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Nat'l B.B. Com'n (LOC)

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  • cjonthehudson said:
    According to a Wikipedia article at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball : "The National Commission was the ruling body of professional baseball starting with the National Agreement of 1903, which made peace between the National League and the American League (see History of baseball in the United States). It consisted of three members: the two League presidents and a Commission chairman, whose primary responsibilities were to preside at meetings and to mediate disputes." The Commission's only chairman was August Herrmann, who resigned after the 1919 scandal: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E6DA153EE433A...
  • cjonthehudson said:
    August Herrmann is seated to the right of the lady, who is likely Helene Britton, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Yes, that's Helene Britton; there's another pic of her wearing that same outfit in this series (looks like the same room, too): www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2448659619/
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Hathaway_Britton

Natl Commission, 10/7/13 (LOC)

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  • Noël Zia Lee said:
    From Wikipedia: "The National Commission was the ruling body of professional baseball starting with the National Agreement of 1903, which made peace between the National League and the American League ... It consisted of three members: the two League presidents and a Commission chairman, whose primary responsibilities were to preside at meetings and to mediate disputes." The commissioners in 1913 were: August "Garry" Herrmann, owner of the Cincinnati Reds (president), American League president B. Bancroft "Ban" Johnson, and National League president Thomas J. Lynch.
  • Michael Barry said:
    "ah ha! yes very pleasant old chap!"

Ban Johnson, Garry Herrman, Thos. Lynch -- World Series N.Y. (LOC)

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  • cabingoddess said:
    Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931), was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL). Johnson developed the AL, a descendant of the minor league Western League, into a "clean" alternative to the National League, which had become notorious for its rough-and-tumble atmosphere.[1] To encourage a more orderly environment, Johnson provided unwavering support to the new league's umpires,[2] which later included Hall of Famer Billy Evans.[3] With the help of league owners and managers such as Charles Comiskey, Charles Somers and Jimmy McAleer, Johnson lured top talent to the AL, which soon rivaled the more established National League.[4] Johnson ruled the AL with an iron fist until the 1920s, when a public dispute with Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis culminated in his forced resignation as league president.[2]
  • Richard Norton said:
    August "Garry" Herrmann (May 3, 1859 - April 25, 1931) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who served as president of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League from 1902 to 1927. As the president of baseball's National Commission from 1903 to 1920, he is often regarded as having filled the role of Baseball Commissioner before that position was officially established in 1920. With two other Commission members he established the annual nature of the World Series by 1905. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Herrmann
  • Wystan said:
    Photo is dated October 17, 1911.