Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-29 | Page 11 | Thomas J. Lynch, New Head of National Baseball League

1 THOMAS T Y LYNCH NEW HEAD OF 0 NATIONAL AL BASEBALL LEAGUE 1 i I JL o J V I Baseball magnates In the tho National league proved at last that they Intend to havo have order ordel on tho the diamond and anti dis discipline among the tho players of that or organization when they unexpectedly elected Thomas J Lynch Lych who was wa famous for Cor years In the baseball ba world and once called tho the king of ot umpires Lynch will act as aa pilot of ot the older organization for tor one year Lynch was born in New Britain Conn He has luas been out of baseball so co long loni that he tue is practically unknown to tho the present Quit tho the generation of oC fans Lynch National league loague In 1895 Ho started his career as an umpire In the Iho Eastern II league In 1881 and umpired in tho the New England In 1883 1583 and antI 1855 Then ho he went to the thc National league and um urn umpired during those troublous days when umpires had lund their feet reet trodden on dally daily by tho the although no player an un offense against Lynch Lyncha a second time until 1592 1892 He Ho then dropped out for a year and came back and anI umpired In 1891 1834 and part of ot 1895 President Freedman of at New York drove droe Lynch out of tho game gamo In 1893 1595 over a dispute at tho Polo grounds In lii which Davis and Doyle of the tho Giants wore were lined fined each Ho refused many man offers to return to the tho game gamo Harry Pulliam only a It few tow rears ago urged I him to O take up UI again the duties of f hOuI uI fl knight gh of tho ho hO Indicator d r j jO O i