 They did not threaten the National League in Boston, home to the NL's champion team and one of its anchor franchises.Rather, the Reds or "Unions" were a welcome but decidedly lesser attraction when the Beaneaters were out of town.After his career in uniform, Murnane served as president of the minor league New England League and Eastern League, and went on to a 30-year career as a sportswriter and baseball editor with "The Boston Globe".