The sun., 1913-11-19
COY. TENER TO HEAR
LEAGUE men TO-DAY
Club Owners Will Ask Him in
Harrisburg to Accept the
Presidency.
HIS CONSENT Is ASSURED
Hampstead. DrryfuSs. Ackcr-
land. Baker. EbbctS and Herr
mann Expected to Cali on Him.

';oN. John Is Tencr OF Pennsylvania.
who will bc elected president Of the M
tlonal League at tn, annual meeting mere
NEXT month. VIII ",cei,c official no,itica
ti"n in harrisburg to-day that all OF the
cigh, clups win ,o," fo! .id. \ commit
tee OF club presidents will cali upon the
Governor this morning ard officially ash
hm to accept thc ollico. 'io,. Tcner
will Civ" his consent and the National
League viii receive big boost thereby
in the estimation Of the baseb;,il public
Those who are expected to pay tl'"lr
respects TO Gov. Tener to-day are former
Police Commissioner ". 4. baHer. now
president OF the Philadelphia Cllb. mo
will act as spokesman: H. y. Hemps; ga |.
president of the New York c,uo: e. II.
Ebb"ts. president OF the brooklyn Club ::
Barney breyfuss. president OF the Pitts.
burg club: Angus; Horrmai.i presiden,
Of the Cincinnati Ciuo. and Harry Ackcf-
land. a stochhoder in the Chicago Cub.
who will represent {. W. Murphy. a.
present in t.urope James Il. tiafYnev,
president of the Boston Club. said yes
terday that he could not leave here be-
cause of business engagements but tina,
he had given his proxy to Mr.. Baker.
President Schu!ler Ertton OF tn. ST.
Louis Club also viii remain at nome TO-.
similar reasons.
Owing to the critical Illness Of his
brother. Presideu' Ebbets for y time ves-
tcrday did not krow whether n. could
make the trp to Harrisburg but la ..
night lie declared that he had made up MS
mind to he present with the other mag.
mates. Mr.. Baker was in Philadelphia
Yesterday. prepared 70 GO ahead with the
plan announced exclusively in Monday $
SuN.
From the time that Mr. Baker first
conceived the idea Of making Gov. Tener
president OF the league the latter has
been in receptive mood Gov. Tener
did not seek the Office and II was only
after he had received assurance from
Mr. Baker that he would receive unanl-
NOUS request from the league men to
accept the presidency that he decided to
yield. t;oN. T.ncr since then has re-
ceived urgent requests from Ban John
son. president; OF the American League.
10 tax. the position about to be relin-
pushed by Thomas J. Lynch. so that his
election will meet with widespread ap-
pioval in the ranks of organized base
ball.
GOV, Tener will attend the National
League meeting here next month and
will be elected on the first ballo, without
"A dissenting vote. II is understoo that
hc will not resign the Governorship. mas
much the Legislature In Pennsylvania
does not convene next year and he will
hnv" ample time to attend to his new
duties. Ne will maintain the National
League headquarters in this city and will
visit them at least once wS"k. John
\. Heydler. secretary OF the league. II
is understood. will have supervision of the
umpire stan and will look after the
routine affairs at headquarters.
The league will elect Gov. Tener for
a term of fiv. wears At an annual salary
Of 5000. The magrates reached this
agreement without a hitch some time
ago aud they Will max. 1t known when
they confer with the Governor TO-DAY y.
The fact that the league men had de
,d.d 20 ask COY. Te'."r to succeed Lynch
was announced exclusively in THE Sv#
ON Friday. November :. The story WAS
rdicuicd by various newspapers which
usually trail behind THE SIN in gather
ing baseball news. Gov. Tener vii GO
into office ~ soon as the ballots have
been east.