Show HARRY mm GElS VACATION President of National League Wearies of Continued Strife Between Magnates Chicago Feb IS Factional strife in the National league was wa removed at the clos closing closIng ing session of the magnates today when President Harry C Pulliam was granted an indefinite leave of absence at his bis own request that th t he might recover from the nervous strain to which he has been sub for some time John A Heydler Secretary and treasurer will wilt act as pres president presIdent president ident during absence The disagreements of President Pulliam with certain National league magnates provided material for most of the dis discussion discussion during the closing hours and while the league president lived up to his nis proposed intention of ot remaining away from the meeting because he was wear wearIed led of the conflict the league representatives tives spoke of him as an efficient executive executive executive tive and voted unanimously to grant him himan himan himan an indefinite leave of absence President Charles W Murphy of the Chicago National League Leat Ue club apologized in open meeting to President Johnson of the American league who was present at the session on invitation for the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of telling what he knew of the at attempted attempted tempted bribing of Umpires Klem Kiem and Johnstone during the closing series in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York between the Chicago National and New York National clubs The entire bribery problem proved to be so difficult of ol ot handling that it was decided that the statements of the umpires and all evi evidence dence in the hands of the special com corn committee committee be turned over to the national com corn mission for such action as they ther may ma de determine determine determine termine May Probe Scandal Chairman Hermann Herrnann of ot the committee may call a meeting of the commanding powers of baseball tomorrow to get to bottom of the scandal but he expressed himself as undecided The information imparted by Ban flan John Johnson Johnson Johnson son to the National league magnates nas as kept secret for the time being It was after Mr Johnson addressed the National league magnates that President hir apologized foi foz whatever he had said In the past concerning the American league executive s Johnson bowed his acknowledgments and he was voted the thanks of the mag magnates magnates magnates nates for his efforts in behalf of the na national l game The ticket complication during the championship series in Chicago between the home team and Detroit was discussed and it was decided that the matter be in investigated Investigated more fully by President Mur Murphy Murphy phy and the chairman of the national committee In handling the problem of tickets the magnates brought brough woe to the players by adopting the rule that no passes be Issued to the latter either cither to I the home grounds or while they the are at other cities Provision will be made forthe for forthe forthe the issuing of passes to the wives of the players No Free Ladies Ladles Days The directors also decided to do away with the practice of giving free fre ladies ladles days in any of ot the National League ball baJI parks The proposed amendment to the na national national national agreement a was ratified by the league Clubs will be limited in the major majo leagues to players between May Ia 15 13 and Aug 20 and play players players players ers aft fter r the later date mentioned The Class AA leagues will re toe limited to six sixteen sixteen sixteen teen and ff in to the same ar arrangement arr r as regards dates It was de decided decided decided that the dates of postponed games shall be fixed by the home team on the day of postponement When hen double doubleheaders doubleheaders doubleheaders headers are arranged according to this plan the umpires must be notified by the nc home clubs in order that they may be on hand without delay In the resolution granting President Pul Pulliam Pulham liam ham a leave of absence the magnates ex cx expressed expressed pressed the th hope bope that he would return to his duties fully restored in health During his absence th resolution set forth he will be relieved of Till all Ill responsibility res responsibility On and John A Heydler Hedler now secre secretary tary and treasurer is hereby appointed acting president with full authority in inthe inthe inthe the office which carries representation n on the tho national commission In Jn the statement issued by President Pulliam before the meeting me ting he expressed ed edthe the hope that baseball would not meet the fate fat that has overtaken horse racing throughout the country and announced that some of the magnates were ere Inclined to kill kiil the goose that laid the golden egg It Jt was when this statement was made public and President Pulliam failed to appear that a conference was held and the president asked that he be granted a leave of absence It Is probable that he will go to California next Monday The national naUna commission at Its next meeting will act on the tiie request of or Pres President PresIdent President ident Murphy to be permitted to pay a 10 bonus to his players as per the prom promise promIse ise iso made before the close of last seasons championship series President Comiskey announced that Fred Parent the Chicago American league shortstop had signed a contract for the season of 1909 and that plans are almost completed for the California training trip V I Et JULIUS JOHNSON Champion of the Pacific coast who meets Stanley Karp welterweight champion of the world in a wrestling match in this city |