The sun., 1919-08-01
JOHNSON BARS MAYS;
YANKEES PROTEST.
American league Head Re-
bikes New York Owners
for Acquiring Pitcher.
RUPERT Is CoMBATIvE
Counters With Yelled Threat
to Uphold the Legal
Rights of Club.

CHICAGO. July 81. - Carl Mays. the
pitcher who was traded yesterday by
the Boston Americans TO the Yankees
to-day was suspended indefinitely by
Bar johnson, president of the American
LEAGUE The suspension Is the result OF
the desertion IF the Boston club by Mays
IN Chicago on July Is. Mays had
three year contract with the Boston club
and when he left the club he broke this
contract, Johnson declared.
The deal which was contaminated In
New York yesterday lie not approved by
johnson. who said he was surprised to
think that any club owner would be
d,ckering for a player who acted as
NAYS did.
baseball cannot tolerate such n
breach OF discipline" said Johnson, in
suspendlng the player.
att was up 10 the owners OF the Bos-
ton club 70 suspend Carl Mays for break
inr his contract. and when they failed
10 do so It is my duty as head OF the
American League 20 act. Mays will not
play with any club until the suspension
is raised Ne should have reported to
the Boston club before they made any
trade or sale"
johnson notified Harry Frazee Of
boston and the owners of the New York
club OF the suspension OF Mays
New York onHcials Reused.
The Yankees will not sit by and permit
Ban Johnson 10 suspend Carl Mays, nor
will they permit the American League
president TO queer a deal which both
col Ruppsrt and Col. Huston believe
Will keep the Yanks in the pennant race
al season.
Ruppert and Huston yesterday were
aroused over the arbitrary action OF
Johnson "Johnson's action in suspend
ine Mavs came as a decided shock TO
us" said Col RUPERT i didn't know
what TO make Of 1t when first received
his telegram.
why does he wait until Mays is the
property OF the New York club to sus-
pend this man? He had two weeks to
do It in. ! cannot see why he wants 10
renalize the New York club for a dill
ference which Mays had with the Boston
club. This matter was one between
Frazee and the player. and Frazee saw
III To make deal with New York for
this player.
Surely johnson must have known
what WAS going on. The papers were
full Of this Mays deal, and believe Ban
reads the papers. Chicago made a big
BID FOR Mays, and Chicago papers had q
lot TO say about the negotiations for the
PLAYER. Then why did johnson wait IN
til Mays came TO us before suspendins
him?
which Were the sixY
"On July "a we received q telegram
from johnson: Six clubs protest New
York club negotiating with Boston FOR
No. &Ap4 fhA tf~Rt
club as well as the New York club were
negotiating with Boston for. Mays We
knew six clubs didn't protest We alsC
Rusrected several other clubs were mosl
anxious TO get Mays, so we wired bach
10 Johnson To name the six clubs making
the protest johnson never replied II
that telegram"
-HRuppert yesterday sent a telegram II
Johnson asking that Mays's suspension
be lifted. While he said that this re-
quest was made in the friendliest spirit
ne added that the New York club mace
the protest without ''waiving its legn
rights"
Asked what that line meant, Ruppert
said that would depend on Johnson's &c
Ilon In the next few days. However
there is no doubt rs to what Rupert did
mean. II johnson does not lift the sus.
penston the New York club will get ou'
1T Injunction TO prevent johnson from
Interfering with the New York clubs
property rights.
- This is Just the time we needed May
moat" continued Rupert TT wRB Hug
gins's intention TO pitch him against De
troit tomorrow. We invested quite
sum In Mays because we thought II wouli
keep New York in the pennant fight
And the next two weeks win make o
break the Yankees. II was 10 reenforc
the club for this crucial period that W
were willing 10 pay such a price for thi
player Now johnson says when W
need him most we can't use him"
D Ruppert's Aot shot
RUPERT denied the report from Bos
Ton that Pratt would be the third playe
Gent 10 Boston 10 complete the May
deal. Ruppert's telegram TO johnson foi
Iowa:
''B, B. johnson. president AmeriRl
League. Fisher Building. Chicago:
"In dealing for Mays New York fel
that you must have been cognizant iron
press reports that three clubs OF gu
league We're negotiating for this maj
Also the New York club felt that II 20
considered Mayss conduct called for an
action on your part and was other tina
N internal affair with the Boston clu
you would have acted during the perio
Of July l3 TO 20.
Receiving no answer TO our Telegram
u July "a in reply TO yours OF even dat
we felt you were being imposed upol
and therefore we continued our negotis
tons for the player.
The player reported 10 PreHider
Frazee on July 20 and was later tram
ferred 10 New York. Therefore your az
zion IN suspending the player works sue
terrific hardship on our club that "
respectfully ask that you raise this SUI