Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-16 | Page 11 | Ban Johnson, President of the American League Whom the National Magnates Fear

4 i I I 1 k I fp ri k i ft c t L Li t i t t tA r A t 7 t i 1 f fI I t 0 e i iBAN C BAN JOHNSON PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE WHOM THE NATIONAL MAGNATE S FEAR f While most persons persona scout cout tho the idea Idoo ot of another baseball war tho National loague family bBs ban a 11 row on oa Its band bando to during tho the present meeting of oC the magnates In Now York Charles Chance VV of ot Chicago whose name has luus been bc n mentioned In the tho ro roo ji cent wile oale of or 0 the Philadelphia club seeks seek 1 the thC defeat of John president or of tho National 1 at nt the tue coming election The former forner hen baa the tho imp Bup f port t of Brush Of Now New York Tork t Fogel of and Robots ct oC Brooklyn Ill his scheme to elect John M L Ward Word WardI I 1 br r of or Herrmann of ot Cincinnati and end Docy of ot Boston ore are PI f a 8 determined on Heydler f President Robinson o of St Louis TAnh Uig the only other magnate who has baa 1 Bot liot declared dodaJ himself for tor or orward ward vard President Johnson of ot tha th American an league I Q complicates the tho row by that be ho will wll not Bit eit It on tho tb I 7 c o I national commission if It is de tie defeated Murphy IB It eald aid to be backing bucking Horace Fogel In his hit purchase of ot the tho Philadelphia Nationals and I is III accused of ot tho double crime of ot starting syndi syndicate cate cato baseball and anti purchasing a n veto voto oto ototo to put his bitt candidate In the tho presidents chair of ot tho the National league Tho Thu chief enemy of ot Murphy Murph is 19 Ban Johnson president of ot tho American league Johnson Is I a II dangerous enemy because ho has baa tho ability of a II Morgan Moran In his hla own line He lie says sl s that under no clr cir will ho he have Ward Vord forced on the tho national commission In tact fact I Iho ho recently stated that tho American league would withdraw from the tho na nit national I commission that body of ot three i imen men composed of ot tho the two league pres pros presidents presIdents arid and one other which has hold held baseball together for tor the tho vast past six fix years yearn Johnson Is III ready to declare war and many believe bellove that he Is la in a position to change tho the map