Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Looks Like R. B. Brown Will Head the Nation
 al League.
OTHERS MENTIONED
Feeling Against Lynch Grows Out of ! Rulings Made in Recent
 Disputes.
(By MONTY)


 ton stands at present, there is every possibility that the annual elections of the National League next winter will bring into office a new president of the organization to succeed Thomas J. Lynch, according to the statement here today of man who, ought to know. Unless some unforeseen cir cumstances tremendously in favor of the former umpire who now sits in the presidential chair should develop, this is his last year at the head of the circuit, and the choosing of his suc- cessor may be considered as definite ly scheduled at the meeting of the club owners, which will be held as usual, either just before or just af- ter the Christmas holidays.
 The man who will follow Lynch in to office has not been selected yet; in fact, what talk there has been among the magnates in the matter has been from some of them to some other in confidential way, and 1t has amounted to little more than swapping opin- ions. But it appears that R. B. Brown, of Louisville, the newspaper man who was boomed for the job last win ter, stands the best chance. Brown was practically chosen last year when the trouble with Horace Fogel crop ped out, and the way Lynch made the fight on the backbiting Phillie mag nate to drive him out of baseball ren- dered it necessity that the club owners not only back up the execu- tive in the particular problem but also vindidcate him by reelection in or der to preserve dignified appearance before the public.
 However, Brown is not quite so strong this time, and there is a possi- bility that some other man will be the selection. President Chivington, of the American Association, and President Barrow, of the International League, are regarded as capable ma terial, and it is not beyond possibility that one of these two will find favor. It is certain that John Montgomery Ward, who was all but elected two years ago, will not be nominated again because of the antipathy of Ban John son, president of the American League to him.
 The trouble about Lynch is not that ne has been incompetent or unfair in the discharge of his duty. There has been no kick heard along these lines Tn any quarter. The main trouble seems to be more with the magnates. Lynch has attempted to be firm in his decisions in each problem that came up and, in not majority, but at least too many cases, he has proved a little too seRereg for thep. He has portioned out fines and suspensions to oifending players and managers in much more wholesale style than did nis'pEedecessor, the late Henry Clay f9lliam. Each club owner has acted opended personally when one of his employees suffered in this way.
 The McGraw-Brennan case is one of the sort in question. Lynch's action m suspending both of tAe parties to the scrap and of lining Brennan ap- peared on the surface to have been Just and correct ruling, but it brought on protests from the management of < tue Phillies and Giants. And the queer 'nlng Of it is that the two clubs have not raised the question of the punish meht at all except to the man on the tuner Side. It is an old saying, and a
 rue one in this application. that 1t saAes two to make fight, and it would have been fine state of af- .a'rs Ii Lynch had punished one of 'ne men and not the other. Then the .ls was lifted atAAts Lynch shouldn't nave interfered at all. that the trod-
 0 was dying out and being forgot .sl q its own accord. Wouldn't 1t .ook line if couple of ball players
 sa'o stage boxing bout on the field
 aS get away with it without incur
 'as any official action from above! !, lns club ,pwhers are simply squeal-
 s 3 everything Lvnch doee that