The Ban Johnson / Charles Comiskey Feud

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Courtland's Spirits
by Donald Lehmann

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  • Cincinnati, 1892-4: Comiskey manages Reds
  • Johnson is sports editor of Commercial Gazette
  • CC purchases Sioux City of Western League...
  • ... gets Ban in as president of the league
  • Their goal: to challenge National League...
  • ... and acquire major league status for their league

    • The two ambitious men worked and schemed to line up money and owners and players
    and franchises, bringing about the birth of the American League and allowing Comiskey

    To return to his hometown of Chicago as owner of a major league team

    Feud, Part II
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