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Show JOHNSON'S PLANS TO RULE SUPREME I AGAIN FRUSTRATED; ; HAS FIGHT ON HAND j Wise Men Among Minor j League Leaders Nip His $pheme to Control Small and Big Circuits Alike A JOHNSON'S liflong dream to rule a the Caur of Hnhpnall ' other rm1 ak- j eninir. Hurl y To rWnnie the) , auprnnt rulT of ' the tin In m a I pHHtiuie ha bfon nipped in iH h.H pirnrv -nrvl linn will have to keep on dreaming. dream-ing. Krom Chicago the other eve-rinp eve-rinp came a dispatch that "Hi Ban" and Al Teaniey, the latter a ronfta.Hcd Johnson henehman, hud contorted a Bfheine whereby the administration of minor leatnie affairs was to he placed entirely in the hantls of the na-j tional commission. Han expected i no opposition to this plan but i he is all wronpr. i Johnir. FarreTT, secfetsry" bf "the National association, who represents -all the minor leagues, has announced himself in the fight to a fin'sh against Johnson or this proposal. He said that when the veneer of the scheme Is craped off It would be discerned that Johnson's Idea was to have himself elected'csar of all organised Tasehall j, Wf 11 nf the Juwh ajur H'.igUff: Tearney, a former president of the Three -I league, was sponsor for the rule sbollaklng the draft of minor leugue players by big league clubs. The National association, representing thirty leagues and shout 4ooO players, adopted the measure upon Tearney's promise to use his influence-In having i the natlonml commisison put it I Uiroush. 1 Then, according to Farrell, Teerney agreed to the abolition of the na- i tional board, which. If done, would put II the minor leagues and the players at the mercy of Johnson, who. It Is said, aspires to become chairman of the natluoal commission and thus control con-trol the destinies of the entire baeba T - reerm. Tearney, said parrel 1, has no, authority to agree to anything con-j renting the minor league, as he Is not even a member of the National association. |