Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RETAINS LYNCH
AS PRESIDENT
Boston and St, Louis Teams 10
Change Hands, Schedule
Committee Named to Fix
Dates for Season,

By Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
New York. Dec. 14.-Rohert l..
Hedges notified the annual meeting
of the American League of Profess
sional Baseball clubs today that he
had received an offer for his majority
interest in the st. Louis club, and with
the consent of the league. he would
accept II.
The league appointed a committee,
consisting of President Ban Johnson.
President Charles Comiskey of Chi
caeo and President Frank j. Farrell
Of New York, to consider the offer
and report tomorrow. 1t was conn
monty understood hat the sale would
be approved and that the st. Louis
Americans would change hands.
The identity of the persons making
the offer was not made public, but it
was minated that the sun involved
would mount wen into six figures, and
that John f.. Bruce, a minority stock
holder, would increase his holdings.
The Boston National league club
also is in process of sale. William H.
Russell and James II. Phaleno were
to have paid today $780, 600 for the
majority interest held by John p.
Harris, but We're able to show only
$50, 600 in cash.
They had an option which Harris
Ntlu ne WIS NiilliS 10 tAttiu lllANA-
initely, but he would take no less than
the sum originally stipulated. The
matter stands i'm that position now,
with only this much definite, that
Fred Tenny viii be manager next
season, no matter who is owner.
Thomas j. Lynch was reelected
president of the National league for
one year.
His acceptance belied reports that
no would not toka such . short pon-
tract. An effort was made so to
change the constitution, that a presi-
lent might be elected for more h a
one year. TO do so. required an af-
firmative vote of six OF the eight
members.
On the proposition the vote stood
five to three.
The National league appointed a
COMMITTEES to confer with the Ameri-
can league on conflicting sunday dates
with the minor leagues, particularly
in the west.
Murphy, Ebbetts and Fogel with
then three votes. again won It victory
in defeating u resolution to amend the
constitution so that the schedule COM
mittee should be done away with, and
the league president delegated to form
n schedule in conjunction with the
American league president. The old
schedule committee was reappointed
and in February they viii confer with
Ban johnson and the w will promul-
gate the schedules for both major
leagues.
The league adopted a resolution
against the acceptance by players OF
prizes, such as were contested for by
Lajoie and Cobb last season.
Under the bylaws of the American
leagne, the old directorate, consisting
of representatives from Boston. New
York. Cleveland and Chicago clubs.
retired today and representatives of
st. Louis, Detroit, Washington and
Philadelphia, will take their places.
ice-President Somers of the
American league was reelected.
Both the American and National
leagues received a petition from the
Western and Three ! leagues to re-
tain their present considerations. I'm
der the recent census the Western
league would lose it's rating in class A.
and the Three | would go back from
class b to G.
Both major leagues appointed their
presidents to confer on the matter
with a recommendation that the West
ern asd the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
leagues retain their present ratings.
Under a lower rating the majors
would not have to pay so much for
drafted players.