Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-18
Opposing Forces Fast In a CIinch
No Election by National League MagnatesHeyder Not Out of the Race Yet-ew Auto Records, to 20 Miles

New York, Dec. 17.-After taking three ballots which showed a continu- ation of the deadlock of yesterday, the l third session of the annual meeting of | the National League of Professional Baseball clubs adjournsd this evening | to meet again tomorrow, morning at 1 the Waldorf Astoria. The three bal lots stood: For John M. Ward 4, for w. R. Brown of Louisville 4.
 Johnson Leaves the Field Clsar. The most significant feature of the meeting was the introduction by Garry Hermann, president of the Cincinnati club, of telegram from Ban E. John- son, president of the American league, which was given out as follows:
 The American league club owners ahye left New York. This should in- dicate forcibly to you and your col- leagues that we do not wish to inf1u- ence or embrrass to the slightest de- gree your organization in the election of an officer''
 Johnson sent his telegram at Syra- cuse, N. r., last nights on his way to Chicago, after the American league meeting here.
 Brush in an lnvaIid's Chair.
 When Hermann read this telegram, John T. Brush who had been brought from his apartments to. the meeting in an invalids chair. moved "that MT. Johnson's telegram, in which he re- ceded from his position, be accepted and given to the press"
 This was carried unanimously, and after the four hour session was over President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club announced that it had been the sense of the eight magnates that Ban John son had receded from his avowal not fn eft ho fcsesir r,f Ward was elected president of the Ma tfonal league, position he assumed as an ardent advocate of the re-elec- tion of John A. Heydler.
 Regency or Appointment from Direc-
 tors.
 Ebbetts announced further that if the eight presidents could not break tthe deadlock they must either appoint a regency, such as formerly existed, or appoint one of their number to act as president. He insisted that the meet ing yesterday had not by resolution amended the bylaws whereby, in the eventA of a vacancy in the presidency, the board of directors should elect an acting president. On the other hand, Horace Fogel, the newly credited presi- dent of the Philadelphia club, said this morning that the bylaws had been so amended
 Such a resolution, if adopted, would give the Heydler forces control, for the board of directors is composed of Hermann ( Cincinnati, Dreyfuss of Dovey of Boston, Murphy | of Chicago and Ebbetts of Brooklyn. | The first three are pledged to Heydler.
 HeydIer Not Out of the Race.
 The vote for Brown is not taken seriously. Only two of the magnates know him personally. Heydler is not | out of the race. The Herr | nann-Dreyfuss faction still insists that | -hey are for him if there is a chance | 'or him to win. If not, they are for | lnyone except Ward. As opposed to his, the Murphy followers say they will not vote for anyone but Ward.
 It is considered almost certain that | f an agreement is not reached after hree hours tomorrow that the election will be postponed indefinitely and that 'ither degentvq of three will be ap- 'ointed or that Heydler will be contin- led in the position as acting presi- lent.
 It Is runored that Stanley Robison