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Show AMERICANS READY FOR WAR. Chicago, April 9. The American league is ready to go to war with the Federals over Earl Hamilton, pitcher of the St. Louis Americans, who jumped to the Kansas City Fed-v B .erals today, according to Ban John- son, American league president. R "The American league will stop B Hamilton If It takes every dollar In I the treasury," Johnson said tonight. "He had signed a most liberal three years' contract with the Americans. "Nothing will bo left undone to .check him in his unlawful violation of 'his contractural obligations. The iu cldent will harm the good record o't professional baseball." Johnson left for Cincinnati, Ohio, tonight after a conference with D. L Reeves, secretary to Johu K. Tenor, president of the National league. Reeves will leave tomorrow morning morn-ing for St. Louis. |