The Washington times., 1915-12-19
TENER'S SCALP WILL
FALL, SAY MAGNATES
Johnson Believes N. |. Head
Should Be SuppIanted.
Heydler Is Mentioned.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-John *. Tener.
former pitcher in the National League.
and later governor Of Pennsvlvania. Is
doomed n head of the National League.
Though he will attend next Tuesdays
meeting at Cincinnati as a member OF
The National Commission. he will be
sidctracked before the coming campaign
opens for some man who krows more
about the inside Of baseball and who
cannot be hunked. II for no other
reason. Ban Johnson believes that Tencr
should be supplanted by some other man
who knows more about baseball. What
ever Ban johnson will hereafter demand
he will get. 1t is up to him as to
whether Tener gets another wears cx-
periencc as big league manager or
| not. The dope has johnson real peeved
about Tener.
As things have broken. the Feds have
easily beaten the National League and
| might he said to have n draw decision
with the American League. The inde-
pendent leaders will buy into the Ma
tional League. but they have given Ban
! Johnson hard run for his money. lie
! has been compelled to act with the
| National League in declaring peace.
| He has failed to "let the Feds stew in
! their own Juice as he has SO often
said. He has failed to force the Feds to
quit all participation in the national
| game and drop every cent they put into
| the game. The reason is plain to all
newspaper men attending the meeting
which seems to have frittcrod away.
| The National League. represented by
John X. Toner melted away before the
| heat of battle and Ban johnson was
| compelled to face 1t alone. II for no
/ other reason than that Ban Johnson is
peevcd at Tener. the head OF the Ma
tional League is doomed.
II 1t had not been for Tener. the Feds
would never have known that the Ma
tional League was ready to quit. Jim
Gilmore and Harry Sinclair found this
n nv mn
| moment they knew it. Tcn"rs artless
! defense was done. He had nothing left
| but surrender.
| The Feds made their greet play III the
. alleged purchase Of a ball park here at
| LenoX avcnuc and 18th street. They
were the player in a stud poker game
| showing an ace with a deuce IN the
| hole against pair of kings. The Ma
tional League. holding the kings. did
! not harc the nerve to call. and - tn"
| Feds have won the not Toner fell down
! badly in handling the negotiations with
the Feds He allowed himself to be
bluTed by Gilmore. and Fan Johnson
| will never forget his actions Tho in
! side dope Is that the National League
will accept the resignation. of John h.
| Tener as president OF tn" LEAGUE within
| three months. or. IL other words. be
| fore the coming campaign starts.
| The National I:eaSuc has been made
TO look most foolish BY The actions Of
| JCEn + .Tcner and several Influential
magnates We're heard to sav last night
| that John Heydirr. WASHINGTON boy.
now secretary OF the league. should be
the new head of the National League.
eydler declined to talk about the sub
| ject. saying he was satisfied with his
present berth. but Barney DreyfuS:, who
acted AS peace envoy to the American
League in Chicago. may Surgcst that
Heydler succeed Tener as soon az the
latter resigns. Tcners resignation is
expected to follow the nee Gotiati ions for
peace between the Nationa! Comm'ssioh
and the Federal Leacucrs