Show I JOHNP JHN H. H F FARRELL ARREt AN ASSURANCE OF OF SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN INTERNATIONAL Pesia President nt of N New w Circuit Is IsBan IsBan B Ban n Johnson of Minors Has Long Experience By Joe Williams Wiliams CLEVELAND ELD CLI May Ia 18 There There I is at t lc least st one reason for to ln bele believing th the newly or organized international league uc which got Jot under a way a few days das ago ao will wil not only finish the season but bul will Il endure a as lon long as the game game game- arend are are- And nd that one reason is 15 John Jolla H. H Far Far- reli rel Farrell Farel IM Is 11 to minor league baseball what whaL Ban an Johnson Is to the majors majors- majors on only I more so V Where here Jo Johnson nH merely relT keeps a watchful eye ee on one ion tion ton Farrell Farrel as secretary of the National National Na Na- a- a lonal Association of or Professional ProCessional Baseball Baseball Base Base- ball bal leagues league has held hl his hand to th the pUlse of or man many leagues It I has been said that Farrell Farrel knows know the name namo and and address of or every ver baseball player in Am America erica Farrell farrel was largely if f not not responsible for the reorganization of or th the International Up until this season Farrel Farrell In iii addition to his other baseball base base- ball bal duties dutes served d as president of the New ew York State league leage The past winter winter winter win win- ter saw this ship of or ba baseball base base- ebal e- e ball bal go crashing Into the rocks of or depleted finances Utica and Harrisburg Harris Harris- burg had withdrawn before the season seaon had finished There Theme was small smal prospect prospect I of or the league getting under wa way by byI spring pring I About the same time the International al became addicted to toa a virulent form of economy with the result that orm no noone noone noone one knew whether that league intended intended in in- tended to play an any baseball the coni com Ing season or not It I was then that Farrell stepped steppe into the breach knitted the ends of or the International and the Ne New Xe York State Slate league together and came out with wih a reasonably compact compact com corn pact circuit Farrell salvaged only two clubs from his old league league Binghamton which has always been a n goo good baseball town and Syracuse which was the largest larest city In the now defunct organization aton The remaining members are arc the six survivors sUT of the old International name namely Toronto Newark Baltimore Jersey CI City Rochester and Buffalo This arrangement provides pro a more circuit than was possible under either of or the old lea leagues The injection ion tion ton of or new towns and the general shake up not to mention the narrow escape from a complete loss of or the game ame should serve sene to stimulate interest interest inter inter- est eat In the new organization Farrell Farrel has started a host of ball ballplayers ballplayers bal pla players ers on the right road to the majors From Binghamton came Fielder Jones Jone Lew Levi flitter Riter Otto Oto Jordan Tommy Walker Sal Wal Rl ker and C Cy Barger Scranton produced Dad Chalmers George George Pierce Bert Humphries Eddie Murphy Val Wally Chick Shorten horten and Bud Sharpe Wilkes Wilkes- barre contributed Heinle Zimmerman Leon Cadore Frank and Jack Graney From Utica came caine George Burns Burrs Mike McNally c al and Fred Coumbe Tro Troy gave Ja e up Johnny Johnn Evers and Steve e ONeill O'Neill ONel camo from Bill Em Klem Kiem and Pete Harrison Harrion are arc two umpires orthe ot or the present day who got their starts under Farrell So when nu u rea read that that th the new ne' ne president of or the International is 1 an an experienced baseball leader leador don dont don't t feel that someone has been taking liberties liberties lib lib lib- ertes with the word again |