The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
'TENER IS THE
MAINFACTOR
National League Held To-
gether by Great Leadership
of Present Chief.
PUSHES MURPHY OUT
Has Proven to Be the Greatest Base
ball President in the History
of Game.

Tener has proven to be a second
Moses. He had led the National
League from out of the state OF
quarrels, pickering and near-disso-
luton to the Promised land of good
fortune. peace and harmony.
Tener today is the dominating
figure in baseball. What Tener
says goes, whether his utterance
concern merely his own league or the
National Baseball Commission. the gov
erning body OF organized baseball Mag
mates Of not only thet National League
but Of the American and the minor
leagues as well follow Tener's lead and
follow IL blindly. II occasion demands.
They have confidence In his judgment, his
leadership and his fairness.
Less than a year ago Tener assumed
the role Of National League president
During that short period in which he has
beer able to give only part OF his time
to the affairs Of baseball, he has demon
strated that the National League mag
mates made a master stroke when they
induced him to take the job
StiI Governor of State.
Tener still is governor Of the State OF
Pennsylvania. That Job expires on De-
cember 81 Holding two jobs at one and
the same time Is a mighty task. but
Tener has been equal to the occasion.
During the past year the National
League has passed through the second
great crisis of its history. The Federal
League has been a menace. 1t threat
ened TO disrupt many Of the teams Of
the old league. few false moves here
and there and the National League would
have been dealt a terrific blow. But
Teuer, arriving a bit late on the scene
took charge of the situation and saw to
Il that no false moves were made.
Tener, when he took over the job.
found himself face to face with many
conditions that were hard to handle. They
had existed for ten years All was not
harmony AMONG the National League
magnates. Charles Webb Murphy ruled
as the boss OF the Cubs and he defied
any one TO hoist him out Of his job. Tener
Immediately accepted the challenge be-
cause he saw that Murphy was an un-
desirable and Murphy was pushed onto
the chutes and pushed into obscurity so
rapidly that he hardly knew how II hap
pened.
Some OF the magnates in the league
were not on the best Of terms with each
other. One of the first things Tener did
was to bring about a harmonious state
Of affairs He caused old scores to be
forgotten. He got the magnates to a
point where they pulled together IN
stead of pulling eight different ways
Tener, in the minds OF many has been
the savior OF organized baseball during
the past six or eight months when the
Federals made such a strong bid for
popular favor When other high OFF,
- hagahaf1 iggrliFrm
blatant statements that the Federal
League is a joke and that the Feds are
going to bust in about three weeks
Tener refused TO make any such state
ments He remained disrreeuy silent.
While others placed themselves and their
organizations in ridiculous light
Tener maintained the quiet dignity that
should go with an OffiCe such as his.
Tener, at times, permitted himself to
be quoted concerning his views on the
Federal League, but IN none Of his in
terviews did he jeer at the new organiza-
ton. He made no fighty predictions
loosened no sCathing remarks. He stated
simply. quietly that he recognized the
Federals as competitors He didn't call
them Jokes or ''fiy-hy-nights." He
didn't spool them. At the start Of the
season he said that it was a fight which
the fans would decide. Just recently he
said that in his opinion the fans had
decided in favor Of organized baseball
FaHs Favor organized Ball.
Because the fans have decided in our
favor, I see no reason why We should
compromise with the Fedrrals,' he said
Tener is a big man physically. standing
something over feet inches, but he IS
even a bigger man mentally, morally and
as a leader. There is about him, as
stated in our views concerning him when
he assumed the job OF proxy of the Ma
tional League, a something that begets
confidence. He seems L. eNude power and
honesty. He is square and clean-but
firm. He won't stand for bambOozling-
He won't be bullied and he doesn't bully.
In accepting this position l wish TO
make myself emphatic on several points,
said Tener last December. when he ac-
cepted the presidency Of the league. 1
mean to be fair to every man connected
with this league. I want the players
as we'll as the magnateS to understand
that II they have any grievances that l
shall welcome their coming to me.
mean to see to it that justice is dealt
out to every one. And above all else.
want IL to be understood that when
become president Of the National League
Il mean to be president in deed as well
as name"
Tener has been president And he has
proved in less than year that he Is
the fairest. the best and the greatest
baseball president in the entire history
of the game.