The Washington times., 1918-08-05
BAN JOHNSON'S RESIGNATION IS NOW
EXPECTED AFTER HIS GREAT DEFEAT
LOUIS A. poUGHER

Ban Johnson's retirement from
baseball is momentarily expected, fol-
lowing his defeat at Cleveland Sat
Grday. He attempted to conduct
things In his we1l-known highland
ed manner and ran afouI OF Clark c.
Griffith, who is, one lighting man
when it comes right down to things.
AZ q matter Of fact, Ban johnson
never had q chance to put over his
scheme for quitting the diamond on
August 20 Griffith had seen to that
BY calling upon his many friends in
the National League.
The club owners are going to run
The American League in the future, I"
says the official statement of the
Three Musketeers, Clark C. Griffith,
Charles A Comiskey, and Harry H.
Prazee- I'VE criticise Mr.. johnson
merely as an official. We have moth
ing against him personally, but from
now on we intend to take q hand in
the management Of the league. His
rule or ruin policy is shelved."
And right there in that last SEN
tsnce is seen the end of Ban John
son, the man whose energy eighteen
years ago revolutionized the profess
sional baseball world, the man who
rose from a sporting editors desk in
Cincinnati to the proud position OF a
director Of millions.
VIII Never Come Back.
Neither Ban Johnson nor John Tener
will ever come back" as major
league presidents Garry Hermann
will never again be seen on the Ma
tionaI Commission. II there is a ma
tionAl commission when baseball
again comes to life
Ban Johnson's fate was seen Satur-
day when his maRnates threw him
down John Tener's fate was seen
when the National League appointed
he brainy Barney Dreyfuss TO repre-
sent the league in its negotiations
of common knowledge. though, Tener
has been willing to step down at any
time, being held more by Ban John
sons sneers than anything else.
BY stringing along with Johnson
instead Of working with his own
league, Garry Hermann ended his
usefulness with the national commits
sion The National League will never
again endure his presence in the su-
pGeme court OF baseball.
Now For Suggestions.
Now come the suggestions for the
1918 worlds series. They are pour
Ing in from ali sides.
One writer suggests that the only
manly way for the two winning clubs
- Fg % ~ a
conate all the net proceeds TO the
Red Cross. knights of SColumbus, or
the Y. NJ. C. A. He knows. too, that
the average ball player likes a nickel
as he does his right eye.
Another suggests that the series be
played at some Of the larger training
camps. though this would entail big
expense that brings in nothing, not
even war taxes.
What VIII Happen.
What will more likely happen is
. staging Of series just as in the
past, even to the Increased admis-
sion prices. The players and mag
DEtes are still money mad.
There isn't q club in either league
that ranks in playing caliber with
those OF four years back 1t is not
likely that the caliber OF baseball
shown in this coming worlds series
will be worth q cent more than class
IA baseball. But the public has beer
educated TO pay exorbitant prices for
its annual diamond craze, and it's
collars to doughnuts that the same
old high prices will be charged.
The Chicago Cubs are practically
rssured Of the pennant in the old
league. They are now hve and q
hah games ahead OF the Giants and
have most of their remaining games
at home, while the Giants mus
travel