Show I The Cause of the Trouble CATCHER JOHN KLING While no official confirmation of the report that the National Baseball commission has reinstated Johnny Kling so that he may play with the Chi cago Cubs this year it appears app ars that he has been declared eligible to play upon the payment of a fine line Of the three members of the commission Garry Herrmann president and a National league man and Thomas J Lynch president of the National league evidently voted for tor reinstatement and Ban Johnson president of the American league voted against It Already the American league fans have nave raised the cry that because Kling Kilns is such a drawing card to the National league the National league members of the commission voted for his eligibility Until the final ruling appears the exact condition of Klings affairs will not be hO known by the public but it is evident that he win will wear the Cubs uniform this year after the payment of the penalty to be imposed by the commission The Kling case grew out of KlingS independent Kansas City ball team last season which is Js said to have successfully bucked the Kansas City American association team and aDd thus inJured organized ball For Fer this Kling was ousted from the ranks Such a p popular Pular demand arose for his reinstate ment however that his case caso has been brought up to the national commission In behalf it is claimed that president Murphy president of the Cubs gave him a leave of absence le letter lester ter which allowed him to attend to his per affairs for one year This letter Jetter has been the main malo bit of evidence pre to the commission |