Show THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE LISTED FOR NEXT YEAR Ban Johnson J Mentioned As Director Direct r This Is Latest Rumor MEW 1 TEW YORK July 23 There 23 There Is a 11 J. J third major in the offing otting which unless present pre ent plans fall tall will willbe willbe willbe be launched in tn 1928 Six prominent capitalists are back backof backof of the scheme Three of them have dabbled in baseball before in a big bl league way Rumor has it that Ban Johnson the theman theman man who put over the American league and who has made baseball what it Is today will be asked to pro pro- promote promote promote mote and pilot the new organization Back in 1900 when Ban Johnson conceived conceited the idea of a II second ma ma- major maJor major jor league he was ridiculed and the National league refused to take him seriously yet in three years it was for peace and agreeing to the terms dictated by President B B. B. B Johnson of the American league If It Ban Johnson accepts the proposition proposition that is 15 certain to be tendered to him it will In many ways be an easier battle than he faced 28 years ago in an effort to finance a second big league lugue KNOWS THE GAME tE Nearly 30 years of experience In administering the affairs of the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean league has Johnson with every minute detail He knows how much money is needed to finance a league knows the salaries of every big league ball player and is in touch with any anY number of capitalists an- an anxious anxIous anions ious ions to t l' l put some of their surplus money in baseball venture Even more important is the fact that after these many years of stifled competition the public will III welcome a new entry into the field of major league baseball Just as important is the fact that co so dominant a figure as Ban Johnson at its head will have ha the backing of baseball fans the country over A majority of them do not believe e that he has had a square deal Also fan fan- dom dam is always TV with the under dog and andin andIn andin in this case he lIe happens to be B B. B. B B Johnson I If It Johnson accepts the proposition to promote a third league which is shortly to be broached to him Chi Chi- Chicago Chicago Chicago cago would be one of the cities certain tain to be in the western of the circuit It would be a south side club in order to offer direct com com- competition competition competition I petition to his hated rival Charles Comiskey Detroit with only one big league club surely would be invaded The Theother Theother Theother other western cities would probably I be bs selected from St. St Louis Cleveland Cincinnati and Pittsburg Pit Since Phil Ball who owns the only I major league park in St. St Louis has hasben been ben Johnsons Johnson's lone backer in his I latest troubles It seems as if StLouis St St. StLouis Louis would get a berth in the pro pro- proposed proposed posed new league It is known that Ball Is ready to retire from the Amer Amer- American AmerIcan American ican league In the cast east New York Philadelphia and Boston would ba b considered Bos Bos- Boston Boston Boston ton with its two Joke teams is s ripe for or a change Washington is re regarded re- re regarded regarded as a possibility yet several of the capitalists capitalist back of the project favor Pittsburg as a member of the eastern end of the circuit Those who feel that Ban Johnson Till align himself with the new organisation organization point to the fact that he re refused re- re refused fused to accept which he lie could claim under his contract so that we would be under no obligations to to the American league A third league is more than a mere possibility Plans for It are are already bin being j formulated and Ban Johnson JohnsonIs Is the man wanted as its president |