Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-29

Killing CONTINUES
TO CAUSE TROUBLE
National Baseball Commission at
Outs over cub Catchcr-finc
VIII DE- Assessed.


Excelsior springs $40 March -s--
Catcher Johnny Klur. formerly mom-
bor of tle chicago National League b1a.-
BAN club viii Do. ucnalIzad. but ra'ueuted
boo organized baseball some time noN.
week. but 90 viii not bo With The oou-ent
of Ban b. johnson. president of enc
American league.
Tho report of the findings 500 the Killing
case viii boz signed by Garry Hermann.
chairman OF tha National baseball r'm-
mission and o. j. Lynch. president of th'
National league. who. with Johnson, COM
pose the commission.
For the good of organized baseball
President johnson ulu not submit 20 mil
nority report. bot nevertheless Doe has de-
ridrd opinions Regarding Killings dcscr-
zion of 90. game last year However Doc
s.ts. Iyuch BE- o. new man in office. and
10 he had made 70 mistake in tnlH 'H
which johnson believes boo Eas, no would
only harm tho national pastlmo TOT NIm
600 discuss the National league president
President johnson who is taking .he
baths here. requested today ihIi prs
name Doe removed from the report OF lN'
II believe "a m.sJal. has been made by
tn. comm ssipn. Do Do said "hut Z shall OFF
fer uu criticism of thn Work nl Mess. 81
Lynch aud Hermann They constitute ih'
majority and WnItcNe r 6rrN dec OH. must
stand regardless OF anything might sa}.
MAY BE MISTAKE.
.It i- best remain silent. especially BOO
connection with The convictions OF br'-l
dent Lynch. Dc Del new man Co., iho ado
mInistratiya end of baseball have goo
desire Co speak HlrsHIN of amy error nH
may make at the beginning Of hls adj
ru|rfafFaffuu.
.At no time since tho King case came
90 our attention have ! been able Co
agree with the other members OF the COM
inl ssiou. 7 hold out 1Il along Tor lnil'ci-
ing o. more severe penalty than they were
willing 90 endorse. We had several meet
ings and soon 20 became apparent that I
would never see the evidence Ion tho same
light as they.
Finally. the other members of tho COM
mission were able to ruHph tn agree
meut on what they considered o. just pen.
atty. Their idea C|d not coincide with
mine. But J Informed them they must
return q majority report and ! would re-
main silent 7 learned today my name
had been affixed to tho official report of
the proceedings ~ the luyestI gallon. ANA
I Immediately took steps fo prevent the
publication of tho report iu this manner
] am willing 90 let The case pass without
submitting q minority report but I could
not stand idly hy and permit thr u~c Of
my name boz such a manner Hs Co MAX" no
appear that , was satisfied with the peu-
atty assessed
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his opinion rcg1rdiuc th, truth Of The
statement madc hy Charles ". Murphy
that Doe had written Kuug "a letter grant
Ink him leave of absence of one veur
Neither would he say what the decision
NJ the commission would De-. o. how Do
would have ponslized klirE had he won
hIS night in the hearing
The official report ~ ,tbo other mrm-
beers OF the commission wiz deal with
these matters. Doe said. eta il mot right
that I should discuss their hndings
"Is 20 not true that on account Of the
prominence Of Killing There was "a tendency
ON The part of the commission 90 make ana
example of his c1setf Johnson was asked
Killings case was taken up in the same
manner as that Of any other player, was
President Jnhnsou's break with the Ma
uoual commission on tre controversy
came thls afternoon. when DE made tIe
above declaration 90 the Associated Press
johnson said he was unable to agree
with the commission ou the amount ~
One dne King was 90 bs made 20 rsy. NE
would. Do said. make mo- minority report.
but his name must not boz placed upon the
report To had been placed there by mis-
take,
Mr. Johnson said he did not wish 90
criticize any one. Tie said he believed
President Lynch was making % mistake.
but as he was new in tho management Ha
wanted % lot him 20 ahead ms De might
rec o. MI. johnson declined 20 go into
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'lncnuau, March N-farrN Hermann.
chairman oi the Nau1uu baseball com
mission. today refused 20 discuss the
statement or president Johnson regard
ms the KING case.
10 dtelsl'n mas neeu reached oih-
'lMIy, ne 7aid' ana the commission
VIII nave nothing 10 announce on the
case Tor rev days yet.
MONDAY "I last week halrman Herr
mann aHupuul'd ihat afier am exchange
OF views 10y mai aud telegraph. Che Ma
u"ndl commission mao peen unable tp
agree ana tha' q meeting To- consider the