The Washington times., 1911-12-13
Ban Johnson Serves Notice
That Cub Magnate Will
Not Be Tolerated.
AMERICAN CHIEF
SCORES CHICAGOAN
Refers to Ticket Scalping, and
Puts Blame on National
So Organization ill.,. :.
BY SENATOR"

lOf the National League magnates
toward the American League, as repre-
| scented by Ban Johnson, an open rup-
| ture may be looked for. Following the
dinner given by Ben Shibe to the Base.
ball Writer'S Association last night at
the Astor." Garry Hermann and Ban
johnson had long talk over this stu
alton Iets s"
'"rhe American League simply won't
stand for this attitude any longer" hot
ly cried johnson. That's why the reso-
lutiohs were adopted. We have become
tired Of the mircinS caperings. the petty
Murphy. / hate % to think Of Sha's him as "a a
/ curbed. that's all there is to il. The
American League has grown weary OF
him. .0.''.. '-.
"You should do things better In the
National Lsngie. Garry. ! know you.
but something should be dine to curb
Murphy"
That's all right" replied Hermann.
but what YOU say goes in your league.
I represent the Cincinnati club. not the
smoother, but what can 1 dor
Gives Ultimatum.
That's a situation for your league to
consider" came back from Johnson.
THE American League will cut away
| wholly from the National League II
matters are not mended. We cannot be
insulted every other day. We won't
be. that's all there is to 1t. Garry. We
| won't stand for these constant insults.
| THE American League will stand by
the national agreement. but that's all
it will do. We don't want any baseball
| war. hut we don't want anything
further to do with such ill-conditioned
persons as this Murphy. who can't open
| at the American League
Asked II the decision Of the America n
League to refrain from participating in
each league governed its own ticket
sale might result in their abollshnieEt,
J Johnson replied: Maybe. maybe. But
| 1t Is better 20 have no worlds series
their rights and their money. such as
was done here in New York last Octo-
Der. The American League is confident
of the Righteousness of it's cause, and
believes that the people Of the country
are behind 1t to the end"
| President Johnson leaves for Chicago
late this afternoon. A. noon he con-
ferred with Garry Hermann upon the
minor leagues and then disappeared.
Conroy at Third.
| Otis Johnson and John Martin. in
fieiders. have been Purchased by John
Camel for his Rochester club. John
son will play short and "Wid' Conroy
third base.
Manager Griffith says that his Ma
Florida avenue park on March 2! and
the Boston National League team April
a and s.
Secretary Peter Kelley. of the Boston
| National League team, will endeavor u
arrange one or two games with George
town next spring, thinking that such
games would attract large crowds. He
wants to play them on the Hilltop. One
| contest may be arranged by him with
Virginia at Charlottesville also.
Today's meeting Of the National
Leaguers brings to close most OF the
and the baseball men are hurrying 1ut
of town, John Taylor took the mid.
night train for Boston. and Jimmy Nc
Aleer says he will go this evening
s0nF sad 'ssk GarR * Grts today h
but l want to do some business here
and may stay over now TIL tomorrow
morning. am going down to Char
details Of the training trip. / shaI
have the team there for two weeks am
half. coming to Washington for all 1t.
WITH RSw seys
Brooklyn. Philadelphia, and Boston, ol
the National League"
Joe Oil. the majordomo OF the PhiTa
delphia Athletics, went ground the lob
by with a spyglass, looking for Prof
Joe Quirk, and was much grieved t
learn that the Nationals trainer wal
not around.
George Stallings sent his regrets tina
he could not be present because Of
sudden attack of chilblains.
"Rube" Marquard, the winning south
paw of the Giants, showing at a loca
theater this week, paid the boys a visi
| In toN n,
with everybody he could reach.
Charlie Doom. also showing at a thea
ter here this week. dropped In for hal
hour, or so and grinned his appreciation
On the whole, merry time was en-
joyed by all during the course of tn,
day. .....
Although officials and magnates of tn
National League refused, before thei
secret meeting in the Waldorf Astoria to
day, to discuss the open declaration o
war of the American League, there wa
manifested determined desire on thei
part to pick up the gauntlet throw
down by the younger league.
Baseball men after sounding the vari
Gus National League magnates, ex
pressed the belief that war such a
has never before been witnessed II
baseball circles. is about to begin, an,
that as a result there will be no furthe
worlds championship series.
| Few believed that the National Leagu
would suffer to pass unnoticed the cut
ting resolution adopted yesterday b
| the American League which declared
would observe it's obligations to the Ma
tion Baseball Commission and the Ma
tional agreement. but that II woul
have no further dealings with the Ma
tional League, except so far as may b
| requisite for the safeguarding of II
territorial and player-rights."
The bitterest sting In the resolution
however. was the paragraph which dc
clared the American League would nc
permit any of its teams to enter into
worlds series competition with a Ma
ton League pennant winner in the N
.ure unless the American League wa
| accorded sole charge OF the sale {
tickets to games played on its grounds
| with the understanding that Il would nc
assume responsibility for the conduct {
III the business department of game
: played on National League grounds.