The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-05
tRy Damon Runyon.,

New York, Dec. Sit appears that
q new and novel spectacle is about to
he presented in this city in the form
Of a peaceful meeting of the magnets
of the dear old National league. That
Is. 1t promises to be peaceful. There is
no issue in sight at the present mo-
ment. but there is yet time to locate
an issue and thus say the famous
organization from the stigma of a
quiet session.
It is feared. however, that the old
a6u has come upon evil days in
regard to acrimony. While it has vet
tnere is every reason to believe that
II ID entering upon an era of quietude
that will make the annual gatherings
scarcely worth notice.
The recent infusion Of new blood is
responsible for this grave change.
n Britton are tempernientally in
accord with President Wilson. They
like their peace and quiet. They do
not believe in armed intervention.
They are willing to gather in one
room and transact a lot of. business
without calling each other liars.
condition Of affairs!
OF course the peaceful meeting has
not vet been held. and Charles Her
cules Ebbets is still a member of the
National league, though by no means
a still member. and as long as we
shave Ebbsts We have hope. 20
Iener's Election ON Schedule.
. Abontetheesseet important business
to be transacted by the league at the
coming quiet meeting is the election
of John K. Tener as president at. a
salary of $3.50 a veal: This is the
standard baseball salary for all presi-
&. dante -.
ers. Mr.. Tener will get $4,000 a
year. because the magnates could not
a him any less under the new
= There used to be a. time when base
pau salaries were only $4,000. and
that was the average price Of ball
advanced. so too. have salaries. Can
YOU think of any instance. lately
where money was mentioned in con-
nection with the national .pastime,
tnat the a1nount was any less than
s2S.0O0: You cannot. You cannot,
because there is no such instance on
record.
We do not say Mr.. Tener will not
receive $4,000. Quite the contrary.
We say positively he will receive SOS,
200. because it is we'll known that a
baseball man cannot even think in
terms Of less than $4,000.
NOuAull J. IC6SJSI t>TCSSurG.
nv. will be worth whatever
they pay him. AS we understand It.
he did : not seek the lob. The lob
SOUGHT him. The job hunted him I'm
at his home address. and got down on
its knees, and prayed that he accept
i: The Job had n delegation Of
National league magnets with it. and
w. lener naturally could not resist
the pressure. ~
It. is presumed that a four.vcar
term accompanies the job. which will
be ample time for Mr.. Tener TO hear
everything that an %infuriatcd. maenu
and manager can call a president
whenever. he renders a decision adj.
verse to said magnut and manager.
MI Tener is going to be somewhat
those maEnuts and managers. too he.
oore his four years arc up.
And OF Thomas J. Lynch. whatp
Inc runlor that Lynch may be asked
TO head the Federal league is proba.
bly, groundless. If the retiring chief
OF the National were asked to take the
outlaw Job. he would probab bly, reject
It, unless they showed him a lot Of
Identified with organized ball to break
the tie. easily. although organized
Dali hnds. no such trouble i'm ieaIinr
with Thomas J. Lynch.
Gerrylous Hermann. tho demon
manager of managers, might use
lynch to succeed Josenhns Tinker.
fieldsr... ex-shortstops. and - about
everything else. SO there is no reason
Why, he should not experiment with
an ex.president.. .
Perspective Managers There,
The Association of P~rosbectiva
Managers will probably be we'll rep.