Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-11
PRESIDENT LYNCH REELECTED
Vote of National League Unanimous Awarded
 1912 Season-Umpre Rgler's Claim to be Paid

New York Dec. 10-Thomas J. Lynch was reelected president and John A. Heydler secretary and treas urer of the National league at the meeting of the league late today. The present board of directors was contin- ued, except that c. J. Sullivan of New York succeeds the late John T. Brush.
 The election of Messrs. Lynch and Heydler, the former fof term of one year and the latter for three years, was unanimous. The leage would not permit ripple of discord to go uncon- tradicted, and the report that one club in the league had opposed the re-elec- tion of President Lynch was denied.
 One Successful Protest.
 The remainder of the work of the league, after the ,elections, was mostly routine. The reports of President Lynch and of the board of directors were duly approved. President Lynch in detailing the eofficial history of the 1912 season awarde dthe pennant for good behaviour during the playing year to the Philadelphia team, which had record of no suspensions and only one fine. Other things noted in the report were that 126N,0 baseballs were used in the scheduled games, that S8 games were postponed, that there were 40 double headers, and 7S games games on the schedule left Unplayed. Of the six protests against the results of games during the season five were 2 disallowed, Chicago being the success full contestant, having it's claim over 8 games with Pittsburg sustained.
 RigIer to Receive Payment.
 President Wiler of the Philadelphia club cleared up the claim of Umpire Rigler for s2.20o for services in signing Pitcher Rixey by assuring the league that the sum would be paid. The league, however, went on record as opposed to umpiFes acting as scouts in the future, declaring such employ ment to be against the best interests Of the game.
 It was also decided that in drafting players in the future names of the clubs shall be drawn first, in accord ance with a rule adopted by the na- tienal commission. The names of play CTS have been drafted first on several occasions it appeared, in violation of this rule.
 A discussion of telegraph facilities at the games and other matters rela- tive to the reports of games resulted in the naming of Messrs. Ebbetts, Hampstead, Gaffrey and Locke com mittee to arrange these detaf+S with the telegraph companies.
 Tomorrow morning the club owners and officers will visit the new Brook lyn baseball park, as the guests of President Ebbetts. In the afternoon at o'clock the final session of the league meeting will be held.
 Decide Bresnahan Case in February. The National league decided tonight to try the case involving the claim of Roger Bresnahan, deposed manager of the St. Louis club. for alleged breach of contract, with special session pre- liminary to the February meeting of the league.
 This decision was reached at meet ing of the board of directors. The St. Louis club was directed to file within twenty days answer to Bresnahan's S complaint. An official copy of the com plaint will be supplied forthwith to the St Louis club.
 The National leagues action in as- suring Bresnahan trial of his claim was taken after the former manager and President Jones of the St. Louis club failed to reach an agreement on the question of whom they should se- lect as a third or odd arbitrator to sit as had been tentatively suggested, with two members of the national commits sion. Every effort was made to bring about such arbitration.