The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-06
Wants Philadelpfians to Owr
Club and Will Help Achieve
This Result.

Governor John Kinney ieneF' ol
PENNSYLVANIA. who is in Richmond at
tending the annual Conference OF GOV
crnors. while denying that he had pur-
chased. or intended to purchase. or
had entered into negotiations with snv
one. either directly or indirectly. con-
nected with the Philadelphia National
League baseball club. said tonight
that he had frequently asserted that
the club should be the property OF
Pennsylvanians. preferably Philadei-
phians. and that he would foster and
give his aid To any such move.
In addition 10 being Governor OF
the keystone Statp. John Kinley Tener,
is some man. Towering head anG
shoulders above the big men gathered
here from approximately Twenty-Five
States of the Union. ne carries with
him for instant exposure. smile or
about 200 horsepower. a bulk which is
tremendously expressive. and an obvi-
Gus humorous vein which tells more
positively than his brief biography in
who's Who" that he is a product OF
the "Ould Sod"
Just rounding his last year but one
before five decades have envelopcd his
existence. one wonders that his yeas
Of service as a professional ball player
Tyrone, in the Emerald Isle. has faith
cred many men who have left their
mark. but none moro worthy Of es
TEEN than this same g-hearted deen-
; chestcd broad -shouldered son. who Is
now administering the executive affairs
} of the State which housed William
Penn and his sturdy Quaker followers
: Proud of Baseball Career.
| Proud of his baseball record? Well.
we should opina II there is any one
/ who forgets for a moment that Cover
nor John Kinley Tener frst achieved
greatness because of his ability on the
diamond, that some one will not long
| remain ignorant Of the fact-that is,
| if he is fortunate enough TO ever know
! Governor Tener. He exudes baseball
1t is spread all over him. Clean-shavF n.
strong of limb and 1.-the OF body. he IL
| the athlete all over, plus. And then
| he's a diplomat.
! But Just at present he IS not inclin-
ed TO mix his political position with
| that of being baseball ma gnate. Not
| that being Governor IS his first expert
lence in public life. He was Congress
man once. and they liked him so well
! that he rode into the Governors man
sion on a popular wave. FIRST, last
! and all the time, John Kiniey Tcner IS
\ 4 PENNSYLVANIA. lie admits it. When
he left tn County Tyrone only nine
years old, he had Just one ambition
to be q good follower Of William Penn
and 2 better PENNSYLVANIA. Indeed.
this -ioviai son OF Erin boasts that he
was more Of an American. even while
crossing the Atlantic than most OF the
people he met after RE landed
to h. z~f-
lots ne drifted. Of course. ne wanted
10 be Governor o, HIS native state.
Perhaps in those carly DAYS he wanted
to be President OF the United states.
There was nothing 70 show that he
knew fhe constitutional Inhibition
against iross who are not native born.
ANYWAY. by diverting TO tho parenthe-
teal 81 YOU ever get the chance 20
meet this ~oo-pound Governor. YOU viii
ccuced, that this constitutional :nhibi
ton a. iu-t about ali that could pcss-
bly, keep him out OF the White House.
Dcuies All Rumors.
IIsrkiu- back. We nnd that the Gov
ernor is s:il on tho sandpiics. which
viii We do AlonS With other OF hts
new-rsd. friends. he built of the
ssndh-ars stopping stones He learned
90 play ta-cb~ll-rood baseball sur'
method ~ reaching tho american
t-a-t - ISSe when twenfy-trree
wears OIL. 10 started out on his pro
sc-Si.rai baseball career Two years
afterwards 10 vas - ;he National
f.eaz.f rir.lrc with FittshurEh. lie
stayef a. this Job t~o years. and made
5000
Fstre .n-- knew Tenor frr Yellow
F. who ,.ail fnrov strai- ter. run
r faster and hft harder than anybody
rs &c. Pirates Tle, likewise knew
4 fim as - member 90 - pitching stsfi
ol ~ror Arson Cri-azo glove trot-