The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-07
M'CRAW BADLY TANGLED AS
 INTERVIEW CASE IS RE0PENED
Says He Told Reporter to Write Anything H'
 Pleased About President Tener.

New York, July 7.-The case of the Baseball Writers association of New York versus John J. McGraw and all concerned with the recent repudiation of the now famous Tener interview will not be concluded until next Friday. An adjournmen was taken because of the absence of two witnesses s-Dr. Frank H. Finley and Urban T. Mo- Anerny, of Pittsburgh, whom McGraw and his attorney, John M. Ward, de- sired to have called.
 The first section of the case, which was opened at National league head quarters yesterday morning, soon set tied into a matter of veracity between Manager McGraw on the one side and Sid Mercer, Sam Crane, James P. Sin mott and Frank Graham, baseball writ CTS, upon the other.
 There was an unusual amount of legal talent on hand. The Baseball Writers were represented by Martin w. Littleton, McGraw by John Mont gomery Ward, the league by Samuel G. Clement, of Philadelphia And among others present were John Con- way Toole, who acted as chairman of the meeting. and Cornelius J. Sullivan to represent the New York club.
 The main points developed were as follows:
 1. Sid Mercer, of The Globe the first witness called, stated that on the night of the 18th of June, after re- ceivtng word of McGraw's suspension, he went to McGraw's room and secur- ed the substantial basis for the inter view which he printed. He admitted that McGraw was not quoted verba- tim as much of the language used could not be printed. The phrase, 'thand picked president" might not have been put just that way.
 2. After securing the interview MT. Mercer called up the other sporting writers and gave them the substance of his talk with the Giant manager. He then stated that he went to his room wrote the story,and before filing it waited for McGraw's verifcation. MT. Mercer said that he handed the written story to McGraw in. the lobby of the Schenley hotel, Pittsburgh, and that after reading it the Giant man. ager said it was O. K
 8. MT. McGraw first denied giving Mr. Mercer any interview. Say what you damn please" was his answer, SC he testified, to the request for a state merlt on the case. 4. McGraw. also denied reading over the Mercer interview. He admitted taking it, glancing at it and then handing it back. On these two main points the statement of McGraw and Mercer was exactly contradictory.
 5. Sam Crane, Jim Sinnott and Frank Graham all stated that they saw McGraw the next day, told him in substance what they had sent and that McGraw had affirmed their stories This is in line with the, orig inal statement of McGraw that he gave out no interview in the first place.
 | < 6. Sid Mercer, Sam Crane. Jim Sim mott and Frank Graham all testified that after the repudiation had occur red McGraw, in Boston, told them in effect that he was forced to sign the repudiation under pressure. That he | thought it 4..was the best way out of a bad situation for everybody"
 T. Cornelius J. Sullivan and Harry Hernpstead representing the New York club, had McGraw admit upon the stand that he was not coerced. that he was not under pressure, but had re- pa1dated the original interview of his own accord.
 g.. McGraw also admitted that he did not want to sign the repudiation with the word "scurrilous'' left in. af-