Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18

New York, Dec. 17-After taking
three ballots which showed continual
ton OF the deadlock of yesterday, the
third session of the annual meeting of
the National League of Professional
Baseball Clubs adjourned this evening
to meet again tomorrow morning at
the Waldorf Astoria. The three ballots
stood: For John VI. Ward, T. for w
r. Brown of Louisville 4.
The most significant feature of the
meeting was the introduction by Garry
Hermann. president OF the Cincinnati
club, of telegram from Ban B. john
son. president of the American League.
which was given out as follows:
1.-The American League club owners
have left New York. This should indi-
cate forcibly to you and your COL
leagues that we do not wish to in
fiuence or embarrass to the slightest
degree your organization in the cleo
tion of all officer" Johnson sent this
telegram at Syracuse, N. Y, last night
on his way to Chicago after the Amer
lean League meeting here. When Herr
mann read this telegram, John #.
Brush. who had been brought from
his apartments to the meeting in an
invalii's chair, moved that TMr. john
sons telegram. in which he recedes
from his position. be accepted and
given to the press"
This was carried unanimously and
after the four-hour session was over
President Ebhets 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
to sit on the National Commission if
Ward was elected president of the Ma
:iOnal League, a position he assumed az
an ardent advocate of the reelection
of John A. Heydler.
Ebbetts announced further that if
the eight presidents could not break
the deadlock they must either appoint
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
event of 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
Hermann of Cincinnati Dreyfuss of
Pittsburg, Dovey of Boston, Murphy
of Chicago ard Ebbetts Of Brooklyn.
The first three were pledged to Heyd-
Ter. The vote for Brown is not taken
seriously. Only two of the magnates
l. \; t.
considered out of the race. The Herr
mann Dreyfuss faction still insists
that they are for him if there is a
chance for him to win. If not they are
for anyone except Ward. AS opposed
to this the Murphy followers say they
will not vote for any one but Ward.
It is considered almost certain that
If an agreement is not reached after
three hours tomorrow the election will
be postponed indefinitely and another
regency of three will he appointed or
that Heydler will be continued in the
position as acting president
1t is rumured that Stanley Robson
of St Louis can obtain sufficient play
ers to make an almost pennant VIM
ming club if he will vote for either
Ward or Heydler. His manager, Bres-
nahan, has been very busy among the
players in the corridors. Brush of New
York and Murphy of Chicago are said
TO have made enticing offers of play
ers to Robson If he would vote for
Ward
Horace Fosel and the Philadelphia
club have ceased to be a mystery. Foo
gel now admits that he is irrevocably
attached to Murphy of Chicago. and
that he will vote as does Murphy.