Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-11
Over Four Minute. to Spare.
FIFTY-THREE TODAY,
President Nicholas e. Young of the
National u. ID. Leaxue.

National u. ID. League.
President N. E. Young Of the National
League Of Base Ball Clubs is ffty-three
years old today. Uncle Nick" as he is
affectionately called in base ball circles is
the highest authority on base ball In the
country, and, Of course, there is no base
ball authority in any other country. Mr.
Young lives in a pleasant cottage on How
ard street, Mt. Pleasant, surrounded by
several acres OF land. His home is well
known to base ball writer's, who are al
ways welcomed and kept informed Of the
doings Of the league. for Mr. Young Is af-
fable and secretive only on those matters
where secrecy is demanded. In stature the
president Of the league is of slender build
and possesses the strictest integrity OF
character and frowns upon wrong doing by
whomsoever committed. In connection
with his lofty position in baseballdom he
occupies responsible place in the Treas
ury Department. He Is native OF Am
sterdam, n. Y.
When very young boy he began his
study Of games. which included cricket
and which In those days was the popular
game. Even then his rulings as umpire
decided many boyish wrangle that no
doubt would have ended in a battered nose
or blackened eye If Nick Young had not
quietly and decidedly pointed out the prop
er adjustment of the difficulty
He has a strong attachment for his boy
hoods friends and his memory of some
youthful escapades never fails him when
meeting his old friends. He never tires OF
referring to the nutting trips to some of
the farmers hickory trees or fishing I.ar-
ties to the reservoir. or in the trout
streams back Of old Fort johnson when he
ought to have been in the old stone school
house examining his brains with spelling
and grammar. Many of the boys" lie in
Green Hill cemetery now and one of them
is dust upon the hills OF Nevada, while
others live and fill useful positions IN the
world of workers.
home called many who fell fighting for the
same flag he fought for and his heart is
full of tender memories for those who were
boys at home with him.
As the war progressed Mr.. Young took
up arms for the Union He then made
Washington his home and took a lively
Interest In base bali. and. together with
A. G. Mills and Charles E. Coon Of the
Washington. which for years was the lead
ing team of the south. He played in the
field for the team and was frequently seen
on first base
While he was playing with the olympics
a national association was formed. inelud-
ing Forest City Of Rockford, ILL.,; White
Stockings OF Chicago, Forest City Of Cleve-
land. Haymakers Of Troy. Mutuals,
York. Athletics and keystone of Philadel-
phia, Red Stockings Of Cincinnati, his own
club and last, but not least. the old Mary
land Club of Baltimore.
The association made him secretary and
he was instrumental in keeping UP the in
terest and forming the old league and the
present one.
With the old league he was actively iden-
titled since its organization in February,
1876. He was made president upon the re-
tirement Of A. G. Mills. and given an
unanimous vote for the presidency when
the league and American Association con-
soidated two years ago. He has a host of
friends outside the profession, especially
among the newspaper men.
Quiet, concise, with a mathematical mind
capable Of constituting any problem that
may present itself in any contingency Of
life where he may be placed, with a judg-
ment unquestionable in its keen apprecia-
ton of any situation encountered he. in
the same manner, has handled his own
daily life's problem with strict regard to
the rights of those about him and an hon.
orable discharge of his duty toward every
human being at all dependent upon him
He has passed through very trying ordeals
and quietly and conscieutiously borne his
burdens. working ont his own reward