El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-12

ball players Straws indeed indicate
a wind from dangerous quarter. for
those milEOnaries Of the Tawkey.
SOmcrs. Farrell type whose financial
influence forced recognition of equal
lty from the National league in
JohnsOn's scheme of expansion.
New York and Big Ban.
New York has as lite reason as
Boston, st. Louis, Cleveland or Detroit
to worship at the shrine Of Big Ban.
Enough sterling players have been
lost to the Highlanders through the
alleged advice Of the league executive
20 form two OF three worlds cham
pionship agSreEatons. By forcing
Jake Stahl onto Clark Griffith in
1908, Johnson not only made the "OId
Fox laughing stock of both big
leagues but further effected his re-
tirement IN disgrace at midseasOn-
Jake as an outfielder was very much
TO the bush even though his three
years contract called for $4,000 a sea
SON The explosion Of the Born Man
ager carried down in. its ruin a club
that in the first few weeks threat
ened TO have the pennant clinched by
July T.
After the darkest days of the Crit
fifth and Elberfield regime. Ban John
son allowed his personal animOsity to
land a second knockout to New YOrk's
hope of salvation. He chased George
into a pennant possibility in two short
years StallingS however, came back
like boomerang as manager Of the
Boston Nationals this year He has
robbed the American league Of its
time-hOnOred Boston patronage by
showing results with what everyone
considered the joke Of the two big
leagues at the opening Of the sea-
SON 1t is true that the worlds cham
piOn Red SOX are somewhat to blame
because of their disappointing start
But public prejudice was instilled dur
ing the worlds series last fall when
&
COmmOdatiOn was made for some thou
sands of loyal Red SOX rOoters who
had accompanied the team 10 and
from between the Hub and New York
for each game. Robert McRoy for
many years JOhnsOn's private secre-
tary and who is now alleged to rep
resent Johnson interests in Boston.
was responsible for the bone" OF
course Ban Johnson has to share the
blame.
Detroit sours on johnson
Detroit sOured on Johnson because
of Bans animOsity toward Hughie
Jennings Johnson rebuked Jennings
for his friendliness toward McGraw
during the worlds series between the
Giants and Athletics in 1911. Ban
was quoted at the time as intimating
that Jennings would be driven out of
the American league because Of al
legged treason in tipping off MCGraW
to Philadelphia weaknesses. Frank
Navin beat Johnson to it by renewing
Ban. however. should worry a whole
lot He is sure Of his job for is more
years on a term election for 20 sea-
sons. He is supposed to get $4,000 a
year but many think that part of il is
4 press agent story. It is quite true,
however, that he will never have to
carry a bod so long as organized base
ball endures.
His Guns SIIenced.
The sentiment of the American
league club president, however, seems
to have undergone somewhat of a
change within the past few years. On
a number of occasions they have ac-
tually silenced Ban when he has pre-
pared to rip organized baseball. as
typified by his fOemen Of the National
league, right up the back. Twice he
claimed he had c. W Murphy at the
brink of the chute for the Down and
out" club but his own supporters 81
fenced his guns because apprehensive
that scandal might affect the whole
organization. He was also going to
make John T. Brush jump through a