Show JOHNSON LOOMS UP AS MYSTERY MAN Fans Puzzled by the Queer Moves of American League Leage Bosses Boses BALTIMORE Md March 2 By By far the tho biggest problem in iu baseball today today today to to- day is Ban Johnson Johnon The king of tho the organized forces is apparently crossing cosing himself in his and actions aton and anti just jut where whore he lie stands or what are aro his hs motives no one Ole scenia to know But even a monarch may go too far especially es es- cs- cs If i in il the tho to mad pursuit of his ambitions ho he tramples too hard on ou someone's toes It I was wag thought that when Kin King Kins Ban Bait achieved his purpose of chasing chasi his old enemy Charles Murphy urphy out of the tho National National Na Na- Ica league ue he lie would settle sette quietly to the affairs of his own domain Im Instead he ho bellows belows forth another boost for tho the invading Feds ed Docs Does this mean that he wants sauts to wreck the National league in in order that he may wear the tho crown without without without with with- out dispute or has ho bomo ulterior motive iu in 1 re regard ard to tho the Federals and is is simply bluffing l Governor president of the tho Na Na- hasn't t the record of a man who would woul submit to even en Johnson should the tho American leaguer mako make himself too obnoxious and tho the older majors may nitty kick up lp a little smoke of their own Tho ho National clr circuit may assert i elf at a meeting to be heM held in New York net week I Two To Explanations I There hero arc ale two explanations for the deeds s and aud words of 01 01 T ohu on I in the last lat few ew days When hu he lOle coined II out lauding the tc cds l s especially the themen themen themon men mon back of if f tho the Chicago o club it may ma 1 bo be that ho lie still hopes to tu induce to de desert crt the invaders When ho be hurts tho the reds Feds by jy y keeping JaKo Jalo Stahl from accepting accenting tIle the man man- of the tho Brooklyn Tip lip Tops perchance he c realizes that that tho the limo time i is cOlin coining when organized hae baseball al will willbe willbe wi be forced to rc recognize the thc Federals mid and he ho Joc doesn't mt want them so 50 strong that his power will wi be endangered There Thero is ia no tOl doubt t that lung King Ban Bait prevented Stahl from getting back hack into baseball al am and aud what he ha has ou on the former manager of th tho Rod lied Sox Sex has hus every cry fanin fanin fan fun in tho the country guessing anti and anxious The Tho Born Bor Leader ha la has a ret rep that has as never before foro been questioned antI and un tin- le ices tho the kin king opens up a cloud will wi han hang over o the tho former first Whatever Jake Jako did to cause causo John Johnson on to attack atack him iS if believed cd to have havo been responsible for or Isle his liR sudden en dismissal from front the tho Boston champions How Feds Were Verc Formed Fored I In Chi Chicago ago recently J Johnson told toM his I opinion of tb the cause of the tho birth bieth of the thic Federal league and anil declared his hiN willing willingness ne ness to ail aid tho hu 01 Federals in j joining inin or or- baseball Ho Ire lf said Mid The Tho lack of prestige iu in il the tho National league le encouraged tho men behind behin the Federal and cau ni od thorn them to believe behove t that thata nt nta I a third lea league ne were vere possible This is il is clearly shown in J What Chi u Chicago o. o man titan or group roup of or men would has havo ha f tried to place pineo a ball bail hal club cub on tl the north sido ilO fido if it the west vest side Hido Hub club hud had b been cn as popular as Corn kor iu is on the south tide side bide I 1 Ires Pres- in is not over his hiM end of or the aff affair ir and will bo ho in a position to wih withstand tand an any baseball wil war that might occur o Johnson ou has a all un the tho re respect r ct iu in 1 the world worl for the men who arc backing the Federal Ir league in Chicago ro o. o They rhoy are arc area arca a I fine bunch of men men said Haill J Johnson n. n 4 They The would have m mv my of approval al in in I 8 case cao they the wanted to en enter CI ter or organized Another Murphy In B Baseball While Whir the tho Nationals have put tin thic under the th Chicago hica o owner is another Charlie Charle still tj in ba liase- liase o- o ball hal Th The Internationals have the th other Charles Murphy Ili ni his name nam is s Licht o of ot the Montreal club Because Be- Be HC cau cause e of the poor Ioor geographical J location aton of ot tho the Canadian town Slid and thee th fa fatt that thu Sammy is openly openly warring with wilh tho hi big big- gest cst r in Montreal tho the other ether owners in tho circuit have o let it i bo he Known for some time that thc they would liko hiko to tie to a can on Sammy Another thin thiD thing which put the Canu Canuck k ma magnate in in bad baa with the other International leaders is tho the course courso he ho pursued in iu regard regard re re- re gard ar to his players su sought ht by the tho Fells Feds Being Reint very ery wealthy and aud auta a a man nian who prides himself on tho the fact that he will iJ not not let Jet nn an any employee dictate dicato to hint him hUl ho made mado little or no effort efort to keep his athletes from jumping to th the tho new circuit In cons consequence opening day ilay in April Apri may find Montreal with wih only aa four or five of tho the twenty or moro more players claimed under the reserve clause clauso Lich blob Ii h. is a scrapper and should the International try the Murphy plank pank walking stunt on him a fight can bo be lJ expected When asked naked recently about any efforts that might be made to take tako th the tho franchise away from Montreal ho he declared be he would 8 soil sell anything he owned hut but his Ins wife ife and child iding providing he lie got ot lii hi his price pro The exact act reason why President ent Barrow Barrow Bar Bar- row roti caller called a special meeting of the International In In- lea league in New York on March 0 Ii or 7 is JS not known but lut it i is not oat oit Olt of the thc question f estion that the transfer trans trans- fer of the Montreal or Jersey City club might be tho the important business |