The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-11
'TENER TAKES UP
NATIONAL WORK
New President Will Endcavor to
Conserve Chief Asset of Base
ball, Honesty.

New York December lo.--InauEurated as
president of the National League of Pro-
icssioral baseball Clubs hero this afternoon,
Governor Tcncs OF Pennsylvania. said hc
would work 10 place baseball on higher
scale II possible, and would endcavor 10 COW
serve tho chief assc. .: baseball--its hon
csty.
lie said he would not announce his poliii-
clos now. but would leave 10 their enforce
men, Il more practical demonstration. The
ncw president said lie believed tho sentiment
OF III" gam, shculd enter into business con-
alterations % tho league bu, not TO such OK
toni THAT II would cndanSer business prinCi-
plies.
Garry Hermann informally protected a
pioneer ii,:nro in baseball Governor Tcnor
said he heartily favored the plan: that al he
knew Of baseball he lcurncd from Pop
Tho National League baseball owners de-
ferr.d settlement OF any of the problems
tho views of their n"wiy-clectcd president.
Governor John X rcuer, OF Pennsylvania.
whose "uditsS on me OCCASION 81 ms lhstu-
lauon early TINS afternoon contained an as
sUranc- that he would work to pu, the
national game on a higher plano than ever
during the foui years OF his term
Chief among tho issues tho league faces
g that involving the seventeen demands Of
the baseball PLAYERS Fraternity This
matter 1t is expected Will come up in cx-
ccutivc session tomorrow. After the formal
ceremony of Inducing Governor Toner into
The presidency. tho ningnatcs adjourned I'M
tn tomorrow morning. This afternoon ana
Tonight the" conferred with the Leagues
the attitude To- hc taken toward the Federal
League ana other questions. None OF the
club owners would be quoted as to the new
presidents Wow OF the fratcruity's demands.
1t WAS pointed out. however, that as iig
urc in professional baseball years ago. MIR.
Tcucr wns secretary ot the ola brotherhood.
which rcVoltcd nnd set up for itself. Some
OF his Friends declared his policy towards
the players would be of giving them
more freedom. ana that most OF tho owners
would follow linn IN this and other rcpsects.
II WINS believed Tonight that the National
League would take no official notice 81 the
Federal League.
The Tinker trade still hung FIRE tonight.
President Charles Ebbctts Of the Brooklyn
club. repeated to-day his $4,000 offer tor the
Cincinnati shor;stOp. The phiiudel phi; club.
IL Was said. WAS willing To give up Doolau
and pitcher Chalmers Mayer or brennan.
Tor Tinker August Hermann. presidcu; "
Tho Cincinnati CiUo, wanted Doolau and a
pitcher bdi insisted on I;iXcy or another
twirlcr.
rhc possibility that Roger Brcsnahan. tho
Chicago catcher, would DO tho CMCinu9tt
team : next manager, apparently was diSpos-
ro OF IN u long distance telephone CONVEX
satiou between Harry Ackcrluud. represent
in. the Chicago club here. aud Manager
johnny Cvers. II was said ENers refused to
tINc BreSnuhau ana coTridcn Tor Tinker
Secretary John u. Foster, OF New York
club. ana President Schuyler Britton and
Manager Miller l!ugrus. OF the -. Louis
club, conferred this afternoon. The reported
subject OF their talk was = deal which
would bring Nonetchy and Magce her. In
exchange Tor Merklc Snodgrass and Hcr2og.