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

FEW YORK. July l2.-Ban john
M son used to be a real Noses to
- his American League children.
He led them out Of the wilderness Of
the war days into an era of financial
milk and honey But like the cele-
brated Duke of York with his toried
ten thousand men, having marched
his forces up the hill. the big car
gives evidences Of intention to march
them down again The green pas
lures OF the promised have failed TO
satisfy. Ban hungers once more for
the wilderness Mighty in war, the
American league executive Chafes
under the mOnOtOny Of peace. His
restless soul, thwarted in its belI-
gerency toward certain fOemen of the
National league. has been forced of
occasion to seek a vent in Interference
with the henchmen of his own domain
The latest Outburst of the Ameri-
can league auJOcrat was directed
against Joe Birmingham, manager of
the Cleveland club. Dir. Johnson in
ham was no fit person to be in charge
of an American league club. What
ever prompted the attack it appeared
very ill-timed. In the few short
months he had been in charge Of the
Maps Birmingham had fashioned a
pennant contender from an habltual
second division aggregation. His
club was very much In evidence as a
potent factor of the struggle His was
showing such results as no former
Cleveland manager had shown in Is
years. And as the public after all
pays its good money in the eNpecta-
ton Of patrOniZIng and prOpitiattng
results, Mr.. Johnson aroused no loud
hUZZahS OF endorsement to his attack
on Birmingham Mr.. Johnson simply
raised against the popularity in his
own bailiwick the resentment Of one
more city.
Cleveland fandom is not likely TO
the mighty Johnson with a man who
IS making good in its opinion
Troubles Mt Home.
Birmingham unfortunately had
troubles of his own at the time; in
ternal dissensiOns that could best be
Strengthened out in the club house.
The great Napoleon LajOie objected
to club discipline when his manager
thought il to the best interests Of all
to give the mighty Frenchman a rest
LajOie went over Birmingham's head
with a direct appeal to president
Charles SOmers Perhaps it was with
the idea of throwing out a hint to the
boss as to his personal views of the
matter that johnson expressed him
self in such emphatic disapprOval Of
Birmingham However that may be IL
is quite certain now that Ban John
son and not Joe Birmingham viii be
held responsible for the shortcomings
OF Cleveland il the inside chickering's
develop into open club warfare in the
Forest City.
For some reason. Mr. Johnson ap-
pears to have q penchant for pick
ing onto Tive wires and endorsing
dead ones" His meddlesOme dispo-
sitiOn has "Dutched" him in half OF
the American league cities. He is
about as popular in St. Louis as scar
let fever in a nursery. For years and
years he was openly accused, in the
Mound City, OF trying to drive Rob
Hedges out Of the league Once
Hedges actually negotiated a sale.
But the prospective buyers failed to
make good the first payment and the
Browns reverted to the original own
ership. Ban at the time took no pains
to conceal his disappointment There
are those in New York bold enough
to accuse Johnson of entertaining
kindred designs upon Frank FarrelIs
property. Charlie COmiskey, mouth
piece of JOhnsOn-or the other way If
one is pinned down to sheer truth
declared a few months ago that with
in five years every American league
club would be owned by old time base