The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-11
MAGNATEs OF NATIONAL LEAGUE
GIVE HIM ANOTHER TERM
OF YEAR
THREE FOR HEYDLER
TINKER WILL GO TO CINCINNATI
ACCORDING To LATEST RE-
TURNS FROM NEW YORK
MEETING.

~xkktOTm- JunA Was
re-elected secretary. Lynch was
returned to office for a term Of one
year only: Heyd1er for three years.
Both officials were reelected unani-
mously. 1t was expected that Bit
ter fight would develop against the
present executive. Charles II. Eb-
bets had been reported to have six
endorsements for new candidate.
Robert w. Brown, of Louisville. But
this was before the trial and con-
viction of Fogel. The result OF that
special investigation seems to have
put an entirely new complexion on
the situation. II placed the National
league In such a situation that 1t had
to retain Lynch or appear to repudiate
It's action against the former manager
of the ~. HES The fact that Ebbets
and Murray, the two prime movers in
Browns erstwhile campaign. subscrib-
ed to Lynch. made todays election
the very ;auest OF National league
history
Mr.. Murphy has again entered
negotiations with August Hermann
for the trade of Joe Tinker to Gin
cinnati. w. Unless he Is greatly disap-
pointed he will have the Cub sh'
stop signed up as manager OF the
Reds before tomorrow night.
Hermann Gets Tinker.
The deal IL as good as closed,
said Herman tonight. Manager
Fsvefs. of Chicago, and myself ar
ranged n trade this afternoon which
IT, mutually agreeable. The bargain
viii be ratified tomorrow morning
If the directors of the CINCINNATI
club fully approve of It, | am not
prepared at this time to state the
names Of the PLAYERS involved in the
trade. Several minor athletes not
=smaatfaned harntatarev Htlt hglre IN iht.
bargain. To me there does net ap.
pear any possibility Of n hitch. -
Hermann would neither deny nor
affirm that Bobby Rescher champion
base stealer Of the National league,
would go TO Chicago in part payment
for Tinker EFers was reported TO
have told a friend yesterday morning
that he would call off negotiations II
Hermann would not listen TO some
proposition for the speedy outfieidsr.
Whatever the deal may be. Hermann
appeared i'm very high spirits after
the tentative agreement was reached.
He declsrd that he would not retain
Frank Chance. whom he was retaining
as an ace In the hole provided he
could not barter with Fvers or Aur-
ply.
Promises of Murphy.
One of the national league mag
mates declared that Murphy would
have bean forced to give up Tinker
IN any event The Windy City mosul
gave Joe permission To negotiate with
Cincinnati He promised TO release
him If the shortstop was able 10 land
the mana cement or the Reds. Tinkers
ease was similar to that OF Jake Stahi
in Washington Jake was promised the
liberty of dickering with Comiskey's
White Sox. when he landed an open
fnr Washington tried TO back out. But
Ban johnson stood behind Stahl and
thereby established precedent which
the National Commission could not
very we'll ignore.
Thinkers imminent release To Cfncin-
natl clears the atmosphere of mys-
terv which has surrounded the man
nfseriaI situation Of the New York
Americans, Frank Chance has been
pledged to the Yankees. None OF the
National league club owners will op-
pose his transfer of allegiance TO the
rival organization.
Phitlies Not Sold.
Considerable interest was manifested
before tcday's meeting as to whether
or not the Philadelphia club had been
sold II had not Alfred ID. Wiler
Che new president. was on hand as
emissary However, tho Phiiltea are
likely to be under different admin
s@IFAtfUH fES SAiA W. thN feNN'eT
Horace Fogel holds an option on the
club stock. This option will expire
Saturday. Charles +. Taft is said 10
have loaned Fogel the money with
which TO purchase a majority of the
stock, taking notes on the franchise
as collateral Fogel has not made
Sood the notes and unless he does
SO by the week end. the property Will
revert to the Cincinnati capitalist. 1t
Ha woH1 fhat n
Governor T.ner, Of Pennsylvania, is
Interested. hold a season option and
that unless Horace Fogei redeems his
pledge by Saturday. the Quakers will
pass into the hands OF the syndicate
Today's session of the National
league was. aside from the election
largely occupied by routine. Various
reports were read and adopted and q
number of committees appointed. The
league went on record against UNI
pires, In the off season. acting in the
capacity or scouts or agents for club
owners. Cornelius j. Sullivan, OF the
New York club, was elected to the
board of directors OF the league in
plaza OF the late John T. Brush. Bar.
Norman and c, W. Murphy were
all reelected to the board.
Cbristy Mathewson Is hack from his
hunting trip to North Carolina. with
q big story about a bear that got
away He gained five pounds and is
feeling fine In spite Of his miss.
Hugh Jennings says the lambasting
the Athletics have been giving the Gu
bans confirms what he said that there
was no reason for them to beat any
good American lot of players who
would keep In condition. Heretofore.
says Jennings, all the trips taken to
Cuba have been nothing but Joy Jour-
neys, with no great effort 10 play
ball.
II 10 believed to De almost q cer-
tainty that McGraw will start the
campaign next year with Arlie Shafer
In his infield lineup and young
George Burns in the outfleld II these
two are able 10 stick Il will give the
Giant leader even more speed than he
has had before. assuming that none
OF the regulars have let down. That
means that any team which hopes to
BE- 3 contender against the Giants
must improve In that particular de-
partment, for Mc0raw viii probably
have = better pitching star than last
season, and with Shafer and Burns
living up 10 promise. = better field
No and hitting club
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