Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-17
HOPELESS TANGLE
IN BASEBALL
POLITICS
National League Magnates
Meet and Adjourn Without
Serious Attempt to Solve
Presidency Problem,


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tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
New York, Dec. 16.-No president
of the National league of baseball
clubs was elected by the club owners
in their five-hour session today. Only
n ballot was taken. This resulted
in four votes for John Nj. Ward and
Robert w. Brown. Il Louisville news-
paper man. John Heydler, the pres
emf incumbent, refused to allow his
name to be presented as q candidate
for reelection. with q view of clear
ing the air and determining how Hor-
ace Eogel, who represents the new
owners of the Philadelphia team,
would vote.
As was expected, Fogel voted for
Ward, who was placed in nomination
by Charles p. Ebbetts of Brooklyn,
and seconded by John r. Brush, of
New York. The other votes received
by Ward were those OF the New York,
Bro0klyn and Chicago clubs.
Brown has been considered only In
the light of a compromise candidate.
but he received the votes of Stanley
Robson of st. Louis, Garry Hermann
Of Cincinnati, Barney Dreyfuss of
P%ittsburg, and John :. c.. Dovey Of
Boston. After this deadlock the mag
mates adjourned until tomorrow after
noon. having done little more than
ascertain just how st. Louis and Phil
adelphia presidents stood.
The deadlock is similar to that OF
eight years ago when four clubs de-
cided the election of a. G.. Spaulding
and four others the continuance of
Nicholas f.. Young in office. In the
end 4 compromise was reached with
the resignation of Nicholas Young.
The affairs of the league were then
conducted by an executive committee
which may eventually result from the
present situation.
John Heydler has by n means
withdrawn from the presidential race
ana his name may later be presented.
But in order 10 determine the lineup
HeydIer told August Hermann, own
ner Of the Cincinnati club, not to pre-
his name today and Hermann re-
framed from DONG 50.
The supporters of Heydler, who are
Hermann, Dovey and Dreyfuss, m
Enthusiastically, and Robinson, passive
~. were jubilant tonight over the fact
that no president was chosen on the
first ballot. Charles W. Murphy,
president of the Chicago club said
on his arrival last Friday night that
Ward would be elected president On
the first ballot. The fact that he was
not was cause for celebration among
the pro-Heydler men, who maintain
that If there is any weakening in the
respective forces IT win be among the
supporters OF Ward.
Heydlcr declined to say tonight
whether he will be satisfied 10 retain
his former office Of secretary-treasur-
or In case the compromise candidate
were elected president.
Il have not considered this phase
yet" he said, briefly.
During the protracted session today
President Ebbetts of brooklyn made
an impassioned speech against Ban
u. Johnson. saying that the American
League had no right to dictate TO the
National league whom it should elect
president. The American league mag
mates, most of whom have started for
home after concluding the meeting
yesterday. say that they viii back
Johnson to the limit.
New evidence having been present
ed to the National commission regard
ing the attempt t bride Umpire KLEIN
in October, 1908. when the Chicago |
and New York teams played the game
that decided the championship of the
National league. that body Will reopen
the case. President Murphy of the
Chicago Nationals has apologiZed to
Klein for "A statement given out in
chicago last fall. saying that the arbi-
traitor had II in for the Chicago team !
and had %purposely given it the worst
OF the decisions. This apology tn
Klein was insisted on by President !
Heydler.
The one big trade of the dag was
negotiated between the New York and
81 Louis American league clubs. The
local team got o Criger. the veteran
catcher, N a small cash considcra-
ton FOR Pitcher Joe Lake and Out
iivlder Ray Demmitt.
ihtitufipHld americans SUI"
''us Hetling, a third baseman who was
WIN Cincinnati last season, TO the ST. !
LOUIS American league club. The
general impression was that 1T. Louis
would turn Hetling . to the Louis
VIE team. The Rochester club sold
richer Beecher To Denver and prac-
ucatly made arrangements to get
rlteher Lafitte from Detroit M out
iel0er Crisis from ~. Louis.