Books and articles about Ernest S. Barnard

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Barnard was sports editor of a Columbus, Ohio, newspaper when he joined the club as road secretary in 1904. He became president of the club in 1922 and in 1928 succeeded Ban Johnson as president of the AL, a position he held until his death. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 9, 1922: James C. Dunn, who brought Cleveland its first pennant as Indians president in 1920, dies. He is succeeded by former newspaperman Ernest S. Barnard, who will later become AL president. » December 13, 1927: Senators president Clark Griffith gains approval to have Washington open the American League season one day before the rest of the league, to celebrate a "National Day" with the U.S. president throwing out the first ball. The AL also installs Ernest S. Barnard as its president.