Show IS NEW SKIPPER IN AMERICAN Successor to Johnson J Is Named at Salary of Annually Jy CHICAGO NOV Ho 3 By By The AKO- AKO ao- ao elated Press In In In vivid contrast to the beginning of ot his predecessors predecessor's ors or's long reign Ernest Sargent Bernard I today started his first year u as president president president dent and treasurer of the American league surrounded by friendship co cooperation en- en operation and prosperity Unlike the former cur case of the junior circuit Ban Johnson who renovated a poorly p paying Western Vestern league lea ue into the Ameri Amen American American can league in 1900 at a shaky salary of a a. year and amidst threats of ruin from the haughty National league Barnard began with a yen three ar contract at a B. calary under under- understood understood stood tood to be a year jear and with the well wishes hes of those thos who control cor professional baseball in America When Johnson and his coterie co of ot adventurers started the American league It was wu the National circuit that th t owned o the bigger parks and the contracts for baseballs baseball's greatest satellites satel lites lIts Today the American league lugue sports the largest parks the world championship and acid probably the great great- greatest greatest est drawing card eard since tines baseball began beian Babe Ruth I Like Johnson the new president Is Isa Isa a a. former fermer Ohio newspaper r sports edi edl editor tor ton and In accepting the league pres pres- presidency presIdency after alte a 8 unanimous vote Ole by the leagues board of directors yesterday ye Barnard promised to adhere adders to the czars Cars general principles The new president pr is b 53 years ears old and ond a former football coach He went to the Cleveland baseball t ball club as u sec secretary c- c In March 1903 and Ins has since been with the tho organization as IS vies vice president business manager and final lna- finally ly president He still holds the latter title as the sale lIe of ot the Cleveland cub to a group of hu hs h not been en competed today William for 15 IB years private I vale vate secretary to Johnson JohnS n was ap ap- appointed appointed ap- ap appointed pointed secretary of the th league l J. a new- new ly created position His contract reads read also aLo for three years jears Ears |