Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-23
Judgments

ovERNoR Tensr Of Pennsylvania
seems to have settled in the af-
u firmative the question of accept
ing the presidency Of the Ma
uonal league. His term OF office
is TO be four years and salary. SO re-
ports have It, $4,000 a year. He Is quoted
fas saying he win not abandon his office
as governor. but serve the term out,
until when. of course, his time will be
divided between the two positions His
term as governor expires january II, 1916,
and that office pays him No,0oo year.
50 that financially he win be doing fairly
we'll This will set up a remarkable
spectacle, in a way. for the governor Of
great state to be acting also as the
head Of base bali league and at such
salary But the most significant thing
about the transaction Is that 1t fixes
more firmly than ever the status Of
base ball as legitimate and serious and
honorable business. This very naturally
siperimposes upon the great national
game little larger responsibility than II
has ever vet had to maintain. II cannot
from now On afford even some of the
things It has In the past. although II
must be said for base ball that in the
hlAlli II mas DOfn6 WCil AdkQ uODlY the
dignity OF its position. Now. for the ad-
vantage OF the league and the game of
John X. Temer. He must prove a most
valuable asset Anyone with q true vision
Of the facts will admit that Tom Lynch
gave the league the best powers he
could commando that he 10 honest. up
right and generally fearless. His going.
while II seems to have been both newt
.l.l "A H.~& e. ,n IA.
less excites a sense of-resret for he really,
never had a fair chance to make good on
a large scale. He entered the office under
the bane OF some very relentless enemies.
by whom he has been nagged continually.
Tener is safe from them for at least four
year. IL not indefinitely. for he ought to
prove by the very force Of his personality
and position that Ban Johnson has in
the American league every time dog in
the manger has tried to bite him.
The National league needs balancing
and lasting ana bold and able leader
ship. needs them far more than does the
American league. for the simple reason
that 1t has too long been without them.
1t cannot afford to prolong the hiatus.
1t is most gratifying to have the cordial
sympathy OF Johnson and his organisa-
tion in the selection. The closest CO.
operation, without approaching anything
monopolistic. that obtains between the
big leagues the better all round.
That Is an Interesting. but not surpris-
Ing story Of the projecting OF a fourth
big league" The most interesting fea-
ture OF II Is what White wings Tebeen
is back Of 1t. If the destiny OF organized
49, Ill -
secure its safety. it was the paternal
oversight of this benevolent exponent
Of all that is true and good In the garna
George Tebeau, the man who is known
from one end Of the base ball world to
the other and known alike to ALL 1t is
hard to take this thing seriously. since
Tebeaus name get mixed with Il. The
powers-that-be have been threatsniug to
teams In their territory ana this was not
to be unexpected. but that Tsbeau was 70
be the moving spirit In the blockade-vho
would have thought it7 But the move.
itself. Is only another proof that the
''nssjeFs'' are merely making out when
they appear indifferent to the Outlaws
They are by no means easy as to this
Federal league. and well might they not
be-
The rumor that Mordecsi Brown Is 70
manage the Chicago Federal league team
is interesting to Omaha fans. because an
other ,ex-omahan. Bert Keeley. has been
the manager Of that team II will be
strange. though. If the National league
sits by and passes up a man like Brown.
Garry Hermann offers his unconditional
release whenever he can land a man
sserial berth and II Garry stands to his
promise with Brown going 20 the out
laws. n win be one straw showing the
drift OF tho wind. Tor. officially. Herr
mann is head Of organized base ball
Incidentally. II Brown were silva Cub.
would he be offered his unconditional re-
lease as soon as he landed what he
wanted? Men OF the Hermann type are
good for base ball.
The latest thing in national major
leagues is the projected negro Orga.niza-
ton. Why not? Some OF the best players
have had black or brown skins. but like
Thomas Gray's MANY a flower born 70
blush unseen.' lthey have had TO stay on
the corner lots. without blaming anyone
for that. we do say. let the oolored men
get together with league OF their own
AID manage it properly and IL will go.
The more the mer1er IN this game.
The sox and Giants split even on thsiI
thirty post-season games en- route and
then sailed the best. OF friends for. the
y orient This entente eordials ia the thins
for a worlds tour.
soms great base ball weather been
going to waste.
Picked your National league Dsnnan'
winner for 1914 yst1
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