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Ban Johnson death... Towner bus tragedy...
Item # 590551
March 29, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 29, 1931
* Byron Bancroft 'Ban' Johnson death
* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report)
* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard
This 100+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "5 CHILDREN PERISH IN BUS IN COLORADO SNOWDRIFT; 7 OTHERS DIE IN MID-WEST" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage of the Towner, Colorado school bus tragedy which involved being lost in a snow blizzard.
Also on the front page are one column headlines that include: "BAN JOHNSON IS DEAD; BEGAN WORLD SERIES", "Organizer and First Head of the American League Succumbs After Long Illness", "Led Fight Against Landis" and more. Continues on page 28 with one column photo of Johnson.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson (January 5, 1864–March 28, 1931), was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL).
Johnson developed the AL, a descendant of the minor league Western League, into a "clean" alternative to the National League, which had become notorious for its rough-and-tumble atmosphere.[1] To encourage a more orderly environment, Johnson provided unwavering support to the new league's umpires,[2] which later included Hall of Famer Billy Evans.[3]
With the help of league owners and managers such as Charles Comiskey, Charles Somers and Jimmy McAleer, Johnson lured top talent to the AL, which soon rivaled the more established National League.[4] Johnson ruled the AL with an iron fist until the 1920s, when a public dispute with Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis culminated in his forced resignation as league president.
Category: The 20th Century
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