The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-18
DEADLOCK IN THE
NATL CONTINUES
NEITHER FACTION MADE ANY
HEApWAY IN THE PRESIDENCY
-JoHNsoN's TELEGRAM.

New York, Dec. Is. - After taking
three ballots which showed a continu-
alton Of the deadlock, the third ses-
sion Of the annual meeting OF the Ma
tional league of professional baseball
clubs adjourned. The three ballots
stood; For John M. Ward 4: 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 a telegram from Ban B. John
son, president OF the American league,
which was as follows:
The American league club owners
have left New York This should in
dieate forcibly to you and your coll
leagues that we do not wish to in
huence or embarrass to the slightest
degree your organization in the cleo
tion of an officer"
Johnson sent this telegram from Sy-
racuse, N Y, last night on his way to
Chicago after the American league
meeting here.
When Hermann read this telegram
John T. Brush, who had been brought
from his apartments to the meeting in
an invalid's chair, moved ''that Mr.
Johnson's telegram in which he re-
cedes from his position be accepted
and given to the press"
This was carried unanimously and
after the four hour session was over.
Presient Ebbets of the Brooklyn club.
announced that it was the sense Of
the eight magnates that Ban Johnson
receded from his ayowal not to sit on
the national commission If Ward was
elected president of the National
league, a position he assumed as an
ardent allocate Of the reelection of
John A. Heydler.
May Name Regency.
Ebbets 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
meeting yesterday did not by resoIu-
ton amend the bylaws whereby, i'm
the event of vacancy in the presi-
dency the board of directors should
elect an acting president On the
other hand Horace Fogel, the newly
credited president of the philadelphia
club, said this morning that the by
laws were so amended.
Such a resolution, If adopted, would
give the Heydler forces control. for
the board of directors is composed of
hermann, of Cincinnati; Dreyfuss.
Of Pittsburg; Dewey, of Boston; Muir
ply, of Chicago, and Ebbets of Brook
lyn The first three are pledged to
Heydler.
Brown a Joke.
The vote for Brown is not taken
seriously. Only two of the club own
ers know him personally. Heydler is
not considered out of the race. The
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS faction still in
sists that they are for him if there is
chance for him to win. If not they
are for anyone except Ward. AS on
posed to tnis, the Murphy followers
say they will never vote for any one
but Ward
1t is considered almost certain that
If an agreement is not reached today.
the election will be postponed indefi-
AANSl3 0NAAh tAAdN 6lLH6I a regency of
three will be appointed or that Heyd-
Ter will be continued in the position
as acting president.
Robinson's Chance.
It is rumored that Stanley Robin
son Of st. Louis, can obtain sufficient
players to make an almost pennant
winning club if he will vote for either
Ward or Heydler.
His manager, Roger Bresnahan, 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 players
to Robinson il he will vote for Ward
FoaeI Exposed.
Horace Fogel and the Philadelphia.
club have ceased to be a mystery. |
Fogel now admits that he is irrevoc-
ably attached to Murphy, of Chicago. |
and that he will vote as does Murphy |