New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
LYNCH HOLDS THE RE|NS|
Reelected President of National
League for One Year.
INSURGENTS BLOCK THE WAY
Prevent Three-Year Term and
Abolition of the Schedule
Committee.

Thomas J. Lynch was reelected president
but only for one year. at the second ses-
sion Of the annual meeting Of that organi-
xstiou at the Hotel Breslin, yesterday.
The election was unanimous The insur-
gents. If such they may be called. made up
Of Charles ". Murphy. OF Chicago; Charles
f. Ebbets. Of Brooklyn. and Horace Fogle.
OF Philadelphia. put their foot down, how
ever, On the question OF three year term
The reelection of Mr.. Lynch, even for a
term OF only one year, which by the way
has been the custom in the National League
.n the past, was generally applauoed by the
baseball men who were patiently waiting
some news from the star chamber session,
in the corridors OF the hotel. The general
feeling appeared to be that Mr.. Lynch had
proved himself strong and efficient execu-
tive and that the league was in excellent
hands.
In order to elect Mr.. Lynch for three
years it would have been necessary to
amend the constitution and, according to
section "a, the constitution Of the league
nay be altered or amended by three
fourths vote at the annual meeting, or a
unanimous vote at any other time. The
question was put TO vote, yesterday, but
was beaten 5 TO 8, Murphy, Ebbets and
Foeel voting NO" Following this the
owner Of the Chicago Cubs placed Mr..
Lynch in nomination and the vote was
unanimous. after John Whalen had seconded
The motion.
Messrs Murphy, Ebbets and Fogel. with
their three votes again won a victory over
the majority in defeating resolution to
amend the constitution so that the schedule
committee should be done away with and
the president OF the league delegated TO
draw I'D a schedule in conjunction with the
president of the American League The old
schedule committee, with Charley Ehbets
as chairman, was then reappointed, and in
February il will confer with Mr.. Johnson,
OF the American League, to avoid conflicting
GATES so far possible.
Section AZ of the constitution provides
that: "lAn championship games shall be
arranged in written schedule prepared by
she schedule committee and reported TO and
adopted by the league by a three-foUrths
vote before the beginning Of the champion
abip season"
A committee was appointed TO confer
with the American League on conflicting
Sunday dates with minor league teams
particularly in the West
a resolution was adopted 10 discourage
7.he offering Of prizes to players for batting,
RS was the case last season, when an auto
cnobile was at stake
President Lynch, in e complete and we'll
,~orded report, stated that % players were
ssuspended during the season and II fined.
IRON whom $3.50 was collected. He re-
ported further that s4S dozen baseballs
swere used and that 20 double-header games
fNwere played, 81 in the East and 1s in the
fWest.
! The league reelected the old board of
eSsirectors as follows: Barney Dreyfuss, OF
fPittsburg: August Hermann, Cincinnati;
sCharies ". Murphy, Chicago; Charles H
EEbbets Brooklyn, and John T Brush, New
sYork-
The league received communication
sfrom the Western League and the Three
u League, requesting the body to use its
Influence with the National Commission TO
iTrevent their reduction in classified ton
from class A and Is TO lower grade. The
communication will be taken up to-day.
fThe meeting was then adjourned until
ioclock this afternoon, at the same place
Il leaked out, yesterday that some Of the
time of the first session on Tuesday was
sY1evoted TO an acrimonious discussion over
quitting the schedule in the hands OF the
s,oresideat for next season. John Whalen,
tone tine Corporation Counsel Of this city,
who with William H Grey is representing
1.-THE New York Giants in the absence OF
1John T Brush. made a strong and earnest
spJea for the abolition of the schedule COM
S1nittee.
Mr. Whalen contended. or so It is said,
kahat all criticism, whether fair or not,
segainst the members Of the schedule COM
3mittee for picking out ''plums" for their
sown teams would thus be avoided
John J. McGraw, OF the Giants; Roger
l3resnahan, of st. Louis: Fred Clarke Of
Pittsburg, and other managers, were about
the hotel most OF the afternoon working
over deals and trying TO strengthen the
weak spots in their teams. The same was
true over at the Hotel Wolcott, where
she American League managers were work
ing 10 the same end. Few trades, how
sever, Were made.
Fred Clarke was responsible for the
etatement that Fred Tenney would man
age ard play first base for the Boston
club Ct the National League If William
Hepburn Russell and his associates COM
pleted the purchase of the club from John
Il Harris, Of Pittsburg. Nopody connected
with the Boston club was willing to sub
stsntiate this, however, and some of the
-fans'' were disposed to question it on the
ground that Lake was under contract to
she club for another year.
It was said on good authority that Bill
Bailey. the youthful left handed pitcher
Of ST Louis, would be traded for Matty
Mcintyre, the clever outheloer Of the De-
.ro.t Tigers. Grigss, utility man Of the
St Louis Browns, was traded TO Cleveland
for Mig Clark. {. catcher
TWO deals were proposed that did not
20 through. pittsburg offered Camnitz,
pitcher, 10 New York for Bridwell and
C1ndall John J. McGraw declined with
thanks The Boston Americans offered
WOOD. pitcher, and Carrigan, catcher, IN
exchange for Summers, pitcher, and
Schmidt, catcher CT Detroit This also was
declined