The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-07
Insists That League Accept His Resignation As Presi- dent Steps Down to Re lieve Embarrassing Situa tion in Relations With American .League-Serv- ed AZ Years.

w York, Aug. 7-John kinley Eener yesterday resigned as president of the National League. In letter to the eight club presidents MT. Tener declared that the National League s relations with the American might be served best by his stepping out or or flee Ever since the Phlladelphla American League club, with the pack ing of Ban Johnson, refused to aploe by the National Commissions decision which sent Scott Perry from the Attn letics to the Boston Nationals, MT. Tener has refused to sit on the com mission in any matters involving the American League.
 The National Leagues decision to play the worlds series made 1t neces- sary that its president take part in the National Commissions deliberations anent that event. Rather than change his original decision, and in order not to embarass the National League, MT. Tener saw fit to offer his resigna- tion, The league will hold a special meeting within a few days to act on the matter MT. Tener insists that the resignation be accepted, so It looks as if the league will have to choose a new head.
 Mir. Teners action was prompted not alone by his baseball relations, but by the fact that he is very busy man. He offered his resigna- ton to the league last December, but the owners refused to accept it and consented to permit MT. Tener to give only part of his team to the leagues affairs. It is that old resignation that Mir Tener now wants the owners to- accept.
 Tn a letter, addressed to all the club presidents in the league, MT Tener said:
 Having declined to serve further on the National Commission for the good reason familiar to each of you, I must ask that my resignation as your president, rendered last December, be now accepted.
 q am prompted to take this course out of consideration of the present situation and that you may more speedily select my successor, who will, if you desire, serve on the com mission under the circumstances"
 Mir. Tener is tho eighth president
 
 elected in December, 1913, and the constitution of the league was amend ed so that his term of office was ex- tended to four years. In. December 1917, he was reelected for one year. with the understanding that he could devote a great deal of his time to a new commercial enterprise, of which he had just assumed control.
 In 1913, when he was first selected to direct the affairs of the older ma jor circuit, MT. Tener was Governor of Pennsylvania, and his term of of Efice in the gubernartOrial chair was not completed until 1915. During his last fifteen months as Governor Mir. Tener kept in close touch with the interests of the National League but it was not until the beginning oi the 1915 season that he was able tc devote his entire time and energies to the leagues affairs.
 MT. Tener, who was born in Ire land, on July 25, 1863, came to Amer. lea when quite young and settled a Pittsburg. where he was educated and found his first employment anC later held responsible positions ir manufacturing firms there.
 While at school MT. Tener learned how to play baseball and made hi first appearance as professiona pitcher in the old New Englan nc League with Wilbert Robinson, nov manager of the Brooklyn Nationals as his catcher. In 1888 his ability at tracted the attention of Capt Anson who brought MT. Tener to the Ch1ca go Nationals.
 He played two seasons with Chi cago, winning seven out of twelv games the first year and being cred ited with fourteen winning and tw tied games out of twenty-five the mex season. He was a member of the 4 G. Spalding team. which made tn original around the world trip In 1SS! and in addition acted as treasurer C the party. MT. Tener cast his lc with the Players League club C Pittsburg the following year. but al ter the collapse of the Brotherhoo he decided to abandon profession, baseball.
 Mir. Tener became cashier of th First National Bank of Charleroi, Pa in 1901, and later was made pres dent of that institution, a position I retains today in addition to being
 director in several financial and con mercial concerns in New York ar Pennsylvania. In 1907 he was cleo ed to Congress on the Republican ii
 ket, and three years later was cleo
 ed Governor of Pennsylvania.
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