,
but the senior organization. deadlocked
over the selection of a president, talked
for two hours and then adjourned until
1880 O'Clock tomorrow.
The club owners got as far as the
election of officers, but no further, and
the situation with regard to the Ma
tional league presidency remains un-
changed.
John NJ. Ward commands four votes;
John A Heydler, incumbent, commands
three votes. and one club owner-Rob OBJ
inson, ST. Louis-refuses to say for
whom he will vote Although it is pre-
dicted that he will vote for Heydler,
there seems to be no weakening in the
ranks of the men against Heydler.
Charles II. Ebetts president of the
Brooklyn club, reiterated positively that
he will never vote for Heydler; Barney
Dreyfuss president of the Pittsburg
club, says, on the other hand. that he
will remain here until next spring if
necessary to land Heydler on the job.
John NJ Ward. he adds. has no chance
at ALL and Robson has told him tDrey-
fuss) that while he has not pledged
himself for Heydler he will never vote
for Ward.
MURPHY AND TAFT ARE ACTIVE
With this situation at hand Dreyfuss
has consulted attorneys to ascertain
what will happen in case Ward receives
four votes and Heydler three, with
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told that. under the laws of this state,
the four votes would not elect Ward,
all of which seems to indicate that the
National league has big powow ahead
Of it before a decision is reached.
In some ways it looks like COM
promise candidate, who may or may not
be Ned Hanlon, former owner of the
Baltimore club.
With the presidential situation un-
decided the National league magnates,
of necessity, confined themselves to
routine ma tiers today. Horace Fogel.
representing the new owners of the
Philadelphia club, was admitted to the
meeting. but many club owners were
not satisfied with his statement that
Charles w. Murphy of Chicago and
Charles p Taft of Cincinnati are not
the new purchasers. They are seeking
more information along this line.
bership. however, and Fogel named the
officers. himself as president; Frank B..
Elliott, vice president; Morris Schreck.
secretary treasurer, and /. Schwartz
and w. Conway, directors.
PUI.LIAM'S SISTER Is AIDED
The claim of the New York club
owners against the Philadelphia club
for damages sustained when Philadel-
phia forfeited a game at the Polo
ground on October was referred to
the new owners, as was William j..
Murrays claim against the old Phila-
deIphia corporation to carry out its
two year contract with him.
President Heydler announced that
players Moran, Doolin and Knabe, fined
for their conduct in the game on Oc
tober A, had not paid their fines and
would be ineligible to play in the Ma
tional league until these were paid.
The committee appointed in Louis
Vile last August to arrange for the
erection of a monument over the grave
of Harry Pulliam. former president of
the National league, reported that ae-
tion of this kind was unnecessary as
Pulliam's family had erected a monu-
ment.
The league decided to bestow a lump
sum. not specified. on an invalid sister
of the late president, and to give her
the interest on $1,000 in her lifetime.
Heydler submitted his annual report
in which he deplored the many pro-
tests of games. He argued that club
owners should show the same con-