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August Herrmann bio on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Herrmann The photo was taken in New York City, where the team owners' association met, on December 9 and 10, 1913, to hold a formal election of Pennsylvania Governor John K. Tener, a former ball player, as the new President of the National League. Another photo shows the group assembled in convention in a New York hotel ballroom: During a lull in the proceedings, the dapper W. F. Baker, owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, consumes a cigar:

Another Bain/LOC photo of August "Garry" Hermann, owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and chairman of the National Base Ball Commission:

Bain photo of Garry Herrmann at the 1914 World Series:

Cincinnati Reds owner Garry Herrmann holding a 1914 World Series "Souvenir Score Book" at Philadelphia's Shibe Park. See:

@TVL1970: Thanks for sending the score book image; it sure looks like a match to the pages in Herrmann's hands! Why elephants? -- Helena

The Library of Congress As per Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Athletics#Elephant_mascot Elephant mascot After New York Giants' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Benjamin Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the new team, had a "white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series. McGraw and Mack had known each other for years, and McGraw accepted it graciously. By 1909, the A's were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters, and in 1918 it turned up on the regular uniform jersey for the first time. Over the years the elephant has appeared in several different colors. It is currently forest green. The A’s are still sometimes, though infrequently, referred to as the "Elephants" or "White Elephants." The elephant was retired as team mascot in 1963 by then-owner Charles O. Finley in favor of a Missouri mule (it was also rumored to have been done by Finley in order to attract fans from the then heavily Democratic constituents of Missouri by replacing the traditional Republican mascot to one associated with Democrats). In 1988, the elephant was restored as the symbol of the Athletics and currently adorns the left sleeve of home and road uniforms. The Elephant Mascot returned briefly in the mid-'80s, under the name Harry Elephante. In 1997, the elephant returned, taking its current form: Stomper.

Another Bain photo of Garry Herrmann:

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]

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

Photo is dated October 17, 1911.