Show JOHNSON PLEASED OVER HIS RECORD CHICAGO July 13 By By The M As As- Associated Press Whatever Whatever the Amer Asner- American AmerIcan ican lean league cues oves Ban Johnson after his 27 years' years service Ice no money could pay pal it the retiring league head be be- be es Some folks expressed surprise that I turned down the called for forin forIn forin in my contract Johnson said Slid as he began putting his official house in order at league headquarters here There was nothing surprising In that I hope the American league owes me md m something but whatever it is is if It anything It couldn't be paid In I money Perhaps Johnson had in mind those early carly years of struggle to establish a I league Maybe it was the recollection of the steady growth of or the circuit the thought of or millions of dollars that had been paid Into the box of offices of- of flees by American fans More fore likely it was WIS the knowledge that he had accomplished what he set out to ac accomplish ac- ac make make baseball the great great- greatest greatest est cat professional sport In irs America I cant can't help but feel that In many ways I have helped to do that he said |