New Britain herald., 1919-08-07
YANKEES OWNERS
 GET INJUNCTION
Justice Luce Issues Temporary Order in Pitcher Mays Case


 last night obtained an ex-parte in- Junctlon from Robert L. Luce, justice or the supreme court of the state of New York, restraining Ban Johnson, the American league president, or any or its umpires or agents from pre- venting Carl Mays from pitching for the Yankees.
 The Injunction is of a temporary nature, and remains in effect until next Tuesday, when the case will be heard in the county court house of the borough of Manhattan
 The Yankees expected to pitch Mays in one of the games of the dou- ble header with the St. Louis Browns today, though no official announce ment to that effect was made 1T am not picking pitchers for Miller Hug gins, our manager said Col Rup- pert last night. But Huggins has been advised that he may pitch Mays whenever he desires. As we play two games against St. Louis today and the club is little short on pitchers, I strongly suspect that Mays will pitch
 The Yankee lawyers earned their money we'll. The injunction is a work of art. It covers every phase of the situation.
 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 It pre- vents any club from refusing to play against Mays.
 The injunction makes Johnson, in Ii 1Ixy nd of American league, and the St. Louis and Cleveland clubs, the plaintiffs. These are the clubs that New York will play during the period of the tenn porary injunction.
 The vital part of the injunction, which prevents any interference with any games of which Mays may be a participant, reads as follows:
 Sufficient cause having been shown it is hereby ordered that pending the hearing and determination of this matter the defendant, Byron B. JOhn- son. president of the American league of professional ball clubs, his agents, umpires and employees and the agents, umpires and employees of the said American league of professional baseball clubs be and they hereby are severally enjoined 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 plain tiff (New York) and the other mem bers of the American league by en- forcing or threatening to enforce against the baseball clubs or the um- pires of said league any penalties for participation in the games wherein said Mays is a player, on the ground of his alleged suspension, or other wise; and from suspending or threat ening to suspend said Mays as player of the American league on ac- count of any alleged misconduct of said Mays, etc.
 Make Sworn Statement.
 The club got it's injunction from Justice Luce largely on the strengths of affidavits submitted by Mays, Har- ry Frazee and Ed Barrow, president and manager respectively of the Bos- ton Americans, which traded -tkhe pitcher to the Yankees. The aff G- its all tend to show that Mays did nothing on the Boston club to war rant anything like an indefinite sus- pension or a suspension for the sea- son and that the player had returned to Frazee after leaving the club and that Frazee had given him a chance to select the team to which he pre- ferred being traded. The affidavit of Mays follows:
 ''When the Boston team was in Chicago I went to Pennsylvania be- cause of trouble in my personal af- fairs. Manager Barrow sent me a telegram in regard to my return. I teIegraphed him in effect that I could rDifp1 wit but that r POI11d not pitch with my heart and soul, which every person has got to do if he pitches winning games. I then re- ceived a telegram from Mr. Frazee requesting me to meet him in New York. I did so and explained to him at t@length the reason, purely personal to myself that had necessitated my going to Pennsylvania. He was sat isfied with my explanation. He then asked me if I desired to continue with the Boston club; that I would lose nothing by it; that my salary would be paid and that they wanted me. I stated that I did not think I could give them my best services.
 "He then stated that he could as- sign me to any club in the league that I wanted to go to. I told him that I preferred the New York club. He then stated he would be glad to as- sign me to that club. He did so, writing out the assignment upon my contract and delivering it to the New York club. I have at no time re- ceived from the New York or the Boston clubs, or from any one, any notice of the ternnination of my con- tract. My business k that of playing baseball. I have male my living by means of it. It is ny livlihood. I have no other business or profession. [ have had no trial or Tearing of any