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Show COMISKEY DEFENDS PRESIDENT JOHNSON Chicago, Doc. 19 President Com-Iskcy Com-Iskcy of tho Chicago American league club, at a luncheon given in his honor today, threw considerable light on tho resolution adopted at tho American league meeting In New York relutivo to cutting off "official Intercourse" with tho National league oxcopt as necessary to keep tho peace agreement ComlBkoy gave Presidont Ban Johnsdn a clean bill of health so far as tho proposal of the resolution was concerned. "Mr Johnson had nothing to do with that resolution." he said, "and i therefore could not have proposed It to divert attention from the ticket scandal as some of tho critics have said. I was ono of tho men bohlnd tho resolution. "We do not crltlclzo Johnson ourselves our-selves and will not stand for criticism criti-cism from outsiders. Ho is a clean sportsman "The American league wants to kcop Its part of tho peace agreement and can do so only with the national leaguo as a friondly rival." oo |