El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
HOLDS BANQUET
Former President Taft J oins
With Baseball Magnates
In the Merrymaking.

New York. Feb. 1O.-Stars of the
/ baseball universe, old and young, Joined
here Wednesday night with owners and
managers and fans of prominence in
an walks Of life in celebration of the
fOtb anniversary at the annual ban
quet of the National league WHAT
I ever enmity remained as the result OF
the recent war was removed Wnen
/ former foes joined in the merry max
President John X. Tener was toast
master. In his OPENING. ADDRESS res. I ne teI
clared that "as we believe the united
states is fitted to sit at the head OF the
! table of decentralization, so We pc
| lieve that baseball, onr pastlme, is des-
/ tined to become the world s ihterha-
tiOnal sport ~
Other speakers were Morgan g.
I Buckley, former governor OF ConhecH
/ cut and A. G. Mills, third president OF
the National league. A standing toast
was drunk to the memory OF the late
A. G. Reach, who was a star with the
! Philadelphia team in 1876, and Jonn =
I Manning. VINO in the same year wore
I a Boston Uniform, were among the
| guests.
/ baseball Displnces Head Hunting.
Former president william H. Taft,
/ addressing the diners, declared base pan
| has been an important factor IN CIVIL
! izing the Philippines. He said Amer1-
I can soldiers and sailors have taught
! the game to the natives and that its in
I flueute mas spread 10 the WlluS u tAAI
] island possessions. Baseball. ne added.
/ has been substituted for head-huntng
] by IEOrrOte tribes.
/ Mr. Taft said he was glad the umpire
| has the authority to send off the field
! those players who do not behave them
! selves.
IF 1 had my way" he added; 7
! would also shut the mouths Of those
/ fellows on the side lines
short Session During Day.
7 IA
{ day by club owners in the National
/ and international leagues and the del
/ egates hurried through their business
at both sessions so that they would
] have ample time left 10 prepare for
the banquet
I No change was made in the rule lin
/ iting the number of players to q by
] the National league owners. although
: Boston and New York went on record
! as favoring an increase to p players
/ for each club.
salary Deductions During Suspension.
/ The word manager as well as
/ player" was read into the rule govern
I ing the deduction of salary during a
] term Of suspension and it was agreed
: that any club guilty OF 1nfraction OF
! this law should be fined $3.50.
On motion Of president Ebbetts, OF
Z Brooklyn, that the drafting system be
! changed so that the lower division
+ clubs were to be afforded the first
/ privilege Of obtaining players, no def
mite action was taken. It was the
sense or the meeting. however, that the
! change would be desirable and the
! question went over to see what the
I American league and the minO- leagues
Z might have to say about it.
Bresnahan's Case Pending.
| President Weeghman, of the Cubs,
! stated that he had not made any def
I mite arrangements for the disposal Of
! Roger Bresnsh han. The Chicago club
owner said he would be in this city all
/ week and would endeaVOr to place the
/ former Chicago club manager to the
1 best advantage.