New-York tribune., 1919-11-06

ing CT the board OF directors OF tn
terday afternoon. effected such a q
constitution and bylaws Of the junic
a showdown in the despotic sway al
son has usurped as course OF habit
The board of directors or at least Il
quorum and majority Of them-awarded
third place in the American League
championship race OF 1919 to tho New
York American League club and re
Ques;ed the National Commission to
paw to the various players Of this team
the moneys due them as their share in
the spoils Of the recent worlds cham
pionship series between the Cincinnati
Reds and the Chicago White Sox
The meeting was attended by
Charles A. Comiskey. president Of the
White Sox; Harry II. Frazee, president
of the Boston Red Sox, and Colonel
Jacob Rupert, president of the Yam
KEGS, all OF whom are members of the
board Of directors James {. Dunn.
president of the Cleveland club, the
other board member, and Ban Johnson,
member cx officio, did not attend.
N4t'tShSr hSttu bS SiiAil AlitkN ana
Frazee as secretary.
Action to Stand Law Test
The acticn of the board WAS based on
premises that should stand every test
ot law. The alleged Suspension of
G Carl Mays has been declared by this
board. at its meeting of August Il, 10
be without authority and void, a posi-
-ion in which the board was backed up
by Supreme Court Justice Robert Wag-
ner. when he made permanent an IN
junction restraining Johnson and the
American League from interfering with
we fullflment OF Mays's contract with
,he New York club.
Pres dent Johnson. as secretary Of
he league, had failed to submit tabu-
'ated statement OF the games won and
lost by each club during the cham
p,onshp season Of 1919. The board
Itself canvassed the games won and
lost. as it was empowered to do under
Section - of the league constitution.
The National Commission having ruled
that the protest Of the Detroit club
which held up the payment OF prize
money to the Yankees, was matter
hich concerned the American League
alone, the board Of directors forwarded
10 the commission lis findings, together
with request that said money be
tanned over at once to the third place
club.
The Official resolution, in part, fol-
l0ws:
That the protest Of The Detroit
cub be disaliowed that all games
played by the New York club in
which Carl ". Mays participated
ere valid and entitled to be in
ilded in the tabulation Of games
son and los. and
BE it further resolved, That the
.i.r i
ully empowered and directed to pay.
orthwith, TO the players of tho
American League Baseball Club Of
New ork their share of the worlds
series receipts to which they are en-
titled by reason Of the New FORK
American League Club finishing in
;hird place in the championship sea
son Of 1919"
Now Up to Commission
Thus the issue has been put squarely
up TO the National Commission, which,
unfortunately. appears to be swung by
The whims of Ban Johnson. The rcvo-
lutionary faction, however docs not
purpose TO brook delay. + the trium-
virate within a reasonable time does
10, turn over The money involved to
the New York players proceedings IN
lnandamus viii be taken.
More and more it become evident
shat the fight against Johnson is 20 be
ono 10 finish which the Big Three of
The circuit viii not relent until the
ate Gar is sent into exile. Comiskey.
frazec and Rupert individually and
collectively declared that they would
90 10 the lengths of wrecAug the pres
ent johnson circuit and rcconstructing
one TO take its place before they would
withdraw from their fight o. principle,
Il there ever had been q possibility
of bridging the widening chasm be-
tween the factions Ban Johnson de
stroyed it Yesterday The day before
William + Baker and William Necck.
tpe committee appointed by the Ma
tjonal League to advise on the selcc-
tton Of q new chairman Of The National
Commission. met Colonel Ruppert
here. Rupert, appointed by Johnson,
is the sole remaining mcmber of tho
American League committee. Frank J.
Navin having resigned.
Inc Joint commi,teo believed il
would be to the best in'es ssts to have
an understanding with Presidents
Johnson and leydlcr. of the major
leagues, before consulting with any Of
the several candidates. They proposed
and asked Heydler 10 arrange meet
ing at JoAnson's convenience john
4sou informed Heydler over the tele-
rhone yesterday morning that under
70 circumstances would he sit with
The committee if Colonel Rupert were
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