The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-12
Ward rs Chanee.

New York. Dec 1.-THE chances for the
election Of John NJ. Ward 20 the presl-
dency of the National BaSeDall le9 1ss,i u0
appeared brighter today althou6h JON
a. HeydIers friends were tighung nara
TO keep him in the position ana declared
their confidence of winning out.
Ward is not only energeucaly packed
by Charles W. Murphy, president OF the
Chicago club, but President Charles II.
lEbbets Of the Brooklyn club declared tnat
IL is certain that five of the eight cluo
presidents viii vote for Ward on the Ilrsl
ballot. thus electing him.
Outside of the fight over the presidency
a. Is held there VIII be a strong conleH-
ton over the plan TO change some OF lle
rules governing the game, and TINS VIII
make the annual meeting OF the league
next Tuesday one of the most interesting
in recent years.
on Wednesday, and the two organizations
will he in session at the same time con-
sidering the proposed changes in the rules
The matter of governing the umpires ana
passing on appeals from thelf declslOIs
will also be considered.
THE election for president VIII De
hard proposition and il looks 10 me now
like a deadlock, was the way Ffesideht
Heydler of the National baseball league
today summed up his own chances Tor
late arrivals tonight were Barney
.Drevfuss, president of the Plttsburg Ma
tionals. and Fred Lake, now manager OF
the Boston club of the same Organiza-
ton.
Dreyfuss said he would fight with Herr
mann and Dewey for the reelection or
John A. Heydler to the NatiOnol League
He laughed at the statement Of Charles
w Murphy of Chicago, that john NJ.
Ward would be president Of the NatlonaI
League on the first ballot.
Ward won't even be elected on the
tWenty-first ballot he said.
Denies Rumor.
Dreyfuss denied the rumOr from Chi
cagO that Fred Clarke. manager or the
Pittsburg club, had decided to retire from
the game.
week" said Dreyfuss, mot TO tell me
that his bail playing days are over, but
TO decide where our team is to train next
spring. We have an offer to 80 TO Cali
f6rnia. Clarke will be the Pittsburg club
manager next season ana as many years
thereafter as he cares to serve
There is little talk about trades that
viii be made here next week. Club own
ers and managers are too interested in
the political situation in the National
League TO discuss swapping players just
now.
League. is due to reach New York tOmOr-
row night There will be a meeting Of the
national commission next Nj lday morn
ing. The report that Johnson would all
the umbire-bribing scandal created q
great deal of interest here.
Il have received letters from every club
owner around the circuit endorsing M
stand against John NJ. Ward for presi
dent Of the National league" said Pres
ident Johnson late tonight. And while
our objection is well founded, the chic
opposition is TO having Ward serve OF
the national commission. The club own
ers of the American league do not car
who lands the National league presidency
but the American league owners are en-
titled TO fun consideration when Candi
dates are named to serve on the highes
board IN organized baseball.
Il repeat, if Ward is elected, the Amer
lean league viii be without represen
tatiVe on the commission