Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-15
BALL MAGNATES
CANNOT AGREE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS IN
DEADLOCK
ROBINSON OF ST. LOUIS HOLDS
DECIDING VOTE
Routine Matters Came Up Yesterday.
Hope to Settle Presidential Elee-
tion Today-Pennant Officially
Awarded Pittsburg Club
Associated Prcssl

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NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Routine mat
ters were disposed of by the board of
directors of the National league of pro-
fessional baseball clubs, which con-
vened today. Consequently the all-im-
portant question of electing a president
will not be taken up until tomorrow.
The situation apparently Is dead
locked, with John NJ Ward command
ing the votes of the New York, Brook
lyn. Chicago and Philadelphia clubs
and John NJ. Heydler, present president
sure of the support of the CINCINNATI
Pittsburg and Boston clubs.
Stanley Robinson of st. Louis holds
the deciding vote, but he has not as
yet decided whom to vote for Base
hall men now on the ground beneVe
National league magnates, If Heydler
and Ward each have four votes, VIII
look around for a compromise candl-
date, and the man who has the best
chance in this contingency is Ned Han
lon, former owner of the Baltimores:
Joseph d. OBrien, president of the
American association, who has been
mentioned as dark horse, said tonight
he was not interested in the National
league presidential situation in any
way.
IL am n candidate for reelection In
O'Brien, "and do not look FOR promo
ton"
The national commission will hold
another meeting tomorrow morning, at
which it will possibly reopen the case OF
the attempt to bribe umpires IN the
playoff games in October, 1908, between
the New York and Chicago Nationals.
No important trades between major
clubs have been negotiated, but there
tn I,n mnnflnNE
It seems assured that the New YORK
Americans will get Catcher Criger from
st. Louis, and that Norman Elberfeld,
New York American shortstop, viii be
sold TO washington.
Minor league managers have not sue
ceeded in getting any material from
major league clubs. but hope to soon.
Buffalo sold First Baseman Clancy TO
Baltimore today and is planning to
trade off Outhelder Flanagan.
The Montreal club signed George
Smith, Buffalo's manager last year, as
its second baseman.
The American league meeting to-
morrow Is called for 2 o'clock and
President johnson says his organiza-
ton will be all through with its af-
fairs by o'clock. The directors, who
concluded their deliberations today.
dismissed charges that the New York
team nau maintained II buiSAb ~ Ni7
close signals used by opposing teams.
In dlsmissing the charges, however,
the board resolved that any manager
or official found guilty Of operating a
sign tipping bureau shall be barred
from baseball for all time. This mo-
tion was carried unanimously.
National league directors did not get
through wirh their work and will have
another session.
The pennant was officially awarded
to the Pittsburg club today.
William j. Murphy, manager of the
Philadelphia team, filed a letter with
the board stating how his contract
with the Quaker club has two years TO
run and asking that the new officers
be compelled TO respect It, This they
will have TO do under provisions of
the National league constitution.
President Brush Of the New York
club asked that the Philadelphia club
be fined $1,000 for having forfeited a
game at the polo grounds last season.
No action was taken, and 1t will be
brought up again tomorrow morning.