Show Czar Johnson JohnsonIs lis Is Again Cal Caked Down in Court New York Club L Lawyers Take Opportunity to Jump Onto EW YORK Sept 6 When When Ban N NEW Johnson president of the American league ordered the suspension of Pitcher Carl Mays Maya on July 31 for alleged breach of his contract with the Boston hostOn Americans he acted without Information information mation matlon on the case exercised unauthorized unauthorized unauthorized un authorized power and assumed dictatorship dictatorship dictatorship dic In the league counsel for forthe forthe forthe the New York baseball club contended contended contended con con- tended yesterday at the opening session session ses ses- sion slon of the hearing of the clubs club's motion motion motion mo mo- mo- mo tion to make permanent the temporary temporary temporary tempo tempo- Injunction restraining Johnson from interfering with the Yankees' Yankees use of Mays Mays Maya quit the Boston club during a game on July 13 it was announced because he was suffering mentally from domestic troubles and had been almost knocked out by a thrown ball He later was found with his head between his hands crying Mays had never been disciplined and was held in high esteem throughout his entire baseball career it was added A short time prior to the his home in Pennsylvania had been de destroyed destroyed destroyed de- de by fire with virtually no In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In on it Mr Frazee owner of the Boston club had sympathized with the distressed distressed distressed dis dis- dis- dis pitcher over his family and financial difficulties counsel said and as other clubs had bid for him asked Mays Maya which one he ho would pre pre- fer The New York club had offered for him and it was to the New York club that Mays said he wanted to go The transfer contract was then signed and Mays 1 was sold soldon soldon soldon on July 29 23 Johnsons Johnson's notice of suspension suspension suspension sus sus- pension came two tv days das later counsel added Johnson had become so Insolent in his actions that he had given himself himself himself him him- self a constitution for himself and he himself was the sole Judge of its provisions and the sole administrator of them declared James Auerbach attorney for the New York club in his argument Charles H. H Tuttle also of counsel for the New York ork club then read from the constitution and bylaws of the American league and contended that they showed conclusively that Johnson had no authority to order the that disciplinary suspension of Mays that Mays power In the case rested with the local Boston club |