The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-29

Mr.. Young the unfortunate conclusions
upon the ball field which create dlssen-
SONS among the club owners are due
principally to bad umpiTing.
so that I hold that the most impor-
tant qualification for an individual who
occupies the position of president of TINS
organization is that which enables MN
through his knowledge and understanding
Of the game to determine Tor nlInSelL
whether an umpire is good or whether
he is bad; that il should not deyOlVe upon
the club owner to point out the deTects
or merits of this, that or the other UNI
pirp: but that it is a duty that parucu-
farIv belongs to the president OF the
Iearue. and the president should be so
qualified that he is able to determine Tor
himself whether his staff IS good or
whether it is bad, and be able, II It IS
incompetent, to correct and build 1t up.
1.-THE one feature that recOmmended
Mr. Ward to me was his thorough knOWl-
edge of base ball, that he would not De
Obliged to rely upon the umpire state
ment if he saw the play, but that ne
could for himself determine, because OF
his great knowledge Of the game, WheJh-
err the umpire was right or wrong; ana
feel that this organization needs TO iii
that position with some man equally as
well equipped as Mr.. Ward
No Easy Job.
eft has been said in this body many
times. and it has been held by some
presidents of the organization, that the
office of president OF the league YES
simply that of a clerkshlp. ASIDE from
the duties of supervising umplres there
is hut little for him to do as president.
1 do not speak now Of the national com
mission work, but as president OF the
National league. It is reported that some
one at one time suggested that Mr.. An
son be made supervisor OF umplres, ana
that Mr. Pulliam said in reply to that;
IF YOU do that you take away the only
duties that I have to perform Ana that
is practically the case
'dThe secretary of the league performs
all of those duties that have to do with
the records, the averages or the minutes
Of the organization, every detail Inc
president has nothing TO do except 70
supervise and make his report so that
To nv mind the chief qualification Tor
president of the organization is man
who can control the umpire situation dur
ing the playing season
AFTER that he is not in the limelight;
the owners of the clubs step in, until tie
season opens for the next year Ihen IL
is that the president Of the league Is
practically I've supervisor OF the umplres
Now with that in view, that this or
ganiZatiOn requires man VINO IS COM
Detent to relieve the league of past de-
fects with reference to the umpire prop
osftion 1 am going 10 present NAME
to This organization which IS as wen
known lDOn the diamond, L think, as any
that has ever Dtell A4ACll LloAACN -
connection with baseball throughout the
National league circuit. I am going to
present the name of a man who has oeen
connected with the National leasue LOT
many years, and in his particular sphere
Of work Inc is absolutely without peer
Has All Requisites.
ono one has ever approached him in
ability. There is nothing that can occur
unon the diamond that he is not familiar
Viii and because of that qualification,
md because of his fairness and his m
tagritv. I believe thar he is the man , WIlo
viii fiji the position that we are seeking
70 FIN and that the public, press aho
pIavers will applaud. 49,
saThev VIII applaud because OF the
Knowledge that they have Of the man IN
nj ~ fbe cities where the National
league presents the same e..
'dThat gentleman WON l nominate ltiJ d Lor
president of the league was, IN ms uay
paIIad sThe King of Umpires,' and / IRE
,.9-,f The nane of Mr. Thomas J. Lynch.