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Show JOHNSON HITS dew. rim m American League President Breaks Up Plan of the Yank Ovners. ' CHICAGO, July Sl.-rCarl Mays, the big i Boston pitcher, who was traded yesterday yester-day by the Boston Americans to the New York Yankees, has been suspended Indefinitely In-definitely by B. B. Jfiinson, president of the American league. The suspension is the result of the desertion from the Boston Bos-ton club by Mays In Chicago, July 13. Mays had a three-year contract with the Boston club and when he left the club he broke this contract, Mr. Johnson declared. de-clared. The deal which was consummated in New York yesterday is not approved by Mr. Johnson, who said that he was surprised sur-prised to think that any club owner should be dickering for 'a player who acted as Mays did. "Baseball cannot tolerate such a breach of discipline," said Mr. Johnson in sus-i sus-i pending the player. "It was up to the owners of the Boston Bos-ton club to suspend Carl Mays for breaking break-ing his contract and when they failed to do so it is my duty as head of the American Amer-ican league to act. Mays wIJl not play with any club until the suspension is raised. He should have reported to the Boston club before they made any. trades or sale." Mr. Johnson today notified Owner Frazee of Boston and the owners of the New York club of the suspension of Mays. |