The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
ANNUAL LEAGUE MEETING
IN NEW YORK WEDNESDAY,
Washington Club to Be Represented by NOyes and
McAeer-LOcal Boss Prepared to Make Trades.

Thomas ]. Lynch. who was elected pres
ident last winter and has made good,
cannot say just now whether he will be
ceosen again or not. Lynch thinks he
VIII be reelected but he viii not make
a prediction. lie has been familiar with
National League methods for many
years. and knows well enough that moth
ing In the old body is sure. Lynch would
relish reelection for a term OF three
or five years. in view OF the fact that
the American League men have chosen
Ban johnson to head them for twenty
years. But Lynch does not believe there
will be any such good luck.
Before John T. Brush, of the New
York club. left for winter quarters in
Texas, he authorized his representatives
who viii attend the league meeting TO
vote for Lynch. also for a term OF 1--WE
years Brush made Lynch president a
year ago and was well satisfied with his
administration. August Hermann, Of
the Cincinnati club. Will vote for Lynch
and five-year term of office. and in
this he will be supported by Dreyfuss.
OF the Pittsburg club. The Boston club
was originally pledged 10 Lynch by John
+. Harris, but as the club may be sold
Monday morning TO a Boston syndicate
headed by William Hepburn Russell, it
is bit doubtful how that vote will be
cast.
Opposition to Lynch.
Meanwhile there seems to be a deter
mined opposition 10 Lynch on the part Of
Charles Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club;
c, w. Murphy, of the Chicago club, and
Horace Fogel, OF the Philadelphia. Eb-
bets wanted John NJ Ward TO run again
for the office, but Ward declined in the
shape of a formal letter TO Lynch, stat
ing that he would not again be a candi-
date. Ebbets was fined 500 by Lynch
Tor breaking the rules regarding the en-
gagement and release of players last
spring. and he has been smarting under
the penalty ever since. Murphy has been
fined on several occasions by the ma
tional commission, of which Lynch is a
member, and has also raised an outcry
against the umpires under Lynch's man.
agement. Fogel uncOnsciously has
raised a laugh by alleging that Lynch
should IRE Umpire William Klein, the
best judge of play on the leagues stan
As Fogel votes in accordance with Muir
phys views, he was counted on as an
anti-Lynch man some time ago.
Stanley Robson, of the St Louis club
who could have elected Ward TO the pres
idency last winter by his solitary vote
regardless of Ban Johnson's threats. Will
come 10 the meeting in a receptive mood
Robson is a baseball politician of the
old school, and being from Missouri. he
must "be shown" He says he is not
committed either way as far as Lynch is
concerned. but says he has a long string
Of grievances against the umpires, ard
is also an advocate of the I6S-game
schedule
That another tight for this unusually
long championship season will be made
there seems TO be little doubt. Ebbets
/ is the ringleader in this respect, and he is
confident that he can swing Robson
Murphy and Fogel with him, thereby
causing a deadlock Ebbets is also ready
20 oppose in a similar manner any at
tempt TO take away his old job as sched-
ule maker for the purpose Of investing
/ the leagues president with that respon-
sibility.
May Hold Up Recollection.
BY deadlOcking the league on the
| schedule problem Ebbets, Murphy, and
company believe they can hold up the
! reelection of Lynch in such a manner
that the latter's supporters will agree 10
a compromise as to the arrangement of
new playing dates. If Robson sides
with them and the vote of the new Bos-
ton owners can be won over. it is evident
that the Brush-HeTrmann-D reyfuss com
| bination will have a rocky road laid out
for them. In that event It is predicted
there may be an investigation of the
ownership Of the Philadelphia club and
vigorous crusade by Hermann and his
friends against the so-called syndicate
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