The Washington times., 1909-12-17
BUFFALO MAY LAND
DOWNS AND MILAN
They viii Go to Norfolk, But Are Apparently
Doomed to Eastern League-Magnates Firm
in Their Alignment

tilted with the national pastlme in New
York. Most Of them will stay here I'M
dent.
Joe O'Brien, president Of the Ameri-
can Association, started last night for
Milwaukee,. Scribes told Joe that they
did not wish to see him back here again
until next December, Though they per
sonally liked him. O'Brien said he con-
men identified with baseball The opin-
lon OF John E. Bruce. secretary Of the
National Commission, was the same,
only little bit stronger.
They don't make them any better
IMAM Heydler,' said Bruce. "He is the
quintessence OF manhood"
Bruce will resign the secretaryship
OF the National Commission, II Garry
Hermann Is not reelected to the chair
manship Of that organization.
John A. Heydler mingled with the
common herd while the National
Leaguers were consuming five hours to
take one ballot He was called into
the meeting three minutes before the
ScrlbeS were admitted to Ii and was
pleasantly greeted, of course, by Charles
w; Murphy, who has reverted to his
Old habit of apologizing to people after
making sassy cracks about them. on
Wednesday c. Webb told a scribe that
he was sorry he made the remark about
II Delng none OF the public's business
Whom the National League elected as
It's president, and yesterday the Chica-
gOan came through with an apology to
Umpire Billy Klein for insinuating that
ne was a crook and that the arbitrator 5
deCisions IN the important Pittsburg-
chicago series, played last September,
were inspired by the desire to heat the
Cuos out OF their fourth pennant. This
apology was insisted on BY President
Heydler' and undoubtedly saved a law
suit.
Heydler says for the present he will
make no statement as 10 whether he
will be willing TO accept the position Of
secretary treasurer OF the National
League provided IL Is offered 10 him
| anu provided he is not reelected to
the presidency. Heydler intimated that
II VIII be long time before the present
deadlock is broken.
John AS ideas also were the opinions
Of the scribes and the magnates. Bar
ney Dreyfuss doesn't like hotel life, but
sun ne Is willing TO stay In the Wal
| dorf for the next few weeks, and II a
president has not then been elected he
will rent an apartment I'm the Wash
lngton Heights district and remove his
goods and chattels here. Ebbets is will
| ing 10 stick to Ward until there is skat-
! ing in the lower regions, and so is Muir
| ply. Fogel will have TO trail along
with the Brooklyn Damon and the Chi
cagO Pythlas until told not 10 do so by
/ the owners OF the Philadelphia club
who still are said TO be Charles W.
! Murphy and Charles 2. Taft
| The bRllOtinR was resumed at
/ o'clock today. and the general idea IS
that the vote still will be four for
/ Ward and four for Brown.
According to one OF the club owners
| one OF the reasons the magnates took
| only one ballot yesterday and consumed
/ five hours in the operation was because
/ of the speechmakinE propensites Of
Murphy. Ebbets. and Fogel Brush said
little, and the Brown cor Heydler) fac
ton sat back and let the other men dc
/ the talking.
Ebbets gTilled Ban Johnson for two
! hours. and told his fellOw-COlleagueS the
| American League president had no bust
/ ness butting IN on the affairs Of the
! senior organization. Certainly az the
| end OF the session Ebbets was hoarse
| while Hermann, Dewey. Dreyfuss. and
| Robson had their voices still with
| them.