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John Heydler (1909, 1918-1934) (437 words) |
 | In Heydler's short time as President he made a number of innovative changes, including putting a limit on a team's active rosters to 25, a number that is still the standard today. |
| Heydler was not very energetic in investigating scandal or in opposing league owners, but he was innovative in his thinking, and he proposed baseball hired a strong willed Commissioner, and supported the appointment of Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, even though it would diminish his job. |
| In Heydler's final years as President he advocated the establishment of the Hall of Fame, and was heavily involved in laying the groundwork for it. |
| John A. Heydler | BaseballLibrary.com (706 words) |
| Heydler was a government printer in Washington in the 1880s. |
| Heydler was not very energetic in investigating scandal or in opposing league owners, but he was innovative in his thinking. |
| Heydler decides Chase's sometimes indifferent play was due to "carelessness." Two weeks later John McGraw trades 1B Walter Holke and C Bill Rariden to the Reds for Chase, but the Giants will also have their problems with him. |
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