The Washington times., 1917-05-03
JOHNSON ELOSER
BEFORELAWMAKERS
Gets Small Chance to Show
His Case Against Tax.
DOUBLE A" MAY SUSPEND
Red SOx RumOred to Be Angling
to Get Wally Schang.
DOUBLE A" MAY SUSPEND
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

Ban johnson, czar OF all he sur
veys in the American League. has dis
covered that he has lost his power
when going up against the lawma-
kers at the Capitol.
Ban came to town, accompanied by
Ed Barrow, head of the International
League, and a bunch OF certified docu-
ments. He wanted to show the pos
sible evil effects of a 10 per cent tax
upon the receipts of baseball clubs.
Ran is said to believe in the Can
adian system. Across the border a
separate ticket is sold. being deposit
ed in a separate box. The cost OF this
Is about 10 per cent of the admission
price. II tax is to be placed on the
game, he would like to have it done
in this way, thus keeping alive the
national pastime.
May LInEer Here.
The boss of the league may linCer
in Washington for a while until
settlement has been reached by the
Ways and Means Committee. which
has turned down his attempt to make
q personal appeal before it.
President Johnson is strangely 81
lent on this visit. Generally he will
discuss almost ANYTHING. but this
time he is seriously silent. The fu-
ture is none too bright for the na
tional game, and he is well aware
Of it.
"DoubIe A" May Quit.
The American Association. owing
to steadily dwindIing attendance all
around its circuit. may quit in the
near future. II it doesn't suspend al
together, it may at least cut down its
schedule
President Hickey admits that four
clubs have asked for a special league
meeting to discuss the situation. This
meeting is booked for Chicago next
Saturday.
The International League will be
affected by this action. as it has sched. !
uled an interleague series with the
Double A." to begin in August
Red Sox Want SehauE.
The Red Sox, according to word |
from Boston, are angling for the
services OF wally schang, Connie
Mack's hard-hitting catcher. Just
what success the champions will have
remains to be seen. Bill Meyer has |
supplanted. Schang as first string |
backstop with the Mackmen, but Con
ME may want to keep the veteran for /
his hitting
Fred Toney's no-hit. no-run game in .
ten innings yesterday against the
Cubs has been equaled but once be-
fore. George Wiltse, the Giants vet
eran southpaw, turning the trick by
defeating the Phillies in ten frames
without hit or run on THO morning
OF July 4, 1905
pitched this season. Mogridge. the
Yanks' southpaw. trimmed the Red
SoN last week in Boston and Eddie
Cicotte did the same thing with-th
Brownies early last month. Foney's
teat was the first in the National
League.
Wit Is Back Again.
Oscar Witt. the Tigers third base
man, is back again in the harness.
The National Commission. in raising
his ineligibility. has slapped him
rudely on the wrist. saying that
never. never again will he be allowed
o be naughty and escape penalty.
Where is-the old thunder? the man
Iaid.
Barney Dreyfuss is out with an-
'ther whine. Now he is kicking be
;auSe Brooklyn sold MerkIe to Chi
ago while he was shilIy-shallving
lround. Offering men BROOKLYN
wouldn't accept. Barney murmurs
nysteriously that few favors are 10
'e expected from the Pittsburgh club
hereafter. Pretty tough.