The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-03
COMMISSION MAY
AID BROWNS CASE
Cub Veteran to Ask Court to
Determine His Stand
ing in the Game.
(By Irving vaughan.)

ChicaRo. Dec. 3.-Mordecai Brown.
who IL 30 we'll known that he Will
live it down. has no place to
hang his hat and he intends to get
busy and locate the trouble. Brownies
complaint is over his standing in base
bail, there being a veil Of mystery
surrounding the case. and meanwhile
the former west side wonder 10 3ust
hangin' around doing nothing, wneh
he might pick up one Of several prom:
Using Jobs IL he could be enlightened
on his particular case.
Brown doesn't know whether or not
he belongs to the Chicago CUBS Mr.
Murphy's organization. Neither does
the eminent tn hsest ger ,ts snRsas
x xhG~ the nss Louisville ' club. to which he
was reported released Just before the
last season came to a close: His puz.
Nd condition is caused by he fact that
the Louisville owners refuse to con-
slider him a candidate for their re-
serve list. and Murphy says srown IS
not a Cub. nat .ne ~ HroW'
May Ask Commission.
To settle the question for good ana
all. Brown thinks the best thing to
do Ia to appeal to the national com.
mission. He said yesterday hat It
might be necessary to resort to TINS
son. Neither Of the clubs have init
mated that they will use him or even
find a berth for him. His reason for
wanting to get a definite line on him
aeIf IA because Of flattering offers to
umpire in either the National or
American leagues. and to nanas at
Terre Haute, which 10 a to MS
home. o..
IL wouldn't be at all surprising II
Brown were to be found a free agent
should he call his case to the atten-
ton Of the national commission. for
one thing, Murphy has no claim to
Brown, as he has stated repeatedly
that the veteran does not belong to
the Cubs; that he was released to
name is on the Cub reserve list only
because Of q mistake by the secretary
Of the commission. In addition,
Brown Is not included among the men
reserved by Louisville for 1913, n
the wren claim that they pur-
chased him. SC these simple facts can
mean but one thing-free agent.
Wanted by JOHNSON.
II Brown can get a clean slate or In
some fashion get away from my cluo
that happens to have q claim on MIN
after the real facts are brought to
light, he need only to call AT american
league headquarters and consult Presi-
dent b. B. johnson. The latter IS
willin.r at any time to attach the vet
crn.. HEAVIER to an umpire's Job and Is
80 anxious to get him for the peace
valley circuit american league) that
he will offer as much as Brown ever
drew as the most reliable and con-
sistent pitcher in the older orsaniSa-
ton.
President Lynch Of the National
league has also expressed wiilinsness
to put Brown in q blue suit. U UNI
piring in the National would not De
as easy for Mordecai as in the other
major. In the first place National
umpires are subjected to all the g
lied PLAYER can slip off his tongue.
Besides the National league layers
ara we'll acquainted with Brown and.
being familiar, they might nN take
him as seriously as they would an un-
known.
That Brown possesses sterling quail
ties for an umpire goes without saN-
Ing. He Is a quiet. unassumtng In
div:dual who has never been mentai'y
affected by the spotlight of popularity.
His honesty and willingness 10 do his
best at all times has never been ques-
toned. Besides he Is a bundle OF base
ball knowledge, a man OF QUICK
thought and one who yet has to show
any signs of being ratified on the field.
President johnson Is Of the opinion
that Brown would rank with Dineen
and O'Day as an umpire. both OF the
latter named having been beavers In
their prime,