New Britain herald., 1916-10-24
M'GRAW CASE TO
 to BEFORE LEAGUE
Tener States That Directors Will Discuss Charges in December

i New York, Oct. 24.-"The McGraw 1 case will be handled by the board of l directors of the National league when t meets here on the second Tuesday in December" said President John K. 1 Tener of the National leagle yester- ] day. There will be no investigation held by Mr. Tener before that time, although the head of the league and President Hampstead of the New York club held a long conference at the Giants offices yesterday after noon.
 Before President Tener went down to the Giants offices yesterday, Man ager John J. McGraw was also a vis- tor, and had a long talk with Presi- dent Hampstead. He left, however, a short time before President Tener ar rived. MT. Tener and MT. Hemp stead disagree slightly about just what happened at yesterdays confer ence
 MT. Tener stated Ia st night that the McGraW incident in Brooklyn was not discussed. 'I paid MT. Hampstead a visit, just as I have done many times before. We discussed mattersl per taining to the last season and next season. There was nothing significant bout the talk; it was just one of those conferences I have with all the club owners at different times"
 Says Matter Was Discussed.
 President Hampstead, however, said, in answer to a question by a re- porter: Why, yes, we just touched or the McGraw incident, but did not say much about the matter As far as we are concerned, the matter has been dropped, and stands exactly as it has for the last few weeks-that is, it is a closed incident. I know nothing about what will be done about the matter in the future, but I will cause the present situation to be changed. No conference between Mr. Tener, MT. McGraw, and myself has been ar ranged"
 The rules of the National league provide that such matters as the Me- Graw case are to be handled by the board of directors of the league. The present board consists of August Hermann of Cincinnati Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh, c. H. Ebbets of Brooklyn, Percy D. Haughton of Giants. MT. Hampstead will not sit in the conference when the case Is re- viewed
 It was learned yesterday that several of the club owners are anxious to have McGraw's statement thor cughly reviewed and want the New York leader to make his statement clear that he did not mean to reflect on the honesty of the game. The rule under which the McGraw case will come provides for the directors to handle all incidents which might be construed as being "prejudicial to the good repute of the game of baseball"
 Situation New One.
 It is necessary for one or more of the clubs to file protest in order that a case of this kind may come before the board of directors, but President Tener would not say what club had made the protest. The present case offers a new situation in the National league. The last case of it's kind WAS the Horace Fogel incident, when the p1 esident of the Philadelphia club openly declared that the umpires were favoring the Giants to win the nen- nant. For these rash statements. which the board of directors re- viewed and ruled were groundless. Fogel, after spirited hearing. was ushered out of the league
 It is pointed out by some baseball l men that McGraW, in making his 1 statement, was very careful to first
 make it clear that he did not openly charge his players with deliberately favoring the Brooklyn club. After 1 first qualifying his statement in this respect, he openly charged them with 1 indifference and with not trying to l play their best. President Tener is inclined to take the incident as a case 1 where McGraW's temper got the best 1 Of him, and what he said was ex- l pressed while he was in the heat of excitement.
 ] The hearing before the board of di- rectors promises to be a very lively affair, as McGraw is an individual l who does not mince words, and it is | very evident that he will express him. self freely when he hears the charges which some of the club owners are likely to make against him.