The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-10
JOHN TENER CHOSEN
HEAD OF NATIONAL
Pennsylvania Governor Sc
lected to Succeed Lynch
ELECTION UNANIMOUS
Presidents Term Extended to Four
Years-Heydler Reelected Sec
retary-Lynch May Be Re-
tanned as Head Umpire

New York. December 9.-John n Tener.
governor of Pennsylvania, was today
elected president of the National league
to succeed Thomas ]. Lynch.
Mr.. Lynch told members of the league
that he hoped they would acquire some
of the dignity which they expected Gov
ernor Tener to bring to the league popu-
lation.
He praised Tener as a man who would
lend prestige to the league and declared
he left the presidency without any Ill
feeling.
Before electing president the magnates
voted. to change the bylaws, extending
the presidents terms from one to four
years With the election of Governor
Tener the meeting adjourned.
John A. Heydler was reelected secre-
tary for two years. A new board of di-
rectors was chosen as follows
Barney Dreyfus, Pittsburg; Charles II.
Ebbets, Brooklyn; Harry Hampstead, New
York, and Charles W. Murphy of Chi
cago.
Except for the selection of the new
president, all the important problems
which confront the National league went
over until tomorrow. These include the
demands of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity, a new plan for drafting players
which would favor the section division
clubs, the attitude of the outlaw Federal
league. and the appointment of schedule
and rules committee.
No Dissenting Vote
There was no dissenting voice in the
alan f,f - 1n will
tnue in his present office until the ex-
piration of his term i'll January, 1915. 1t
Is understood Teners salary will be s25, 600
a year.
committee was appointed to notify
Thomas J. Lynch, retiring president, of
the selection of hfs successor. Lynch, ac-
cording to an unconfrmed report. will be
retained by the league as chief umpire
he was formerly umpire. Mr.. Lynch
denied a report that he would associate
himself with the Federal league. Il am
a National leaguer," he said.
Lynch's report, read by Secretary Heyd-
Ter, set forth statistics dealing with the
1913 seasons play. There were rs post
poned games, 70 double-headers, Is tie and
Il unplayed games. Five were protested
of which four were disallowed, and one
protest withdrawn. During the training
season and championship games the eight
clubs used 1S,72S baseballs.
Players Conduct Good -
An interesting feature OF Lynch's re-
port was that referring. to rowdyism
Taking into consideration the fact that
we had many new managers fighting for
d record during the past season, the de-
pertinent of players on the ball field was
good" asserted Lynch He cited as two
unusual occurrences the encounters be-
tween Manager McGraw of New York
and Pitcher Brennan of Philadelphia, and
Joe Tinker, the Manager of Cincinnati
and Shortstop Maranville of Boston
The report paid tribute TO William
Locke, late president of the Philadelphia
club. The league adopted a resolution ex-
pressing sorrow at the passing of this Ma
tional league figure.
Owners, presidents, managers and scouts
of major and minor league clubs gathered
in hotel Hobbies all day to talk trade and
other gossip Chief among the pending
deals discussed was that of Tinker, whose
services are sought by several major
teams, including Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and Pittsburg.