Show MONEY MONEY- PLAYERS BECOMES A G i Ban Johnson Johnson Says Organized Organ Organ- Baseball Will Wil EnJoin Enjoin Enjoin En En- join Jumping Players Player CHICAGO CIAGO Juo June Mone 18 Money Money greed o on I tile the th part par of ot pl players bida fair to be the tho I curse of baseball according to B B. B B. B Johnson president of the American league leage Johnson Johon left for Now York today to to day day to take part par in a a meeting of ot the national commission at which it is la i 8 said id measures will wl bo be taken ton to o prevent tho the Federal leagues league's leago's threatened raid raid on Major players After declaring that organized baseball baseball base base- ball will wi prevent by any Maior bor league ca player from appearing in ina a R f uniform Johnson said sud I However if there aro arc as President of tho Federals says ars fort forty Maior lea league players who aro are ready rOdy to jump ump to the Federals I say ay let Jet them lump limp lump so we wc may nicy know who they are arc and rid tho sport of men who are aro in the game for purely ely mercenary reasons H It It I is is an nn nw awful ul thing for a player to boast that he bc is jg in il the tho game amo merely merel for what ho he cnn cart pet d out of it it Ho jie H 0 is servin serving notice note on tho public that ho lie 10 is isa s sa a moro more hireling and will wi do anything for money Once Oneo let the public get im mi- buemi with wih the thc idea that baseball players play play- ers aro are ready to jump contracts contract or do o else if i there i is on enough ouCh money in in in it it anti anil ant thoy they will wi no longer believe c that tho the games ame aro arc honest They ler will wi soon believe that players can cnn be b paid pRid to 10 throw cames rames If this thing should keep up ball bail bal players will i bo be glad to 11 play for 2 a game camo and pass the tho hat to get tamo I i it SI I S I r will wi sea seo to it i ho add added d. d that no player r who jumps lumps no DO matter mater how bow hi hia big biga a is will j over ever pIa play in organized baseball again A statement by James A. A Gilmore president o of tho Federal league ne that he could coul wreck reek the two bi big Ica leagues cs In thirty days if ho signed till nil ni the pla players ers who bad had offered to do crt organized I baseball was was was' responsible for or tho the Johnson John John- Johnson son warning When informed today toray of tho the report that live five members of tho the Chicago Ameri Amer- Amer i k ir n a 1 lea league ue baseball team were contemplating mer plating joining tho tim Federal loa league c Harry r L Lord Larch rd former captain of the tho club cub said baid taic that if they took such ch 8 action acton ho bo would co go with wih them thein |