New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10
President OF National League
Hopes for Reelection.
OUTLINE OF NEW POLICIES
Many Important Measures Will
Be Discussed at Meetings
This Week.

social candidate ] am a distinct failure.
n ! wasn't criticised now and then and
did not make few enemies I should feel
that there was something wrong and that
] wasn't doing my full duty. When one
Of my umpires is perfectly satisfactory to
everybody begin TO investigate The
president Of league Is more or less like
an umpire. He is forced TO make decisions,
and II is impossible 70 please all A big
man will forget the rulings that go against
him The little fellows win howl Tor
months ] am standing pat on my record.
We have had an unusually successful sea
son financially. The attendance at the
games has been greater than ever before
and the few difficulties which We have met
have been Of little importance and no Sc
rious consequence"
Among all close followers Of baseball the
reelection of President Lynch is prsc-
ticsry assured There is little or no op-
position 20 him A. this time. The owners
may have a dark horse which they are
planning 10 trot out when the league meets
on TUESDAY II they have another man in
view they have succeeded remarkably we'll
IN Keeping his name quiet Several have
been mentioned in connection with the
idlest sort ~ rumors but they have not
been taken seriously b. any one
The coming meetings If the two 'hig
leagues in this city will he the most i'm
portsnt ones which have been held i'm
many wears Business pertaining 10 the
changes in the national agreement will
coma M for ratification bv the owners,
together with the report of the National
Commission on the so-csUed worlds Sc
lies ticket scandal In regard 70 the. -
lstions between the two big leagues and
the minors President Lynch said.
The National Commission has already
received and discussed az length the de
rnsnds ~ the minor leagues. We have de-
cidsd 70 make many recommendations 70
the owners AZ the meeting on Tuesday.
end # accepted we win 20 ahead and in
corporate the changes in the national
agreement some time y January. We are
compelled to go slowly in this matter.
Baseball affairs have been conducted sue
oessfully under the present agreement and
care must he taken i'm the wording Of any
changes that must he made. While We
who draw up the regulations may under
stand their meaning perfectly Yet the in
.erpolation Of a single word may allow
which tome bad boy may take advantage
81 70 press a claim contrary to the spirit
Of the agreement
AS far as the National Commission is
concerned ne have decided to meet the
minor leagues more than halfway In their
demands. but this is a three-party agree
r1ent. and what action the owners may
take remains to he seen. The raising of the
classification Of the Pacific Coast and East
crn leagues and the American Association
10 the A grade has been practically
settled This will give these leagues sew
eral privileges which they have not en-
loyed before. The price Of drafting
r,ayer from any one Of these organizations
will be raised from 5000 TO $3.50, and only
ne player may be drafted from club.
These three leagues have the power TO
craft players from leagues below them in
classification after the big league drafting
season has closed. Heretofore the drafting
season for the Glass \ leagues has not
opened until fifteen days after the big
league drafting season has closed, but the
date will be moved up TO within two or
three days after the major season has
closed. We also plan 10 suggest TO the
owners that the number Of players TO be
drafted by the big leagues be limited to
around fifteen. instead Of allowing the diff
fereut clubs 20 20 ahead and do business
IN the wholesale manner which is prevalent
now. This will give the minors more Of a
chance, and IL is for the best interests of
the game that we help them as much as
possible Another change which has been
suggested is the Going away OF options on
players. Any man purchased by a big
league club must be delivered at once. II
ne remains with the minor league team
when the drafting season opens he may be
drafted The adoption Of a rule limiting
the number Of players clubs of various
clsssifcadons may carry has also been
suggested Under the proposed changes
Glass "A clubs could carry twenty players
during the playing season and thirty be-
tween seasons, Glass A. eighteen players
IN season and twenty-six out of season;
class &. sixteen PLAYERS in season and
twenty-four out Of season: class c, four
teen players in season and twenty-five out
OF season; Glass d, thirteen players in sea-
son and twenty out Of season"
Mr.. Lynch stated that the National Com
mission had been receiving the evidence IN
regard 10 the ticket scandal during the last
few weeks and that IL had all been turned
m He refused 10 discuss the nature OF the
evidence, but did not seem 10 be particu-
iarly excited over the matter. He said that
tho commission would meet on Monday
morning and take whatever action the evil
dence warranted. The commission has al
ready decided TO direct the sale Of all
world series tickets in the future.
one important matter which will be
brought no at the league meetings viii be
that Of gambling The National League,
At least. and probably the American
League win 60 ON record officially as be-
inE uualtersbly opposed 10 all forms Of
gambling i'm connection with baseball, and
declare itself 10 hc behind laws which
city or state may enact To stamp ont what
Tho owners declare 10 De an evil and a dct-
riuent 10 the game
we have got to do everything iu our
rover % get rid Of this gambling said
Mr. Lynch. ''Thc most prevalent form is
that Il baseball pools on the total runs
scored by club during a week. These are
run IN barber shops. Billiard rooms. tobacco
stcres. ETC.. al over the country. especially
IN the smaller cities l did little inyes-
tissting along these lines last summer and
was sstonishe6 20 find the number Of pools
which were run even In factories and Of
ices OF course we will be unable to stop
all OF this II few fans want 10 set up
pool among themselves 1t is their own
affair. bat pools organized with the idea OF
drawing trade 10 stores and shops can he
stopped II laws are made and enforced We
intend TO 90 al we can 10 diminish the
evil and ] shall hiring Up the matter IN
my report TO the owners
Nh. Lynch did not take fsvorably 20
Charles Wcbb 4iurphys idea Of holding an
oner meeting Of the league While he