The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02

~ The following euIogy Of Ban Johnson
h'ds interesting even II It is penned oy
7wsrn friend of the league president. John,
; ron himself could not have composed
!. Btroneer encomium. 1t portrays him as
! He Who Must Be Obeyed" hy all the
: nlayers in the American league 1t shows
how the ''Cireat Baseball War was avert
~ by Johnsons strong personality. yet
tne public pretty generally understands
siakhnt the trouble was settler when an oral
le'plodEe wes given to Frank j. Navin,
fntwner OF the Tigers. that Cobb would be
onstated without delay This was the
that chased the Tigers back into
/ he fold and Cobb was reIustated IN ac-
100 brdEnce with the secret promise. Both
Ier phnson and Navin knew it was danger
OF rs to delay the reinstatement one day
ciafter the date agreed upon In the COM
rk tonise. Keeping these facts in mind
u fseball fans will find lot 10 interest
no lem in the following narrative:
JtA JEW YORK. June l.-orsanized
geIlN baseball owes much to Ban
W. Johnson The advent OF his
al american circuit into major league
IS ranks marked the dawn OF a new era
lantIin the government Of the national
'.ipastime. From the chaos of war was
20 built the principle OF government
aau which now controls the great sum-
Ip:I1ner sport For much of this John
of son must be thanked. Yet within the
Wv, past two weeks he rendered service
kaIfo the cause he represents which
TImakes any earlier effort appear
~,,i itrivial
I Out OF Ty Cobb's attack on a Hill
~. y. top spectator during Detroit's visit TO
i3Eew York arose the most serious stu
" iatfon which has confronted organized
baseball since the peace pact was
eigned ten years ago. Hughie Jen-
t autngs's Tigers. tho greatest road card
~ In the younger major circuit, all went
elepiouf on a strike In alleged sympathy
the when tho Georgian peach was iudefi-
n4tely suspended. BY refusing to play
: ep1eishteen players matcally sus-
IL pended themselves and qualified for
W. The ''black LIST" Jenninss saved the
i. Rfranchise for his employers by gath
uer1ng together makeshift array Of
hoi fenni-pro and amateur talent The
folp'Briking players issued an ultimatum
'c' % Johnson. They declared they would
.oms bsver play until Ty Cobb was rein
snnt hated.
,peph'
re n Immediately the whole country was
lsnsEp IN arms. Public sentiment Is
ia n qst peculiar thing, Possibly nine-
Of o{enths OF tho country's enthusiasts
! ,mns |ded with Cobb. At Shibe park he
week na the deaertinG Jungaleers were
on tundfy chsnred. Jennings's make
r;do ''ft array WAS as roundJy Missed, Be-
ken re The beginning Of the fifth inning
"pnnie Mack's patrons went 10 the
.bo %p8 offices and demanded their money
'ch' They claimed they had not paid
uI'' see burlesquc. And IN the storm
Nd "'eapproval the rebel cause was
WNfsniy inflated. Politicians laid aside
Ia @r Personal issues for the time.
Joy ycIN| aUirBdtlDn TO congress In
'ersifs rsed cobbs action. From broad
:, IN Il, over the country teleeran,s Of
= for npathy were bcapcd upon the mutt.
; qteers.
hestrs rv,
Lass "hen the Detroit PLAYERS walked
otpeiN Ban Johnson was on his way from
Fln tpston to Cincinnati. He was an
pccps IHed of the mutny when he reached
Japa'fbany. 1t was by far the most aeri-
,,;lI situation that ever had confronted
ans at'r map Who framed the destinIcs oy
T MIS- American Ieaeu. Tn.,,
bly bspk.hinr he,,sr.,.s,. s'eAa OF
q alaurc '"ei'er 10 Philadelphia,
Inc RNf hoibed of revolution, Fan con-
u. 'ued p'acidly on his way TO canein.
-. .-0odp IA In the meantime he had tho
cd wlpFes hot pounding The club presi.
ssusgSs ssu 10 ss OF his league to sc Il they would
tch. -, d behind his action. By the time
= &c" Is rsAched Cincinnati he was assarsd