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Show Barnard's New Job 1 At - 7 E. S. Barnard, now president of the Cleveland Indians, Is to succeed Ban B. Johnson as president of the American Amer-ican Baseball league In November, according ac-cording to reliable reports from baseball base-ball circles. Barnard, It Is suld, had been offered of-fered and has accepted a three-year contract at $40,000 per year. It was also stated tfl.lt when Barnard Bar-nard takes over the new job he will announce the sate of the Cleveland club by Mrs. James Dunn of Chicago to a syndicate of Clevelanders heuded by Alva iJrndley, cnpitnllst and j banker. Trls Speaker will become president of the Cleveland club and Umpire Billy Evans Its manager. |