Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14
ELECTION OF WARD
Means BIG WAR
President Johnson Maintains
That American League
Will Not Stand for Him.
Ia The Strr.

Srcrial Dispatch 10 The Strr.
NEW YORK. December II. If John
Montgomery Ward i elected president Of
THO National League il means war. we
are fortified for it and willing to fight
THAT was the bold assertion Of prcsl-
dent ban Johnson Of the American
- CUE. when questioned here today about
hiS recent declaration that if Ward was
chosen To lead the National League he
would Tot sit in the national commission
Wards election mcins Murphyism,
declared Johnson We cannot stahd
To- Murphyisrn. II will ruin base bali.
II Ward j elected it means that Charles
III Murphy ami lis hackers VIII domi-
ratt base bah. President HERMANN ot
cincinnati AMI President Dre!frss "t
littsourg with me ~ TINS h2ht
against NurpE yisn. If We don't WIZ
~ rrmaun and DrcvfH>S are prepared 10
leave the National League.
Ills policies are far from being III
lue with the ideas It the men who nave
ticon working for the Development 81
t,l~C ham said tnr american League
president 'anl gil he rliinnuS To base
b an II allowed to continue. TIC Ameri-
,44 I.eagHs desires - continue on
friendly relations with itS natural rlNal,
lat caru,i Ia - il Iurphy Is 10 dictate
IN, pole, IT The National League and
elect 4 man Who has consistently tried
u tar down The fabric have estab-
liShed.
Afr. Murr.x also la, insindated that
~ it!nioY leaguers are attempting to die
Iatt who Sha - elected president OF the
National League. This IS wrong. but We
;rc ~Arp,iSed tGdt tna National League
..iut, owners should try to remove from
c,titr !. nan like John ieNdler. More
INVADERS are needed in the base ball bust
rcSS II is thoroughly honest secs into
the ft!.Err and knows conditions OF the
last Ne save not said that the Ma
tionaf League should Te-elect Heydler.
lut w. think that great harm will come
to The national gam if the club owners
don't
do You think Charles w Murphy OBJ
tanned the capital 10 purchase the fhila-
dclpi.ia club" Johnson was asked.
y ii" MOI know about that. but do
say that from what | learned today it
looks as If Murphy and Taft We're try
in. 10 control major league base ball.
said johnson. And that is a significant
remark
Presideni Murphy was cornered in the
WaldorfAstor and asked two direct
questions.
do you own the Phillies or did you
Obtain capital for Fogel to purchase the
Phillics~ was the first
Murphy Evades Question.
Il have enough trouble taking care of
the Chicago club and will not discuss
any other club" was Murphy's evasive
reply.
You admit then you will not talk
about the ownership of the Phillies be-
cause YOU interested in the club?
was the next question.
y have nothing to say was the Chi
cage mdgnate'S only reply And he
walked away to eVaGc further questions.
President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pitts
burg club is sure that Murphy is the
power behind Fogel. But the owner of
TIE Pirates il not nearly so bitter as he
has been reputed to be. ''Fogel will not
To barred FROM the meeting today. de-
ciared Dreyfus last night. AT Least
Viii not bar him. : may ask him to fur
in Nat onal League meeting, but l am
not nearly SO vicious as Fosel may nave
heard ! would be toward him.
Secretary Locke of the Pittsburg club.
u no had charge of issuing Of invitations
To the banquet to be given by the direc
pionShip at the Waldorf tomorrow even
in.y said that an invitation had been sent
10 President Fosel at the offices of the
Philadelphia Ball Company
~ cannot say that Mr.. Fogel received
il" said Locke But il sent. We
intend the banquet TO be place to for
get strifs-sort OF iove feast, YOU know.
AuI If FoSe has anything against us /
hope he attends and forsets it in night
of good fellowship
dofr corridors in earnest conversation
win several OF the masnates. 1t is GER
tain that the PhiliieS' leader is not GO
ing to he ousted quite soon as some
fans in the Quaker city supposed lac
would be- lie is in to fight and is being
backed.
IT Iieydler OF some compromise candi-