Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-13
LANNlN DENIES
1916 CHAMPIONS
ARE ON MARKET
Despite Denial, 1t Is Re-
ported johnson Has Found
Purchaser for Club
sczAR" BAN ON WAY WEST
BY CHANDLER D. RICHTER

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President Lannin. Of the Boston Red sox.
has denied that he Ia to be requested 70
lseil the worlds champions while President
johnson. Of the American League is ex-
pected 10 do likewise for the present. But
those on the inside expressed the belief be-
fore departing from Boston last night that
the Boston masnate would not be an Amer
scan League president when the annual
meeting In December was called.
I.annIn IL quoted IN dispatch from Bos-
Con 20 the effect that he talked 10 johnson
5ust after the nnai game OF the worlds
series yesterday and that the American
League chief was very cordial and did
not mention anything about the enforced
sale OF the Red Sox 10 him. Lannn ad-
mftted according 20 the dispatch, that he
was thinking of selling the franchlse and
would consider n good proposition but that
he could not be forced TO SELL
johnson Goes West
Last night we tried TO get President Ian.
Mn shortly after the game, but received tho
Information from his son that he had de-
parted for Garden City, while President ban
after tho game. In New York this morning
johnson could not be located but at the
Astor House the information was received
that he had departed for the West very
early In the morning.
There is little doubt that johnson will
deny that he Is going to oust Lannln
until Anal arrangements have been made.
but man close TO Johnson and who has
looked after the American Leagues inter
ests In Boston declares that the man who
~ to purchase the franchise already has ad-
mitted TO close friends that the deal has
been arranged.
In some respects Lannln has been OF great
service to the American League. but other
magnates often have expressed displeasure
at the blunt manner In which the owner OF
feelings ond told things that magnates are
not supposed 70 speak about in public.
Lannin's Outbreak
Every magnate present at the worlds
series agrees that Lannins recent outbreak
against the umpirlng In the American
League, In which he declared that Ban John
sons officials deliberately were unfair to
the Boston team. and he IntimAted that
johnson was responsible for their work. was
Just as tyrannical as the famous speech
made by Horace Fogel. which resulted in
the Philly president being expelled from
baseball.
Fogel declared that President Tom Lynch
was doing everything In his power to put
the Philies out OF the race, and that the
National League umpires were crooked, and
he Immediately was expelled. Fogers out
break was more blunt than that OF Lannin.
but both amount to about the same thing
questioning the honesty OF the game
These magnates Intimate that President
johnson has no other course than TO force
Lannin to SELL the Gear" always had
declared that he ran his league with an iron
hand and would not stand for many things
that go~on in the senior league.
Only n week ago Johnson declared that II
such an exhibition ms the famous exhibition
given by the Giants against the Dodgers
had been given In the American League.
there would be hell" TO pay and that he
would not stand for II. At the time several
Brooklyn and New York scribes called
Johnson's attention TO his failure to act on
Lannin's speech. and the Gear" merely
smiled and declared that that would be
taken care of in due time"
There will be denals galore. but the fans
can rest assured that the EVENING
LEDonRs exclusive story VIII be verified by
the powers that be in the national game
before the December meeting OF the Ameri-
can League Is called.