The sun., 1918-11-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MUST CEEAN HOUSE
Present National Commission
Must Go Along With
Old Regime.
UEYDLER IDEAL LEADER
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Acting President Should Be
Retained in Office by the
Older League.
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sprtng It will be interesting to note
whether the threatened DEMONSTRATING
in American professional baseball will
take place. Already In certain reaction
AIRY circles there is a move on foot to
merritt the old ORDER OF things to remain,
despite an almost universal sentiment
for a complete reorganization of the
entire baseball structure.
The men who have their money in
Vested in baseball will make a grevous
mistake II they attempt to run counter
l 10 this sentiment. even IL they cannot
recognize the needs of these reforms
themselves. 1t il no secret that the
men who conducted the game under the
old regime have lost not only the con-
hdence of the baseball public but their
respect Il behooves baseball to see
that such scenes as were enacted in
Boston during the last worlds series
cannot recur in similar contests OF the
future.
The National League will make one
firm step in the right direction by elect
ing John Heydler to the presidency at
its annual meeting on December 10.
Were all the men in baseball John
, Heydlers baseball woes and scandals
would need little airing The impetuous
Tom Lynch, John X. Tener's prede-
cessor as president of the National
League. once referred to Heydler as
the salt OF the earth" With Heydler
in an executive position baseball will
have no need to apologize for its official
Bans Punch IL Gone.
For the sake Of old time friendship
and in recognition of his former valu-
able services, the American league club
owners may continue Ban johnson in
Office. There is, however, almost as
strong a sentiment against the removal
of Johnson as there is against August
Hermann as chairman of the National
Commission. At all events Johnson >
autocratic rule Is q thing of the past
There was a time when Johnson's base
ball admirers were legion; but they
have dwindled to a handful. johnson
has lost his punch. Like fading base
ball star Johnson began to go back in
power several years ago and is now
well past the crest of his carees. Few
persons take johnson seriously any
more, whereas at one time his word was
law in baseball matters.
There is no doubt that Harry Frazee,
owner OF the new Boston Red Sox.
worlds champions, will try to lead an
anti-Johnson revolt. There hah been
friction between this pair ever since Joe
Lannin sold the Boston club to Frazee
without consulting johnson. Griffith of
Washington also is supposed to be
against Johnson despite his reputation
of statement attacking Johnson.
which was alleged to have been signed
10y Comiskey, Griffith and traZee late
last season. 1t was Griffith who sum-
moned the newspapermen to get the
statement,
While Col Rupert of the Yankees
never has taken open issue with John
Iar t. to he ct, ,,1
that would be taken by Lieut.-Col Hus-
ton, the other Yankee owner could he
attend the American League meeting in
Chicago. In letters TO friends in this
city Huston has expressed his intention
to whoop things up in baseball once he
gets back to the L. s. \. That Rupert
viii take some of his partners views
into the American League council halls
seems fairly certain.
Not an Equitable body.
The refusal of the American League
70 abide by the decision of the National
Commission in the Scott Perry case,
causing the withdrawal of John X.
Tencr from the National League
brought up a situation which makes it
imperative for the baseball owners to
devise q new system for governing it's
affairs.
"''r tm1 -rationa. Eeaeue ineInoers
sio,, n,ian Vi s"iee, ne eoi,lil ,s'
was an eaui.aoie oous.
CO. eiSusn, no"eVer, .he oeniahus
10 Ea'ioIiai SoIII''!ssio,, enaiI,
nan NV ",raoiy came from tne NatlonaI
IeIsue, ms was que 10 tne weakness
ar Hermann. who always was more or
less under the sway of Johnson. =
year ago Barney Dreyfuss made a
spirited campaign for a new National
,r ou,,.',ss.on, preyiuss souted on the
'0eht tiuthNlrale after the commits
t,gn a"aruen t.e sensational young star
gorge nlsier' 10 the 81 LOUIS Browns,
eSi.'e the lact that breyiuss appeared
90 nave iegltlnate oaseoalI claim to
t,c payer Johnson voted TO give the
I,ayer TO the Browns Tener voted that
sisier belonged to Pittsourg' while Herr
mann cast the deciding vote in favor OF
''sler gong 10 Of LOUIS
'"lhs 10 the war no action was taken
L'SI winter on Dreyiuss appeal Tor
Nv COMMISSION MOST DaseoaH men
y .e",eu poor time 10 change the
"','H8i structure but now that oase-
, ,' - " oe IeCohst'uc rom tne DOT
oo,n ,nS heeu LOT ne" commission Is
"''o' any "'N''o"leuseu'
$780,,
" N""'iioh'
The general demand is for a strong
one man commission. The ideal COM
missioner is recognized to be a man with
trained legal mind, one who has
acquired some standing in the COM
munity and with some knowledge of
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