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Show BAN JOHNSON TO TESTIFY IN CARLHAYS CASE NEW YORK, Aus. 13 -The New York American baseball club p.n-nounced p.n-nounced today that It had obtained from Stato Supreme Court Justice Lydon an order compelling Ban Johr on, president of the league, to appct; before a referee next Friday and testify tes-tify concerning his alleged interests n the Cleveland club, in connection witii his suspension of Carl Mays The New York club owners added they intended tn question Johnson also concerning ' the extent and nature na-ture of the Cleveland club's mdebtei-r mdebtei-r ess to him" and the circumstaJices of his controversy with Mr Frazee of the Boston club." The Yankee officials also announced an-nounced an order had been served on Johnson forcing him to appear in the supreme court next Friday morning to -bow reason why the temporary injunction now permitting tho New York club to uso Mays, despite his suspension by Johnson should not be made permanent In connection with j this order, Mr. Johnson is restrained "from using any portion of the slnkin,-, : fund of the American League of Pro-fesslona Pro-fesslona Hast ball clubs for or in de- I fense of the injunction proceedings now pending." One of ih- affidavits on which the ; order was granted was made nv ' Charles C'omlskey of the Chicago! White Sox. I 3 |