The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-11
HEYDLER ELECTED {. ID THREE OFFICES IN NATIONAL LEAGUE Former Newspaper Man Is Now Pooh of
 Big League BUSINESS BASIS IS BASEBALL PROBLEM Future of Baseball Discussed at An nual Meeting of National League Officers-Coombs Rendered
 Managership
 

New York. December 10.-John A. Heydler was elected president. secretary and treasurer of the National league at it's annual meeting here tonight, The three offices are combined for the first time since 1907. , Mr Heydler was unanimously elected for a term of three years. He had been acting president since the resignation of John K Tener last summer. He had acted as president once previously after the death of President Pulliam, in 1909, until his successor, Thomas J. Lynch, was elected. He is thoroughly conversant with every detail of the National league executive office for y.the past 15 years. Mr.. Heydler was born at La Farge< vile, N. r., July 10, 1869. His first pro- fessional experience in baseball was as a National league umpire in 1898, when the double umpire system was first established. Prior to that he was writer on Sporting Life, ,-and the Washington Star and subsequently, he was sporting editor of the Washington Post. In 1902 at the request of President PuiIiam, he compiled the National league averages for that season and he became the pres idents private secretary in 1903 In 1907 when the office of president-secretary
 
 split, MT, Heydler was appointed secre- tary, position he has filled ever since. Prior to the election of President Heyd- Ter, two other names were informally discussed but neither was put in nomina ticn. These were John c. Toole. a law yer of this city, who for years has been tic legal adviser of some of the league members, and Robert Brown, news ' paper man of Louisville, Ky.
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 In his report as acting president ta, the National league members today MT Heydler said among other things:
 s'Our problems are not of the game itse6-for that is in good favor here and whAf&xer our soldiers and sailors have t41sn 4H But in concentrated form, our IGtt &Eoblens consist of placing the ybusi- H4S4aSfd of the game on a business b&~ls Every club in 8 championship tA68 4lfN representingAa it does, one of Slxnk big communities, should have a Stance to make a profit
 Emerging, as we are, from i've year blight of baseball war and the <1II' 'G war, it is but natural that the fq1<4a1nental strain should have been se- Nef& The wonder is that the organiza- t5Qfi.Z Itself survived, and that its cir e&if remans unshaken and intact. This ia} R matter of congratulation, not only
 
 kNxe4thered this unparalleled period"
 RULES CHANGED
 T3& rules were changed so that in the 3ux&r8 the board of directors will -con- stG<8p3 four members and the president, 5IAicio who will have a vote in case < tie Messrs. Hermann, Cincinnati; EbbetS Brooklyn Baker, Philadelphia, : &l31 Hampstead, New York, were elected s@4 >rs for the ensuing year. < &34e> was no discussion as to the 1fensth of next seasons playing schedule or of joint session with the American league, but action on either or both is expected to be taken at tomorrow ses- sion. Up to a late hour tonight the league members were debating proposed changes in the constitution and bylaws of the organization.
 President Baker of the Philadelphia National league club, has offered the position of manager made vacant by the unconditional release of Pat Moran, to Pitcher Jack Coorflbs. The Brooklyn player is expected to give definite am swer to the Philadelphia club Sometime tomorrow.