 He continued his prestigious writing career, always seeking to improve the national sport, until the day before his death.Richter had roles in the promotion of baseball and sportsmanship, as a player's advocate in salary wars, as a force in the amalgamation of the National and American Association into a twelve-team National League in 1892, in the formation of a new National Agreement (where, however, he opposed the reserve clause as adopted), in prestigious rules committees, and as a mouthpiece against gambling.He had prominent roles in areas such as promotion, record-keeping and shaping of public opinion.