Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-16
No PRESIDENT FOR
NATIONAL LEAGUE
IS CHOSEN
Baseball MagnateS Spend Day
in FruitIeSS. TaIkfesti Ameri-
can Leaguers Hold Harmoni-
Gus Session.


jBy Morning journal Special Leased wirei
New York. Dec. l5.-The National
league of professional baseball clubs
is still talking. The American league
met today. transacted its business
with dispatch and adjourned until
next year. but the senior Organization.
dcadlocked yer the selection of a
president, talked two hours. and then
adjourned until 1870 O'Clock tomor-
row. The club owners got as far as
The election of officers but no farther,
and the situation with regard to the
National league presidency remains
unchanged. John NJ, Ward commands
four votes. John A. Heydler, the
present incumbent. commands three.
and one club owner. Robinson. st.
Louises, refuses to say for whom he
will vote. Although it is predicted
that he will vote for ,Teydler. there
seems to be no weakening in the ranks
oi the men against Heydler. Charles
II. Ebbetts, president of the Brooklyn
club, reiterated positively that he viii
never vote for Heydler: Barney Drey-
fuss. president of the Pittsburg club.
says, ON the other hand, that he will
remain here until next spring If nee
essary to land Heydler in the job.
John NJ. Ward, he adds, has no chance
nj All, and Robinson has told him.
Dreyfuss, hat while he has not
pledged himself for Heydler. he will
never vote for Ward.
With this situation at hand, ORGY
fuss has consulted attorneys in order
to ascertain what will happen in case
Ward receives four votes and Heydler
three. with Robinson declining to vote.
He was told that under the laws of
this state the four votes would not
elect Ward, all of which seems to in
dictate that the National league has
considerable Of a|pow-wow ahead be-
fore u decision is reached. In some
ways 1T looks like a compromise can
didate, who may or may not be Ned
Hanion, former owner of the Balti~
more club, would be elected.
Horace Fogel. representing the new
owners of the Philadelphia club, was
admitted to the meeting. but many OF
the club owners were not satisfied
with his statement that Charles W
Murphy of Chicago and Charles p.
Taft OF Cincinnati are not the new
purchasers. They are seeking more
Information along this line. The new
club was admitted to membership,
however. and Fogel named the Off
GERS as being. himself. president;
Frank r. Elliott, vice president; Nor
ris Schcck, sccretary-treasurer. and I.
Schwartz and w. Conway, directors.
The claim of the New York club
owners against the Philadelphia club
Tor damages sustained when the Phil
adclphias forfeited "a game at the Polo
grounds october 4. was referred to
the new owners as was also VIM. j
Murray's claim against the old phila-
contract. President Hcydler an
nounced that Players Moren, Doolan
and knab. who We're fined for their
conduct in the gam" of October 4
had not as yet paid their fines and
would be ineligible to play in the
National league until the money was
produced.
The committee appointed in Louis
vile last August to arrange for the
erection of Il monument over the
grave of Harry Pulliam, former presi-
dent of the National league, reported
That action of this kind was unneces-
sary, MS Mr.. PulIiam's family had
erected a monument.
The league decided TO bestow a
lump sum as specified on an invalid
sister nf fH. lat. Yraus1.pt aud Ia
give her the interest on $4,000 durins
her lifetime.
Hoydler submitted his annual re-
port. in which he deplored the many
protests OF ganieS. He argued that
club owners should show the same
consideration to the umpires hat they
do to players who lose games.
The behavior of the players on the
diamond last season was better than
ever before. says Ifeydler.
The receipts of the National league
etubs last season were just 100 per
cent mere than in 1908, the first year
IN which the National and american
leagues worked IN harmony.
The American league meeting rec
"nmended the adoption of "a schedule
NNAiiFN y ntNAN E'ACtns
Io" Cantilion. former manager Of
the Washington club. was exonorated
'l Tn" charge of d%isloyalty to the
ieaguc.
The club owners passed up thc
question or wearing spikes to Pr,si-
dtnt Johnson and Charles Comiskey,
WITH power TO act for The American
iearuc.
Charles summers of Cleveland was
unanimously elected vice president OF
,n' league. The next meeting Will nc
"eid Ia Chicago il February.
The Boston National league club
Internationally released Catcher Al
shaw. and the -. Louis Americans
"ii r'lvas. Second Baseman Williams
u" Minneapolis. IL they can get waiv-
rs on INN. Williems j. destined Ia
manage the II. Joseph club next sea-
son. as il is Joe Cantillon's intention
10 buy the Pueblo franchise and ans
't' u Q" st Joseph. The Cincinnati