The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-14
WARD WILL cAUS|
SPLIT IN BASEBA|
Ban Johnson Takes Dptorn,.
Stand, Not Believing !"
Agitation.
LOOKS LIKE HEYDLER
WILL SECURE SUPpap'
All Other Business Is For,.,,.
in Exciting Race for S'''
President.

NEW YORK. Dee. l3-Th. ~
can leagnc simply will moi toln.s, mS As.i :;
NJ. Ward being elected pfes;donasN f;daN dsI !
National league 10 succeed ~, Of ~
lfeyd Ter. according to Ban p 'gSs gss
American league president who 'oaOS
in New York today. Il he il Nar' ;
SAID Johnson, 1T means war.
As outlining his position on IL. r.
ter on the eve OF the Nation.IIu III =. hi
meeting, Johnson gave ouf NM Isas z
which he has sent TO Auou,, NY H
mann. chairman of tho comm;,,s nen
was instrumental in endlng ~ -
between the National and Aw Aus ~
leagues IN 1903. The letter da,as datSna y
cngo. November 30, and oddros.
Hermann at Cincinnati, saws. ri
Was Surprised. II
When information was b,o,...I,
me from an authentic source thst y,
M, Ward WAS seriously considossi
the presidency Of the National l..
it occasloned me much surnri'.
raised the question as TO tho s;n.,I
of purpose of our organization s.'
the signing of the peace pact ,,S
creation of the national ngrecms.,
ganiZcd baseball has moved alorr
broad. straight channel, with nossss.|
friction.
1.-The chief suag encountered r,l 4
effort to recover Player Gcoros ny,
after he had been awarded 10 tha D T|
cngo American league club at tbc q.
cinnati peace conference. Mr.. va
acting as attorney for PLAYER D.t:
drew up the original contract viii h,
Chicago club. 1t was a threw
agreement, ironbound and riyetsd
another date, Davis signed auotber 1,
tract with the New York Nats,
league club.
"The New York club sought 10 r.,i.
Davis, regardless of the Cintinr,i
award; and, in fact, did use him il h
game, despite n vigorous protest lr,
the American league. The Chicago i;
was finally obliged to % into
courts 10 enforce its contract. and n
NJ. Ward represented the PLAYER In b
proceedings
HDavis was checkmated. but 4;
Chicago club did not have his grds-
in the entire season. The cost OF lin.
| ton to the Chicago club exceeded s}jl
| The entire transaction was clearly
conspiracy, and q wanton violation \
! the peace pact entered into az Cintl'
natl
american league interests mus n
considered and weighed in the a,
struction Of the national commia.
each year. It is far from our puipds
10 say, or even suggest. who the sd
tional league should elect It's prcsids
but common sense and the intesa,'
of other parties 20 the agreement sHs3'
be considered If the present cordid d
lations are 10 continue.
1.-The unbounded prosperity the ea-s|
has enjoyed under IFS present goYeo|
mcnt should serve as a safety-vzy7 a
any unpreludicial act that might ie;I
to destroy = hcalthful, sound and spont'
manlike condition in baseball
johnson Talks.
johnson said tonight that he was I'd
terably opposed TO Charles ". Mupsy<
| Wards chief backer-bccoming dietil4
in The baseball world.
His policies are far from being 10 -,
with the ideas OF men who have -
working for the development OF -
ball. said the American league prss,1s.
.'and would be Tuinous 10 baseball U
lowed 10 con tinue. The American iszs-
desires To continue on friendly TeAtp
with its National rival. but cannot %
II Murphy is to dictate the policy o. =, y
| National league and elect man WAC =.
consistently tried to tear down uie AN
| We have established,
"Mr. Murphy stated, ! believe "
he first arrived here. that the Am.am, Axaas-
league was in favor of longer scns,II
and that all our club owners aovy1,-- s.
II. have talked with every man WI"
! q financial interest In our league -
cannot find any one who desires I" ~
US play 16S games in season. ~
"Mr. Murphy also has insinua,en n,
we Junior leasuers are alteplpt,ns, - ~ II.
tate who shall be elected president ~, =,
National league This is wrong. u''
are surprised that National isasue Su 40
owners should try To remove iioA
a man like John Heydler., -, ~.
ball business. He is thoroushy 'ass -
looks into the future and knows .I I'M ~
tions OF the past, We have no, ssp u,,t
the National league should re-eles. ~
ler. but VIC Think that great nss.
come TO the Natlona! game " VIZ
owners do not. A., .,,snc5'
Concerning the case OF tns a'd' nsyd'
bribery of the umpires IN ~" Ssg I'd
game between the Chicago ana W, 49, ~
! Nationals on October 9 1908. Jonhsvr s.ri
tonight that new evidence ~ae ~..r, ~
him last summer. He will preser eer.',,iA
10 his collea cues or the Nationai e'-
sion for review .,,,sds] III
Johnson Is not altogether sausn,r orsr 4
when the National league turt.s ths NJ
fidayits in the bribery cases " ,h, -
tiopal commission. all papers ~ hNsy I'd
! were sent along. At thar ti,uc ti.s made n
physician was accused anu .,,n, thp ~
scapegoat Johnson thinks ,ua ,usao,taiIye
sjcIan was merely the repre- hsileyts
"tha man higher up" and he oeis, Ns,Ir4
has evidence that viii enable ,ns ,n,ss,.dnal
commission TO so after this ino's''
Short Sessions. .s
The Nationa, commission had ss ssy vii
Informal sessions TODAY. Mee."t . AZ wh1
held tomorrow and Thursus! the uu7r
the new evidence conceIil'"e
bribery Is to be gone over, ,,onaI lsas
The political end oi the Na,,,.bslm,d u
r,set,np has absolutely ,,'mnerIcEr
trading side. Managers at t,s.e,e s,'e leas'7
National. Eastern ana Inis but on g
nra here ready to make oea,s' q, frItu-
count OF the possible runtu,TJ - orsau1
rcia lions between the Two pie socondl|
tious. swapping players II
consideration, .,inc ls Saw
The National leagu" .',s, afiernosa..
TO start at o'clock toinos is that y
but the general impresSlon, 20 tins up.S
gathering Will be iate e,,ractors ~ vii ~
woy ms tie board OF direc.rIcan less7
| frst All National and A'ner'sTSho sTShomss
o,,I, oIyners are here except .rnscled
| Moves of Washington. He ''
| the morning. work. on ae.vs.sl
of IN health will not be np'e and VII z
tho National league meem m,arv Fred /