[1] He attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn, where he played baseball for the school.
[1] In 1900, he was named a partner in his father's law firm, which had been handling the legal business of the Dodgers since beginning to represent Charles Ebbets in 1898.
[1] York's legal representation of brothers Stephen and Ed McKeever led to his being handed the job of President after internal disagreements among the Dodgers' front office management led to a settlement imposed by the National League and Wilbert Robinson's resignation as president.
York died on February 2, 1937, of pneumonia after a week-long illness at age 59.
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