Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
TOM LYNCH Can
FEEL PROUD Of
HIS GOOD WORK
National League President Was
Not Given Fair Chance at Head
of Old Organization.
BY Sam Crane.

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18th Governor John K. Tener
IA the next president of the
w National League and Will
bert Robinson manager of the Su-
,srbas. two old timers are again
broggbt together in baseball, and the
srorf will be the better for it.
In the passing of Tom Lynch,
,rnugh 1t will be well to give him
he credit that is his due. Under
.frrumstances and conditions that
made Il impossible for him to make
a7v new plans or to become a force
mi executive of prominence, still ne
has filed the important office with
becoming dignity, much more so, IN
'ac, than some of the magnates Of
he league have shown.
Harry Pulliam, by his personal
characteristics, made himself much
moro prominent as president than did
ether Nick Young or Pom Lynch,
ba n is a question with me if the
latter did not give even more salts
faction and better results than did
the Iamented Pulliam.
II was Harry's disposition to get
into the spotlight and stay there. In
this he succeeded but it is doubtful
If all the hurrah and excitement that
surrounded his regime was as bene-
fetal to the league and baseball as
Lvnch's more quiet and sedate lC-
ministrauon
Johnson Has FuII Power.
San johnson has been foremost in
baseball and has made the American
League prominent not so much by his
sarau of character as because he was
made the real boss of the younger
organization, and was given full
sway and power.
There is a whole lot of difference
i'm being the president virtually for
f. than from year to year. as Was
Lvalh. Under the same handicap il,
doubtful if johnson could have
established the reforms that he has.
although ! acknowledge that he IS O.
very smart person and the man for
-Is position His personality hdS
lois TO do with his success and thu,
NG the league but possibly Lyncn
would have branched out and III
stalled reforms had he been given thc
swing The power. But that W1s
r'ar accorded him and he felt tina
as kept under the busnel, ar1
aa remained hid&v- there,
would nave preferred to. g."
Lunch make regular visits to TIE
4"s. In his circuit and see person
a.U how his umpireS were do!n.,
and that he failed to "mingle" as he
'u0|j have with the club oWEel $
Wis hid against him
Took Things for Granted.
LEnoh took It for granted that bis
UH' could not be wrong. He Wa
fs.... president on that, isSue-an,
hm. .1a Jise-I0 straigaten out th
nm ". taugIe. and was most Consis-
e1' In, supporting the fellows %.
whom Ha had been one in his cary
DAYS uG the game.
Fa stuck t. his umplreS throu2 b
ia..E ana thln. and he can not b3
blamed for that, possibly. 1t may
laFa resulted all for the best that he
g.d So for if he had listened to all the
h.'as made and released any of his
staff by reason of the fault found
With them. that would have been an
entering wedge that would have
meant chaos.
INe National League started wrong
iE ..eENrs its presidents for only
D1.-EOar terms. Good -na tured, easy
SONG Uncle Nick" Young. although
.a Was head of the organizat ton for
twenty Years or more, was fearfuhy
AFRAID Of strife, and he avoided it 1t
hslrehaad, but, nevertheless. dear
Old soul who was completely wrapped
up IN The National League and tie
game
League Has Prospercd.
they say of Otis Crandall that he
would be twice over the valuable
PLAYER that he is if he would hold
MS head up'-that is, be more chesty.
1.hG That has been the trouble with
rom Lynch s president.
II can be said of the latter's ad-
ih'mstration, though, that the spot
9as had its most successful days I'M
der IT, He can look back to his term
Oh Office with pride and satisfaction.
Lynch did come to the front when
re set his foot down against Horace
tt9sel and his scandalous talk. The
SUMMATION of Fogel was one thing
nat VIII stamp Lynch's regime as
historical and little less momentous
lo' the Weil-being of baseball than
wen William A. Hurlbut, of Chicago,
10 while president, stamped ou-
lt'oEe5ness by blackhsting those
payers who were found guilty of it,