Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-01-17 | Page 2 | Ban's Speech Arouses Suspicion

BAN'S SPEECH AROUSES SUSPICION Chicago. Jan. 17. The address of welcome for the Federal league handed hand-ed out by President Ban Johnson of the American league has caused a suspicion in the minds of many wise leaders in the national sport that there is some kind of an understand-In? understand-In? between the head of the yount; major league and the new organization organiza-tion From the wording of the famous ad dress regarding the undesirables now In the game and the benefits the new league could bring about by driving the undesirables out, the suspicious ones have good reason for their position. posi-tion. There is abundant reason for thinking think-ing that one "undesirable" on John son's list is Charles Murphy. Ever since Murphy became the head of the Chicago National league club Johnsons John-sons dislike has grown until now it is something akin to hatred. The Federals are going to hurt the pat rona?e of the West Siders as much as they will any one if they succeed.