New-York tribune., 1919-11-05

'''' '''''' i''ilh'Ote TINS morning.
terday afternoon and last night wi.
the Yankees. Harry II. Trazec. prf
at the Hub, was expected to bo bach
be two members OF the majority
OF the board Of directors Messrx
ComisNcy End Rupert who we're here
yesterday refused to talk s9iciallv Of
contemplated action by tine coycrninp
power ei the young mAjoy league. Ban
Johnson and james Dunn. the ]aftcr
the fourth member Of the board. were
notified OF the contemplated meeting
aud requested TO he present, but so ral,
no word has been heard from either
No Premature Vttcrances
L vas iclt by Huppert and Con,isAov
,hA' any premature utt"rauccs might
be uNtnlr III view of the probability of
either or both OF tho factions opposed
t" the aNli-Iohusor, etemenr SLOWING
IN at the last moment.
It was pia'n, howevcr, from the re-
mar's OF N'r. Coa1iskey who s de
t"rmineG to haVc the American Icague
troubles threshcd out 10 the issue 9pd
thresbed oit a speedily AS oossi6lo
tha@ the nAin object OF the directors
meeting IS to settle once and for all.
and 70 settle satisfactorily Che so-;ar
ignored claims of tho YnnXec rlavcrs
TO their snare in the worlds series
profits as tAc result Of finishing third
~ the American League champion
race.
This money das been held up by the
national commission because OF a pro
tsst lodged by Frank J. Na,in. prcsi-
cent o. 1he Detrolt club Navin Gc-
urod his players might share IN ne
epolis instead OF the Now lolls # the
league would throw out the ;.afaos j.,
"hlch pitcher earl Nays participated.
Mcanwnilc, the protest bas been
smashed to smithcrocns ~ ,hat por-
manent injunction rlgutcd H. Justice
- agnor which restral0S johnson or
the American League in any way infer-
ieun" With Nay'a Associations with
The Yankees
To my mnd, said Mr. Cominslrr.
81. NaVin'- protest Was no. on r On
smanl4c a. tho time il VAS made
ont s.ace has Detome coutamn5lous OF
riga ,urisd iction IN not having been
'vlthdl9AN folioNlng tho ~u1gtantialion
i carl Mavs by the Suprciuc Court.
But whore the Natioual Commission
comes in ! cannot for the lfe o. NE
understand.
'lt sori.es nc as being e matter of
interest 70 tnc American Lcague only
and the real governing body Of tho
American / aguc tJho Doald Of direa-
tofTl intends 20 assert ltsch cn tine
quo ,ticr. Johnson haa made many
hlunoers. but his biggest biurdcr waa
m failing 10 call d meeting OF tho
league - tho time the Mays con,ro-
~crsy cropped ur, % 70 nontion his
aiiNre 20 attend or Save the five clin
o|ne-s nresamaDlv supporting him IT.
iond the original meeting Of the hoard
o. directOrs Naliou a the time. tt
show down no@. hope l'nht and
Johnson are on hand to-morrow. Bun
anyway we hall see v nat we hall sec.
Tho Old Roman Is very much per
turbed over tho muttcrings Of scaNda,
which has associated the 'i4ne of
MS White SoH wjth the una N0ectcd rc-
suit c} the late wor.d's series
White Sox scandal Stor9
~ any ~ the hicaco rlavers have
been guilty Of dishonesty no one more
quick y than myself would vo.e p have
st"ihing examples made of them. 10
oNe Viii 20 further thaN myself t. i'm
Nestgate these rumors haVc made
4 standing offer OF $4,000 for III orna
toa that viii nrc,e the euit Of auv
aiaycr, but so fer have Teen oNeted
absolutely nothing ~ the llre o. proc.
"acardala of vario~s kinds ominate
a' overv worlds series bu1 le1e'otor2
criticism has been directed chiefly
against the promoters. Hnen ID"
honesty o. The sport i .mpugned 81 i.
tlmc to dcive de"ply for tho truth.
have eYcrH faltN IN he honesty O
bssohall do not believe any of my
player ever thought of Icing di non
est.
81 WAS vcry disappointed iu the ou--
como of tho worlds serjos thought
--and atin thinN he Wlite SoN of
1918 the BRAT team / ever md. VAS
Hels much disappointed With thsir
~cak performance against the itods
Huo tne uncertainty Of baseball IS ~
chic charm and to its uncertainty
shah attribute tho failure of NV teYs
til positive PROOF is fuTnjsted tat I
have Ncen Wistal an.
y .Doeial neettn~ OF tao .sc'. Ii' en-
national Leaen, W ~ helA AZ the
Hotel Inpecla' @.ter,oon. 4 is
said Mcnf'e4i vis Lave s. ae9resett'-
'iv, on hand g. aake nd for the fran-
ch.se forfeited recently ~ Hirgramt27.
lames Duegen. racing and sports pso-
motor of Montreal, < ready 70 back
club n the French ,an..diaa c'tN.
Heretofore tho chief objection to Monf-
rcal VS. its Isolation from the Other
l.