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Makes Pointed Comments on Alleged Threat to Close •Polo Grounds.JOHNSON UNDISTURBED BY FOGEL'S WAR TALK.Says Luther Taylor Can Play with Cleveland Club If They Want Him.Barney Drey fuss. President of the Pittsburg Enscbnlt Club, ig Indignant at the statement, credited to an official of the New York club.*' .that the Polo Grounds may be closed during the coming season and the enthusiasts of this city be forced to do without baseball. Breyfuss evidently thinks that President Andrew Freedman is the only of-thc New York chib'* who hasflcial of ____ _____fiutiiorltiy to make so S'Weeping a siate-SkSL The leader of the Pittsburg lt;-no~7ip1ona ie quoted ns saying:Mco state of affairs when one man threatens to rob the great community Sf ^?w y°vK ,oC J,s Javorlte pastime. Mr. Freedman is amusing. Tho old con-ditxjns did not suit, so they kicked for a change. Now, with a change to get this they Insist on the original.I am at a Joss to understand how Mr. Freedman figures that our side Is to blamo for the tle-np. They took us into court and we arc simply defending our-VCu,Mr. Freedman might make a hit by closing his gates.President Ban Johnson, of the American League, la evidently undisturbed by Manager IFogcl's declaration of war against the American League provided the Cleveland American 'League club has signed and will play Luther Taylor. Johnson says:*1 do not know whether Taylor is signed or not. I know 'that the Cleveland Club wanted him. The matter was i brought up at tho Detroit meeting.. atV2£ ,wafi a,1 °nc time on the Nat OfIneligibles and Kllfoyle wanted to know •whether the other club ownerB would have any objections If be signed the Nen- lorktr. He was told that they would not. and I presume he went aile/ld«,nnd signed him. If ho plaays with Cleveland this year there will be •no objection from me.”BlotcwhilatnthseFC(fePiceilecticro•cear1/sapoahMi
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Mon, Mar 17, 1902
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