Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-18

Am. League Owners
Demand Removal

Gear" Methers Mot to Taeir Liking
-Aisn Ask Resignation August
HERMANN m CHAIRMAN Of Material
Cornnsssiun "in Fairness % BASE
ball"
Oh csen, Sept APPROXIMATIONS tnRI
Ban JEtInsnn. president of the Aneri-
can League should be driven Out VI
basRnRu and that August hermann,
president of the Cincinnati Reus ana
chairman of the national commission,
SHOULD resign as chairman OF Lhe COM
mi. sim. were made today BY prominent
club gwners vino met ID nomlnR1e .
SUCCESSOR for Mr.. Hermann.
Cniunel Jacob Ruppsrt. pres dent Of
the View York Yankees. was emphRtzc
IN ms statement against Mr.. Johnson
WIN lie William T Baker head Of the
philadelphia Mammals. vas the spokes-
man in regard 70 M. Hermann
Ban johnson viii be put out Of base
hall declared Mr. Rapper- VIM aude1-
The Chicago White Snx and the Rns-
TIM Bed Sax have aligned themselves
with The New York club IN TINS fight
against the American League execn-
tive We DO not believe that any ma
VIM owns STOCK IN a baseball club II
The league should De head of thai or
ganizztiun, and Nj. Johnson nad ad-
mirred rnRt ne IS q stakeholder IN the
Cleveland club Of our circuit
"Furr herrnurs. M johnson has aCte3
arbitrarily toward The board of direc-
turs N a number of instances. lie has
refused To ATTEND the special rneet1ngs
which we called, ne has 1aile5 To SUB
nit the evidence winch ne claims h.
has IN regard To gambling at bail parks.
anu ne also has dsciine1 TO comply wit
our request 70 submit a statement Of
the financial affairs Of the league
This is a direct viuiR1inn of the CON-
stiruripn and by-lRws of the ieRgne
We believe that the time mas cDrne
when the powers OF NJ Johnson should
be cIry-tailed. and il n uur intsntipn 70
carry this matter through 70 the END. ="
Mr. Ruppsr- said that the board had
oh1Hined an abundance of legal talent
IL afd them IN their fight against the
American LeHgue head.
At a meeting of a majority of the
buKrd Of directors of the league yesier-
dRv Colonel Ruppe-r. Harry H Frazer
and Charles A. CumiHkey, Chicaso-Mr
Comisksy was authorized 10 procure a
e:nmplets statement Of the ieRgne a.
fairs from M Johnson. using all neces-
sEry legal means
Mr. Baker IN referring 10 Mr.. Her-
mann said,
The Cincinnati club cincned the pen
nant in our leagne yesterday, and, as a
man. Mt. Hermann should resign from
the cumm ssiun. II would mot De tair
for bxsehaiI for M Hermann 10 sl@
as a Judge IN the commission when hrs
club Is one Of those which VIII De n
contestant for the worlds champion
shin. His resignarfun should be tan
dered immediately, as thus win great
II clear the way for the work fnr whic.a
we are here today
Mr., Baker did not sEv whether MI
Hermann had been asked 70 resign
When advised thai Mr.. Hermann de-
Clgrer thai he knew of no COMMITTEES
spppInte5 10 select q successpr Tor HIM,
Col. Rupperr acted an spokesman. AM
sand that the commission was 1niiy
aware of the appointment
The Joint committee which met To-
dav was appointed in New York some
tune ago for the purpose Of selecting
a man To act as chairman of tne ma
rIunal commission Col Rupper1 SAID.
Ii consisted Of four members rwo each
from the National and The American
Leagues
The committee Was in session seVerzl
fluurs ana when II adjourned announced
lhR. for names mad been proposed Tor
chairman. but none Was gwen out tnr
publ cation
William vesck. head of the Chicago
nationals. as spokesman for the cum
mirree said
We have proposed four namsE. al
pruminenr msn. from w1um we think
II viii be possible TO select une to SUE
coed Mr. Hermann. Al this time we are
mt in a position To announce these
names. but in n few days pT-nnahly -
week we viii hold another meeilng nj
which time our chuice will be an
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