Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-29
GRAND BATTLE
0NSLATE WHEN
MOCU[S CLASH
One Swell Old Scrap Due Over
Election Of President in
National League,
Bv Frank G.. Menke.

NEW YORK, Oct 29.-Those who
~ relish the sight of a CORY
and exciting battle royal
may begin saving their pen
MES to-day toward buying
railroad ticket that will bring them to
New York in time for the Nationa;
League meeting in December.
"A battle royal" 1t may be ex-
planned. Is one, of those affairs that
are frowned upon by polite society. A
large number Of combatants are
placed into one small ring, and at
once proceed to batter each other into
oblivion. At the start the little fell
lows band together and make COM
bined attack upon the biggest con-
testant. After they have put him
out Of the way they set about ham
mering the next biggest man into a
state of coma. ....
The rules of battle royal" do not
bar hitting in clinches, hitting below
the belt, nor do they bar man from
hitting any ofsthe persons in the ring
at any time. Because of this fact, it
often happens that one small man,
seeing a nice opening, wallops one of
his midget friends, while said friend
IS industriously assisting other midg
cts in smuggling the big fellows. The
small slugger gets a distinct advan
age in this way, as he thus eliminates
another OF the conbatants, and has a
good chance of winning, the rules pro-
viding that the victor is the man who
remains on his feet the longest.
Have Had Many Fights.
The meeting of the old league mag
mates in its years have provided some
lively bouts, but most of them have
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QueensDerry rules, which are intended
. eliminate excessive brutality. But
,te coming session promises TO be one
" the hveliest in baseball history and
one which will make the others seem
like church socials.
From this distance it looks rs if the
battlers first of all will try TO send
down Garry Hermann, owner of the
Cincinnati Reds. for the full count.
He sizes up in the pre-battle dope"
as the most likely winner in the battle
over the league presidency.
Hermann is out openly In his fish'
against the re- election OF Tom Lynch
as president OF the league. He long
has regarded Lynch as & man I'M
suited for the position. and he has his
own candidate--Robert W. Brown,
Louisville sporting editor.
Herrm ann After Lynch.
A year ago Hermann doomed
Brown and threatened a mighty up
heaval in National League affairs If
ne was not elected. Cooler heads in
the organization got to- Hermann,
and, it is said, soothed him with the
promise that II he withdrew Browns
candidacy in 1912 they would see to it
that Brown was elected without oppo-
sition in 1913.
And now, according to reports,
those who did the promising last year
'havs forgotten all about it and have
decided to vote for Lynch. All of
which has angered Hermann, and he
Is out for a battle to the finish. He
claims that a number of league presi-
dents have assured him that they will
vote for Brown, but Garry, mindful of
the broken promises Of year ago.
isn't counting on putting Brown
through without a fight.
Friends of Lynch declare he has
made good" and that they will fight
bitterly an attempt to GUST him,
claiming that those who oppose Lynch
are doing so only because Of selfish
interests and that they have not the
leagues interests at heart.