Evening journal., 1913-12-11
TENER NOW
ON The JOB
National League MaGnateS
Make New departure in
Seating President
TRADE TALK STILL
THE MAIN GOSSIP

The MAIN GOSSIP
NEW YORK. Dec h.-John X. Tener.
president Of the National League, relin
quished his official duties as governor of
the State Of Pennsylvania long enough
yesterday TO be nducted into Office.
lGovernor Tcners first official act was
public effort. Probably for the first
time in its history the National League
meeting was called TO order yesterday
as public session. Secretary Treasurer
lHeydler performed this duty. explaining
that il was the intention of the league
to be in executive session when its new
president was ushercd into Office.
After Mr. Heydler had opened the
Injecting. the room being filed TO its ca
lpacity, he quietly stepped ont and in
formed the committee appointed TO Off
cially notify Governor Tener Of his cleo
ltion as president of the league that the
injecting was opened and waiting TO re-
lcoiye the governor. Preceded BY prcsi-
dent Baker, of the Philadelphia club.
Governor Tener entered the room, fol-
lowed by President Drcyfuss. Of the
Pittsburgh Club. Loud applause greeted
the appearance of Mr. fcncr and con.
tinucd until he had reached chair on
raised platform
! President Baker of tic Philies. who
was the original boomer of the governor
for the National League presidency, in. 4
troduced the new baseball executive in
few wcll-choscn rcniarks. Applause
greeted Mr. Toner as he arose 10 make
Il - Nifts, me- l.aa ,l,.l
macnatc. The assembled crowd listened
with the utmost attention and interest
to the governors speccn, which WAS
purely eNtempore.
a group picture was taken OF the Ma
tional League presidents. with Governor !
Tener in the clair rs presiding officer, /
after the meeting had been adjourned. /
Subsequent to this the new president |
very oblieingly sat for about ten min
utcs while various snapshots were taken
OF him individually After tho crowd
had witnessed thu public induction of
Mr. Tencr info Office and dispersed. the
league magnate, returned to the meet.
ing room. where an informal meeting
was hcld. This was for the purpose of
giving the new president an idea OF tho
matters that would be brought up Tor
discussion as regular routine business for /
the remaining days OF the meeting.
Ono Of tho most important subjects !
.informallv discussed was the question |
lrelitinr 10 the PLAYERS demands on or
ranizcd haschal. submitted through tne
president of the Players lratcrnity. ti
lway said. after tho meeting, that the
10 o~cstion Of these demands "'-
left TO Governor Tencr who would take
them up scriatim with ni- colleagues OF
;hc National Commission, Messrs. Herr
mann and Johnson.
A. president Of the National League
Governor Tcner will automatically be
conc Il member of the National Commits
siop which-is composed of the presidents
of the two major leagues, who eject
chnirman. Tho lattcg has been August
Hermann. president OF the Cincinnati
Baseball Club from the inception OF the
commission. The commission is the su-
preme court of organized baseball; Il IS
the last word the final rcsoursc to every
thing pertaining 10 the national sport
It's stated meetings are in january and
September At the annual meeting in
January solAccrs. arc elected and the
yearly statement given 60 the public.
In September the meeting is for the pur
rose TO announce the drafts of players
and transact other business incident TO
the transfer Of players from one class
league to another. Tentative arrange
ments for the worlds series are also con
sidercd az tho September meeting.
/ AS the meetings OF the National Com,
mission arc limited but important. and
as its business is Of iucalculablo impor
tance TO organized baseball. Governor
/ Tcner will exercise all his prerogatiyes,
| rights and duties as member Of the
hconimission from the minute OF his olee
/ fion as president OF tho Rational League.
Inccpt for tho stated meetings named
abovc. most OF the business of the com
mission is transacted by correspondence.
and Mr.. rcncr viii be able to give this
his. personal attention right at the start.
tHis wide tNpcrieuce in general affairs
and Knowledge Of baseball law viii be a
Valuable and welcome addition IN the
csndhct of the business OF the National
'ComphsNon.
lf ,purinr the proceedings Garry Herr
mann OF CINCINNATI informally put on
l,leot movement locking 10 rensioning
for several years AZ least AtC. t"Pop
II Arson a. pioneer figure in the baseball
world G2vemer Tcucr said he was
4 hcaf}ih.s sin favor OF the plan. AN /
kn6w al baseball learned from Pop,
he said ~ useds to.he with. Mm on tho
Chicaeo, Colts;
! sThc Philadelphia and New York club
y owners announced their sympathy WITH
Z the suggestion. II will he formally taken
/ up today.
+ Garry Hermann said the Tinker
deal had not been closed. I'VE are
waiting for them to come TO us with
the right offer he said.
II was learned that Charles Ed
ibetts. Sr.. OF the Brooklyn Club, OF
lfercd Hermann $4,000 for Tinker,
lnroducinc a $4,000 check as deposit.
lThe offer was not accepted al the
thine. however. and the two men part
ed. laughing. Shortly afterward.
lF-hbetts went TO Herrmann's room.
and Il was whispered about that a
deal was about to be negotiated.
eThere won't be any cash deal
said some Of the wiseacres around
the wsldorf-Astoria, for Hermann
wants players and not money. and
while Brooklyn has the money u
hasn't the players that Hermann
wants
Ben Tincup. the Indian pitcher pur-
lchased by the Phillies from the Sher-
.lman Club of the Texas Oklahoma
League last fall. was today sold to
= the Lowell Club. of the New England
League. under an optional agreement
LADIES NIGHT" FOR JUNIORS.
ladies night will be observed BY
{ members of Eureka Lodge. No. /, Jr. o.
.IU, \. NJ. next Tuesday evening. when