Head of National Commission

[Brian McKenna]

i was the first head of the national commission - a civil war vet and indianapolis businessman

[Ubiquitous]

Garry Herrmann was the only head of the National Commission and he was born in 1859 and owned the Cincinnati Reds.

[Brian McKenna]

actually i believe the national commission was first established in 1901 to oversee national league operations - it included jim hart of chicago, arthur soden of boston and was chaired by john brush -- it was only readapted in 1903 after the peace agreement to include al and nl presidents and herrmann

herrmann never actually owned the reds - he was strictly a minority stockholder who served as team president

[Ubiquitous]

This is what I found:

April 3, 1902 The NL names club owners Arthur Soden, John T. Brush, and James Hart as an interim committee to run the league.


I have not found anything that would give me the impression that they called it a national commission.

[Brian McKenna]

executive board-national commission
brewers-browns-orioles
white stockings-colts-orphans-cubs
clay-ali
oss-cia
maidan name-married name
executive mansion-white house
western league-american league

same thing, different name, same or different personnel