New Britain herald., 1916-02-07

Brooklyn and Chicago were behind MT. Spalding's candidacy. The con- troversy was adjusted by selecting a compromise candidate in Harry C. Pulliam, then Secretary of the Pitts burgh club. He took office in 1905 and served until 1909.
 Lynch Ends Fight.
 At MT. Pulliam's death John A. Heydler, who had served as Secretary, was elected to serve during 1909 as President Secretary and Treasurer. In the following year another con- |. troversy arose over the election Of President. One faction wanted MT , Heydler reelected and another fac ton advocated John M. Ward, the old Giant player, as President. John T. Brush of the New York club selected a compromise candidate in Thomas J. Lynch of New Britain, who had been National League umpire. MT. Lynch served until 1913, when John K. Tener. then Governor of Pennsyl- vania and an old baseball pitcher, was elected and MT. Tener now holds the office.
 Continuous Service.
 During the forty years Of the leagues life tWenty-four cities nave been represented in it's membership. Of that number only two cities have been continuously in the league. These two are Chicago and Boston. When the league was organized the mem- bers were Chicago, Boston, Hartford, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Mu- tuals of Brooklyn, and Athletics of Philadelphia. The schedule in those <J The Mutuals and Athletics failed to make their last Western trip and play out their schedule, so they were ex- pelled from the league at the end of the first season. It was not until seven years later, in 1883, that New York came into the league and also Philadelphia returned to the fold.
 At the close of the season of 1875 the Boston team was weakened by the desertion of four of it's best players to the Chicago Club. These were Al Spalding, Jim (Deacon) White, Ross Barnes, and Cal McVey. The second year of the National Leagues exist ence marked the expulsion of four players for throwing" games. DeVlin, pitcher; Craver, Captain Hall, left fielder and Nichols, third baseman, were the players expelled, and they were never taken back.
 No less than sixteen clubs were members of the league during the first five years. The Mutuals of Brooklyn and the Athletics of Phila- delphia dropped out the first year, and in the second year Hartford, St. Louis and Louisville quit. Providence Indianapolis and Milwaukee were then taken into the circuit. Indian apolis and Milwaukee dropped out in 1879 and Buffalo and Cleveland took their franchises.
 Buck and Roger Enter.
 In 1885 St. Louis came into the league for the second time, the orig inal Browns having been formerly ad- mitted but lasting only a season or two. Cincinnati took the place of In- dianapolis in 1890. Detroit left the National League in 1888, and Cleve- land came back into the fold
 In 1883 Troy was succeeded by New York. From the disbanded Troy team the New Yorks got Buck Ewing, Mickey Welch, Roger Connor and Gill lespie. Buck Ewing and Connor were the first of the original Giants Y orcester dropped out of the league in 1883, and Philadelphia was taken in.
 During the leagues existence the life of the organization has been threatened no less than five times by baseball wars. Although at time the future of the organization was doubt ful, the league was able to withstand all attacks and has managed to come out ion inst niyo6 hoS ball has done in the latest baseball war with the Federal League. The baseball wars were the American As sociation war in 1882, the Union As sociation uprising in 1884, the Play ers' League in 1890, the American As sociation war in 1891, and the Amer ican League war in 1901-1902.
 When War Was On.
 The National Leagues first rival was the American Association It lasted nearly ten years and, finally after bitter war in 1891 peace was declared, four clubs being purchased outright and four others being taken into the National League making a twelve club circuit
 The next uprising was the Play CTS League war of 189O started by the Brotherhood, which was headed by John M. Ward. The players in this league had equal representation with the capitalists who backed it.
 The President of this new organi- zation was Colonel E. A. McAlpin of this city. The circuit was made up of Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Chi cago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philadelphi and Cleveland. The Players League opened in 1890 but soon trouble be- gan to brew between the promoters and the players. The conf1ictine e