The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-19
WIND UP SESSION
Baseball NagnateS Bury the
Hatchet and Adjourn.
PASS IMPORTANT MEASURES
Umpire Bribery Case Goes 10 Ma
tionaI Commission for Settlement
Major League Clubs Can Carry
Twenty-Five PIsyers-Day of Bus
10 Bail Park Thing of the Past.

Chicago, Feb. I2-The clouds OF war
which have been rolling ard rumbling
about the meeting Of the National League
uagnstes at the Annex cleared away this
afternoon and allowed the sunshine OF
GOOD feeling 10 come back to its own
The quarrels between the magnates
have all been patched up. President Muir
phy, OF The Cuos. and Ban Johnson. p7esi-
dent OF the American League. buried the
Ratchet, and again are friends
Garry Hermann, owner OF the Cincin-
nai club. and President Murphy also quit
Their quarrel The fuss that has been
breeding between some Of the club owners
n the league and Harry C Puliiam. the
executive Of the circuit. was also straight
ened out
The action OF tbs magnates IN regard
20 President PulHam was a mere business
proposition on the face OF It. yet under
meath Il was q nice bit OF sentiment
That the members q the league should
overlook all their differences with the
young president and grant him leave OF
absence for an indefinite period. so that
he could take much needed rest. shows
that the magnates are not the hard
hearted monsters they are sometimes de-
pIcted-
President PuIIian was permitted to 50
wherever ne wishes and stay IS long as
he desires. His position with the league
IS firm, and he =iu continue to draw his
1uIl salary.
Up to National Commission.
The magnates got down 10 real bust
ness this afternoon after they quit their
petty QuarreEs. The umpire bribery
scandal was discussed quite extensively
and It was decided that the national com
mission was the proper body 10 handle
the case.
4 resolution was adopted turning the
matter over 10 the supreme court Of
baseball, and L IS expected that this
body VIII make e thorough investigation
Of It's own accord ard publish a report
later
Just what this report viii be IS a mat
ter for gamble, but It is almost certain
the commission viii give out the state
ments and afidavits fled by Umpires
KEN and tombstone when they reported
the matter TO President PuiIiam.
3. 3. johnson. president Of the Amer
lean League. was called into The meeting
OF the National magnates, and. speaking
as a member Of the commission, accepted
the JOB as investigator Of the bribery
case. il was al this point that the DIFF
ferences between President Murphy. Of
the Cubs, and the executive OF the Amer
lean League were smoOthed over Presi-
dent Murphy arose before the members
OF his league and made an apology 10
President Johnson for some fI1-tempered
thing have said" as the Cub magnate
put IL The apology was accepted by
President Johnson.
After Murphy and Johnson patched I'D
their differences Garry Hermann got
together with the Cubs president and a
compact Of peace was formed.
The plans Of President PulIiam were not
announced tonight. His brother arrived
this afternoon from Wisconsin. and his
brOther-in-law and q personal friend from
Louisville are expected 10 arrive to-mor-
row It Is expected he viii go 10 the
home Of his sister. in Nashville, where he
VIII rest and try 10 regain his health.
Ratffy Important Change.
The magnstes ratified the changes IN
the national agreement, which provide
that major league clubs wiz not be al
lowed 20 carry more than twenty-five
Players between May Il and August D.
The limit VIII be boosted from August .
70 Nay Is 10 thirty-fve players. It was
also decided that no passes VIII be issued
10 PLAYERS, either Of the home team or
the visiting club.
The day Of the bus for the visiting
club TO ride to and from their hotel and
the ball park is gone. The magnates de-
oided to-day to impose a fine Of 80 for
each club that persisted IN the use OF
buses or carriages. The intention Of this
ruling is TO make the players dress at the
grounds
The date on which postponed games are
70 be PLAYED OF must be set by the home
club BY p n. on the day Of the post
ponemeuL In case the game IS to be
PLAYED the following day. the unpires
present must also be notified by the home
club- This rule il expected 10 Go away
with the trouble which arose under the
old conditions and left the schedules Of
postponed games indefinite.
The magnates finished their business at
6,59 o'clock and left for their respective
homes tonight