Major League Baseball Executive. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was city editor of the Louisville Commercial when Barney Dreyfuss convinced him to become club secretary for the Louisville Colonels NL team in 1900. His reputation for honesty and his businesslike approach to baseball helped forge a peace between the AL and NL that resulted in the National Agreement. In 1902, he was selected and unanimously elected the sixth National League President. He acted as president, secretary and treasurer of the league until the stress of all three positions caught up with him causing him to commit suicide, when he shot himself in the head in his New York City apartment at age 40.
Major League Baseball Executive. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was city editor of the Louisville Commercial when Barney Dreyfuss convinced him to become club secretary for the Louisville Colonels NL team in 1900. His reputation for honesty and his businesslike approach to baseball helped forge a peace between the AL and NL that resulted in the National Agreement. In 1902, he was selected and unanimously elected the sixth National League President. He acted as president, secretary and treasurer of the league until the stress of all three positions caught up with him causing him to commit suicide, when he shot himself in the head in his New York City apartment at age 40.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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