| Show Case of Too Much Johnson in American League JOHNSON is the tho name that will keep JOHNSON J umpires and official scorers o of tho the American league bUl busy the coming season trying to straighten out For Forthe tho the name Johnson or Johnston outranks outranks outranks out out- ranks the Smiths Joneses and ond Browns Brown although there are still atUl a n good sIzed sired representation of 01 Browns in Ia the tho league There wore vere five Jones in iu the Amor- Amor lean Jean league in 1907 Today there is only one and whether ho sticks in tho the top circuit or for the whole of ot tho the 1913 1912 season Is a mooted question In 1907 the St. St Louis Browns had Tom Toni Jones Jonas Joneson Jonason first base lIe He on finished his career as at a a. 1 r. r in the t same aino city wore were Davy Jones and Bumpus Jones Jone a ap p pitcher 1 The Time White Whito Sox Sex had Fielder er Jones greatest of ot all the tho famous family of ot that name while tho the Washington team had bad Charley Chancy Jones first American American league player to reach roach homo home from second sec see ond ase nga on a n. sacrifice sacrifice- fly Incidental Incidental- ly the th trick was turned against Cleveland Cleve Clove land on the home lot This year Ban Johnsons Johnson's circuit contaIns contains contains con con- seven soven men by the tho name nanie of ot Johnson John son or Johnston Of Ot this thie number Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago has haB four tour One Is 18 named Walter r. r and he also eIso Is IB a 0 pitcher Walter Waltor al already already al al- ready has gone gon to tho the southwest to be begin begin be be- gin u training which evidently signifies that hes he's going going- after atter the peerless Washington twirlers twirler's honors honor Ho He comes cornea from Racine Wis Wig Another Johnston to wear white hoso hose tho the coming summer Is io Jimmy a no brother broth broth- er of ot Doe Doc Johnston of ot the Naps Jimmy is an outfielder He halls from Birmingham Dir Bir mingham Ala The Napa heard o of or him hini two years ago but as he teemed seemed a lit lit- tic weak veal with the the Naps decided de do- th times they did not want him Other Johnsons belonging to tu the time tribe of are aro George Georgo and Ellis Johnson George Is 18 a pitcher while Ellla Ellis plays shortstop With 80 BO many flY Johnsons Johnsona i it might be bewell well hereafter to call team tho the Johnsons or Swedes Sweden rather than time the White Sox Sex St St. Louis boasts a 0 player with a n similar name In J. J T. T Johnston out out- fielder John T. T not John Arthur comes conies from the tho south hence his scruples plea pIes on the subject Coming to Cleveland we e have havo peppery peppery pep pep- pery pony Doe Doc Johnston and continuing on onto onto onto to Washington we como come upon the most illustrious of ot all the players of ot that name narno unless it bo be Ban Han B. B himself in Pitcher Walter Johnson Altogether this makes seven seen members of ot tho time family playing in tho time American league and If Ie wo we add the name of at tho president of ot tho the organization it will swell the tho total to eight The aggregation tion tiomi Includes s three pitchers two outfielders out fielders a first and a n shOrt shOrt- stop Two Tw more such and we wo could coula havo have a regular Johnson nine nino Possibly before tho the end of or tho the 1913 season w wo we will hear of ono one or two more their homos homes in IA tho the J camps or of the American eague |
