The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-30
YANKEE COLONIES
AGAIN OPEN FIRE
Rupert and Huston Resume
War on JOhnson-Will Fight
for Third Place Money.
ny GEORGE II. UNDER WOOD.


| Rupert and Huston, owners of the
Yankees, Issued a statement in which
they give their view of the courts find
ings and declare they Immediately will
demand the National Commission pay
the Yankees the share OF the worlds
series receipts due the club for finishing
third In the American League race.
Inasmuch as the National Commission
in answer to Frank Navin's protest in
behalf Of Detroit has decided to with
hold the money until the matter is dis
J posed of in the courts, any demand
made upon the commission by the
Yankees will be OF little avail until n
| legal decision is rendered.
The National Commissions decision to
await the courts findings is In accord
with the legal actions brought by the
| Yankees against Ban Johnson and is
| directly in opposition to the views eX-
pressed by johnson and his followers
that league baseball is a closed cor
poration and its affairs never should
be aired in the courts. as its operations
are outside the pale Of civil law.
In their statement Coils. Rupert and
! Huston declare Judge Wagners decision
in the Mays case confutes the arguments
of johnson and his followers regarding
| the wide divergence of civil and baseball
law. The statement made by the owners
| of the Yankees follows:
In Leagues Behalf.
"The whole text OF Judge Wagners
decision firmly establishes the attitude
we were forced to take when we left
| the Holland House on tile night of our
interview with President Johnson, where
we had gone in an effort to try to induce
| the league president to withdraw his
autocratic ukase relative TO Mays. Our
| fight has not been for Mays alone, but
| to safeguard the vested and property
| rights of the individual club owner
against the continual encroachment on
| club rights by the president, who has
| never been clothed with the powers
that he has taken unto himself.
| I'VE believe that the future will bear
us out and that our fight will be recog-
nized as the means of bringing about
J the betterment of the whole league. We
do not believe, as Mr.. Johneon's baseball
organ would have us believe that with
out Mr.. Johnsons guiding hand the
| game could not long endure. Bold facts
| of Mr.. Johnson's stewardship of the last
| ~ years nrse to Controvert this.
| Ant cipating a decision against tho
autocratic methods OF the league presi-
cent his baseball news organ already has
| '3heh tile slaHu mat pdSeu'Il 10 opel 49,
alohs> INES wholiy OUTSIDE me paie
OF our civil law ana that any ptseoal.
case taken 10 court Will as mater Oh
| course DC uec'ued against tue prHctiseS
based upon AMI sanctioned ny paseoa'l
law. In the light OF Judge Wagner's
| decision, however, this point loses all
force. for the Judge had no recourse
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IN our opinion the decision definitely
clears UP Rlso the question raised by MI
| NaNfn protesting the YANKEES rlEht'o
the thlrd place IN the American League
tpeHnant race, III consequence or when
the payment or the world's series money
due the New YORK players Is being with
he'll. The JUDGES language IN this con
necton is capable OF no misinterpreta-
ton:
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at the end of the season to certain rights
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| suscentthIe saving.
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! New yorl club From mo general tenor
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Contracts Must re Legal.
|
| MI Johnson aEpluaFy acls sllll4dr
| TO that IN the Mays case anu ms hlther-
10 unrestricted exercise OF such powers
.he Iuuse Pei'i'en''| BUNS vi IA io'-
'Although the courts nave placed