Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
LYNCH IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE

/ thief and everything, and players
spiked me and made life not worth
living. ! was sent the next week to
Pittsburg. and at the hotel they
handed rue a Telegram. / thought il
was all eff with me. But that tele-
gram was from Nick Young and it
warmly congratulated me on my fair
ness in the New York games. Then
| said they could all so to hell, as
long as I'd been honest and fair.
And that is going to be my policy
as president of the 4,ational league. |
know the game about as well as any
one and | think | have u pretty good
reputation. The public. the players
and the umpires Will get nothing but
square deal from me, and every
thing will be above board and open to
the newspapers.
Il want to add that / refused TO
| take the presidency until l was as
surcd that my old friend Heydler,
whom | broke In as an umpire, was
to he elected secretary and treasurer.
as 1 could not get along without him"
Hcydler's speech was laudatory of
| Lynch as an umpire, and then several
old-time baseball reporters made
speeches felicitatng the new officers.
Pop Anson. whom Charles w.
! Murphy had brought from Chicago,
! believing he would be elected, re-
mained at the Waldorf to the last and
then departed. silent but sorely dlsap-
pointed.
Hermann arose and seconded the
nomination. and the election OF Lynch
was made unanimous.
Charles II. Ebbetts of Brooklyn, who
| has bitterly fought the election or
| Heyder, nominated Heydler for score
] tp fro election
made unanimous.
The magnatcs. after shaking hands
all around, adjourned
Lynch has been interested i'm a the
atrical enterprise. He has not been
active in baseball since 1895.
The only change i'm the board of di-
rectors elected today is tho substitution
Of John T. Brush Of New York for
! President Doyey Of Boston Hermann
of Cincinnati Ebbetts Of Brooklyn.
! Murphy of Chicago and Dreyfuss of
| Pittsburg were reelected.
The change. however alters the com
| plcXiOn of the board, because Brush Is
expected t. vote with Murphy and
Dreyfuss whereas Dovey sided with
! Hermann. and Ebbetts, now left in the
minority.
The resolution changing the bylaws
so that no club may carry more than
| twenty-five players during the play
| ing season caused some confusion. The
magnates did not specify the dates of
the playing season.
President Ebbetts. however declared
the playing season" would be from
May 10 to August 20. ana that the res
olution would permit carrying not
more than thirty-tlve players from
August 20 to May % by any one club.
Before May 10 and after August 20 the
clubs are usually trying ont new play
ers and their staffs are larger. The
American league adopted a similar
resolution. but it specifically stated
the playing season" to he from May
10 to August -.
The spring meeting of the league
will be held in New York instead of
Chicago as heretofore. This is the
meeting at which the playing sched-
ulc is arranged and announced.
Lynch. the new president was an
umpire In the National league from
1856 to 1901. with one or two years OF
retirement sandwiched I'm that period.
His honesty and fairness became
by-word with fans, who continued To
remember him with respect even after
he retired voluntarily in 1901 To man
age the thcater he owns at New Brit
ain, Conn.