Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03
PULLlAM IS LAID TO REST
Funeral of Base Ball Magnate Held
at Louisville.
HEYDLER is HIS SUCCESSOR
of National League t. Pro-
NOTED TO BE It's resident-
Many Games are POST
poned for Funeral.
HEYDLER IS HIS sUCCI

Ky, Aug. 1.-The body Of
Garry Clay Pulliam, late president Of the
National league, was brought back this
afternoon to Louisville, the city he calleI
home and from which he departed twelve
years ago to begin the rapid climb which
landed him at the top in the base ball
world. The body arrived in Louisville
shortly after II o'clock in charge Of Mr..
Pulliam's brother-in-law, c. w. Cain OF
Nashville; John Heydler, Mr.. Pulliam's
close friend and acting president of the
National league and a guard Of honor com
posed Of club owners and men influential
In the affairs of the American and Ma
tionsl leagues, the American association
and other base ball organizations. The
coffin was taken to the chapel of an under
taking establishment, there to be viewed
by a great number Of friends.
AmonS the honorary pallbearers were
b. B. johnson. president of the American
league; o A. Heydler, secretary Of the
National league; John E. Bruce, secretary
Of the National base ball commission;
President Dreyfuss Of the Pittsburg club,
President Stanley Robson of the st. Louis
club, President John Dovey OF the Boston
club, President Ebbetts Of the Brooklyn
club, President William shettsline Of the
Philadelphia club and a number of men
prominent III LOulANlli6 dIIalGS.
1t was a day Of half-masted flags and
deserted grounds in memory of Mr.. Pull
liam in the more important cities where
the national game is known. The Southern
league carried it's flags half furled and
President Kavanaugh requested that
no games be played.
Instead magnates. players and friends of
Mr.. Pulliam gathered at his grave.
HeydIer Succeeds PuIItam.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. Mot more
than an hour after Harry c. Pulllam, late
president of the National league, had been
buried in Cave Hill cemetery, this city,
John Heydler Of Cincinnati, secretary Of
the league, had been chosen president in
his place, at a special meeting Of the d.
~rectors.
There was some feeling, Of which Presi-
dent Charles w. Murphy Of the Chicago
team was spokesman, that 1t was indeli-
cate to name Mr.. Pulliam's successor at
this time, but the leagues immediate
need of a qualified head was such that
the directors decided upon an immediate
election.
Besides electing Mr.. Heydler who is to
fill Mr.. Pulliam's unexpired term, the d.
rectors concerned themselves only with
paying tribute to Mr.. Pulliam. They desiK-
mated the remainder of his salary as presi-
dent during 1909 to his estate, and they
appointed Garry Hermann of Cincinnati,
Barney Dreyfus of Pittsburg and c. w.
Murphy as a ommitte to select and have
erected in Cave Hill a monument to Pull
Ham.
In addition to this they provided that
the players in the National league shall
wear crepe for thirty days. The meeting
was attended by -four of the five league
directors-Murphy, Dreyfus, Ebbets of
Brooklyn and John Dewey of Boston. Garry
Hermann, the absentee, will reach Gin
cinnati tomorrow from the west
President HeydIer's Career.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-John Arnold
Heydler. the new president of the National
league, has been its secretary since 1902.
He was born in La Fargeville, n. Y, on
July 10, 1869. He learned the printing trade
in Rochester and later went to Washing
ton, where ne was employed by the govern
ment.
For three years Mr.. Heydler was one Of
the substitute umpires of the National
league. While sporting editor of a Wash
ington paper he helped the American
league gain a foothold in that city. He
is universally popular with club owners,
managers and players.
Respect for PuIiam.
Bat and ball were laid aside by thirty
professional base ball clubs today out of
respect to the memory of Harry C. Pull
liam, president of the National league, who
was buried at Louisville, KY, this after
NOM. This is the first time In base ball
history, it is said. that all clubs of the
National and American leagues simultan-
eously RETAINED from their sport.
The New York State league was the only
minor organization TO call all of It's games,
but two games of the Eastern league,
those at Rochester and Buffalo, were post
poned.