The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-18
BASEBALL FIGHT
STILL CONTINUES
Looks Like Heydler Will Hold
Over for Another
Term.
BROWN Is CONSIDERED
NOT STRONG ENOUGH
Last Attempt Will Be Made to
Elect President for Ma
tiOnal League.

NEW YORK, Dec l7.-Aftcr tax
ing three ballots, which showed a con-
tinuation of the deadlock, the third
session Of the annual meeting of the
National Baseball league adjourned to-
night until tomorrow morning. Inc
three ballots stood:
For John NJ. Ward, a; for W. r..
Brown of Louisville. A..
The most significant feature Of the
meeting was tho introduction by Garry
Hermann, president of the CIncinnatl
club. of telegram from Ban Is; John
son, president of the American league,
which was as follows:
s:Thc American league club owners
have left New York, This should IN
dicate forcibly 10 you and your col
leagues that we do not wish TO nter-
ferc or cmbarrass TO the slightest de-
gree your organization IN the election
of IN officer
When Hermann read this telegram
John T. Brush, who had been brought
from his apartments TO the meeting in
AN invalid's chair, moved ''that Mr..
johnson IS telegram, in which he re,
cedes from his position, be accepted
and given to the press
Motion Is Carried.
This was carried unanimously, and,
after The four-hour session, President
Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club an
nounCed that it was the sense OF the
nagnates that Ban B. Johnson re-
cedcd from his avowal not to sit on
the National commission II ward was
elected president Of the National
league, a position he assumed as an
ardent advocate Of the reelection of
John 4. Heydler. Ebbetts announced
further that if the eight presidents
could not break the deadlock they
must either appoint regency, such as
| formerly existed, or appoint one OF
| their number TO act as president ne
insisted that the meeting yesterday, dld
| not by resolution amend the DyjaWs
whereby. in the event of a vacancy in
| the presidency, the board OF directors
should elect an acting president,
On the other hand. Horace Fogel
new president of the Philadelphia club
said this morning that The bylaws
were so amended.
! Such a resolution. If adopted. would
give the Heydler forces control The
| board Of directors is composed or Herr,
mann of Cincinnati. Drey1uss o!
Pittsburg, Dovey Of Boston. Murphy
of Cbicapo and Ebbetts of Brooklyn
The first three arc pledged to Heydler
Heydler in Race.
The vote for Brown is not taker
| seriously. only Two VI lue tiup o"pS',
know him personally, Heydler IS moi
considered out of the race. The Herr
mann.Dreyfuss faction still insist tha
thew are for him If there Is {
chance for him to win. Ii not, they
are for any one except Ward. As op
iposed TO this, the Murphy followers
saw they Will never vote for any one
but Ward.
1t is considered almost certain tha
lif an agreement is not reached attel
three hours tomorrow, the election vii
he postponed indefinitely, aud tina
either a regency of three Will be ap
pointed. or that Heydler Will continue
as acting president.
II is rumored that STANLEY kobisol
of st. Lonis can obtain sufficient play
crs to make an almost pennant WIN
ming club il he will vote for elthe'
Ward or Heydler, His manager, koge
Brcs GA han. has been very busy amons
1.-The PLAYERS in the corridors.
Brush of New York and Murphy o
Chicago are SAID TO have made cntic
ling offers OF players to Robson if h'
will vote for Ward.
HORACE Fogel and the Philadel phi;
club have ceased TO be a mystery
Focel now admits that he IS lrrevoc
ably pledged 10 Murphy of Chicago
and that he will vote as does Murphy