Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-12
F|VEMEN Named
FOR JOB AUGUST
HERMANN QUIT
Carl Mays Reinstated-M
jor and Minor Leagues
Fail to Get Together
For Conference.

Chicago, Feb. 1l,-Major league
club owners in joint session received
the recommendations of the joint
nominating committee for chairman
of the National Base Ball commits
sion to succeed August Hermann.
whose resignation became effective
Wednesday. Five names were sub
mitted by the committee and final
decision was left to Presidents John
Heydler of the National and B. B.
Johnson of the American, who will,
announce their decision at their dis
Cretion.
The names of the men submitted
according to club owners were:
Judge X. M. Lands, Chicago:
William Edwards, New York; State
Senator ] T. Walker, New York;
Harvey T. Woodruff, sporting edi
tor Chicago Tribune; J. Conway
Toole, New York.
Retiring Chairman Hermann de-
clared to newspaper men that he
favored the selection of Woodruff as
his successor, because he was of the
opinion that a newspaper man was
best fitted for the position. A high
official in the American league said
the name of Judge Lands could be
eliminated as the federal judge
would not be chosen.
Commend Hermann.
A resolution commenting the
work of Hermann as chairman of
the commission since its inception
was presented and adopted by the
10 club owners.
A slight increase in admission to
the Chicago games Of 1920 also was
decided upon at the joint meeting of
the two leagues.
While the owners of the American
league franchises refused to discuss
the pact of Chicago" which ended
the factional fight i'll the organiza-
ton at an early hour today, support
ers of the minority faction which in
cluded Jacob Rupert, New York,
Harry Frazee, Boston. and Charles
Comiskey, Chicago, claimed a vic
tory for their side and asserted that
Johnson's wings had been clipped"
On the other hand the admirers Of
Mr.. Johnson and his loyal five
Connie Mack, Frank Navin, Phil
Ball, Clarke Griffith and James
Dunn, declared that Johnson was
victorious.
The reinstatement of Carl Mays
was said to be automatic.
fTha o,,o J;pr ~ +t,;-J ,,1,co -, Tho
American league race for 1919 to
the New York club, was declared to
have been sportsmanlike move by
Frank Navin.
Failure of the major league to
get in touch with the minor leagues
prevented the holding of a joint
session at which it was hoped that
a new agreement would be reached.
The sale of Dave Davenport,
pitcher of the St. Louis Ameri-
cans to the Washington club, the
signing of Charley O'Leary, for
mer American league infielder, as
coach of the New York Americans,
the signing of Harry Stevenson as
trainer of the Chicago Americans
and the sale by the Philadelphia
of Outfielder Lee Gala
han to the Indianapolis American
association club were announced
during the day.
Chicago, Cincinnati and New
York OF the National league at
to engineer trade with
the Philadelphia club for Pitcher
Rixey. New York offered Zim-
and Douglas; Chicago Of
fered Carter, O'Farrel and Martin,
while Cincinnati offered Pitcher
Fischer and another player.
1t was also reported that "Chick"
Shorten, who alternated in right
field for the Detroit Americans
with Ira Flagstead, and Ben Dyer,
utility infielder for the past three
years, were holdouts. Dyer also
was said to want his release as he
has been offered the management
Of club in the reorganized Central
eague.