Show Ar LOOP POWERS TO MEET Ban Johnson T Is Again A ain Target Larget Two Named As His us Successor NEW f YORK July By r Ey The As As- Associated Associated Press Pres With With President Ban Barl Ba Johnson and American league club owners called In special meeting here h re today oday the storm signal was flying again at the mast mat head of the cir cir- cir cir- Whether Johnson Johnron would be asked to retire or be allowed to continue In Office until expiration of his term In 1935 1035 at a year no one would say A cloud of secrecy surrounding the entire affair On the way from Chicago the man who has dominated the American league throughout its 27 21 years of life was vas uncommunicative I will explain everything at the meeting he said at Cleveland Will wm Harridge his secretary pre pre- preceded preceded preceded ceded hint him to New York Every club owner left for New York Including Phil Ball Dall of the St. St Louis Browns B o who Is understood to favor Johnsons Johnson's retention as president Col Jacob Ruppert of the Yank Yank- Yankees ees ces admitted a possibility that the matter of Johnsons Johnson's continuance In Inactive Inactive active ncy might ml ht come up at atthe atthe atthe the meeting However he scoffed at ata ata ata a report that Edward Barrow Darrow busi busi- business business business ness manager of the Yankees was vas being considered as a successor to Johnson together with E. E S. S Barnard Darnard president of the Cleveland Indians Johnsons Johnson's promise to explain everything was seen in some quarters quarters as n an indication he might yield to the insistent demands of ill health which has caused him to spend five fhe of the last 12 months In Jn hospitals and voluntarily relinquish active duty This the club owners and Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner Landis understood he In Intended In in- intended tended to do last December when he was given a leave of absence But Bui he lie returned to his desk with the be be- beginning beginning beginning ginning of the tho season and continued to perform the duties of the office Some Som discontent n was as caused he suspended and fined Ty Cobb of ol the Athletics for a controversy with an umpire |