New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07
Yankees Shift
Tactics inWar
On B. johnson
Injunction Proceedings to
Prevent Chicago Meeting
Are Withdrawn; Colo
nels Is sue Statement
By w. J. Macbeth

The New York American League
Club has withdrawn injunction pro-
ceedings to prevent President Ban
posedIy friendly to his cause from
meeting in Chicago on Wedne day,
next. the date set by the Board of d.
rectors for the annual meetings of
the board and Of the leaue at the Bilt-
more, this city. Up to the time of
withdrawal the injunction arguments
were being heard in Part /, Of the
Supreme Court by Justice Samuel
Greenbaum.
Whether or not the Chicago meeting
is to be held could not be learned UP
to late hour last night. Certain it
IS the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors will be held in this city
Wednesday as planned. Charles A.
White Sox, is coming on for the meet
| ing. Colonel Jacob Rupert, pre- ident
of the Yankees and Harry H. Frazee,
president of the Boston Red Sox, are
already here. II johnson and his sup
porters convene in Chicago, it is the
purpose of the majority Of the Board
of Directors to. attack the meeting
through the courts.
Explanation of Withdrawal
Colonies Rupert and Huston. own
ers of the Yankees. issued the follow
ing signed statement relative to the
withdrawal of injunction proceedings:
"This withdrawal must not be con-
strued as retreat nor as a step lead
ing to a compromise, but rather as
another new war move. The New York
American League Club has clearly
defined conception of its right in this
case and maens to maintain it's po-
sition at all hazards"
Counsel for the New York American
League Club issued the following off
cial statement last night:
Being sati. fed, from the decision
of Mr.. Justice Wagner and the plain
provisions of the constitution of the
American League, that no lawful an
nual meeting of the board of direct
ors and of the members of the Amer
lean League could be called except
by the board Of directors, the New
I York Club has decided to withdraw
it's application for temporary in
junction against the meetings in Chi
cago, which Mr.. Johnson has pur-
ported to call.
"Mr. Johnson attorneys ha re raised
the technical point that the ques-
ton of the legality of his call of the
Chicago meeting cannot be deter
mined in the original Mays suit,
which they claim had only to do with
: the Mays's incident; and, inasmuch
as it is impossible to get jurisdic-
ton in this state over Mr. johnson
in new suit, it would seem that
any decision which could now be OBJ
tanned would involve these technical
considerations. and would not be de-
terminative of the real issue or bind
ing upon Mr.. Johnson.
"The constitution provides in as
many words that the board Of direct
ors shall have the general super
vision and general management of
all the affairs and business of the
league; and it gives no authority to
/ Mr.. johnson, who is merely the salar-
led servant of the league, to call the
annual meeting of either the board
of directors or of the league.
Constitution Silent
"The constitution is silent as to
the place where such meeting sha Il
be held; and, inasmuch as every
member club has an inherent right
to have the affairs of the league gov
erned by the constitution, which is
the fundamental contract between all
the clubs any club has the right to
! insist that the annual meetings shall
De neIo al the place designated by
the board of directors, which. in this
instance, is the Hotel Biltmore, in
the City of New York
Undoubtedly, the directors will
hold their annual meeting at that
pace, in accordance with their previ-
Gus call, which was issued prior to
any attempted call by Mr.. Johnson;
and undoubtedly. the annual meet
| ing or the league, as called by the
| board of directors for New York be-
| fore Mr.. Johnson's alleged call will
be attended by the Chicago, Boston
and New York clubs, if not by
Others"