Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14
will be impressed with their strength and

will be impressed with their strength and
all doubts viii be put to rest.
The American League magnates are at
tending strictly to their business and are
not worrying themselves regarding the
criticisms of the National League owners.
They place themselves on an equality with
Brush ct al, and are crngtng to no one,
nor do they wish to participate in the meet
ing at New York, preferring to let the older
organization discuss Its affairs in the way
that seems to them best. SAID PRESIDENT
Johnson in an interview yesterday: Il see
that l am not officially known by the mag
mates in the National League, and that the
American League will not even be consider
ed in their meeting. Certainly | am not.
Why should 1 be? The American League
is on an equality with the National League,
and l fail to why they should urag our
affairs into their meeting for cohsldera-
ton.
An attempt has been made to mislead the
public into the belief that the American
League was very anxious to place team
in New York, and Mr.. Freedman mas area
his views as to the impossibllity of such an
entrance being secured. There has no at
tempt been made to locate a team in the
metropolis, and on this point Mr.. Johnson
expressed himself as follows: Il wish you
would state most empha tically that the
American League has never seriously con-
sdered placing club in New YORK. mat
story was unWarranted ana sent out Will
out authority from me-.
Charles W. Somers of Cleveland is keep
ing in close touch with the action taken at
the National League meeting in New \ ork,
and is well pleased with the course OF
events as he believes each session improves
the prospects of the American League. He
was induced to deliver himself as follows:
..J understand that the National League
roagnates find ample time to dlscredlt the
standing of the American League. Well,
lei them continue. We are not now en-
gagged in forming the American League. 1t
has been firmly organized and we are now
arranging a circuit. I don't care how
strongly you state these facts, because they
are undeniable, and in a few days we hope
to be in a position to name the cities where
our clubs are to be located
1--WE propose to give good ball at uni
form prices and it is my candid opinion
that the success of the American League
will be surprising in a few years. We are
going right along with our business, at
tending strictly to it, and we are avoiding
&C nfiict with anybody connected with other
leagues. We can get all the players we
want and good ones, too. They are on the
market and ready to come with u.s."
The base ball contingent In Philadelphia
was increased yesterday by the arrival OF
Alderman Franklin, owner Of the Buffalo
club, who came to look over the situation.
He stated that they are all expecting great
things from the pan-American exposition,
and that negotiations are under way look
ing to securing dates for championship
games in the exposition grounds.
On leaving President johnson, Mr. Frank
lin stated that he was perfectly satisfied
with conditions as they existed and prom
ised that ''in few days there will be some
real hot base ball news that will interest
everybody"