Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
Bv w. J. McBeth.

n JEW YORK. July 12.-Ban John
M son used to be a real Moses to
his American League children.
He led them out OF the wilderness
of the war days into an era of finan-
cial milk and honey But, like the
celebrated Duke Of York, with his
stored ten thousand men, having
marched his forces up the hill, the big
car gives evidences OF intention to
march them down again. The green
pastures of the promised have failed
to satisfy. Ban hungers once more
for the wilderness Mighty in war,
the American League president
chafes under the monotony OF peace.
His restless soul. thwarted in its
belligerency toward certain foemen
of the National League, has been
forced, on occasion. to seek vent in
interference with the henchmen of
his own domain.
Ban Attacks Birmingham.
The latest outburst of the American
League autocrat was directed against
Joe Birmingham, manager of the
Cleveland club. Mr. Johnson init
mated that in his opinion, Birming-
ham was no fit person to be in charge
of an American League club. What
ever prompted the attack. II appeared
very ll-timed. In the few short
months he had been In charge OF the
Maps. Birmingham had fashioned a
/ pennant contender from an habitual
| second division aggregation. HIS
club was very much in evidence as
| a potent factor of the struggle. And
as the public after ALL pays It's good
money in the expectation of patron
| izing and propitiating results, Mr.
! johnson aroused no loud hurrahs of
! Endorsement to his attack on Biz
mingham Mr.. Johnson simply
/ raised against the popularity in his
| own bailiwick the resentment OF one
more city.
! Cleveland fandom is not likely
| quietly to brook the official interior
| ence of even the mighty Johnson with
a man who is making good in its
| opinion.
Birmingham, unfortunately, hat
| troubles Of his own at the time;
| eternal dissensfons that could bes
| be Strengthened out in the clubhouse
| The great Napoleon LaJoie objected
/ to club discipline when his manager
| thought it TO the best interests O
/ all to give the mighty Frenchman 4
rest Lajoie went over Birmingham
| head with a direct appeal to Presi'
| dent Charles Somers, Perhaps, II wa
| with the Idea Of throwing out a hin
| to the boss as to his personal view!
/ Of the matter that johnson expressed
| himself in such emphatic disapproya
Of Birmingham. However, il is quit
| certain now that Ban Johnson ant
not Joe Birmingham win be held re
| sponsible for the shortcomings 0
| cleveland, il the inside chickering's de
velop into open club warfare in tn
| Forest City.
johnson Knocks Live Ones"
For some reason, Mr.. Johnson ap
| pears to have penchant for pick
ing onto live wires and indorsini
| dead ones" His meddlesome dis
| position has "Dutched' him in hal
of the American League cities. H
is about as popular in St Louis a
scarlet fever in a nursery. For year
and years he was openly accused
in the Mound City. Of trying to driv
Bob Hedges out of the league. One
Hedges actually negotiated a sale
But the prospective buyers failed {
make good the first payment and III
Browns reverted 10 the original own
ership. Ban, al the time, took n
pains to conceal his disappointment
There are those in New York boil
| enough TO accuse Johnson OF enter
tanning kindred designs upon Fran
FarrelIs property. Charlie Comis