Show New Legal Action Is Started Nh V Dec i 15 New ew New legal action action ac tion against Ban Johnson president of or orthe the American league was started Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day by the New York American league club An order was obtained from Supreme Supreme Su Su- preme premo Court Justice Lydon asking that Johnson and the Cleveland l American n league club appear in court here December December Decem Decem- ber 17 to show reason why an open commission commission com com- mission should not be created to take open testimony of ot officials of ot the Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land lanel club The officials named were James C. C C Dunn Walter and andE andE E E. E S S. Bernard Dernard president secretary and bu business manager respectively respective The object of the move moe Is to ascertain the exact nature of ot Johnsons Johnson's alleged holdings in the Cleveland club The order order or or- der ler was obtained on the affidavit of Colonel Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel Huston part owner of ot the New York club and Charles II H. Tuttle ruttle one of or the I club clubs club's s attorneys s Huston in his affidavit charges that Johnsons Johnson's interest in the Cleveland and I clu club clui Influenced his actions in the Carl CarlM CarllI M l ys s case A statement by the New NewYork NewYork York club said the action was taken in self defense because of ot Johnsons Johnson's elev elew- eleventh hour appeal to Justice Wagner Wagners s decision in the Mays Mas case |