The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-29
JOHN Killing WILL
Be RE|NSTATED
Must Pay Heavy Fine Before
He Will Be Allowed TO
Play.
Ban JOHNSON OBJECTS
TO COMMISSION RULING
Believes Mistake Has Been
Made, but Will Not Offer
Criticism.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo, March
9S.-Catcher Johnny q. King. formerly
member of the Chcaeo National
League Baseball club. will be penalized
but relnstated In organized baseball
some lime next week, but it will not be
With The consent OF Ban 3. Johnson.
president OF the American league.
The report OF the findings in the
King case viii be signed by Garry Herr
mann, chairman Of the National Base
ball commission, ard Thomas j. Lynch,
president of the National league. who,
with Johnson. compose the commission.
For the good OF organized baseball,
President johnson will not submit
minority report. but nevertheless he has
decided opinions regarding Kings de-
sertiou OF tho game last year. However.
and if he has made a mistake in this
case, which Johnson believes he has. ii
would only harm the national ,p2stime
for him 70 discuss the National league
presidents alleged error.
President Johnson. who is taking the
baths here. requested today that his
name be removed from the report OF the
commission on the King case.
Il believe a mistake has been made
by the commission he said, but
shall offer no criticism OF the work of
Messrs Lynch and Hermann. They
constitute the majority. and whatever
they decide must stand regardless of
j
1T is best j remain silent, especially
In connection with the convictions OF
President Lynch, lie is a new man in
ne nave "n"'sr'Ee nn dera TO spe@ en mareHy Of any
error he may make at the beginning OF
his administration
Could Not Agree.
"At no time since the King case
came to our. attention have ! been able
10 agree with the other members of the
commission. ] held out all along for IN
flictng more severe penalty than they
were willing 10 indorSc. We had several
that | would never see the evidence in
the same light as they.
Finally the other members OF the
commission were able to reach an agree
ment on what they considered Just
penalty, Their idea did not coincide with
mine. But ! informed them they must
return 4 ma lority report and l would re-
main silent. l learned today my name
had been affixed to the official report OF
The proceedings of the investigation and
] Immediately took steps to prevent the
publication OF the report in this man
ner. | am willing 10 let the case pass
without submitting "a minority report.
the use OF my name in such manner
as TO make il appear that ] was satis-
fled With the penalty assessed.
President Johnson firmly refused TO
give his opinion regarding the truth of
the statement made by Charles w. Muir
ply that he had written King letter
year: neither would he say what the de-
;.ision 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 mem
bers of the commission Will deal with
these matters" ne said. 1T is not right
that ! should discuss their findings"
rs it not true that on the account of
the prominence OF King there was IL
tendency OH the part Of the commission
10 make an example of his case?'
I,.'as
Kings case was taken up, in the
same manner as that OF any other play
er" was the reply.
Hermann Is Silent
Garry Hermann. chairman Of the Ma
,ional Baseball commission. TO-DAY re-
fused 10 discuss the statement OF Presi-
den, Johnson regarding the King case,
No decision has been reached Off
cially," he said. and the commission
will have nothing to announce on the
case for few days YET"
. Monday OF last week Chairman Herr
mann announced that after an exchange
OF views by mail and telegraph. the
National commission had been unable TO
agree and that a meeting TO consider the
King case had been called for Friday.
ON that day a long session was held,
Messrs. Johnson. Hermann and Lynch
being present,
At lis close an announcement was
made that no decision had been reached.
hut that further mail and wire exchanges
would be used in AN effort 10 perfect a
finding. The decision, II was SAID would
be given out no later than Thursday OF
This week.
Since then no intimation has come
frbm Headquarters here that any change
o( programme had been decided upon,
and Mr.. Herrmanns declaration OF today
is taken to mean that the original plan
will be followed Members OF the COM
mission explained after Fridays meeting
that a pledge of secrecy had been en-
acted from all concerned and that noth-
inc authoritative would be forthcoming
in advance Of the official PRONUNCIATION
II tho decree.
Fiesole Wins Big Stake