In this task, you will be presented with a text, a pronoun from the text, and two candidate names. You should determine what the pronoun refers to and classify the answers into A, B, or Neither. A and B here are referring to option A and option B. Position of the pronoun in the text is showed within two "_"s.

Let me give you an example: He grew up in Evanston, Illinois the second oldest of five children including his brothers, Fred and Gordon and sisters, Marge (Peppy) and Marilyn. His high school days were spent at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. MacKenzie studied with Bernard Leach from 1949 to 1952. _His_ simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery is heavily influenced by the oriental aesthetic of Shoji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai. <sep>, Pronoun: His <sep>, A: MacKenzie <sep>, B: Bernard Leach
The answer to this example can be: A
Here is why: Based on the text, his refers to MacKenzie so option A is correct.

OK. solve this:
The league released Owens to satisfy the Pirates owner, and Owens worked in the International League (the renamed Eastern League) in 1913 before returning to the American Association in 1914--1915. American League president Ban Johnson hired him for the 1916 season, one year after the death of umpire Jack Sheridan. After _his_ minor league experiences, the relatively calm environment cultivated by Johnson was a relief, and Owens only had few notable confrontations before retiring due to illness after 22 AL seasons. <sep>, Pronoun: his <sep>, A: Johnson <sep>, B: Owens
Answer:
B