Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
HEYDLER UPHOLDS
NATIONAL UMP|RES
C. H. Ebbets, Therefore,
Wants Him Deposed as
President of League.

NEW YORK. December S.--Charle,s H.
Ebbets president of the Brooklyn base
ball club. who has just returned from a
months vacation. announced yesterday
that lac is opposed to the reelection OF
John A. IIeydler president of the Ma
1ional League. He is out strong for Joan
NJ Ward. Nj. EbbetS does not try -
conceal the fact that he objects TO iieNd-
Ter because Of decisions made last season
.iy u1nDires against the Brooklyn team
and which NJ. Heydler refused 70 re-
verse. The head of tine SuperbaS also
said mat no man governed his action.
and that all tire talk about him being
hand in glove WITH Charles W. Murphy
o. Chicago was al Dosh.
Il am not trailing along back of Muir
plly or any other utsp." said Ehbets
an under no obligation to him. IN tact
he is under obligation to me.
Mr.. F,bi,ets says that it was himself
and John 7 Brush VINO first suggested
Tho name OF John Nj. Ward for ireSl-
dent and not Murphy. He said that
this procedure was only proper. because
Ward is a New York man. and should
have the support of local managers. II.
revealing the confidential proceedings Oh
tho meeting ut which Mr.. Heydler was
elected to succeed the late larry fuii-
man. Mi E.hbets said th&t SIX OF 'iie
National League presidents at 'he tline
opposed IIeydicr. believing that ne va
not a big enough man for the place i'uI
Rarnev DreyfusS and john Dewey argued
to have Heydler tried. and Murphy ana
Ebbets fell III with this suggestion ai,e
they had attempted to nave ac'ioh VIC
ferred for thirty days
Nr E.bbets. iii wasn't with any under
standing that ne should have a h1e Tn,
,Ir. OH the position. Heydier Sooo
fellow and l don't want TO KNOCK hlll'
Understand. | do not question ms Iloi-
esty or integrity or his sincere purpose
hut | 10 not believe he is big enough LOT
thp position. | thin, he is iine Secre
fairy and treasurer. and / would lihe W
see him get that position for NE
The most surprising part OF MI LIZ
bets. statement yesterday was that ne
objected to Heydler's support OF the UNI
pire staff
miro in his decisions is all rot. said Eh-
bets Il want the umpires in the Ma
tuual League to be made TO uhoeI st az,
that ;ney are rot cars 1 want pe.
tor umpires. All that | ask is an even
The Brooklyn president also said that
H.. was in favor Of A schedule of 1ts
games. beginning about April 10 and end
ing about October II. This is not
greed for money" he said. but | think
The nublic wants 10 see all the base bali
possible And ] don't advocate inns
schedule with any idea OF lnJuflhs .he
world series for [ don't mind telling
You that / have an ambition that some
time. before | retire from base bail. TO
have a worlds championship team my
self"
MANY base ball enthusiasts do not agree
with Ebbets President Heydlers sup
mort of his umpires is Il matter for praise
rather than censure. The umpire sltua-
zion is one of the most difficult the presi-
dent has to deal with. and il Is known
that Heydler paid close attention to TINS
branch OF the game. He always had the
indicator holders under his eye, his sup
porters assert and he gave his decisions
as he saw them regardless of how IL
affected the opinion Of the club man
ayers Heydler has never stood FOR man
ayers bulldoZing the umpires. and II IS
said that it is because he has upheld UNI
nires in different decisions that nave
gore against the Chicago Cubs that
Murphy is against him. Despite lIbpets
statement that six of the managers op-
iect tn Heydler his friends will say that
when the showdown comes here at the
meeting next week Managers Hermann
Dreyfuss Doyey and Robson VIII be
ready to back up President Heydler for
reelection.