New Britain herald., 1918-07-11

#&E# KAT the OlCLaL6S OI the CZciiD IO
 he National commission man. AzEe and turn Scott Perry ovu.' to the aHoston Braves before the case has chance to come to trial in court of law.
 whether or not there is a grain of &ruth in this rumor or whether or not baseball war develops between the two major leagues, the fact remains that Johnson appears seriously to saave compromised his leagues cause n the very start. He has barred his bosom to a thrust which a war en- Unused though sport loving public would not only countenance, but ap- olaud simply because he has sought M O make of the most sacred treaty of organized baseball mere scrap of paper"
 The least imaginable thing in the world for the two leagues to go to #var over would be Pitcher Scott Perry. One would think from all the Russ and furore that is being made about him that he must be an Embryo Walter Johnson, to say the east. But he is no such thing. He but an ordinary pitcher if indeed hot a mediocre one. In normal times t is doubtful if any major league cout would twice look at him. He lost nine games in a row with the Athletics a short time ago.
 Where Would Johnson Go?
 Of late Johnson has committed hany a stupendous and gigantic blunder. His latest is the master Niece of bone. Because of one of the nost phenomenally close and exciting aces the young major league has ver. seen-and their number is le- ion-the American league had prac- ically stolen the play from it's older ival. The American league, then, as by far the more to lose. And es- beciaIly so this year, when for the first time the Yankees appear a real Remnant factor. Where would the Yankees play if barred from the Polo Grounds?
 If Johnson were fighting for prin- cipIe 1t would be a different matter. Rut he is not He Is defying prin riple, sportsmanshtp and, most sacred nf all, solemn covenant. President Tener of the National league has al ready scored over him, and scored heavily. Tener has right on his side. Tt is to be hoped that MT. Johnson will see the handwriting of public disfavor on the wall in this instance az he saw it when he Intellectually at tempted to violate his treaty obliGa- tions to the New International league woen he would have invaded the U++1e fellows territory for Sunday ven,es at Harrison. N. J., last spring.
 Baseball will have difficult cough time to survive the season s,,,+hout a family row. And for this ,,nbanpy state of affairs one does not Two to look further than certain
 an,bers of the National commission. Tabp K. Tener, president of the ,-r;unovirate, who threatens to re- -,,diate the commission, Is not one of s1o offending members. Those who ,,,onder why the administration has ro far denied to organized baseball Tn t+,o .'work or fight order privileges .v+ended to the theatrical profession ,,ight speculate on certain other Vlo- Io+ed pledges and not be far amiss.
 Drilling, Plan Abandoned.
 wear ago last spring Ban John .on took much credit to himself for 9t,n scheme of military training for h,,rarican league ball clubs which r,,as indeed, fathered by Captain T.
 LIuston's patriotic brain. TO Se- 1,,rn military instructors for the eight ,,-Le involved from q war depart
 ,,+ sadIv in need of every aVail- t1o military instrument in the con
 ,,,+ior of a gigantic new army it ~ oereed that in return for the ,;oas of such the ball players when
 .,,orI,y advanced would in turn in p4~,,c+ civilian attachments. thereby
 .+jrg an available home guard for