The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-01
FRATERNITY MAY TAKE
MORGAN'S CASE AGAINST
BAN JOHNSON'S ACTION
John Henry Washington Representative Makes Complete Re-
port to Organization and Seeks to Know Why Jack Sher
dan, the Aggressor Is Allowed to 0fficiate.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. An
o-her battle between the forces Of
,rganized baseball and the players
may be precipitated as result CT
me action of Ban johnson in I'M
cualifedly supporting his umpire in
the battle of Thursday on Navin
Held.
John Henry, Washington's repre-
sentative on the board of directors
c ( the Players Fraternity, today de-
cided to make a complete report Of
the whole affair to his protective or
ganization. While he would not di-
vulge the exact contents, Henry in
timated that the whole letter would
simply be a demand to know why
Morgan and Ainsmith were sus-
rended while Sheridan, the self-con-
fessed instigator of the riot, should
20 unpublished. Henry does not at
empt to lift blame from the shoul-
ders of either of the players in
volved, but merely wants to know
how the president of the American
4eague reconciles his suspension of
he athletes with the fact that the
Erbiter is still on the Job.
A report on this matter will be
made to headquarters, said Henry to-
LAY. What action will be taken do
lot know. The players are not deny
ng that punishment should be admin
tered to Ainsm!th and Morgan for
helr part in Thursdays affair But
hey do claim that 1t is entirely IN
air to Put Morgan out OF the game.
nd TO allow umpfr~ Sheridan, who
slarted the trouble oy hitting this
player. TO go unpublished.
If Morgan is to be forced to re-
main idle, for hitting back when the
umpire attacked him, then the official
also should be laid OF. All that the
players ask is an even break, and We
10 not get il with Morgan, the victim
~ the assault, out or the game, and
ith his assailant still at work. The
matter will be taken up by our as
collation. and President Johnson will
{ asked 10 give II his immediate at
lention.'
Today Griffith heard nothing what
yer from Johnson, and he has no in
,ention Of further communicating with
he president until ne receives some
word from the Chicago headquarters.
The press Of Detroit today is unani-
Tous in handing out to Johnson one
( the worst roasts he has ever re-
reIVed in any one city since his as
enoency into the cHair which he now
holds. The papers want to know why
Johnson should visit a city In which
~ club most implicated in the affair
8 staying, and the home OF Joe Jack
0m president Of the Baseball Writers
# America, without calling upon any
one except his unpires for their YER
sion Of the affair. johnson has more
than once been unjUstly criticised but
tH the present inst5nce, IL would ap-
rear as though the most prominent fiE.
IRE in the whole scheme OF baseball
las made one OF the worst blunders o.
MS brilliant but tempesruous career.
So far as Clark Griffith knows Of
aciaIly. the worst outbreak OF rioting
m the history of the American League
las not been investigated.
Ran Johnson. president Of the Ameri-
ran League, arrived here "esterdaT.
He did not even do the manager Of the
Washington club the courtesy OF calling
or leaving an invitation to visit his
hotel. which is little more than block
removed from where the Nationals are
quartered.
Unofficial emissaries from the Ma
tionals made a number of requests OF
Information as to where the president
o! the league was staying last night
but TO all the answer was that the
management did not know
Modern major baseball has nothing
10 approach the scene OF the day be-
fore yesterday, still when the alleged
Investigation was on, Ban johnson saw
iii to absolutely ignore those who were
publicly censured as the ones who
we're most culpable in starting the
trouble. He may succeed in his meth
DDS. but IL he does, II will be an af-
front 10 the intelligent baseball public
Of Washington, which is entitled to
know who was right and who was
wrong in a quarrel which was ended
only through the arrival Of a quickly
assembled corps Of policemen. It was
q scene which the modern era baseball
Eas no parallel TO offer. Still. the Pres
ident Of the organization has seen fit
10 ignore at least one eighth Of the
representation from the viewpoint of
the club owners.
When the team took the field yester-
Ssy Jack Sheridan was presiding as