Harry Frazee, Ban Johnson and the Feud That Nearly Destroyed the American League

"Baseball fans know Red Sox owner Harry Frazee as "the man who sold Babe Ruth." Over the next seven years, Frazee, American League president Ban Johnson and their respective allies waged war over several issues, including Frazee's trade of Carl Mays, the National Commission, and the establishment of a trade deadline"--Provided by publisher.