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Show LYNCH TO QUIT MAJOR LEAGUE St Louis, Sept. 12 That this is Thomas Lynch s last year as president presi-dent of the National league and tnat Judge W M. Kavanaugh of the Souln-ern Souln-ern league will be elected as his successor, suc-cessor, was claimed by a local nevs-pa'per, nevs-pa'per, tho Star, In an article printed here recently The paper points out the fact that Lynch has incurred the enmity of President Murphy of Chicago, and with Murphv will be lined up Fogel of Philadelphia. Ebbetts x( Brooklyn, and Heninann of Cincinnati. This will leave Lynch with only four clubs, and It Is thought that Pittsburg will also line up t ith the Insurgents. Lynch's umpire staff is extremely unpopular un-popular with the fans. Owens and Brenuan being the only mn regarded as really competent. The recent suspension sus-pension of Evers on the eve of the most Important series of the year, is declared to have brought the trouble-to trouble-to a focus. Judge Kaa-anaugh has bc;n vcr successful as the head of tho Southern league, and Ik highly regarded by baseball magnates. He is pointed out as being the only man In the country capable of filling the position r well as Ban Johnson handles the affairs of the American lenguo nn |