AMERICAN LEAGUE

Frank P. Jozsa

Chapter 1 in Sports Nation:Contemporary American Professional Organizations, 2017, pp 3-33 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Founded in 1892 as a minor baseball league, the Western League (WL) ceased operations in July because of financial difficulties. Former sports editor Bancroft ‘Ban’ Johnson, who supported the Players League in 1890, was given a task to revive the struggling circuit. Appointed president of it in 1894, he accepted his new job with fervor, and quickly the WL became one of the most entertaining, popular, and profitable sports organizations in the nation…

Keywords: Professional Sports Leagues; Professional Sports Teams; Sports Business; Sports Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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