Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-11

New York, Dec. 10.-Thomas J.
Lynch was elected 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
continued except that c. J. Sullivan of
New York succeeds the late John T.
Brush.
The election of Messrs Lynch and
Heydler, the former for n term of one
year and the latter for three years,
was unanimous. TIE league would not
permit q rumor even of a ripple Of dis
cord to 20 uncontradicted, and the re-
port that one club in the league had
opposed the recollection Of President
Lynch was denied. The reports Of
President Lynch and of the board of
directors were duly approved. Presi-
dent Lynch, in detailing the official
history of the 1912 season, awarded the
3ennant for. good behavior during the
playing year to the Philadelphia team.
which had q record of no suspensions
ana only one fine.
President Wiler of the Philadelphia
club cleared, up the claim of Umpire
Rtgler for $2200 for services in signing
IllEIlei ftlAey ny dSsuflIiS TIE ItetSue
that the sum would be Iaid. The
league, however, went on record as
opposed to umpires acting as scouts
in the future, declaring such employ
ment to be against the best interests
of the game.
1t also was decided that in drawing
players in the future the names of the
clubs shall be drawn first, in accord
aneo with a rule adopted by the Ma
tional Commission. A discussion OF
telegraph facilities at the games and
other matters relative to the reports
Of games resulted in the naming of
Messrs Ebbets. Hampstead. Gaffney
and Locke a committee to arrange
these details with the telegraph COM
panies. Tomorrow morning, the club
owners and officers will visit the new
Brooklyn baseball park as the guests
Of President Ebbetts. In the afternoon
the final session of the league meeting
Will he held
Those attending todays meeting were
c. w Murphy, Chicago; August Herr
mann, Cincinnati; Harry Hampstead, C.
J. Sullivan and r. II. McCutcheon, New
York; Alfred Wiler and T. j. Hogsto,
Philadelphia; Barney Dreyfuss and Will
liam Locke, Pittsburg; Mrs. Helen Brit
ton, James C.. Jones and W. F. Craw-
ford, st. Louis; James +. Gaffney and
Herman Nickerson Boston: Charles H.
Ebbetts and s. w. McKeever, Brooklyn.
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 by that club. at a special ses-
sion preliminary to the February meet
ing of the league. This decision was
reached at meeting of the board of di-
rectors. The st. Louis club was directed
to file within 20 days an answer to Bres-
hahan's complaint. An official copy of
the complaint will be supplied forthwith
TO the St Louis club.
This action 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
select as third or odd arbitrator to sit,
as had been tentatively suggested. with
two members of the National Commits
sion.
The directors voted to raise the salary
of Secretary Heydler and to continue for
another year the pension of Harry Pull
liam's invalid sister, Mrs. NJ p Johnson
of Louisville.
Garry Hermann said, tonight that
the Tinker DEAL was off again until to-
morrow. He expects to confer with Pres
ident Murphy of the Chicago club, to-
afternoon.