New Britain herald., 1919-09-20
PEPPER OR LANDS
 MAY SUCCEED GARRY
National League Club Owners
 Consider New Head

New Ork, sept. 2U.-lnOugh PrGSl- dent Jim Heydler of the National league and all of the club owners who attended the meeting of the league here yesterday refused to commit themselves on the matter, it was learned that either George Wharton Pepper, the noted Philadelphia law yer and authority on jurisprudence, or Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis will be the new head of the National com mission. It is understood that the names of the two were submitted to the league officials yesterday by the special committee which was appoint ed to consider a successor to Garry Hermann, the present head of the commission.
 President Heydler would make no continent other than to admit the off, cials again discussed the matter of ap- pointing a successor to Hermann. Heydler again reiterated his staten ent that the National league was unalter- ably opposed to have any man off, ciate as chairman of the National commission who financially was inter- ested in any club of either of the leagues.
 The National league insists that some man of we'll known character and reputation be appointed to head the commission,' said MT. Heydler, "who is in no way financially inter- ested in any club of either of the two leagues. We unalterably are opposed to the present system and the league will abide by the findings of the com- mittee which all summer has been at work upon a successor to MT. Herr mann"
 Few Absentees.
 Yesterdays meeting was held in President HeydIer's offices and was at tended by George Grant, president of the Boston club;; William F. Baker of Philadelphia, Charles H. Ebbets of Brooklyn, Charles Stoneham of New York, Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburgh and George Williams and Hiram w.. Mason of St. Louis William l.. Veech of Chicago was unable to attend on &C., count of illness. Garry Hermann of Cincinnati was not present.
 Besides discussing a successor to Hermann the league answered the recommendations made at the meet ing of the commission in Chicago on September ?. The following resoIu- tlon unanimously was adopted:
 "First-That the National league does not concur in the recommenda- tion made by the National Commis- sion that the present national agree ment be temporarily abrogated.
 "Second-That the National league does concur in the recommendation of the National Commission that the National league refrain from draft ing minor league players during the year 1919.
 ''Third-That the National league does not concur in the recommenda- tion of the National Commission that the territorial rights of the clubs of the old International league be not respected in the future, unless it's in debtedness to the National Commits sion be paid on or before thirty days after September ?, 1919."
 Commenting upon the third clause in the resolution President Heydler l said the league was of the opinion that if any just debts were owed to 1 the National Commission it would 1 have no trouble collecting them and that the drastic action proposed by | the commission was unnecessary. JohnsOn'S Answer.
 w nile the NdClOnal league was III Conclave yesterday the attorneys for ] Ban Johnson and the owners of the ] St. Louis and Cleveland Am ericans | filed in the county clerks office the l answer of their clients to the charges l made by Co.'s. Ruppert and Huston | of the local American league club | and Charles Comiskey of the White l Sox and Harry Frazee of the Boston Red Sox. The docume ent closely fol- ] lows the argument made against the ] motion to continue the temporary in junction restraining Johnson from prohibiting Carl Mays to play for the 1 Yankees.
 Johnson's attorneys deny it was necessary to have Mays present al any meeting to defend himself; they deny that any great advantage accrues injunction first was applied for the 1 Yankees had a, good chance of win ming the pennant; furthermore, they deny that any great advantage accureS ! to the owner of a club through its taking part in the worlds series.