The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-16
IN DEADLOCK OVER
 TIE PRESIDENCY
National lelgue Fails To Elect
 Heyd.ef Or Ward
MATER IS POSTPONED
Opposition to Ward Appears Strong Enough to Keep Him Out, But HeydIer Is in the Same
 Bad Fix.

New York. December 15.-The National league is still talking The American league met today. transacted it's busi- ness with dispatch and adjourned until next year, but the senior organization, deadlocked over the selection of a pres- dent, talked for two hours and adjourned until tomorrow at II 80 o'clock. The club owners got as far as the election of officers, but no further. and the situation with regard to the presidency remains unchanged.
 John M Ward commands four votes; John A Heydler, the incumbent, com mands three votes and one club owner, Robison of St. Louis, refuses to say for whom he will vote, although 1t is pre- dicted that he will vote for Heydler. There seems to be no weakening in the ranks of the men for or against Heydler. Charles H. Ebbetts. president of the Brooklyn club, declares he will never vote for Heydler; Barney Dreyfus of Pittsburg says, on the other hand, that he will remain until spring if neces- sary, in order to land Heydler in the job Ward, he adds has no chance at all, and Robison has told him Dreyfus) that while he has not pledged himself for Heydler' he will never vote for Ward.
 With this situation at hand, Dreyfus has conferred with legal talent to learn what will happen in case Ward receives four votes and Heydler three with Robson declining to vote. He was told that un- der the laws of this state the four votes would not elect Ward, which seems to in dicate that the National league has con- siderable of a pow-wow ahead of It be- fore a decision is reached.
 Ned HanIon Mentioned.
 In some ways it looks like compro- mise candidate. who may or may not be Ned Hanlon, owner of the Baltimore club.
 With the presidency undecided the Ma tional league magnates of necessity con- fined themselves to routine matters to- day. Horace Fogel, representing the new owners of the Philadelphia club, was ad- mitted to the meeting, but many of the club owness were not satisfied with ais statement that Charles w. Murphy Of Chicago and Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati are not the new purchasers and they are seeking more information along this line The new club was admitted to membership, however. and Fogel named the officers as being himself as presi- dent; Frank B. Elliott, vice president; Morris Scheck, secretary-treasurer. and l. Schwartz and W. Conway, directors The claim of the New York club against Philadelphia for damages because Phila- | delphia forfeited a game October 4. was I referred to the new owners, as was Will 1 liam J. Murrays claim against the old Philadelphia corporation to carry out its | two-year contract with him. Players Must Pay Up. President Heydler announced that Play CTS Boren. Doolin and Knabe, who were fined for their conduct in the game of October 4. had not as yet paid their fines and would be ineligible to play in the Ma tional league until these were paid. The committee appointed in Louisville last August to arrange for the erection of a monument over the grave of Harry Pulliam. former president of the National league, reported that action of this kind was unnecessary.
 MT. Pulliam's family had erected & monument The league decided to bestow lump sum, not specified. on an invalid sister of the late president, and to give
  life time.
 Heydler submitted his annual report, in which he called attention and deplored the many protests of games He argued that club owners should show the same consideration to the urnpires that they do to players who lost games. The behavior Of the players on the diamond last sea- son was better than ever before, said he. Figures submitted in the report shows that the receipts of the National league clubs last season were 100 per cent more than 1903.
 Schedule Adopted. The American league meeting recom- mended the adoption of a schedule of 154 games for next season.
 Joe Cantillon, former manager of the Washington club. was exonerated on the charge of disloyalty to the league The club owners the question of wearing spikes empowered President Johnson and Charles Comiskey to act Charles Somers of Cleveland was unani- mously reelected vice president of the | league. The next meeting will be held in | Chicago in February.
 | The Boston Nationals unconditionally released Catcher Shaw and the St Louis Americans will release Second Baseman Williams to Minneapolis. l iio (iieAhifdti CiuD eOiQ CALCner Frank Roth to Minneapolis and Third Maseman Dolan and Pitcher Lower te Denver.
 The Baseball Writers Association of America, at it's first annual meeting this afternoon, reelected all officers.
 Two hundred baseball men-club own
 CTS. managers, players and "fans''-sat down at the tables at the Waldorf -As-
 toria tonight as the guests Of the cham pion Pittsburg club of the National | league.
 Ban B. Johnson of the American league paid . tribute to the late Harry C. Pull liam and praised his successor John A.
 Heydler. whom he is backing for re- | election.
 Telegrams and letters were received
 from Vice President Sherman, Charles
 P Taft and many others who had been
 invited The vice president wrote:
 'I appreciate your courtesy fully be.
 cause I am great admirer of the ma
 tional game and believe that 1t is first
 among the truly attractive and clean
 sports of the country"
 There was long list of toasts and 6
 vaudeville show. Hugh Jennings spoke
 on 'The Smile That Won't Como On.''
 Still running. not too fast nor yet toc slow:
 But making friends where'er they go The watehaa that aal1