Show American League v f Crack Bureau Al AI Ran Johnsons Johnson's League Adopts New System For All Clubs BY GEORGE CHADWICK Copyright 1923 by The r C Standard Examiner NEW YORK Dec Why 23 22 Why Why Is Isit IsIt It- It as the National league men themselves complain When talk sharply to each ach that other other the American league Is outstrip outstrip- outstripping outstripping outstripping ping Its older slater sleter In the corral corral- corral Ing log Ing of ot skilful young oung baseball play play- players players em ers I ersI There are aro many theories but per per- perhaps per perhaps hap haps the one ono t that at will best stand scrutiny Is that the American league through Its office offices In Chicago Chica hica go maintains a 1 otel- otel effi efficient crent clent Information bureau burau The Tho crage a baseball b man has no Idea what tremendously wide wido Ido range o ot of information Is I possessed by Pm PI dent esl- esl esi dent Ban Johnson Biggest Information bureau In inthe Inthe the tho world regarding baseball maid lId aidone one American league leaCue scout Ill bet no promising promising- ball player makes a that they don doT t hear ot of It some way In Chicago Out Into the minor leagues and beyond them Into the centers ot of baseball yes es ese e een en tho the sand lots lots extends the tho American league s 5 espionage system tem tern A good ball player do down don n In Blackberry Bush still perspiring from the farm tarm arm plays a spectacular game Chicago knows all the tho de- de details details de details tails before they are aro printed In the weekly paper at the tho th county seat nJ BUYING I G INEST IV IN WEST EST The Tho National league us used d to be pretty ell entrenched out on the Pacific Coast but the American Icarus this year has pulled the tha real real- really real really ly iy best beet players from the coast coat Tho- Tho The Athletics Athletics tor for Instance got several pIa ers who were wanted by the National league but who ho ho were wera miss miss- missed missed ed od when the bag hag Was waa held We We Wc aro are likely to have a better season In 1924 than wo we did In 1928 1923 said Johnon Johnson Elections Election are hard on baseball There are oro many ma mass s ind torchlight parades that the tha baseball Blasts last forgot to check up III on home home- runs home runs and things But the tho torch torch- torchlight torchlight lI light ht parade has just jut about died and the tho men man who used to get their entertainment out of ot them will again turn to their Interest In the national game How now great VIl was the attendance ot of the American league In 1937 1923 lie he was asked Going on toward to 6 How flow It was as no divided matter little When attendance Is great collectively It Is good gooel Sin Cm- Singly In- In gly tor for clubs The New Now York Amer Amer- AmerIcans Americans leans with Ith their wonderful plant ot of course had the biggest crowd ds A winning t team am makes maks pitron trona A losing teams team has to limit itself to holding those It already has hee I condition 1 ct ot baseball i Is not In the condi condi- condition condition tion It once was when whon patrons do- do de deserted a 0 losing Jong team entirely ho is ho will win the American le championship In 1824 1924 Ah there there Is the beauty of 0 o the game How do I know How doo does anybody know We Ve guess all ot of otus ofus ofus I otI us but lots lot of ot things can happen I between now and the end ot of the season All of the club owners where they thoy are weak weale and all Of them are aro making strenuous of- of ef efforts torts forts to strengthen themselves It If wo we had four tour strong teams In the ea east t and tour four seemingly as a tron In the west et what a 0 race It would boT be 7 EXPLAINS ThEORY It If there thero has been beon any changes change In baseball the tho Impression gained at the American league offices is Ie that It Is i the tho players player who have changed chanCed not the rules rulos nor the Implements of ot play pia The Tho abolish abolish- abolishing ing log of ot the ball spit was the great great- greatest great eat est eat modification In playing rules In recent years lears ears I IThe l Th The theory at American Je league lue headquarters Is f that the game gamo should hould be b played without altera altern- alteration tion of ot anything connected conn ct d with I It except as alteration come comes by pia play It If the ball Is battered let It remain battered for tor the tho rest ot ol the tho game they argue The noces necessary necessary sary wear and tear teor on comple compie- complements ments moot on any game are a part ot of the sport The Idea of ot throwing Ing In a new v ball bali newball every timo tb-ne the ono one In use uso hits a pebble and suffers slight abra abra- abrasion abra- abra abrasion abrasion sion Is not favored In the tho old days It Is ii I argued they played witha with n a ball when the tho yarn arn stuck out ot the seams Last year they threw It out If It It had a a smooch on Its fair hide hido Modern folly tolly built up batters botters Now ow folly tolly hM has ha had the th brakes put putto to It and the they're ro going to try to build up a few tew pitchers |