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Show ! i OO II FEDERALS MUST BE EXTERMINATED , New York, March 5. "The Fed- 1 eral league must b2 exterminated. I. We will not countenance any arrange- ment of peace between organized baseball and these four-flushers ajid , blufferB. The American league here- H'l with declares war on the Federals, 1 and intends to go through to the fin- In such vitriolic terms did Ban B. Johnson, president of the American i league, make known this evening for H jr the first time the stand of organized ' baseball toward the independents. ' Johnson arrived In town this af- ternoon in company with several ma-jor ma-jor league magnates, including Gov-l Gov-l ) ernor Tener, president of the Na- j, tional league, and almost immediate- ly a report gained currency that the 4 organized baseball force wae here to Jf arrange amicably the Federal league disturbance. t When Johnson learned that Preu-HJ Preu-HJ ideht Gilmore of the Federal league, j and his attornoy, L. E. Gates, were in conference with James E. Gaffney H and former Police Commissioner "Wil- H 1'am F. Baker, respective owners of the Boston and Philadelphia National H j league clubs, the czar of the Amer-) Amer-) ; lean league bellowed: H! " a-m not in favor of these con-Hi con-Hi fabs. If the idea is to bring about H. a peaceful settlement of the present H' trouble in baseball, the American B. ( league will put a stop to all negotia-i negotia-i ' - tions. There can be no peace until the Federal league is done away with. H "Wo have come here to greet Mc- Graw, Comiskoy and the world's tour- Ists. No peace negotiations will be entered into by organized baseball. "Personally, I think the Federal league movement is a joke. You may quote me as saying that the Federals Fed-erals have no money in Pittsburg, Indianapolis and Buffalo. "Pitcher Blandlng has gone back to the Cleveland Naps, It is true that ho was niduced to sign with the Federals first, but he belonged to Somers and we will take his case to the courts. We are determined to put the Federals out of business, now that we have started." i President Gilmore, when informed of Johnson's warlike attitude. Hid not seem surprised. Ho declared that his league would prove Its worth in time. |