Show fAMOUS OLD RAVE PLAYER R MAY BE PRESIDENT NEW EW YORK Nov No 23 At At the annual meeting of tho National base baseball batt league In this city next month John M. M Ward the he famous old baseball player will be bea a 11 strong candidate for far the presidency It Is said that lint four clubs are aro now pledged to Ward These are Chicago St St. Louis Brooklyn and New Now York Charles W W. Murphy of ot the Chicago club is said to have agreed with John T. T Brush of tho the New Yorks and C. C H. H Ebbetts of ot tho the to support Ward 1 Murphys Murphy's 5 candidate James Jamen J. J Hart having refused to be considered It Is understood that the tho Philadelphia club I Is expected to ta Join Joli this combination and will leave Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati Pittsburg and Boston for Cor John A A. A H Heydler to succeed himself Yard Ward retired from baseball In 1891 after atter turning out tho the famous New York team that won the Temple cup from the Baltimore pennant winners Since Sinco then he has been practicing law but butha ha has b been en active In baseball matters I |