Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
NEW FIGHT CLUB is ANNOUNCED;
WILL HOLD BEACH BATTLE July 5

as manager Of the Now Bedford, Mass,
club in 1873, and later was with the
Detroits. Worcesters, Clevelands, Atm
letics, Indianapolis, and for the past
nineteen years has been business man,
ager of the Cincinnati Reds. "Bannle
took the first baseball club to Cuba IN
1879. and last fall took the Cinclnatl
club to Cuba, where they played nearly
all winter He became an Elk at Bos-
ton in 1878, and was Identified TO New
Bedford, where he organized that Elks
lodge and was made its first exalted
ruler He was elected grand esteemed
1ecturing knight by the grand lodge IN
New York in 1886, and was demitted
to Cincinnati lodge No. in 1892. Being
a member of the grand lodge, Bancroft
will be early on the ground, arriving
on July with Cincinnati lodge. He
was a booster for John K. Tener, the
baseball candidate for grand exalted
ruler several years ago, who was sue
cessful, and is now an enthusiastic
booster for Garry Hermann, Ctncin-
nati's hig baseball magnate, business
man, Elk and philanthropist.
Every man who has played pro-
fessional baseball in the big leagues in
the past thirty years, and every man
who has been identified with the ma
tional game during that time, knows
Bannie, who is one of the most popular
men in the profession. There is no
doubt that this grand old man of base
ball, who is still as spry as youth
of 90 will do some effective work for
Hermann when he gets on the ground.
August Hermann, known throughout
the baseball world as Garry, will be a
guest of Los Angeles during the week
of the Elks' reunion. He Is the leading
candidate for grand exalted ruler, and
the Elks all over the country are Wheel
ing into line for him. 1t now looks like
he will be an easy winner. Garry Herr
mann is president of the Cincinnati
National league club and chairman of
the national baseball commission. the
highest constituted authority in organ
lied baseball, a tribunal which Mr..
Hermann created for the final settle
ment of all disputes, and of which he
has been chairman since its inception.
He is also one of the most prominent
Elks of the country, and is as we'll and
as favorably known in Elk as in base
ball circles.
He has been a member of Cincinnati
lodge for twenty years, a life member
for ten years, and was its exalted ruler
in 1904.
He had full charge Of the big Elks'
reunion in Cincinnati in 1904, which
Los Angeles and all other Elks recall
with much pleasure Mr.. Hermann is
coming to California in his private car,
which will be attached to the first sec
ton of the Cincinnati special, and will
arrive, with his family, Friday, July g.
A large suite of rooms has been re-
served for him at the Hotel Alexandria
for his headquarters, from which he
will conduct his campaign, and he has
also engaged the Alexandria banquet
hall for that week
His election, which appears to be a
foregone conclusion. will be the second
choice of a baseball man for the high
est office in the gift of the Elks. John
K. Tener of Charleroi, Pa, the old
Chicago pitcher, was elcted grand
treasurer of the Elks and afterward,
in 1906, at Philadelphia, Tener was
chosen grand exalted ruler There is
not baseball player or official in the
country who is not boosting for Herr
mann, and quite a large number Of
prominent ones will be in Los Angeles
on the Hermann coaching line.