The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CLUBS IN TALKFEST
Senior Organization Adiourns
After Two Hours Argument
Over President.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ADJ0ilRNS IN HARMONY
Many Club Owners Believe That
Murphy and Taft Own
Philadelphia.

NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Thc National
League OF Professional Baseball clubs
is still talking The American league
met today, transacted It's business with
dispatch and adjourned until next year,
but the senior organization, dcadlocEcd
over The selection of Il president, talked
for two hours and then adjourned nm
ill 1870 clock tomorrow. The c4up
owners cot as far rs the election of
officers. but no further, and the situa-
tiou with regard 10 tho National league
presidency remains unchanged.
John NJ Ward commands four votes;
John \. IIcydlcr. present lnellmpcni
commands three votes, and one cub
owner. Robinson of st. Louls. refuses
Ia say for whom hc viii vote. Although
il is predicted that lac viii vote Tor
HcYdlrr. there seems Ia be no weaken
ing in the ranks of the men against
Hcydlcr. Charles II. EhbctlS, prcsl,
dent Of the Brooklyn club. reiterated
positively that he Will never vote Tor
lHcvdler; Barney Drcyfuss, president
of The Pittshurg club. says, on the other
hand. that h. viii remain here unlil
next spring If necessary 10 land Heyd-
Icr'in the Job John NJ. Ward, he adds
has no chance at all. and Roblson has
told bim (Drcvfuss) that while hc has
not pledged himself Tor ucydlcr, he
will never vote for Ward.
Up In the Air.
With this situation 1t hand ORGY
fuss has consulted attorneys 10 aScer,
tain what viii happen IN case Ward
receives four votes and JIcydlcr three,
with Robson declining 10 vote. lie
was told that, under the laws of this
state. The four votes would not elect
Ward. all of which seems 10 indicate
that the Natioual league has big
pow WOW ahead of II before the de-
cisom is reached. I'm some ways 1t
looks like Il compromise candidate, who
NAV or may not he Ned lianlon, former
owner OF. the Baltimore club.
With The presidential situation uude.
cjdcd the National league magnaJcs, of
necessity. confucd themselves 10 routine
mattcrs today. Horace FOgel. repre-
Senting the new owners OF the PhlIa-
dclphia club. WAS admitted 10 the meet
iug but many ciuh owners were not
satisfied with his statement that Charles
W Mulphy Of Chicago and Charles +.
Taft of Cincinnati arc not thc new pur-
chaS"rs. They arc seeking more iDlor.
nation along TINS line.
The new club was admitted 10 mem
brrship. and Fogcl named the officers,
himself Us president; Frank T. Elliott.
vicc.presidcnt; Morris Scheck, secretary
treasurer. and /, Schwariz and ". Con
way. directors.
Claim Damages.
The claim Of the New York club own-
crs against the Philadelphia club ior
damages sustained when Philadelphia
forfeited a game at the Polo grounds
on October J. was referred 10 the new
owners, as was William y Murray :
claim against the old Philadelphia cor
poration 10 carry ont its two-year con
tract with him. President Hcydlcr an
nouuccd that Players Morcn. Dolan and
Knabc, fined for thcir conduct in the
game Of October ! had not paid their
fines aud would he ineligible to play in
the National league until these were
rcinittcd
The committee appointed in Louis
Vile last August 10 arrange for The