Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-21
.Frick' S Election
Indicates Giles
Will Head Loop
Withdrawal Breaks
Owners Deadlock
Over Commissioned
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
| CHICAGO, Sept. 81. - Ford
Prick. with a dramatic assist
from Warren Giles, is baseball's
new commissioner.
Giles threw his full support late
last night behind the National
League president to break dead
lock of club owners and swing
sports biggest job to the 56-year-
old Prick.
Prick was given a seven-yeaI
contract at an annual salary OF
sos. 900, about $4,000 more than
he received as head of the league
Giles, meanwhile, appeared an
outstanding candidate to succeed
Prick as president of the National
League.
The club owners announce
ment Of Tricks election said the
presidency of the senior circuit
would be dealt with lin the imme-
date future"
National League to Meet.
National League club owners,
who will make the selection for
the post, are expected to meet
shortly in connection with the
World Series. Tricks successor
might be appointed at that time.
Asked whether he had any no.
lions of being Tricks successor.
Giles. president of the Cincinnati
Reds for the last three years, said
that II just haven't given the idea
a great deal of thought. That is
something that will have to take
care of itself"
Reports were current after
Tricks election that deal might
have been made whereby Giles
would have support for the Ma
tional League presidency if he
withdrew from the race for COM
missioner in favor of Prick. These
reports could not be confirmed.
Giles gave no such indication.
Third Commissioner.
Prick is baseball's third COM
missioner. He succeeds A. B.
(Happy) Chandler. who resigned
last July IS after the club owners
had refused to vote him a new
contract.
Until Giles made his gesture.
the 16 major league magnates had
wrangled almost IL hours in a
vain attempt to get the required
majority Of IL votes.
In the first hour of their session.
they had trimmed the list to Giles
and Prick. But from then on they
were stymied. and probably still
would be today if Giles had not
made his surprise move.
Cast Ballot After Ballot.
Like a hung jury, the owners
cast ballot after ballot-approxi-
mately 20 in alEbut never did
either candidate collect more than
10 votes.
After Giles appeared and with
drew his name, the following vote
was 1872 for Prick. Then the
Cincinnati executive made a mo-
ton that final ballot be taken
and that it be unanimous.
That is how -Climaxins
varied career running from
newspaperman, assistant English
professor and radio commentator
to the National League presi-
dency in 1934-obtained the full
Is votes.
Giles Calls for Action,
The veteran Giles said he did
what he thought best for the in
terest Of baseball-"the closest
thing to my heart"
Giles, SIS, was onetime presi-
dent of the International League.
elected while head of the Roches-
ter, N. Y. club. His baseball
career started after World War /
when he became president of his
home town club, Moline, Ill, in
the Three-I League. Later he
was with the st. Joseph, Mo-,
club and then went to Syracuse
and Rochester before joining the
Reds in 1886 as vice president and
general manager.
A movement also is growing
among Chicago sports writer's for
James T. Gallagher, business
manager Of the Chicago Cubs
Tor the league presidency, if it
should not go to Giles.