The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-29
KLINC'S CASE IS CLOSE TO
 SETTLEMENT
Ban Johnson is Very Much Op- posed to Famous BackStOp--
 What He Says.

Garry Hermann and Pres. Tom Lynch
 However Are Majority and They 1 Are Not As Heartless as American League Magnate.
 | Excelsior Springs Mo. March 29- 1 Catcher John G. Kling. formerly 6 l member of the Chicago Nationa League team. will be penalized, but re- instated into organized baseball next week, but it will not be with the con- sent of Ban Johnson, president of the American League.
 The report of the findings in the
 Kling case will be signed by Garry
 Hermann, chairman of the National
 Commission. and by Thomas J. Lynch,
 president of the National League who
 with Johnson, compose the commis-
 sion.
 s'F'or the good of organized base
 bam,'' President Johnson will not sub
 nit a minority report along with the
 findings of Hermann and Lynch, but
 he has decided opinions regarding Kings assertion of the game last year However, Lynch is a new man in
 office. Johnson believes that it would only harm the national pastine to dis cuss the National League presidents S action. which is an error. in the opin- ion of Johnson.
 President Johnson, who is taking the baths, requested yesterday that his the commission on the King case, and gave the foregoing information as to
 his view of the affair
 NI believe a, mistake has been made by the commission Johnson said in discussing his action. but I shall of fer no criticism of the work of Messrs. Lynch and Hermann. They consti- tute the majority. Whatever they de cided must stand. regardless of any thing might say. It is for the best that I remain silent, especially in con- wifi Inc joffn of i- dent Lynch. He is a new man in baseball. I have no desire to speak haurshly of any error he may make at the beginning of his administration.
 At nc time since the I<ling case came to our attention have I been able to agree with the other members of for inf1icting a more severe penalty than they were willing to agree to. We had several meetings and soon it became apparent that. I would never see the evidence in the same light as they.
 "Finally the other members of thei commission were about to reach an agreement on what they considered a just penalty. Their idea, did not CO., incide with mine, but I informed them that they might return a majority re- port and I would remain silent I
 E'I learned today that my name had been affixed to the official report of ] the proceedings of the investigation 1 and I immediately took steps to pre- vent the publication of the report in this manner. I was willing to let the | case pass without submitting a minor ] ity report, but I could not stand idly | by and permit the use of my name in l such a manner as to make it appear that I was satisfied with the penalty assessed.''
 President Johnson firmly refused to give his opinion regarding the truth of the statement made by Charles W. [ Murphy. owner of the Chicago club to the effect that he had written Kling ! letter granting him a leave of ab- sence for a year. Neither would he say what the decision of the conmis- sion was or how he would have pen alized Kling had he won his. fight in he hearing.
 '"The official report Of the other members of the commission will deal with these matters Johnson said. ''It S not right that I should discuss their indin ngs-''
 "Is it true that on account of the of Kling there was a, ten rency on the part of the commission o make an example of his case?' he vas asked.
 ''Kling's case was taken up in the anne manner as that of any other ,layer,'' he said.