Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25
HERMANN TALKS Of
LEAGUE ELECTION
Cincinnati Magnate Thinks
Wise Selection Has Been
Made in Lynch.

NEW YORK. December 20.-Since his
arrival In Cincinnati from the recent Ma
tional League meeting in this city. Garry
Hermann has expressed his views in this
manner:
Il realized before / left Cincinnati for
New York that we had little chance OF
electing Heydler. and SO We bent our
energies toward preventing the election
OF Ward. who was not satisfactory to al
least four of us. We succeeded in block
Ing the Ward program. Then we in
formed Brush that any other candidate
he might name would be satisfactory anu
that we would vote for him on the first
ballot. So when Brush offered the NAM
of Tom Lynch. the former umpire. we
were there with our four votes for him,
making his election. unanimous.
This offering Of Lynch's name was a
great surprise to me. especially as had
never had the pleasure of meeting him,
as ne quit the game before / became in
terested In the Cincinnati ciup How
ever | had heard enough Of him to know
OF his reputation as an official, and was
willing to accept Brush estimation of
nun as the right man for the job. After
l met Lynch and had talked with him l
was convinced that we had mace no mis-
take In choosing him to head our league.
believe that he will make an excellent
president, and that with Heydler secre-
tary and treasurer our affairs Will be
well taken care of.
confronted with the rumors that Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg might Withdraw from
the league In the event of Wards cleo
ton. The first thing l did when the
meeting convened was to assure my fell
low clob owners that there wasn't the
slightest foundation for the report.
made 1t plain that whatever the majority
wished would be acceptable to me, even
the election of Ward. which l bitterly
opposed. Nor did credit the stories
or war between our league and the
American. A few hot-headed individuals
may have mentioned such things with
out authority, but, as matter of fact.
there was never the slightest chance for
split In the National League or a war
with Ban JOhnson's organization"
Speaking Of the adoption of a l6S-game
schedule by the National League for next
year. President johnson OF the American
League, which will adhere to the 154-
game schedule, says:
the game. / am strongly opposed to the
bargain feature, which will be worse
than ever. now that National League
teams will be asked to play 1873 games.
it's q well known fact that many games
are postponed during April and May be-
cause Of cold weather and ram. These
postponed games are set for decision in
midsummer as rule. There a like
lhood OF cold weather spelling the games
set for the early part of October. That s
another problem to contend with. Take
the case of the worlds series last fall
and the year before. Had these games
been ordinary contests during the pen
nant races the chances are interest in
them would have been exhausted. One
hundred and fifty-four games round out a
busy season. Steps will be taken at the
schedule meeting Of the American League
in February to outline q 154-game sched-
ule plane that will work In harmony with
that of the National League, but, of
course. the players OF our organization
will not be required to work from early
spring until It's almost time for the
snow shovelers to get busy. Seven
months Of actual playing is enough for
both players and fans