Cleveland, May 27.
Mr, William Harridge to-day was elected as the President of the! American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, succeeding the late Me. E, Barnard, who died sud: denly a fow weeks ago, Mr. Ha ridge was Mr, Barnard's secretary fand he is recognized as a wise base ball man and an able executive and administrator.
The American League, in the 31 years of its history, has had but Uhreo "Presidents. The late Mr. Byron Bancroft Johnaon, founder of the junior circuit, was its head for 29 yeara and when he resigned be-Jeause of opposition to his policies, ai because he defied Judge Kenesew Mountain Landis, the supre arbiter of baseball, wax succeeded by. the late Mfr. Barnard. Messrs. Johnson and Barnard died wit the same week.
The election of Mr. Harridge to wide the fortunes of the American Ezague thas been erected with expressions of popular approval—United Press.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.