The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-11
HEYDLER HEADS THE
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
OFFICES OF THE PRESIDENT SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF ORGANIZATION ARE
 COMBINED.

H' 10 NHltdI il'. tiii- Htlt' lolit-tlt Thn three offices are combined ior tbr first time since igJ1.
 Nr ucydlw was unanimously elect cd for term 0. three years He had feeu acting president since the res .sHaion of John k. Teuer. laet sum. mer ila had acted ae president once previously after ihe death of Presi dent palim in iaG" until his sue cessor Thomas j. Lynch. was elected lie i thorous ly conVersant NiCa every detail ol the national same. having been connected with the No- tioual League executive office for the last l5 years.
 Mr. Hevdler was born at l.aFargo vile, N Y July lo lN69 lis first mofo- 9ual experience in baseball Was as a National League umpire in fS3S when the double umpire system Was first established Prior to tAet he Was writer on Sporting Life and he Washington S,ar and subsequent y he was sporting editor ot t1e Washington Post In f902 at the n- cu,t ef President Pulham, he com piled ito National Leusue avcra . 5 for that season and ho became the presidents private secretary in l9o; In l9c7 when tue cffiae of president ecreta.y-ueasurer of the National League was split, Mir lieydier was appointed secretary, a position he has Filed ever since
 Prior to the election Of President Heydler TWO other names were in- formally discussed. hut neither was put in nomination These were Joan C Toole, a lawyer ot this city, who for years has been the egal adviser of some oC the league members, and Robert w. Brown, newspaper man of Louisville, K.
 n his report Gs acting president tc the National League members today Mr Heydler said among other things
 Our problems arc not of the game itself fer that is in good favor here, and Wh. reyer our soldiers and sailors have taken .t Rut in concentroto1 form our real problems consist of placing the business end of the game on a businessADasis Every club u < championship racA. and represent ing, as il does. one d eight bis com. munities, should haze a chance to make a profit
 There is n9 reasoA why bla stride towards this end Asuld not be made at this particular time for all the essentials required are Anhy 6 action, by and with all g8erniap baseball bodies
 This league has always been ready to consider projects looking to the good of the game. It believes strong ly and whole peartedly in the nation al agreement that binds the great baseball organization for q common good but it also believes that well considered suggestions, or appeals coming from either party to that agreement shall be entitled to and demand q respectful hearing from all
 Emerging as we are from five year blight of baseball war. and the worlds war il is but natural that the financial strain should have been se- we're. The wonder is that the organ ization itself survived and that its circuit remains unshaken and intact This Is a matter Of cOngratulation not only for the leaguo but for all others that weathered this unpar. olleled period"
 The rules were changed go that in the future the board of directors will consist of four members and the pses, idcnt eX officio who will have vote in ease of tie Nessrs Herrman of Cincinnati; Ebbets Brooklyn Baker Philadelphia, and ltempstead New York, were elected directors for the ensuing year
 There was no discussion as 10 the length of next seasons playing sched ule or of a joint session with the American League, but action on eith- CT or both is expected to be taken at tom )rrows $ session.
 Up to la!o hour tonight the league members were debating proposed changes in the constitution and by laws,
 President Baker of the Philadelphia National Leagua club has offered the position Of manager made by the un conditional release of Pat Moran, 10 piPtcher Jack Coombs
 The Brooklyn player is expected 10 give a definite answer 10 the Phih. deiphia club some time tomorrow.
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 AVIATOR INSTANTLY KILLED.