Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-01-31 | Page 12 | Ban Johnson Isn't a Secret Ally of Federals, He Says

BAN JOHNSON ISN'T I NT NTA A SECRET ALLY OF FEDERALS HE SAYS CHICAGO Tan lan 31 B. 31 B. B B. B Johnson president of the American league wants wantA it distinct understood that beh ho be hohas holia h lia has HI no un connection with the Federal Ica league ue Likewise that he in is not in sympathy sym pathy with it Aho Also that he is on theother tho the other side of tho the fence A persistent tont story out of New Now York ork was that there was as a 8 secret understanding understand understand- in ing between James A A. president dent demit of the Federals and Mr Johnson This rums was to tho time effect that if the tho Federal t league IQ survived hed tho the i season uon of oC 1011 lOB that Mr Ir Johnson would use his influence to have ha it recognized an and maket a part pait of or organized baseball in in which event war nr would woul c cease ccase would R again in become a united family and peace would ou rein reign reign until some Ioma one came a along lon an and organized another an an- other oilier outlaw league ue in which event ont wo we would have hR it nil all over again Rain The Tho latest story was even etron stronger or orthan than that It is saul said that Mr l has haK been hoen a assured such would be the case c and that he was wan pla planning nin his warfare war war- I faro fare along tho those e line lines That is iA ho he was wat battling to keep every one in in line Jine during dur dur- in lug ing I. 1111 Then ho hn would ouM have ha fulfilled I Ins his contract Mr lIr Johnson on would fulfill h his and th tbs club owners in In the third league would be brou brought bt in Mr r. r Johnson John son on emphatically denied the entire stor story W yesterday Some queer stories are arc coming coining out of New lW lork he continued nue one was W to the effect that tho the Federals wore were rc after fter the tho National lat league uc only You Yon see what they arc are doing eloin to us u now doii don't dont t vou 1 Or trying to do at an any rat rte tp No o I Im I'm in on the tho opposite side sille of the fence nee from the Feds els to I