The Washington times., 1916-02-06
National League Will
Celebrate Wednesday
Washington Man Was First Secretary and His Work
Will Be Reviewed Around the Banquet Board.
Griffith and Young to Attend.

arose over the election of a president.
One faction wanted Mr. Heydler re-
elected and another faction advocated
president John T. Brush. of the New
York club. selected compromise can
didate In Thomas J. Lynch, of New
Britain. who had been National
I'll 1913, wher John X. Teper, then gov
oinor OF Pennsylvania, and an old base
hall pitcher, was elected and Mr..
Tencr now holds the Office.
During the forty years Of the leagues
lifc twenty-four cities have been repre-
sented in it's membership. of that num-
her only two cities have been contin-
CSisaso GGsS IN and ,hf Boston when the iSose @
was organized the members were Chi
sago, Boston. Hartford. st; Louis: Gin
cinnati. Louisville. Mutuals Of Brook. 4.
lyn. and Athletics Of PhiladelPhie. Inc
seventy games. The Muirals and Ath-
letics failed TO make their last Western
trip and play out their schedule. so
they were eSrelled from the league at
the end of the first season. IT was not
until seven years lnter: in 1N'S, That
New York came into the league and
also Philadelphia returned to TIE fold.
At the close Of the season of!s75 the
Boston team was weakened by the de-
sertion OF four of its best players to
the Chicago club. These were Al Spaid-
ing, Jim Dnaconl White Ross Barnes.
and Cal McVey. The second year OF the
National Leagues existence marked
the expulsion OF four Louisville players
for throwing" games. Devlin. pitcher
Craver. shortstop: Captain Hall. left
fielder, and Nichols. third baseman nan
We're never taken back.
No less than sixteen clubs were mem
hers Of the league during the hrst nFs
years. The Mutuals of Brooklyn and
the Athletics OF Philadelphia dropped
out tne frst year. and in the second
year Hartford. st. Louis, and Louisville
quit Providence, Indianapolis. and MI
wauken were then taken into the cir
cult. IndianapoIis and Milwaukee drop
red out in 1Sa and Buffalo and 'leVe-
land took their franchises.
In 1875 st. Louis came into the league
for the second time. the or'Ginsi
Browns having heen formerly admitted
cincinnati took :he place OF 1ndianapo,,
lis IN 1890 Detroit left the National
League in 1855. and Cleveland came
back into the fold.
In 1857 Troy was succ""de1 by New
York. From the disbandod Troy team
tho New Works got Buck Ewing MICKEY
Werch Roger Conner, ard GileSpiH.
Hrst of thc original Giants. Worcester
dropped out Of the league in 1855, and
Philadelphia was taken In. We.
During tho leagues existence the life
ened 70 loss than Eve times by. base
haIl wars. Although at times the "
ture Of the Organization was donctru,;;
the league was able to withstanf ali
attacks and has manarsa no So scbniI eSn1 Sss s
done in tho latest baseball war with
thc Federal League. The baseball wars
wcrc tho American Association war IN
1854 IN. PLAYERS League war In lSno.
Tho American Association war IN lSsi.
rnd tho American League var In I"'-
1907.
The National Leagues hrst rival wa:
tho American Association. II lasted
resr,v ten vnars and finally after a
hitto- war. In 1891 peace was declared
four c,uhs hc'rp purch OUTRIGHT H'h
four Others being taken into N" Ma
tionAl League. making p '""iN'-''"'
circuit.
The next upr,slr~ was The Plavers'
league war OF 1890. started hT IN"
Protle~"ood which IVES headed bv John
NJ Ward The nlavers in this league
had eHrai renrescntation with the cani-
talists who backed It.
The president Of this new. organ',@ :
ton WIS Col. F. A. McAloin ot this
civ The circuit was r'adr up of Bos-
ton. Brooklyn. New York. Chicago.
PITTSBURGH. RuNalo. PhiladelDhia. and
Cleveland The Plavers' League opened
in 1890 but soon trouble began to brew
between the nromoters and the players.
Tho conflicting schedule nroved sad
blow to baseball and the National
League was for time in dire distress.
The new league pulled through the
season. and Poston. managed bv Arthur
Irwin. won the remnant. Brooklyn was
second and New York third Before an
other season began the National League
persuaded the New York and BROOKLYN
clubs Of tho new league TO sell out and
the new organization went to smash.
In 1891 tho American Association
broke awav from tho national agree
rnent and nftNr = seasons war with
the National LEAGUE finally gave way
to tho older ORGANIZATION and was alb
sorhed.
Tho National LEAGUES greatest flcht
was With tho American League. and this
resi.lteh I'm the now organization gain
Inc n firm footing in the baseball world.
unti' it has become lust as great a
nowcr in baseball the older organi-
yation II was formed in 1893 under
the name Of tho Western League nv
Ran johnson. After two wears OF strife
the war was settled hv the famous pea ce
treaty made AZ Cincinnati. when the
present national agreement was formu-
lated.