Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-04
HANDLING STAFF OF UMPIRES
WILL BE ONE OF HIS JOBS
With Political Wire Pulling Involved in
Big League Tener Has to be
Gear or Give Up.
BY HAL SHERIDAN
written for the United Press)

hOln"S y. ~ hOH 10 oVhVuulcu W pO
formally separated from his job on
December 8, when the league holds its
annual meeting. The action will not
come as surprise to either Lynch or
the governor for the club presidents
barked their intentions Of firing Lynch
from the housetops and sounded Tener
out thoroughly on the proposition of ac-
cepting the place. They will know just
what is coming off when the meeting
is held.
Tener is former baseball star, but
reaching into the executive office and
grabbing off the head of state is
new thing in baseball. The National
league has reached the point where
something that looks like real stuff is
about due to be put over. Otherwise
the American league might be expected
to take such lead over the older or
ganization that it never would catch
up again. Tener has a man-sized job
ahead of him. The league presidents
evidently are now looking for a boss
who will be boss, If they are half
as tired of playing politics instead Of
baseball as we have faint suspicion
that National league fans are of watch
ing the political game, they at least
probably have some sort of desire to
get down to business.
Salary viii Be Adequate.
1t is understood that Governor Tenei
is to receive a salary of $4,000 a year
and will be elected for term of years
to make the job worth while. 1t is
, saying lot for baseball when a COVER
nor can be interested in taking the jot
Tener is to be handed. The governor
will not starve to death on the salary
but looking back over the past, guess
that Tener will earn his money ism
far off.
1t falls to the league president tC
handle the staff of umpires. Part Of
his job is to assign the umpires tC
their games, and in that connection
comes the walls from various cities in
the circuit, protesting against this OF
that man being sent there on the ground
that he "ihas it in for the team" The
president is responsible for the work
of the umpires and it is up to him to
keep an efficient staff on hand. That
means that he must be a good judge of
men and keep an eye ont for new mater
ial
In addition Tener will be a member
Of the National commission. As the
commission meets about six times a
year he will have these meetings to
attend. Then come the "swing around
the circuits, for when the league boss
has n chance he must make trips to
the different cities in the circuit and
keep in touch with affairs in that man.
ner
When at home the president of course
has countless little details to look after
conferences with umpires, and hearing
both sides on disputed decisions.
Ban johnson Is Gear.
These things fall on the National
league president in the natural run of
things, but with the political wire pull.
ing that has been on for years, keep
ing the fire from breaking out and
spreading all over the reservation has
added many a gray hair When it is
considered that Charles Webb Murphy
Of Chicago, is a National league club
owner and his horn must be listened Ia
well Governor Tener is welcome Ia
his job.
As long as Ban johnson sticks on the
Job IL win never be necessary for the
American league to draft governor
A mere official elected by the people
is piker as compared to Ban when i
comes to running things, johnson is
CEar. He is not only the president
Of the league, but he is the league. II
anyone has any doubt as to who is bosi
in the American league, all they have
to do is 10 start something. The answer
they want will come running. The re
suit has been that while johnson hai
been running the league, the clubs hav'
been playing ball. Coming down L
the last analysis that is what a club Il
supposed to do in az much as the publ,
pays hard cash 10 got into the parks
Brichley's Great Work.
II anyone is In search Of football
records, Il will not be necessary to q
any further than Charles Brickley, IN
Harvard star, to discover the latea
record snpsher Of the day. Brickle.
has climbed TO a place alongside III
greatest kickcrS Of tho game, not cnl,
No far a. accuracy is concerned whei