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Show r; - - ' .11 J.. .I) vj , I 1 .-, 1 J.::C37.:cs Fl:t Statcncat of His ttcntl:ns j ' ' in tL:J,Ictrc;:lis. ; NEW YORK. March 5. "The American league -will play ball In New York City the coming season, according to Its schedule. If It Is compelled to mortgage every ground In its circuit."" ' . . ' This la the statement mad by President Ban Johnson In the Fifth Avenue hotel, were.the American league men are holding their eprlng meeting today, With Johnson at the time w?-e Charles Comlskey of the Chicago club and. Ben , JamJa F. Shibe,.of the Philadelphia chib. Johnson refused to say whether he already had attained a location for his 'park or whether It would be on Man j hattan islaadjos In the Bronx, " "We propope to wind up everything regarding the fte? York situation at this meeting,? he .Raid, "and the public, which has expected us to live up to every declaration we made, shall nof.ba disappointed.' As to the site for the park. It j will be made known before the meetings Is over. That statement stands, and there will be no further delay. None Is necessary, as everything Is arranged and we are about to begin the work of equipping our grounds,- which will be ready for the first game of the season here In May, according to our' schedule." - - - |