Show Ban Johnson Near Recovery From Case of Diabetes Leg Infection i 1 j i 1 1 t c 1 l I I 1 I I J Ex- Ex Exin Ex American in Loop th ath of Night Nigh Baseball ST. ST LOUIS LOUIS' Dec Dee 26 AP Ban AP-Ban Ban Johnson former president of ot the American 1 league ague apparently won another victory victory- this tithe time as against old man disease j I oW f. f After After t thirteen o fu g- g l fh t weeks in an n bed the it j kJ former ormer czar of oU t b baseball was considered con con- Ol J out o of the he woods I In hi hL tji i lf m 1 x Ight tigh ag against dla- dla i l t betes etes which hl h aggravated ag ng 4 1 gra ted a a. foot i In infection t oc Ion and tt Y threatened for a aimo Jf time imo to result in inho Inthe i nl ho tho loss of oC me ne i f W leg J l Strong of at voice J and still vitally Interested In ba base base- c JohnsonbaU Johnson ball baU all Mr Johnson was host to sev sev- friends eral-friends yesterday In In- Ina a hospital hopital hero here where ho he Is convalescing I l owe my life Ute to Phil Ball Ban said Mr Hr JohI Johnson s n to tho the group which Included MK Mr Ball head of ot the tho StLouis St St- Louis Browns He stepped in and took ook ch cha go of at my case and refused to o permit amputation of or my leg At Atone Ato o one ho e time I myself felt that only a miracle could pull pun mo me through But Buthe the he miracle happened BALL TOO LIVELY l Mr Johnson lson then unloosed some of oC f his opinions on present day baseball baseball base base- ball mil problems among among them the ively ball and nd night baseball He said he had written George Georgo Reach manufacturer of ot tho the official baseball base base- ball all that unless the amount of ot Tubber rubber rub rub- ber her In ln pres present nt day baseball was was reduced educed the tho game in Johnsons Johnson's opinion would be seriously J Impaired Im Ira- paired I have satisfied myself by bp examInation exam- exam nation of ot the baseballs in use ho y related that the amount of ot rubber in them has lias been greatly Increased from tram that t fOund und necessary In other days when s ores wele low home runs were f fewer and there some 81 skill and strategy required to win wina a base baseball lf contest st Unless the rubber is reduced he said th the ball ban will continue to re result result re- re sult suit in meaningless home runs and Infield and outfield pla play He s said ld ho b believed d tho the reaction from from tho the long hitting bitting raze craze will m re- re suIt sult soon soon MERE ERE CURIOSITY NIg Night t baseball has created a n curiosity Interest for the time especially espe espe- daily among women but In my opinion it is not an interest that is of t an nn educational or permanent nature nature nature na na- na- na ture he said laid Nl Night flight ht baseball Is not hot natural It cannot be perma nent It will wm take never hold of f the major leagues and I do not believe vo It will long c continue as a a. Ute lifo saver saver for the minor leagues s said was ono cause cause- at the Illness in the tho lower class clara minor league circles Rich men who formerlY for formerly formerly for for- merly were angels angels' to tho the minor leagues have dropped baseball for golf solf and coun country clubs he he- said |