New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Baseball Magnates Meet Here
To-day in Big Annual
Gathering
By w. J. Macbeth

PENNSYLVANIA, is about to wash his
hands of the National League and all
it's foibles. The man who has served
as executive Of the parent major or
gaaizs, ion for the last five years STANDS
ready to call the bluff of August Herr
mann and other traducers. The presl-
dency of the National League means
nothing in the young life of John Kim
ley Tener.
got it straight yesterday from one
who will be business associate Of Mr.
Tener in his new field that the ex-Goy-
eruor will close out his National
League account during the annual
meeting of his circuit here. That meet
ing opens at the Waldorf-Astoria to-
day. put the story squsrely up to
Governor Tener. He would neither
affirm nor deny. In baseball, lack OF
denial usually spells yerihcation.
That Tener will embrace a wonderful
business opportunity. regardless Of the
wishes Of his baseball associates, IS
fact we'll known TO his immediate
friends. His term of Office as the head
Of the National League expires with TO-
DAYS meeting. Some time ago 1t was
announced that Mr.. Tener had been
rendered a return to his Office for
term of years by the unanimous con-
ssnt Of his eight club president con-
stituents. -.
That fact seems to have been just a
.rihe far fetched. If the ofer was
made. il is surety the former Gov
crnor of Pennsylvania did not accept
For he has pledged himself to accept
an important Office in a business con-
Germ whose game is road construction
II Mr.. Tener retains the presidency OF
the National League it will be on the
condition only of being foot-loose to
engage in any other business which
suits his fancy.
No Cut in Salary
And. take IL on the word of one whC
knows, President Tener will consent t'
no cut in salary, such as August hert
mann threatens. He served one yea'
of the four without remuneration
That was while he still was Governor
Of the State of Pennsylvania. Inc
Tener regime in the National League
has been strikingly free from the usua
petty annoyances that have character
lied that circuits affairs. John n
Tener has every reason to feel prout
: Of his administration. He cannot ator'
TO knuckle to National League liner
washing.
With Tener gone, or going Gas seem
to be the case), the question that nat
urally arises is, Who will be his sue
} cessor? The answer is an enigma. NJ
= one can fathom the minds of the Ma
tional League voters.
= If Tener really is through, as seem
to be the case, the National Leagu
\ might look for a long time and do
= lot worse than to appoint TO the posi-
tion Edward G.. Barrow, for numbe
= of years president OF the lnternstions
League. Barrow won his spurs on
8 dozen fields. His business acumen an
hustle kept the international Leagu
= afoat through several treacherou
a years of the war waged by the Fedora
. League, when backdown might hav,
i been disastrous for organized baseball
4 Quite as worthy for the Office is Johi
z A. Heydler, secretary of the Natlona
. League. He served a short time fol
. lowing the death of Harry Clay Pul
liam. His administration was spotless
= But the solons of his time sidetracke'
e John because they considered him no
e a good enough mixer. In those day
: a mixer had to be two-hsnded drinker
e E Magnates Snowbound
s There wasn't much fun about towr
4. yesterday afternoon. The Nationa
League magnates had not all arrived
Many OF them were snOwbound on the
way here. Garrulous Garry Hermann
who is expected to try to lift Tener':
crop, did not show on the scene at all
lie was still being looked for at lat,
hour. Besides the strictly local dele
CATION, which includes Harry y
Hampstead, of the Giants; Charles IL
Ebbets. OF the Dodgers, and william
+. Baker. OF the Phillies. only Branch
! Hickey St. Louis and Barney Drey
= fuss Pittsburgh had shown.
Manager Fred. Mitchell of the Cub:
was running frantically around looking
for Charley Weeghman. Fred. heard q
" rumor that Weeghman was coming
a East with rol! Of s25O,O00 to try to
= buy ball club. lie will not be baked
, in his endeavors.
From what little could be heard, il is
= almost moral certainty that National
- League conditions throughout 1918 will
remain quite as they were the last sea-
y son. The magnates without exception
81 have faith in the schedule of l54 games
and seem timorous Of changing the
starting or closing dates. II is believed
il would be very poor policy 10 try "a
: attempt a concentration of time. The
booking of double-headers is generally
deplored.
Joint Conference Uncertain
Whether or not the joint meeting
, with the American League in Chicago
, Thursday. as proposed by Garry Herr
/, mann, becomes a reality will not be
determined until after the annual
? meeting Of the National League is
called to order at the Waldorf-Astoria
, to-day. Club owners here far from
. frown upon the project. The joint
meeting assumes prominence prind-
| paly in so far as its adoption may in
. fuence the reelection of President
, Tener.
. Wilbert Robinson, manager of the
Brooklyn club, was closeted for some
time with Charles II. Ebbets. Uncle
Robbie has proposed TO his chief a
number of trades that will be attempt
. ed before the end Of the week.
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