El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-31
4. |. OWNERS ARE
AFTER PREXY
JOHNSON
League Head Finds Him
self Unpopular With
Comiskey and Rupert.
NAVIN HOLDS UP
SERIES RECEIPTS

] NEW YORK, Oct s1-The friction in
II the American league is stin
J throwing ont vivid sparks and 1t ap-
/ pears now that there is a more bitter
/ feeling between the clashing ele-
ments than ever
The most recent action taken by
Z president Navin. Of the Detroit club.
IN holding Up" the Yankees third
place share Of the worlds series gate
3 receipts looks ike a very small way
OF trying to get even
Supports Navih-
As president Jacob Rupert insin-
yates in his statement regarding
Navins unsportsmanlike protest. i
looks as if the Detroit magnate had
the moral support at least OF the
constituted powers in baseball.
those who are antagonistic to the
element that is endeaVoring to Gust
the latter from the presidency OF the
American league II is but natural
that Col Rupert should think this
and say Il publicly.
President NaVinfs first attempt
at naEE.nE the owners Of the
Yankees occurred when he tried
TO prevent the Tunks end the Red
SoE from PLAYING a game Trans
Grounds after he and all the
other disinderested club owners
had agreed 10 90 and the priv
EsEe had been officially granted
by president johnson
Protest Made Late.
That Narin's scheme was an at
tempt to harass the New York club
was apparent when secretary Harry
sparrow, Of the local American league
Cub. did not receive notification Of
NaTin's protest until long after the
gates had been open at the Polo
irons had paid admission, entered the
enclosure and were seated in the
stands expecting to see a double
header played as advertised
Navin must have known that for a
the gates would be I
opened much earlier than II one game {
was to have been played.
Fortunately, secretary Sparrow D
had the backbone to listen to the pro- I
tests Of the assembled patrons, who I
= iced their dlspleasurs in no uncer- 4
tain manner when they learned that I
but one game might be PLAYED as a I
result Of NaViu's belated objection. 1
Sparrow decided, after considerable ]
time had been wasted by efforts to 4
get in touch with president Johnson, /
who was in this city, to 80 on with 4
the double-hsader.
Not Aided by Action.
The two games were carried Z
through 10 finish. as was perfectly I
right and proper.
These cheap. mean little acts
have not benefited the perpe-
traitor Of them nor johnson and
his supporters in the league con-
tr0versy. The general, baseball
public the country over Is very
tired over the chickering's among
baseball maEnntes, but IL looks
as 81 The friction and clashing
will be ventilated publicly even
more than ever now that the
worlds series T. over AID the
players are no longer occupying
the center Of the baseball stage.
There is no chance Of a Compro-
Mise settlement between the New
Ork, Boston and Chicago club own
IT'S ana Johnson IN fact they are
low further apart than ever
I talked with president Comiskey d
n Chicago during the worlds series
md ] found him adamant against
making any concession TO OF compro-
mise with Johnson Comiskey said \
"A president Of any baseball league
Who has 100000 invested in clubs
" his league, has altogether too
many varied and personal interests
2 such an organization TO occupy
he position"
Rupert Not at Series.
Col RUPERT did not attend the
worlds series. and neither did Harry
race, president Of the Boston Red
'oL- Col Huston attended all the
sames, mainly on account Of Cincin-
iati being his old home. The series
rave him the opportunity Of meeting
many OF his old schoolmates and
Their personal friends, whom he had
lot seen since before the Spanish
american war. when he organized a
ompany Of engineers there, as ne
I'd the recent world war.
Col Huston did not see Ban
johnson TO speak with him dur
ing The Serbs. and they probably
would not have spoken 10 one an
other had they net face 20 face.
There a. no likelihood Of the
American league settling its DIFF
nculties until next winter, and
even then C Is probable that
johnson viii have to resign as
president Of the organization.
And this win be the outcome
without much doubt. In fact,
there can be no other way ac-
cordinE 10 the present serious
bullock.