The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31
Baltimore Is to BE Ousted From
American League.
MeGraw's Club Will Not Be q
Member Next Year.
DISLIKEMUGGSY'S WAY
Leaders Will Take Action on
Little Player.
President johnson Hints Goth
am Will Get Vacancy.

Chicago, July 3l-Baltimore will not
be, in the American league circuit next
year and John J. l'duggsy'D McGraw,
the scrappy little player-magnate will
either be magnate in some other base
bail organization, possibly the National
league, or will be doing just plain
stunts on the diamond for his bread
and butter.
There is not now any doubt in the
minds of followers Of baseball as to the
position of AIcGraw and the Baltimore
club in the American league. He is
not wanted any longer by Ban Johnson
and the magnates Of the league as q
CO. partner and just as soon his plot
TO disrupt the American league became
known there was brought about de-
termination to GUST the club from the
American league
While President Ban Johnson is more
or less rellcent on this point, he says
enough to show that McGraW will be
turned down and turned down cold.
Il cannot and viii not state definite
ly that Baltimore viii not be in the
American league circuit next year"
said the president of the league in dis
cIsslnB the situation, but / will say
this. We have our eyes on other cities
that are much better than Baltimore
They are better baseball towns and we
can place a better team in any of them.
You know THAT in running big league
you must have several strings to your
bow. You must always be prepared
for just such moves Of this one Of Nc
Eraw's
''As you can readily see, it is lucky
now that we have another city in the
east where good club may be placed
and where IT is sure to make money
and plenty of 1T. Baltimore is not such
q great baseball town. There are many
better
''And as to McGraw. he's a traitor
and a man who would not hesitate to
throw down his best friend. His ac-
lions starting a movement a
view before him of breaking up the
league proves this. But We were ready
1or aim. l found out what he was a
long time ago and as soon as he start
ed his game he was headed off"
President Johnson would not say
what the other cities are which he has
In view. but it is known to almost a
certainty that he and the magnates of
the American league have their eyes
on New York This is the only other
town in the east that can take the
place of Baltimore, unless, indeed. the
Brooklyn club is moved to Washing
ton If the National league carries out
the wishes of Dictator Freedman Han
Ions men Will be taken to Washington
This viii leave a luscious opening for
the American league and If a winning
team could be- placed there it would be
a money-maker-
But just now New York looks to be
about the only place that can be Sc
1ected to I'LL up the gap that is to be
left after the busting of Baltimore.
There is more room for two big teams
there than there is in Chicago and
Gothamites have about come to the
conclusion that they have be en- Freed
1nanized enough as it is. They have
been sold a gold brick for fair this year
by this same Andy. They see now what
n farce and what joke his team is and
they win be more than ready to give
their support to anything other than
1hat which Freedman has been stuffing
them full of.