New-York tribune., 1919-10-11
Navin Proves
A Bad Loser,
Says RUPERT
President of Yankees Holds
His Protest Over "Series
Spoils'' Comes Too Late

FRANK j. Navin, president os -,
Detroit club of the American Lou.
has filed with the National Cono,,,s..
SION a protest against allow-nc -
members of the Yankees 10 d;,.,s.
that portion the worlds series
spoils assigned to the team -iniebir.
third in the Johnson organization,
Navin bases his protest on q po,n+ of
baseball law; he takes the q,o,,a
that those games which were Won Nv,
pitcher Carl Mays should be throw
out because Of the fact that Msvs
had been suspended by President Rsr
johnson of the American League
In this attitude Navin fouts the CIV,
courts. in the opinion Of Jacob Run
pert. president Of the New York Amer.
lcan League Club, who issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
MIR. Navin's protest was fled with
'he comm ss'on on September -
ard after reciting the fact that the
ne" I ofK club mad been pitching
Mays alter has alleged Suspension h.,
President Johnson. concluded as 81,
lows: IF the New York club fn-
lshes third in the race for the Ane,.
lcan pennant | desire to protest the
games IN wnich this player has been
used and would like to have The
commission take action on Same
On August Id the Now York cluh
instituted in the Circuit Court. Wa,ra
County, Mich, an action 10 re-
strain Mr.. johnson, both individually,
ana as president Of the league. and
the Detroit Baseball Club. from de-
ing certain things, based upon the ptr
ported Suspension Of NAYS. On the
same date Judge Webster issued an
ORDER, which still remains IN fall
force and effect. which order. in brIef
ehJolned the Detroit Baseball Ilsh
Its officers, agents. PLAYERS and
employees, Cd from interfering with
the performance of the contract bo
tween the New York club and Mavs;
~ from refusing TO pla. with the
New York club. according TO the cs.
tabhshed schedule, on the ground
that Mays had been suspended: 81
from refusing to play with the New
ork club accordlag to the estab-
ltshed schedule unless Man. u.,
omitted from the team: tl4 and s,or
playing otherwise than IN accordance,
with the established schcduie
games, including those with the New
ork club. which are a part Of the
established schedule
The Detroit club acquiesced M
the order OF the court and anovca
the seasons games to be nlsvat
through in accordance with the pre-
scrlhed schedule NOTWITHSTANDING tae
fact that Mays had pitched Ia many
games after the date Of the iniurc
ton order. When the order was H.
sued Detroit was in second place.
and not until it had been dislodgcd
from that position and the New YORK
club had won third place, did the
Detroit club reverse its attitude Of
complete acquiesccnce in the situa
tlon created by the injunction order
and enter its protest.
In other words. Detroit was will
ing to accept the benefit OF the pra-
tectlon which the court order tar.v
about the established schedule. ut.u
IT found itself displaced from the
third place and participation a the
DIVISION OF the world series re-
celpts. and then. in spirit waicb r.
Is difficult TO reconcile with good
craftsmanship. it made cry Of pro
test not to the court that issued the
order, but to the commission"