Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1919 — HERRMANN CAN LEAVE GAME A WEALTHY MAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HERRMANN CAN LEAVE GAME A WEALTHY MAN

Has Been With Major League for Seventeen Years. Prexy of Cincinnati Reds Easily Can Take More From Pastinlie Than He Put in It—Was Regarded as Expert In Politics. Baseball has produced some wealthy citizens among those who entered the game on what might be called the “ground floor,” or on a “white check,” as they sometimes say in racing circles. One of that clan who could afford to pass up the American pastime, from a financial standpoint, and still have “cookie” money, is Garry Herrmann, prexy of the Cincinnati Reds and “chief justice” of the National commission. ° If Herrmann lives and holds his job with the Porkville club until next August 9 Ik> will have served 17 years’ In the tolls of a major league. If he decides to leave the game after his 17year period has expired, he will easily take much more from the game than he put in it, on August 9, 1902. Herrmann worked in on the Cincinnati club when John T. Brush sold the outfit to George D. Cox and Max and Julius Fleischman. Herrmann was always anxious to have it said he had contributed a substantial portion of that $150,000 paid to Brush, but

pome dope which listens exceedingly well places Herrmann in the setting as a representative of Mr. Cox, who was easily one of Ohio’s shrewdest politicians. The baseball fraternity over the country may not know it, but It is truth just the same, Garry Herrmann was at one time regarded as an expert on Ohio politics. With his oily manners and his ability to make friends, Garry was Cox’s right bower. Cox never cared any more for acquiring baseball property than John D. Rockefeller would care for a corn salve factory, but Cox doled out some of his vast Wealth for an interest in the Reds to "set” himself with certain parties whose political good will he soon found use for. Garry Herrmann was elected to look after that interest, and Garry finally owned considerable of an Interest himself. Regardless of his ffevrmaiifi is a prlnce of good fellows —on acquaintance—apd baseball might have many worse men.

Garry Herrmann.