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Show WARD BEATS 'EM TO IT WITH DENIAL Robert B. Ward, who owns the Brooklyn Brook-lyn Federals, called up a New York newspaper news-paper office immediately after he learned about the subway accident in New York some weeks ago in which 700 persons were overcome. "I want to tell you that I had nothing noth-ing to do with that accident." said Ward, after introducing himself. "I had nothing noth-ing whatever to do with it." "Who said you "had, Mr. Ward," asked the surprised sporting editor. "No one yet," answered the chuckling Ward, "but I just wanted to get my denial de-nial In in advance. Things have come to such a pass around here that if anything any-thing happens to an organized ball player or fan I'm blamed for it.' Maybe one of them is in that subway accident" |