The sun., 1919-08-07
OWNERS OF YANKEES
OBTAIN INJUNCTION
Justice Luce Issues Temporary
Restraining Order in the
Case of Pitcher Mays.
CALL FOR LEAGUE SESSION
Rupert and Huston Ask Con-
freres to Discuss Question
Here Next Monday.
CALL FOR LEAGUE SESSION
n, FREDERICK G. LrEB.

pY-parte lnJunCtlOu lfOtn ftoDeTt IL.
Iuce. Justice of the Supreme Court Of
The state Of New York, restraining Ban
Johnson, the American League or any
on It's umpires or agents from prevent
inc Carl Mays from pitching for the
Yankeea
The Injunction Is of a temporary ma
ture, and remains In effect until next
tuesday when the case will be heard
in the County Court House of the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan.
The Yankees expect to pitch Mays in
one Of the games of the double header
with the st. Louis Browns to-day, though
no oficial announcement. to that effect
was made. 81 am not picking pitchers
for Miller Higgins, our manager" said
Col. Rupert last night. But Higgins
has been advised that he may pitch
MAYS whenever he desires. As we play
two games against st. Louis to-day and
the club is a little short on pitchers, I
strongly suspect that Mays will pitch"
The Yankee lawyers earned their
money well. The injunction Is a work
Of art 1t covers every phase of the sit
uation.
Can't Refuse to Play.
It also provides that there be no
interference with any regularly sched-
uled contests between the Yankees or
rival clubs, or regarding any games in
which Mays participates otherwise than
championship contests. 1t prevents any
club from refusing to play against
Mays.
The Injunction makes johnson. individ-
ually and as president of the American
League, and the st. Louis and Cleveland
clubs, the plaintiffs. These are the clubs
that New York will play during the pc
Rod Of the temporary Injunction.
The vital part OF the Injunction; which
prevents any interference with any
games OF which Mays may be q parti-
ctpant reads as follows:
Sufficient cause having been shown.
II is hereby ordered that pending the
hearing and determination Of this mat
ter the defendant, Byron B. johnson,
president of the American League of
Professional Baseball Clubs. his agents,
umpires and employees and the agents
umpres and employees of the said
American League OF Professional Base
ball Clubs be and they hereby are sew
orally entoined from interfering with
the performance Of the contract between
the plaintiff (the New York club and
said Carl w. Mays and from interfering
With the established schedule OF games
between the plaintiff (New York; and
the other members of the American
League by enforcing or threatening to
enforce against the baseball cluhs or
the umpires Of said league any penalties
for participation in the games wherein
said Mays is a player. on the ground OF
his alleged suspension. or otherwise
and from suspending or threatening to
suspend said Mays as a player of the
American League on account Of any al
legged misconduct Of said Mays" &c.
Make Sworn Statement.
The club got its Injunction from Jus.
tee Luce largely on the strength OF
afidavits submitted by Mays, Harry
Frazee and Ed Barrow. president and
manager respectively OF the Boston
Americans, which traded the pitcher tc
the Yankees. The affldavits all tend tc
show that Mays did nothing on the Bos-
ton club to warrant anything like an In.
definite suspension or a suspension fol
The season and that the player had re-
turned to Frazee after leaving the club
and that FraZee had given him a chance
TO select the team to which he preferred
being traded The affidavit of Mays fol
lows;
When the Boston team was in Chi
oago l went to Pennsylvania becaus,
Of trouble in my personal affairs. Man
Ager Barrow sent me a telegram IL
regard to my return. telegraphed hin
In effect that I could pitch with m!
arm, but rat ! could not pitch wit.
my heart and soul. which every person
has got to do II he pitches winn int
sameA then received a telegram from
Mr. Frazee requesting me % meet min
IN New York. I did 80, and explained
10 MIN at length the reason. purely per
tonal to myself, that had necessitate,
my going to Pennsylvania. He was sat
uned with my explanation. He thel
asked me II desired to continue wit
me Boston club that ! would lose notn
Ing by IT; that my salary would b
paid and that they wanted mo. 1 state,
mat ] did not think ! could give then
my best services.
He then stated that he could assig
me TO any club In the league that
wanted TO go to. / told him that
preferred the New York club. He the
slated he would be glad to assign m
70 that club, He did 30, writing ou
we assignment upon my contract an
delivering It TO tho New York club.
nave at no time received from the Ne,
,ork or the Boston club, or from an
one any notice Of the termination O
my contract or Of my SUSPENSION unde
mat contract My business Is that G
playing baseball ] have made my livin
oy means OF II. II is my livelihood.
nave no other business or profession.
nave had no trial or hearing of any kim
or opportunity even of finding out tn
basis OF this threatened action againi
me which would deprive me Of my mean
OF livelihood"
Navin's Threat RidicuIed.
The New York Americans yesterda
'ook cognizance OF the interview give
OUT by Frank Navin, president OF III
Detroit club. in which he suggeste
other clubs might try 10 boycott II
Yankees in the event they tried 70 pitc
:, That is dangerous talk" said Co
huston especially In view of the IA.
mat baseball got pretty hard bump
court recently on Just such a charge.
eoesht behoove a club owner to spea
Oh ooycotting one OF his fellow clubs"
~ was further pointed out by RuI
per- and Huston that II any club Shout
refuse to play against Mays it's on
elSls and players Immediately could /
arrested on the charge OF contempt {
court
however, the Yankees desire only II
inendliest relations with all their Re
low clubs. and last night Rupert SCI
Hiegrams to all other American Leagl
S!ub owners inviting them TO come
new York for meeting next Monda
70 discuss the Mays matter. The tel
gram 10 the owners was worded
follows:
Under compulsion of the action of Il
president OF the American League as
me Mays controversy we have una,
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