Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-24
WIN. TEMPLE. OF FLORIDA.
lNAUGURATED THIS CLASSIC
lie IL Being Huomcd Chairman az
National Commission To Sue
cecd iIcrrmuuu.

NEW YORK, July 23.-William Chase
Temple. donor Of the famous Temple
cup, and called '"rh. Father Of the
World Series is being doomed rs Gar
~ iIerrmanu's successor AZ chairman
IF the National Commission.
Temple would make AN ideal man
for the place. declared :, prominent
baseball header. For more than forty
years he has been identified with the
game, either as niasn:ttc or fan. lie
understands baSrbali from beginning
To end: Il perfect student Of the game
lie would br absolutely impartial in
his handling OF the job, and baseball
would be honorcd hy havine him in
one OF us executiN" positions.
Temple once WAS president of the
Nationhl League, hut the fact doesn't
snow on the records. That is because
he held the job only twenty-four hours
and then resigned At the frenzicd be-
hest OF his business associates. who
declared that ii was extremely un-
dlsniiieh' for him 10 accept such 4
In 1905 the Haticnal League mag
mates cast adrift one Nick Young. who
had been president for some time
-Four OF the clubs wanted to elect AL
g.. Spa lding 10 succeed Young. The
other four balkcd. For several days
there WAS a d"adlock. four votes be-
Ing cast for Spaldins on each ballot
and the other four for the several diff
fcrcnt candidates Of the Spalding OPP
Finally the name OF Temple was Of
Tered rs a compromiS. candidate. and
he was elected unanimously on the
first ballot.
,n Tem ,,rhu, vas !" rlorA n, t. The tine ne
began 10 be hombardcd with kilograms
from his business associates in the
steel business who had seen the news
in the papers. They inplorcd him
not to take the position. For one full
day Temple debated the matter and
then sent in his resignation.
80. Il -.
u" better move than /" elect Harry
i'uiliam to the presidency OF your
league" he suggested IN his letter OF
resignation.
Temples suggestion solved The mag
mates puzzling problem. and pulliam
was elected on the next ballot and
held the office until has untimciy death.
Temple was born IN Florida IN iSG"
and almost from the day he donned his
mrs, kntckerbockcrs lie has becn u
thirtS-third degree fan baseball has
gwen him more pleasure than all the
other nmuscmcnts of life. Some years
ago ago he retired from active business to
hive in his home in Florida. but near
~ every springtimc finds hun in New
YORK for the sole purpose OF attending
that is played throughout the season.
During his later boyhood. Temple
went West and made phenomenal stride
in tho business world. Ills untirinE
energy. agile brain and splendid bust
ness judgment lifted him from the
ranking OF q poor boy to the rating Of
i ,liIltonaire in less than twenty years
IN 1871. Temple purcha s"d the Pitts
hnr; ciuh aud continued ~ owner I'M
81 ths end OF the 1898 season Then
he reluctantly sold back the club TO
tn. original owners. Temples BUSINESS
associates declared they needed his
whole co-opcration and that baseball
WtS dlSiractlns him quite ShamcfullN.
indeed" -
II was in the fertile brain Of Temple
which later developed into the world
series battles which are the hluc-rib-