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were rumors of a possible floor fight at the Winter
Meetings. It would hinge on the issue of the existing NAPBL treasury upwards of $ 250,000. Some leagues, with operations suspended, wanted to divide up the money and liquidate the fund. The key issue was whether or not the suspended leagues or only those still active had the right to vote. Bramham prevailed, keeping the treasury intact for post-war operations, and was elected to a new five-year term as president. But time and responsibilities affected his health, and was forced to announce his retirement on the eve of the 1946 Winter Meetings. Bramham was retained as a consultant to the new president Trautman, but he died a few months later.
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