Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-11
TENER MAY QUIT
LEAGUE HEAD
Says He Can Only Be In
active President if Ma
tional Reflects
WILL STAY If NEEDED
NEW YORK, Dec. 4

NEW YORK, Dec. II.
Governor Tener may lot be president
OF the National League after today. He
has not resigned. nor has he been asked
TO. but he is TO put the question of his
remaining as president and AT the some
time acting as head of "A business cor
poratior. up to- tho league at its meeting
today
Governor Tencr has become the presi-
dent of the Permanent Highways Cor
poration He has told the National
League that If he is reelected IL must
be as an inactive executive.
The term Of service to the National
League or my salary as president here
after are absolutely imnaterial to me, !"
Tener told the United Press today. II
am particularly anxious to do what Is
best for the National League, will
stay II they want me-
Tener May Quit Game
There have been rumors that Tener
would declare to tho world his intention
ot leaving baseball unless Garry with
draws his summons TO a joint talking
contest. If lie does that, II Is believed
Hermann will back down and take next
best. Tener has shown himself TO be
/, y most powerful figure in baseball. He
said last summer lie would not be a
candidate for reelection, but q short
time later the league magnates unani-
mously requested him to again accept
the presidency and Tener said he would.
SO far aS 10 known, that still iS his in
tentor.
IT has been an accepted fact that the
procedure would be only n matter of
form. with congratulations already pre-.
pare1 for Tener. However. disquietng
tumora were bandying about today. They
had II that Tener is through unless hc
can have his own way completely.
The international League will Inc in
simultaneous session with its big brother
today, the session of tho big minor
having been adjourned to await the ar
rival of pair of delayed club owners.
To Take Up Player Limit
In addition TO the personal Issue be.
tween Tener and Hermann the league
was schedulHl to take up many matters
Of importance. providing al club owners
were able To- reach the city by noon TO
dar
The question of player lNrit win lie
threshed out thoroughly. President Ten
or does not favor q reduction OF player
rosters and will recommend that the club
owners take careful steps along all lines
of wartime measures, It vs. said. other
club owners have varied OPINIONS on
this question,
The matter OF reducing tho schedule
to 40 games III 1915 will also be fought
out to a finish. President Barney vDrey
fusc, of the Pittsburgh club, said today
that a reduction to 40 games would
work hardship on all clubs rather thar
do any real good in a financial way. He
pointed out that overhead expenses vii
he virtually the same. ~ the clubs vii
have to take tho saulH number "f road
trips.
Johnson as Factor :
Ban johnson. president OF tho Ameri
rsn League. vas quoted a. saying II
chicago on sunday that the usual sched
ME of 15i games would be played. al
though lie favored the shorter one of A.
games. He based this announcement
OF the fact that the New York club o
the National League demanded th
longer schedule. aud that under the cir
rumstarces there WAS no recourse.
Mr. johnson thereby assigned auto
cratic power TO the Giants VI seemed
from his point of view that tho othe'
owners IN tho National League have
no voice. Charles H. bbets, pres
dent of the Brooklyn club. dissgrees
however, with the so-callcd czar Of
baseball
From the viewpoint Of tho baseball
fan. the possibilities of player trades o.
deals and the collection Of the Govern
ment tax are the outstanding features
Several managers arc understood TO VI
planning important additions to thei
PLAYING forces. providing cash or cN
change Of players can bring about tn
deals. How the war tax will be col
lected has not as yet been decided upon
hut IT is generally understood IT vii
he added TO the present cost Of admis