The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-19
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 TO PULLIAM National League Presi- dent to Rest Up. FRACTIONAL STRIFE ENDS John 4. Heydlef to Act as chief
 Executive. President charlie Murphy ef Chicsge NatieaaI LeaKue Cius Apeio- gises te President pan
 yehnssn es Amexicaa
 League. .

Chicago, Iil., Feb. 1s.-Eactionai strife in the National League was re- moved at the closing .,h, session ol a. srs rrs C. Pulliam was granted an indefinite leave Of absence. at his own request. in order that he may recover from the nervous strain from which he has long
 In the mssntime. his pos. as chief executive of the League will be nlled by John A. Heydler, at present sec- retary and treasarer of the organize-
 The disagreements between President Pulliam and certain National League megnates provided material for most of the discussion during the closing hours of the conference and while the League president lived up to his au- nounced intention of remaining away from Jthe meeting because he was wearied of conflict. the League repre- cient executive and voted unanimous- ly to grant him an indefinite leave Of absence.
 In order to leave nothing lacking
 marked ias ESs shs last OI of the @sssiag Prss
 ident Charles Murphy, of the Chicago National LaRgue club apologized in open meeti6E to President Ban John present at the Ssession upon invitation. hfor the purpose of telling what he knew of the alleged attempted bribing of Umpires Kiem and Johnstone during tween Ns 'G shs chicaso s and New New 4ork or Ss- @ tionals.
 The entire bribery problem proved to be so difncult in handling that ft was pires and aii evidence in the hands of the special committee appointed to in. vesttgate ~the affairs. be turned over to the conimittee to De acted upon as .n S,t rt ss SDsn sess nN.~ .h ca,r,t.. tee may call . meeting of ths com. manding powers of baseball tomorrow to start the task of getting to the hOt- '0M Ss Mas shs sstsr tsrASns MI Johnson had ad- dressed the Nation9i League magntes tht President Murphy offered his apoi- ogies for whatever he hads said in the past concerning the American League handshaking was dispensed with. John. son bowed his ackn0wledgments and he was voted the thanks of magnates for his efforts in behalf of the national
 rThe ticket complication during the championship series in Chicago be- tween the Chicago and Detroit clubs,
 was gons inlG q s0ms lensth enf ts isS,;n sHrs of passes to the wives, of players. but hereafter the chosan friends of the dia-
 mond stars will be obliged to dispense
 decided eek d to do away with the practice of giving free ladies' days" In any oi the National League parks.
 The proposed amendment to the na- ti0na1 agreement was ratified by the League. Clubs will be limited In tfla major leagues to twenty-Gve piEyers between May 26 and August 90. and thirty dye piayeFs after the latter date Tn the classes A Leagues, they will be limited to sixteen and to twenty i've in the same arrangement as res gards dates. After considerable dis- cuMaion 1t was decided that the date for postponed games>~will be fixed by
 the home club on the day of postpone In the resolution granting President Puliiam a leave of absence for an in- definite period. the magnate@ expressed the hope that he would return to his duties fully restored in health.
 In the statement issued by President Pulliam before the meeting Of the league, he expressed the hope that
 baseball would not meet the fate which had overtaiken horse ERcinR Throughout the country
 When the National Commission holds It's next meeting, 1t is probable that the request of President Murphy to be per
 mitted to pay a ei0,000 bonus to his players, as per the promise he made during the Chlcago-Detroit champion ship series. will be considered.