The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-10

New York, December with ono
parting broadsldc at his traducing con
sutucnts. Thomas J. Lynch. who, for
Tour years. has been the goat" OF Ma
tonal League club owners, this after
noon stepped down and out OF the
presidency without awaiting the form
ality of being dismissed lie left the
league fiat on It's back. and John IIcyd-
Ter. the honest sccretary-trcasurcr had
To mount the throne so that the ma
chincry could be put In motion toward
tho unanimous election OF Governor
John kinney Tcncr. for Il term OF four
years
Before opening his guns on tho mag
mates King Lynch made his annual re
port, which was met with some APP
plauS". Then. throwing back his shoul-
ders and sweeping the asscrnblayc with
challenging gaze, the former king
OF umpireS rid himself OF his trials and
trioulat tons. with these wcli-choscn
words:
in choosing your next president.
gentlemen. you have gone on record
as wanting man who will lend dig
nifty and prestige to the National
League. In your election OF Governor
Tener for the position you have the
right man hope YOU Will inject some
OF that dignity expected of him into
yourselves. and be help. instead OF IL
hindrance TO him. In leaving Office !
want you to know that there Is no III
feeling. on my part. and | recognize
II as Il business proposition. wish
the National League, and it's new presi-
dent. all the success in the world
So Governor Tcncr will tomorrow DO
inauguratcd president OF the National
League, the first executive OF the
parent major circuit TO assume that
dignity with unfettered hands Be-
of N. 4,
free from the necessity OF petty poll
ties. which ruined the administ
or most OF his successors. lie Will
be further uutrammcllcd because of the
fact that Secretary Treasurer John A.
Heydlcrs tenure OF office has been con
tinued contiguous with that OF his new
chief.
1t was necessary to amend the Ma
honal League constitution before the
new executive could be selected Here
tofOrc the constitution called .or an
annual election. The following was
substituted:
The officers OF tho league shall CON
sist OF a president, 4 secretary treasurer
and board OF fivc directors. who shall
be elected by ballot NJ each annual
meeting, but the president and tho
secretary trcasurcr may be elected for
term OF four years"
Ihis amendment was unanimously
adopted. William F.. Baker. Of Phila-
( dclphia, proposed Governor Tener for
tho honor OF the first long tenure Of
office. Barney Drcyfuss and Charles
H. Ebbctts indorscd the suggestion
with oratorical masterpieces. ana the
deed was done. IIcydlcr. acting as
president. made it Unanimous when
James Il. Gafney moved the nominn-
tons closed
Harry y. Hampstead Schuyler Brit
ton and August Hermann comprise tho
i reception committee which
duct Governor Tcncr to his new strong
mold tomorrow at high noon The
coronation is expected 10 prove an
event Of more than passing moment
The roof OF the Waldorf-Astoria has
been engaged for the exercises. For
THIS rare triumph the National League
! has deserted its time honored air of
mystery. Baseball writer's and tho
playing fraternity will be admitted alb
solutely free of cost.
Governor Tencr will plunge right
into harness against q knotty problem
/ First business on the calendar is 10
effect an understanding with the Base
ball Players Fraternity, represented
/ by David Fultz and :. few of his vice
presidents. y lot OF routine matters
such as the committee reports. Will
conclude the business OF the day. and
doubtless the business of the meeting
/ These matters might have been Clca red
up TINS afternoon as we'll rs not but
the National League promoters declare
Tcner viii have TO work for that
$4,000.
by the way, not a crack was made
about tho salary. Several leads along
this line were clevcrly side stepped By
the official dispenser of news. While
no official announcement was made, It
is pretty well understood the new
president VIII receive the salary
named. Ban Johnson says so.
Philadelphia, December 9.ACioVcrnor
Tcncr. when Informed here to-day that
he had been elected president OF the
National League, said:
ITO be elected president OF the pa
rent association of organized baseball
is an honor any one might coYet. and
/ coming to me by unanimous vote. is