Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-18
TENER IS SECOND
COVE RNOR TO
HEAD LEAGUE
Morgan G. BuIkeIey First Pres
ident Was Connecticut'S S
Chief Executive New Lead
er Eighth to Hold Position.

Ill mas hdu only elgnt presidents, ana
one of them. Nick Young, was at the
head of the organization during near
~ half of that period
The league has never failed 20 place
a good man at its head honesty and
/ efficiency being considered more than
wealth or station. Two of the presi-
dents were governors of their rcspec-
tive states Morgan G. Bulkeley OF
I Connecticut, who was the first presi-
dent and John IT, Tenor of Penn
sylvania elected last week
Mr Bukeley was elected to tho
presidency in 1876. the first year of
I It's existence. He was the head OF the
Hartford club and prominent states
man of Connecticut who dozen
years later became the governor of
The state He held the position OF
president only one year. although his
club remained @ member of the league
in 1870 lie had been the chairman
of the meeting at which the National
league was formed and was Kept In
The chair although the temporary
secretary. Harry Wright. made room
for Nicholas Young. who was elected
permanent secretary and held the
position for twcnty-seven years.
Mr. Bulkeley was not aggressive
enough or was unable TO devote time
To- baseball affairs. After his retire
meut little was heard of him i'm base
ball circles until his election to the
governorship of Connecticut when
these circles pointed with pride to
him as a bright representative of the
game
Bulkeley was succeeded in 1877 10y
William A. Hurlbert of Chicago, who
probably more than any other man
rendered valuable service to the ma
tional game in eleyating IFS moral
tone and eXtirpatng the evils which
threatened 10 ruin it,
During the FIRST year of his admin
istrauon, ia 1870 the crooked work
of the quartet of Louisville PLAYERS
was discovered ana punished. The
guilty ones were placed on the black
list and were never roinstated Presi-
dent fIurlbert kept sharp lookout
and TO his watchfulness can be traced
the elimination of pool gambling on
games. which i'm those early days was
q potent factor I'm tempting players
to do crooked work.
one Of the convicted Louisville
players was Jim Deylin, now dead,
one of Che greatest pitchers of his day.
who not only made personal appeals
to President IIurlbert, but secured the
support of prominent people, but
HurIbert would not reinstate the gull
ty player lie is quoted ass saying Jim
Devlin. / feel for your wife and chill
dren. and / am sorry you have gone
astray This crooked business has
been going on for years and the one
man of an others that | wanted to
convict has escaped He was too cum
ming. but we viii keep an eye on him
I'm the future. Some players had to
he sacrificed and punished, and you
and your fellow Louisville men had
clear eases proved against you and
you must suffer
Then he went down into his pocket
and gave Devlin $25. 1t is almost
certainty that had the league given
indication of WILLINGNESS to consider
the appeals of the convicted players
iIurlbert would have instantly resign
ed as his successor did some eight
years later
President IIuribert died on August
10. 1882. ana was succeeded by a. 6.
Mills. Of New York, a man of the
same sentiment and calibre as his
predecessor. During his administra-
tlon the great union safety compact
known as the native agreement
sprang into existence, he being its
author. lie was president only two
years. 1883 and 1884, and retired from
office under citcumstances that
would surely have gained for his ae-
tion the approval of the respected
Hurlbert
In 1854 the Union association was
organized and made war upon the
National league, sezing not only its
territory. but its players. Jim NC
Cormick, Charles Briody and Jach
Glasscock Jumped their contracts, and
three others, Fred Dunlap, George
"Orator" Schamer and Charley SWee-I
ney jumped the reserve rule. When
these six players were reinstated the
contract jumpers by a payment oil
$1,000 and the reserve jumpers py "a
payment of $500, Mr. Mills positively
declined reelection However, he was
made an honorary member of the
league and was the first to be enrolled
on this select list
His successor was Nicholas h.
Young. WHO guided the destinies Of
the National league for eighteen years
from 1885 to 1902, both inclusive. He|
had acted as secretary since its or
ganization, and well deserved the pro
motion. He was known alike for the
integrity of his character the genial
it, Of his disposition and the marked
industry and preserving application in
the discharge of his onerous duties.
After serving the league faithfully
through all its vicissitudes and
changes. and there were many includ-
ing three mighty wars, "Old Nick,
AS he was and still is affectionately
termed laid down the reins after the
c4ose OF the season Of 1902, which saw
the end of the American league war
the Aercest encountered by the old
baseball body He also was placed on
the honor list Of the league.
Young's successor was Harry Cay
Pulliam, a young man eminently
qualified to act as a leader However
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