Show T Taft T li I Is j s Asked iI Head ead Baseball Commission Now ew York Nov o 23 3 Former r orm President President dent William Howard Taft tt ha hn tag been of offered of- of tho the PO position of or solo olo member of oC tho the national baseball commission according according ac- ac cording to announcement hero horo by X P. P 1 president of ot the Now 40 York National and Harry Frazee president of or tho the Boston Americans Mr Ir Taft Is Iss s said ld to lie be considering tho offer r. r Acceptance b by Mr Ili Ir Taft Tart would In moui o the tho passing of or tho the present national nation commission cC which Is la composed co of or tw two league presidents and a third member and It It Is 18 said Bald would shear Ban B. B Johnson president of ot the Amerl American Amerlan an league hague of ot tho the powers which havo earned for him hint the title of or baseball dictator The offices of ot the new one man commission would bo be e In NewYork New York The Thc oC offer r to Mr 11 Taft Tatt Is said to have o been made without the tho knowledge of t western presidents of ot tho the two two leagues tJ All of or the eastern club presidents are aro said to ha have approved the offer oter And this would give sivo tho the originators of ot th the Idea sufficient votes to carr carry the proposal pro pro- The national commission at present ha has lias only two members former formea Cot Gov John K Tenor of ot Pennsylvania hating relinquished his hIs' scat seat on 01 the Che commis com commission sion slun when ho he recently resigned the tha presidency of or tho National league Mr I r. r and August Herrmann i president prel dent clent of the Cincinnati Nationals aro are I the present members Cincinnati 0 O. Nov No I 3 23 I do not know lenow anything about It there have e been no meetings and antI I have nothing I further to say Chairman Herrmann of or orth th the t national baseball commission said II tonight when question as to the announcement nn- nn an announcement of II H. N N. N Hempstead of or ho tho New York Nationals an and Harry Frazee of lor the Boston Americans that former President William II Taft had been of offered offered or- or tho the position as ns sole Bole member member- ot of tho the national l commission St St. Louis Nov 10 23 ITil DeC Ball president nt of ot tho St St. Louis Americans tI declared that In his opinion pillion It was as ImpO Impossible Im Im- I pO possible H to proffer the national com com- comI I of or the tare two leagues to former tor- tor mer President Pre Taft TaCt without first l hold- hold lag Ins a meeting of or mem members ers of ot tho thoI I leagues c anI club owner Iko ike Mr Ir Fra co I Is only a m nth myself sIC self and hence ha hass no such uch plenipotentiary plenipotentiary power to act lt as as spokesman for the tho American league in such mutters matters Mr Ir Ball said said- James J. J Jones acting president of the St. St Louis Nationals when when a asked l his Ins orin opinion Ion reg-ar reg regarding tho the offer orter said said- I This Is ls tho the first Ive I've heard of ot It It but butI I think Its It's a very tt wIse iso move mote and I I will accept jt the tho sIncere sincerely hope Mr 11 Taft Tart acc position New ew York Nov 23 The Tho conference between bet Taft Hempstead and Frazee was held In Is ell city today toda and Mr Taft Tart took the o offer oner er under consideration consideration consid consid- without comment Ills His reply l I lg 19 not expected for Cor se several days considered In a The Th proposition was waR general way with tho the details to be worked out If iC Mr 11 Taft accepts as ns the two club presidents appear to b bo be hopeful hopeful hope hope- ful rul ho he will No salary wa was as mentioned Neither elther Frazee nor Hempstead would state what other American or National loa league ue club owners had been canvassed can In the matter but intimated ted that the I proposition had met with heart hearty support sup sup- port hurt lOrt amon among a majority of ot the ea eastern tern I II magnates magnate who had bad been approached I After Arter today's conference the they made mado I public a 1 statement st. In which they said Bald that tho lie man to fill Ill this position at nt head of or American national game should bo be n a big American figure who had tho the e esteem and respect of ot the American n public n. n assorting asserting lJ that baseball at tho present limo timo bide bid II fair to bo ho na as popular in England France Ita Italy and Belgium ns as the civil war m made mado lo It in America Mr r. r Taft having always s 's been beets n a great lover of ot baseball would would be bo tho the ideal American at the head ot of America national na game e said eald l tho the statement tem nt and ad added ad Our further Idea IlleR after discussing tho the matter with tho the different club owners tsar wao that ono man an ilK tho the su U- U premo head of or baseball It would place tho the presidents of ot tho the National 1 and American leagues gues In tho the position of ot appearing before him In the capacity of or counsel representing their respective tive tl organizations org Chicago Sot Nov 0 23 Fred 23 Fred Mitchell manager of or the tho Chicago National league team said tonight that it would i greatly benefit baseball If lc Former President Taft Tatt would accept the National National National Na Na- of tho the two leagues B B. B B. Johnson president of or orthO tho the American league and Charles Comiskey Co- Co president of or the Chicago American league club were wera out of ot the the city Cincinnati Nov No 23 when 23 pressed for tor some statement tonight Mr r. r Herrman lien Herr man said he would await further deI developments de de- de- de and thought the matter was too Im Important to be discussed off ort offhand offhand hand but said that so far as 38 he knew Ithe time the presence of ot Mr r. r Johnson of or the American len league ue In New York had nothing to do with the tho proposals of or I Hempstead and and l Frazee razee lie He r admitted however that late tonight he I received a com communication on tho the subject subject sub sub- from the thc cast e |