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

n YEW YORK. July 12.-Ban John
m son used to be 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
czar 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 or
his own domain.
Ban Attacks Birmingham.
The latest outburst of the American
League autocrat was directed against
Joe Birmingham, manager of the
Cleveland club. MT Johnson inti-
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 ill-timed. In the few short
months he had been In charge of the
| Maps. birmingham had fashioned a
1 pennant contender from an habltual
| second division aggregation. His
| club was very much in evidence as
| a potent factor OF the struggle. And
as the public, after all, pays its good
money in the expectation of patron
| izing and propitiating results, Mr.
! Johnson aroused no loud hurrahs OF
! Endorsement to his attack on Bir-
raised against the popularity in his
own bailiwick the resentment of one
| more city.
Cleveland fandom is not likely
quietly to brook the official interfer-
ence Of even the mighty Johnson witt
a man who is making good in it,
opinion.
| Birmingham. unfortunately, haC
troubles Of his own at the time
eternal dissensions that could bes
be Strengthened out in the clubhouse
The great Napoleon Latoie objected
to club discipline when his manage,
thought it to the best interests o
all to give the mighty Frenchman d
rest. Lajoie went over Birmingham
head with a direct appeal 10 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 disapprOVa
Of Birmingham. However, il is quit
certain now that Ban johnson ant
not Joe Birmingham viii be held re
sponsible for the shortcomings o
| Cleveland. if the inside chickering's de
velop into open club warfare in tn
Forest City.
johnson Knocks ~LNe Ones"
For some reason, Mr.. Johnson ap
pears to have a penchant for pick
ing onto live wires" and indorsinl
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 10 driv
Bob Hedges out of the league. One
Hedges actually negotiated a sale
But the prospective buyers failed {
make good the first payment, and tn
: Browns reverted to the original own
, ership. Ban, at 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
Farrells property. Charlie Comis