Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-29
JOHNNY Killing TO Be
RE|NSTATED
With Ban Johnson Dissenting,
National Commission Decides
to Restore RecaIcitFant Chi
cago Player,


IBy M0Fning lonrnal s.1efihi tsasec Nfref
Excelsior Springs, Mo, March Is
Catcher Johnny G. King, formerly of
the Chicago National league baseball
club. will be penalized but reinstat-
ed into organized baseball some time
during the next week. but it will not
he with the consent Of Ban 70. john
son. president Of the American league.
The report of tho findings in the
King case will be signed by Garry
Hermann chairman of the National
Baseball commission and Thomas }.
Lynch, president of the National lea
que, who. with Johnson, compose the
commission For the good Of organ
ized baseball, President johnson VIII
"a, submit a minority report alonS
with the favorable findings Of Herr
mann and Lynch. but nevertheless nc
has decided opinions regarding
Kings dcsertion Of the game lasi
voar. However, he says, Lynch Is a
new man in office and III he has MADE
a mistake in his case, which john
son believes he has, it would only
harm mai pastlme LOT MN :"
discuss tie :. .ional league presidents
alleged error.
President Johnson who is here taxi
ing INC l1iliS IL q NV N'Ahf '
ouestel today .hlt his name be re-
moved frc.n the teport of the com
mission or ne ling case. Later ne
discussed tssa hi.ling.
IT believe q mistake has been made
~ the eom~lission, he said, put
snail offer ~ criticism Of the work OF
Messrs. L.NrCh ana Hermann. They
constitute th- majority and whatever
theg decide must $ nd regardless OF
anything 1 might sas.
1T is for the best that 7 remain
silent. especially in connection with
m. convictions OF President Lynch
re is I. new man in baseball. ! have
no desire 10 speak harshly of m en-
ror he may make at tae beginning OF
his administration.
AT no time since the Killing case
came to our attention have ! beeIl
able to agree with the other members
OF the commission. I held out an
along for inhicting q more severe pen
atty than thcY wer, willing to agree
to. We had @~evov9l meetings ana
soon il became APPARENT that ! would
never see the eviGcr'e in the same
light as they.
'Ffnally. th other members Of the
commission " re al ~ 10 reach an
agreement on chat lcy considered q
tust penalty. rhely idea did not co.
fnride with mine. But | informed
thnm that they might return y ma
loritv renort and | would remain ST.
Ient. learned today that my name
had been affixed to the official report
of tho proceedings Of the investiga-
ton ana | Immediately took steps to
prevent the publication Of the report
in this manner. | am willing to let
the case pass without submitting q
minority report but | could not stand
idly by and permit the use OF my
name in such a name as TO make II
appear that ] WAS satisfied with me
penalty assessed"
President Johnson firmly refused a.
give his opinion regarding the truth
of the statement made by Charles w.
Mummy TO the effect hat he had writ
ten Killing a letter granting him a
leave of absence for ono year. Neither
would he say what the decision OF the
commission was or how he would have
penalized king had he won his fight
in the hearing.
THE official report of the other
members of the commission viii deal
with these Matters he said. 1t Is
not right that ] should discuss their
findings
rs it not true that on account Of
the prominence Of King there was a
tendency on the part of the commits
sion to make m example of his
case? ?" Johnson was asked.
Killings case was taken up in the
same manner as would have been that !
of any other player was he reply