The chronicle=news., 1913-07-24

cries last fall when on the last day
10 provision OF accommodation was
made for some Thousands Of. loyal
Red S0x rooters who had accompan-
ed the team to aud fro between the
hub aud New York for each gams.
Robert MoRoy. for many years John
IONS private secretary. and who Is
now ALLEGED to represent some John
son Interest In Boston. was reSpoh-
uibic for tho bone. OF course ban
Johnson ha, TO share the blame.
Detroit soured on johnson because
Of Ran's animosity toward Hushic
johnson rcbuked Jennings
for his friendlincsx toward McGraw
during the worlds series between
the Giants and Athletics In 1871.
Ran yAs quoted at the time as Intim'
sting khst Jennings would be driv'
en- out OF tbs American league be-
cause Of alleged treason In tipping
off McGraw to Philadelphia weak.
nesses. Frank Navin beat Johnson
to Il by renewing HuKhie'x contract
han. however. should worry u
whole lot. He II sure OF his Job for
rs more years on \ term OF election
for 90 seasons. lie Is supposed tI
get 3:s.OO0 year but many think
that part Of II Is n press agent story,
ic Is quite true. however. that h"
will never have to carry hod AZ
long ~ organized baseball endurcs.
The sentiment OF the America
ieaxue dub president. however. Seems
to have undergone somewhat Of 4
change within the pas, few years
On number Of occasions they have
actually silcncsd, Han when he was
prepared to rip organized b1sebaii. n
typificd by his foemsn Of the Ma
tionai league. risht up tho back
Twice he claimed he had G. ". Muir.
ply at the brink Of the chute foi
the Down and Out" club but his
own supporters xilcnccd his guns b.
cause appr-hensIvc that u scandal
might affect the whole organization.
lie WAS also going to make John =
Brush jump through knotholc for
the New York clubs alleged mnnipu.
la'ion OF saics Of the worlds series
tickets In 1911. Mr.. Brush made Mr.
johnson indorsc public cxoncratioa
from the charges. His LONG promised
airing >! the umpire bribery charges
at the Polo grounds In 1908 fell fiat
after he had talked himself into n
position that made him appear abso.
iutciy ridiculous.
There is no doubt that Mr.. John.
son has been n great factor toward
putting organized baseball ON q
sound and unimpeachablc footing
For that he deserves due credit. II
has also succeeded at last IN imprcas.
Ing upon Charlie Murphy the objcc.
tion to loose talk. Han could do n.
better than to adopt the samc sor,
Of policy that was crammcd down
Murphy'x throat.
Over In the west. where the Amc..
lean league IN very weak and where
Ban Is corrcSpond!nEiy unpopular. =
new league. Independent Of organ.
lied law. has sprung into existence
II docs we'll In Its struggling way
certainly II has held from the start
the support Of the press. which Il
no mean attribute to final successes
And In the meantime will bt
threshed out In n Missouri law cour,
the question Of whether organized
baseball ns now constituted Is indcct
Il trust" The test case arises froir
n suit for $4,000 damages broush,
by Jack O'Connor. former manager
of the st. Louis Browns in which
johnson and all eight American
league club. presidents are named n,
defendants. O'Connor. who is nov
n manager In the Federal league
was arbitrarily dismissed by Johnso:
for alleged connection with manlpu
lation Of a game in st. Louis between
the Browns and Maps so that Lajoi,
might be given enough hits on thu
day to beat out Ty Cobb for the bat
ting championship and an autom ,
bile that went with 1t.
MIR. johnson. who has rcligiousl,
side-steppcd everything that smacke,