Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
BASE BALL MAGNATES
GOING TO NEW YORK
AUGUST Hermann Will Arrive
Today to Take UP Fight
for President Heydler.

NEW YORK December a.-Wheu Au-
gust Hermann drops into town from
Cincinnati this afternoon, the campaign
for the presidency of the National League.
which IS to he decided next week,
will take on added interest. Tie late
Harry PuIiiam once said that Hermann
was the biggest man In base ball, and
his coming 10 the scene of the league
meeting at such an early date Is looked
,pun Us significant by base ball fans.
During the next week events are liable
10 happen which will completely change
the compIexion Of the National League
situation.
Mr. Hermann occupies IN influential
place in base ball He had led the Ma
non League out Of tight places before.
and old base ball men look To him again
Io exercise his excellent judgment at next
weeks meeting Few believe. however IN
view OF the high standard and wide
spreading popularity which the game at
tanned last Year. that the base hdii 1TeSl-
dents will permit anything 10 take place
which will cause serious base ball stTlle
President Heydlcr has maintained dis
Greet silence in the controversy thus 1af-
There has been noticeable increase N
The bulk of Mr.. Iieydiers mail during the
past week and "a large number Of letters
munications is in the nature OF boost
for the president, imploring him to keep
d stout heart and so into the night 10 VIII.
These letters reflect, III way, the ulu-
suaI interest that the rank and file OF
base ball followers are taking in the poll
tics Of the game.
Had a Good Season.
Tire National League meeting VIII he
held AT the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel De
cernber IA At noon the board of direct
ors will convene and transact routine
business. This board is composed of
Dreyfuss, Ehbets Hermann. Murphy
and Dovey Following the directors
meeting will he the regular league meet
ing 1t is said the annual report of the
league will show the best year i'll the
games history. The election of president
will probably take place late in the after
noon.
Mr. Hermann has stated that in case
of a deadlock for the presidency he would
be In favor of the selection of a third
candidate who has not yet been named
The Ward forces declare that 1t is not
improbable that the vote of President
Robson of st. Louis can be swung for
John NJ. Ward, but Robson has not
said that he was pledged to either man,
and it is known that he is opposed TO
Murphy's alleged plan for syndicate base
ball.
Base ball men discussed President
EbbetS' objection to Heydler for his
stand by his umpires yesterday, and it
was stated that all the presidents who
oppose Heyttler want man at the head
Of the league whom they can influence
on this umpire question, in tine old
days in the National League, when it was
possible for certain umplres TO be barred
from working In some base ball parks by
the president of the league at the re-
quest of managers. Those at the head
SnrIy a1rrI. iC G0Ih ~
their principal objection to the late Har-
~ Pulliam on the fact that he took a de-
cided stand ON the umpire question at
The >,lo Grounds, and they still oppose
Pulliam's policies in the present head of
The league.
1t is not likely that any change will be
made in the number of games in next
seasons schedule.