The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-19
KING OF UMP|RES''
IS CHOSEN
THOMAS J. LYNCH SELECTED
TO HEAD NATIONAL LEAGUE
-HEYoLER SECRETARY.

til. National League Of Professional
baseball Clubs over the election OF q
/ president was unexpectedly broken this
f afternoon by iI. unanimous selection
6of Thomas J. Lynch. whose nam. had
i not been considered or publicly men,
toned for the pos ltion. There IL rea-
I son to beiiev. tn. eight league presi-
/ tents held a secret conference. whic',
4 lid not end until o'c'ock this morning.
+ IL which tn. supporters of John N.
/ Ward os New York and Robert w.
i Brown Of Louisville came to an UNI
I Outstanding. II is understood each
4 aide instructed John 4. Brush Of the
I Sew York club to sclects a man whose
name had not been before the league
as Il candidate. Brush consulted none
] OF his colleagues. but telegraphed 10
New Britain. Conn, for Thomas j.
Lynch to come here ut once. Three
ballots w.re taken. all resulting in TIL.
same tie-four for Ward and four for
Brown. Then. apparently by agree
ncni, President Ebbetts OF Brooklyn
read letter from Ward. In which
/ he withdrew from the contest At the
same time Stanley Robinson Of st.
Louis withdrew Browns name.
Brush Nominates Lynch.
Following the prcarrangcd plan,
Rrush then mentioned Lynch. referring
to him by his befter-k known title. king
or EMPIRES" The seven magnatcs
quickly seconded the nomination and
the election was unanimous. Ebbctts.
who had been one of the blttcrest
fighters against John a. Heyd1cr. who
succeeded the late Harry &. Puiiiam as
president. then nominated 1iaydlcr for
secretary treasurer. Il position which
he has filled continuously for man,
years. even viii. president. There WAS
i hitch here. II WAS understood that
H.y.ll.r would not accept the appoint
ment for one year and. after n con-
ference. II. was nominated for three
years and unanimously elected. Lynch's
election Is for one year
After til. meeting. Lynch and Hey
di-r We're formally introduced to the
newspaper men. Both made short
speeches. Lynch Ii 81 years old and
was FOR long time a resident Of Gin
sinna.i 70 -" reporters she said:
"'rhe hardest thing the president Of
III lea, IL las 10 do II To protect his
umrir.s. and | want the newspaper
that YOU tiiins won't DE-. come and tell
nic. aud ] will keep my eye on him.
Don't roast lin. That does no good.
w:S young fellow when Nick
Young made ne an INSPIRE. and tile
tirst siS games ! umpired We're in New
YORK. fire. With New York against
b.tsaii and tlte other three against
Chicago. NJ! first decision MAS calling
- BAH on home pitcher. and that
whole week the new spapers and fans
roasted me TO n fragile. They gave
me he'l. tell you: they called M Il
robher. thief and everything. and play
ers spiked me and made life not worth
living. was sent the next week To
pittsbur- and ut the hotel they handed
me "A telegram. | thought II WAS all off
with me. But that telegram wa from
Nick Young. and 1t warmly conyratu-
lated me on my flirness In the New
York games. Then ! said they could
all 30 tn hell. Us long rs III been
honest and fair
And that Is going to be my policy
az president of the National league
know the game about Us well as any
one. and ] think ! have IA pretty good
reputation. The public. the players and
the umplres viii get nothing but II
square deal from me. and everything
viii be above board and open To the
newspapers. | want to add that / re-
fused to take the presidency until
was assured that my old friend Hey
dler. whom ] broke in as I'm umpire.
was to be elected secretary and treas
urer. as | could not get along without
him.
Hesdler's speech MAS Mandatory of
Lynch rs an umpire. and then several
old-time baseball reporters made
speeches felicitatins the new officers.
Pop Adrian L. Arson, whom
Charles ". Murphy had brought from
Chicago believing he would he elected.
remained nj the Waldorf L. the last
aud then departed. silent. but soreiy
disappointed. The resolution changing
the bylaws 50 that no club may carry
more than - players during the play
Ing season caused some confusion. TIL.
magnates did not specify the dates of
the playing season. President Ebbeits.
however. declared the playing season
would be from May IN to August 20 aud
that the resolution would permit clubs
to carry not more than So players from
August 20 10 May IL. Before May 10
and after August 20 the clubs are usu-
ally trying out new players and their
staffs are larger. The American league
adopted Il similar resolution. but il
specifically stated that the playing
season" would be from May 10 to Au-
gust -. The spring meeting OF the
league viii be held in New York in
stead Of Chicago. rs heretofore. This
Is the meeting ut which the playing
schedule is arranged and announced.
Lynch. the new president, was an
umpire i'll the National league from
1856 to 1901. with one or two years of
retirement sandwiehed In in that
period. His honesty and fairness be-
came a bsWord With fans. who con-
tinaed to remember him with respect
even after he retired voluntarily in
1871 TO manage the theatcr he owns