Garry Herrmann, citing poor health and deafness, resigns as the president of the Reds and will be replaced by C.J. McDiarmid, the club’s secretary. During the 68 year-old baseball executive’s 25-year tenure with the team, Cincinnati won only one pennant and World Series (1919) but finished in the first division 13 times.
Dissatisfaction with the National Commission system comes to a head. The National League votes 6-2 for a one-man commission while the American League votes 6-2 for the status quo. Chairman Garry Herrmann resigns, stating his belief that no club owner should serve on the governing board. When the two leagues cannot agree on a chairman, it is left to the league presidents to decide disputes.
National League chief John Heydler dismisses charges against Cincinnati Reds star Hal Chase