Show TOM LYNCH IS HAPPY AND CONTENTED ail 1 i N Y T it 4 I 1 IN 4 TM an T M APO former president lynch of national league I 1 dy FRANK G in now britain conn far removed from the tho turmoil and strife of base ball theros theres a man with a dark mustache with ith soft brown bron eyes and hair that is graying at the ends v who ho smiles all day the smile that one smiles when one ie Is lappy and con tented and at peace with all the world the man who smiles Is tom lynch once proxy of tho tit M dional lonal league how proprietor of a prosperous theater in the little connecticut town tom torn as many will recall was as booted out of the national league last december after sen ser ing it for four years because the pugnacious moguls decided they wanted an ale man to ably handle the affairs of the league it hurt toms pride a bit when he was shoved out into the cold cruel world with nothing to warm marm him but his feeling of indignation toward his former bosses but tom minded the cold much lately in fact hes quite glad now that he was shoved lk V 1 gov john tener who has succeeded lynch and thereby saved the hours of agony that gov john K tener bis his sue successor has endured during the past four months what do you thinly think of the present state of affairs lu ju tho national league lynch was asked 1 have too bo opinion to express was the reply 1 I am out of the league and I 1 feel therefore I 1 have no right to express my sentiments con what a jum happened baD ened since 1 I was supplanted by governor tener the ousting of murphy was a good thing tor for the league and for baseball in general it havo have to excuse me returned lynch 1 I have no state statement meni to make my attitude toward tho the na lional league was expressed to the magnates on the day that I 1 was vms let out and governor go arnor toner elected in my place at that time I 1 told the magnates that I 1 hoped they would con duct themselves with as much dignity as they expected from this new now lead er or and I 1 also told them that I 1 hoped they would bo be a help not a hindrance to him in ci closing osing I 1 said that I 1 wished tha national league every success I 1 meant it then and I 1 still mean it I 1 was in the service ot of the national league for many years I 1 owe much to the national league that they should depose me as president and put somo someone one else in my place Is their right why should I 1 feel hard toward them because they exercised that right 1 I waa was in baseball nearly all my life and baseball became part of my life to be out of it Is a bit bard hard but I 1 am happier now than I 1 was tor for the past f few ew years I 1 have no trouble or N worries orries I 1 am my own boss I 1 do not have to take dictation from anyone nor do I 1 have to hear the brunt of criticism the national league magnates have come to the co conclusion that the 25 annual salary they agreed to pay governor tener tenor h hns been a wife nife investment toner ie is signed up u for four 5 cars but will ill not riot draw any salary for 1914 as ho he N will ill bo be on the payroll of the state of pennsylvania until the end of the tho 3 ear car serving the first year without pay and getting 2500 for each of the tareo following years means ahat that tenors yearly early salary for four years will average only and the magnates feel right n now ow that little blunt stunt ot placing the skids under mr murphy and then shoving mr into the discard la to well worth the total money they will pay tener toner tor for the four years of ills lits service lynchs salary was and when william baker president of the phillies proposed tener toner as ly lynchs achs successor some of the magnates were against the idea because they figured that was too much mu cliness in the way of sal sairy ry iesker however pleaded tenors caye pointing out that tener would prove to be a second moses and would lead the league out of chaos into the promised land no one will regret paying tener toner the salary baker argued and now hose who aho once opposed bakers advocacy of at tener fully agree with him in what he said |