Show I MITER BITTER BA TILE IMMINENT IN r I rI r MAYS AFFAIR r 1 Is J Jo Johnson boson Owner 1 of Stock I in ill Cleveland Ball Ballf f dub I II I York cork Aug Ono One 4 One of oc the bItterest bitterest bit bIt- terest internal fights tights major Ica god ue baseball has bas experienced Is expected C I follow tho the developments today todar I in inthe to I Ithe the case caso of or Carl Mays May New Now fork lor I league pitcher who was l Indefinitely in indefinitely In- In n- n definitely suspended by President Ban Bast Johnson of or tho the American league for Cor re refusal re- re t J aIto to pay a fine Tho The Yankee club I. I officials not only took steps today toda to begin bein Injunction proceedings against the league president to restrain him himi i i. i from preventing Now York u using the tho player but also issued a statement In In which it directly charged Johnson is is' is Interested in the tho Cleveland club I i After ACter conferences today of oC the Now Isow York Tork owners Col Jacob Rupert and 4 Lieutenant Colonel Huston and their la lawyers ers it was stated staled by Colonel Huston Huston Hus Hus- i ton that the preliminary action would t he to get gel out an injunction a against Johnson and prevent him from interfering inter Inter- r J fering with tho the New l York clubs club's props property prop prop- s I erty erh rights ts clubs club's also took tool Tho The attorneys s 's up the t o question of at instituting a personal r damage suit against Johnson on be beI behalf be- be I half bait of oC Colonels Hupert and antI Huston Ruston l Mr Ir Johnson would not see sec press representatives rep rep- cs torla today but issued a statement state state- mint ment announcing that th the special 1 meeting of ot the American league IO called for tomorrow v had been cancelled The New cw York owners had Informed Johnson John- John son non that th they would not attend the meeting J Johnron Johnon Silent President Johnson declined to comment com corn l' l ment on tho the charge of at Colonel Huston Ruston t that he was interested In the tho Cleveland club In a statement asserting that to permit the transfer of the pla player cr to toone toone one of oC tho the contending teams for tor the championship would lower the standard standard stan stan- f dard of oC baseball and place a premium of nf fl lf flagrant f r nt Mi n nn on cl 1 u b dl 1 l I op Johns i.-Johns gave hi President Johnson gave his t side of the case c After detailing the tho manner in which I Mays Jays left lct the Boston Hoston club in Chicago during the progress of oC a game Mr Ir Johnson said that tho the Chicago Cleveland Clove Cleve land and New York clubs immediately opened ne negotiations to obtain the r pla player er This he said prompted a vigorous protest from the Washington ton St. St Louis and anel Detroit clubs and later from Philadelphia James Dunn own own- owner er cr of oC the Cleveland club immediately own own-I i withdrew his efforts to obtain Mays Ia's Maysa a as aM soon as tho the argument was presented present present- ed to him that for a a. pennant contender contend contend- er to obtain tho the services of or the player I would lower the standard of or base base- ball Ten days after aCter Mays In s 's left the Boston club Mr Johnson said he lie I wired Manager l Barrow of or the Boston club as follows I Please Pleas explain wh why Boston Roston club has neglected to suspend Mays This mu mutt t be done imm immediately or or Amerl- Amerl l 1 can league will bo be forced to take ac ae- lion tion On tho the same day he paid said he ent sent the I following message to Colonel Ruppert o of the Yankees Mays lars left Boston Hoston club without permission permission per per- mis mission lon and has liar made declaration he will not continue in its service This is a a. most flagrant breach of discipline i t and should not go o unpunished Six clubs have lIa protested ted that player should not nol be permitted to go go- o elsewhere else else- where To allow this incident to go 0 I unchallenged cd will work endless harm Mo to tt the tho American lea league tJ Clubs should stand toS together ther and refuse to negotiate for or this man I heard hoard nothing moro morn from Colonel Ruppert rl and antI naturally supposed he had hada a dropped ail all negotiations for Mays Mr Johnsons Johnson's statement said When hen the announcement was made mad In tho ne neW newspapers papers of July Juh rl a that tho tiro play player r had hall been transferred to tho the New York club I was as a astonished Immediately T l suspended slays Maya Indefinitely Indefinite and nd wired both hoth the New Now York and Boston clubs to that effect Chicago o Aug AUb 4 Tames James Dunn rI dent nt of the thc Cleveland Cle American lea league baseball club dub tonight refused to comment on tho the charge charre that B n. B n. Johnson pre president of oC the American league has an interest in tho the Cleveland eland club 1 The Cleveland club Is Ig a stock toek corporation corporation cor- cor or- or Mr Ir Dunn said airl Mr fr JohnI John John- I t liOn POn on and not I is the lie ono one to stay y whether er r he has an interest in tho rho Cleveland I club elu b |