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Show EVEN COMISKEY TURNS HIS BACK ON BAN JOHNSON XEW YORK. Ann. 13. The New York American League club announced I tonight that it had obtained from-State from-State Supreme Court Justice Tydonj i an order compelling Ban John son. I president of the league, to appear tto-! tto-! fore a refereo next Friday and testify tes-tify concerning his alleged interest? In j (lie Cleveland club, in connection with. I his supenion of Carl Mays, i Tho New York club owners added 1 that they intended to question John-! John-! son also concerning "I ho extent and j nature of tho Cleveland club's indobt-i indobt-i edness to him," and tho clrenmst ancps j of Ills controversy with Owner l-'raace i of the Boston club." ! The Yankee officials also announced ! an order had been served on Johnson ! forcing him to appear in tho supreme I court Friday morning to phow reason ! why i ho temporary Injunction now i permit ting tho New York oiub to use Mays, despite his suspension by Johnson, John-son, should not be made permanent. In connection with this order, Johnwon is restrained "from using any portion of tho sinking fund of the Amorlcan league of professional baseball oluba for or in defense of the injunction proceedings, now pending." One of tiie affidavits on which tho ! order was grnnl :d was mftdfl bv Charles Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox. |