New-York tribune., 1909-12-15
TRUCE In BASEBALL
R4TTLE PUT OFF FOR
4 DAY.
Philadelphia Must Be Elected
Before II Can Tote
for Hard.

rhe-e were plenty Of lively skiruishes he
tween members - the Warring factions
.frh Sfauley Robson. OF S. Louis as ~.
rore O. contention. as his vote is needed
o. much hy those Who are supporting
John - Ward - insure the election ~ the
ofs second hasenan ~ tho Giants and the
present vel known golfer As r. is hy the
rren who are standing bv John A Hevdler
- ho succeeded tho late Harry g Pulliarn
re president % the League. 20 bring about
des6lork and consequently a chance for
compromise
r. fs INST possible thar the various o--n-
e-s needed smother dsy 20 plsv polite.
before Eoirg into executive session FOR the
rnnus' meeting. but IN any case the board
~ directors made NJ 90 August Herr
mann. - cincinnati: John nove,- of Bos-
-on charles ~ Fbhets. % BROOKLYN. and
charles X Murphy. of Chicago-found so
-ucr business 10 transact. or. rather. took
81 much time 20 transact what business
vas before a. ~ the headquarters - the
League. IN tho ST James Building that The
frst clash VAS put over until to-day.
story was going the rounds yes;er-
dsv rhst Charles u. Murphy has over
-esched himself IN forming an alliance
with the Philadelphia club 10 aid in IN.
slection - Mr WARD. Under the consti-
furior Of the National League the Phils-
deiphia club in new hands can be elected
- mem mhership in the League only h,- q
three-fourths vote. and August Hermann
snd ne other supporters Of John A Hevd-
ler can block the Ward faction by refusing
70 admit Philadelphia. This angle OF the
controversy hss not beer generally con
side-eS. and may bring about a conlpro-
nise snd the election % a dark horse. as
vss suggested in The Tribune On Nfondsv
p IT, Brown. Western newspaper man.
vas talked II as = candidate
Horace Fogel. the new president % the
Philadelphia National League Club. ar
RIVED st the Waldorf yesterday az ? o'clock.
= has been generally understood that he
YOU'D support John NJ Ward hut the
Hevdisr forces took fresh heart when IN
response 20 q direct question as 70 how he
vCuld vote. NJ Fogel said:
an on the fence 7 have nc particular
Interest in the election of . president
wss not in hasebsn when whatever the
trouble rs arose. All want 70 see IL what
-sr de for the best interests Of the Phil
sdepris club. r Does not matter 20 me
whether NJ. Fevdler or Mr Ward is
secree L Win not put one quarter more
'rtr our gates. viii have 10 trouble with
either o. them"
When questioned IS - the ownership -
t-s FhUsde phis club. ne declared that ~.
-ersonally held = ma joritv Of tho stock
s7d that the books were open 10 any one
I'm authority who wished 10 see them. lie
would not confirm the statement that
Charles ?. Tar vas the real owner of the
club. but many persons closely identified
Sirh baseball are of the opinion thar the
hrother - uile President has sold out his
Murphy snd nov controls the Quakers.
Tne corridors % the Waldorf Astoria
psre crowded YESTERDAY with owners. man
srers and rsvcrs from AL pats of the
.o1nf--. and everybody was looking for
f1e stest news about the election II =
PRESIDENT Fred Knowles the genial sec
refsrv OF tho NeW York club. assured the
nsVspsper men that he Wss quite as much
IN fhe dark as anybody else, and John J.
N-f-sv. manager ~ the Giants. vas too
busy irving 10 work Qua some deal 70
FrrerEthen his team 20 bother his head with
baseball politics Christie Msthewson, the
great pitcher. snd Cv Seymour. stood
around talking 70 friends, while a host of
othe- men who have made a name for
themselves on the diamond did the same.
.rokrg wise and saving little.
. p. Ebbets. president OF the Brook
fr CLUE, Who came OFT openly IN support
of John n. Ward -ew GAYS ago. vas
busy a. rhe afternoon al a meeting of the
board or directors but when seen last night
re oppressed confidence that Mr.. Ward
would 10 selected on the hrst ballot
John T. Brush. president OF the New
York club who has been confined 10 his
room on account ~ broken arm, was
feeling more like himself yesterday and
toos short ride In his automobile 70 get
80 air. The plaster cast was removed
rvn NJ three DAYS ago. and the bones IN
E.s arm which were splintered appear 70
have knitted vel. according 10 tho doctor.
-rs annual meeting of the Baseball
Niters Association was postponed until
o'clock rris afternoon 81 the Waldorf.
f- va4 said thst George stallings had
practically completed a trade by which Lou
criEer. catcher - the 81. Louis Americans
would play With the Yankees next year IN
eAcHanzs Cor Jack Quinn, pitcher. or
Austin. third base.
TIE National Commission held brief
session yesterday. Asmusssn, q player. was
sssrdef ~ the Eau claire tNisD club,
r''r no privilege N draft from that club.
N t1e Torrer case the commission refused
- application for = rehesrfpg
Tho board of directors - tho American
i~sEge held meeting hat did not last
moro Than IN hour and half Tho
t~ss-lrer-s report was read and approved
src pl be presented 20 the fuil meeting
0f 80 Tesele vi hen r. meets ~ ~ o clock
~.1sr ~ ths Hotel WaloOtt. The report
pss particularly gratifying, ss H. showed
sr increase over rhe season - 1905
President Johnson brought up the subject
of -ne zirnaI code. which, n had been
asserted was used iu the New York
american League grounds during part
g. .a-t season. The following resolution
vas offered - r y. Hedges. of - LOUIS.
and se-onaed ny P. J. Navin, Of Detroit;
Whereas charges have been printed N
ire public press - the enect that ourihs
f1s past season = sign tipping bureau was
Operated on the grounds of the Ne~ YORK
American League Baseball Club. and
-Vhe-eas The board 81 dirert~-s - the
American League has carefully consioereo
a. the evidence before b. - - me exist
suoe ~ snch a bureau therefore.
Be IN resolved That IN the opinion "i
fre boaro fhe New YORK club ~ Tree
from an completely IN sun g tipping ar
fsr
Pc r further resolved, That ~ ls the
sens ~ the board that any manager or
oricisi proved guilty q operating q sign
tipping bureau should BE- barred from
ne sen1I fOr 81 tims