New Britain herald., 1916-10-27
TENER IS PEEVED
 BY REMARKS OF BAN
Comment on M'GraW Case Bun.
 COmbe" Says League Head

President John K. Tener of the National League yesterday declared open war on President Ban B. John son of the American League because of that officials criticism of the Mc- Graw incident. MT. Tener takes is- sue with the American League head for comments on the National League and says that if Johnson is looking for trouble he can find 1t Tn his own league. President Tener's statement ment is as follows:
 This is his (Johnson's) second refz erence to the McGraw incident and, like his first, is buncombe. The Ma tional League is handling the Me Graw incident in it's own way and in the proper way.
 'McGraw's leaving the field and his statement do not constitute a charge against the integrity of the game, and McGraw disavows any such inten- tion.'
 If Johnson wants to raise any trouble he need not look any fur ther for an opportunity than the statement made by one of the club owners against the umpires of his own league"
 The statements credited to Presi- dent Johnson about McGraw were made in Milwaukee a few days ago. He is quoted as saying "McGraw quit in the face of duty. His action was as cowardly as if the captain of an ocean liner were to quit in an emergency. It deserves the same sort of punishment that would be meted out to ships captain under those i circumstances"
 The reference which President Ten CT made in his statement concerning an American League owner discr~sS ltlng the umpires is directed at President Joseph J. Lannin, owner of the Worlds Champion Boston Red Sox When the Bostons were fighting for the pennant on Sept. 19, Presi. dent Lannin came out with a strong rebuke against the umpires. He publicly announced that he planned to give up his part of the Boston Club if his team did not win the championship. MT. Lannin sta5ed that he was convinced that the um- pires in the American League were giving his team the worst of it ana that his players were discouraged be- cause they thought the same.
 This statement by MT. Lannin oc- casioned great deal of comment in the American League and many club owners regarded the remarks as ua- called for. Several seasons ago, when Horace Fogel, then President of the Philadelphia National League Club made a statement discrediting the National League umpires as favoring the Giants, Fogel was dropped from the league. There is much gossip now that Lannin will be called to task for his statement when the American League meets in Chicaso in December. Criticism of the Bos- ton owner has been frequent ever since he sold Iris Speaker to Cleve- land last summer
 President Johnson's interest in con | troversies which involve Manager Me Graw of the Giants is believed to date back to the time when the American League was formed. Tn 1902, whan | McGraw was in the Johnson circuit. after it was first organized, he had a serious disagreement with Johnson and came to New York, taking the managerial job with the Giants. He l also took with him Joe McGinnity and Jack Cronin pitchers, Catcher Roger Bresnahan, and First Baseman Dan McGann, Johnson, it is said, has not yet forgiven McGraw for this raid yn players whom he would like to have had in the American League ranks.
 President Tener in his statement that McGraw disavowed any intention of refecting on the integrity of the game, indicates the attitude which the league will evidently take on the incident when it meets here in DA- cember. It Is a matter which will 1 come before the board of directors of the National League and Mr. Tener and other National League clubown- CTS resent the action of President Johnson.