The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-06

JOHNSON RETREATS,
FIGHT GETS HOTTER
American League President
Quits City as New Testi-
mony Is offered Here.
TGERS'DUPLICITY SHOWN
Jennings Offered Cash for
Mays After His Club Had
Protested.
r1eERs'DUPLICITY SHOWN
nv FREDERICK q. LIEB.

Nv FREDERICK q. LIEB.
Beginning with to-day the Carl Mays
-,-fsre will be ca rrled on at long range.
psn Johnson dashed off to Chicago yes
,.rday Tho New York atmosphere evil
s.r,Iv got too heated for the American
Gsague president. Ban left without COM
,.srtlng on the charge of Col. Rupert
"a Col Huston that he was directly in
| ,,rested in the Cleveland club. In fact,
Johnson perslstently refused to see or
tak 10 New York newspaper men during
M, three day stay in this city.
Iohnson's action In running out while
,ss Aght with the New York owners was
raj hot further antagonlzed the local
slub owners, who say he would not face
the music.
.Johnson's action in leaving the city
will have no effect on our action" said
Col. Rupert last night. I'VE thought he
gould stay around and fight the matter
ant added Col. Huston. "Johnson's ac-
ton In refusing 10 meet representatives
Of the metropolitan papers further
lessons our opinion of him. How can we
ever again have any respect for this
man. who spends three days In this city
hiding. Evidently he had little conf
dence in his own case II he kepshimseif
locked up in his hotel room"
Rupert Issues Statement.
Rupert sent out an official COM
nunique from the Forty-second street
'front.' in which he replied to Johnson's
statement Of the night before. The most
significant thing brought out In Rup-
prt's statement is the quoting OF a tele-
gram sent by Hughie Jennings, manager
Of the Detroit club, to Harry Frazee,
president Of the Red Sox, on July 2e, in
which Jennings said that the Detroit
club would consider q cash proposition
for Mays This telegram was sent Frazee
three days after Johnson wired Rupert
thst six clubs had protested against New
York's negotiating with Boston for Mays.
As the Chicago club had offered s40,-
900 cash for Mays it is unlikely that
jennings would have suggested a cash
proposition for Mays without consulting
Frank Navin. The Yankees insinuate in
their statement that the failure of the
American League to meet here at John
sons request shows that the. various
league presidents are not behind John
son. Rupperts statement follows:
Mr.. Johnson has not stated the real
: acts Of Mays's leaving the Boston club
N Chicago on July IS. Mays was struck
ya thrown ball from Schang. He left
he game in serious condition, went to
his hotel and later left for Boston.
where he reported at the Boston office
and then went home. Manager Barrow
AID not send from the bench for the
player, as he knew he was hurt. The
Boston club did not report the incident
nor suspend the player, for the reason
Na n
call foS such action.
"Mr Johnson was told by us that we
would attend no meeting OF Ave clubs
that were on record as having negotiated
for Mays and then az Mr.. Johnson's
statement is true) protested his employ
nent by the New York club. The action
Of certain American League club owners
IN the interest Of protecting the In
egrity Of the game" II true. as stated
BY Mr.. Johnson. Is not consistent with
their known action In carrying on nego-
uttons for the player. The Cleveland
club withdrew from the negotiations
when Il found II could not trade of in
deal for Mays couple of sore arm
pitchers.
Boston Got No Message.
Neither Mr.. Frazee nor Manager
Barrow ever received any message from
Mr. johnson asking why Mays was not
suspended. Mr.. johnson tele8raphed me
on July 20 as he states; but we never
received any answer from him in re-
sponse to our request for the names OF
the six protesting clubs Mr.. Johnson's
statement that Col. Huston told him
New York would not negotiate for Mays
not true and is absolutely without
feundaton. ,
On July 26 Manager Jennings sent
Manager Barrow a telegram as follows
have no players to give for Mays. Will
consider cash proposition Manager
Jennings undoubtedly consulted Mr..
Navin In dealing for the player. The
telegram above quoted was sent three
days after Mr.. Johnson says Mr.. Navin
had protested the transfer of Mays
The foregoing facts. taken with the
calling off of the proposed New York
meeting, bear out the prevailing impress
sion that Mr.. Johnson is acting for Mr..
Johnson and not for the American
League, for we do not believe the club
owners in question would stultify them
selves to the extent Mr.. Johnson would
have US believe
Col Huston and myself, acting by
adVlee OF our counsel. Messrs. Davies,
Auerbsch & Cornell and Messrs. Fitch
Z Grant have nothing to say at this
uine relative to our legal proceedings in
The case. JACOB RupPERTn
No Injunction Yet.
The New York club has not yet asked
.or an Injunction restraining johnson
rom interfering with the clubs pitch
ING Mays. but this likely will be done
@-oay. Rupert. Huston and Frazee
spent practically the entire day with
we New York clubs attorneys. The
anwyers advised them against showing
meir cards at this time.
Frazee put before them all the tele-
tlams, letters and reports of long dis
lance .Ahee telephones he had with five Amer
s ,can League clubs involving deals for
EayA Among the kilograms which
tatee made public was one from J. y.
unh' president OF Cleveland. offering
aoston, Klepfer and Smith for Mays.
s ~ one from Jennings suggesting a
Seen Transaction. All the clubs but st.
~eis and Philadelphia are involved.
nuppert said yesterday he expected
nays 10 pitch within the next day or 90,
We had to be careful as 70 how we
Afted this action so as not to tangle
nays in lot OF litigation" said
sppert First OF all we want to get
urt action 30 that Mays can pitch.
Lry day he Is kept in idleness il hurt
"s our pennant chances.
"a Inc race has only eight more weeks
20 ana we need Mays now. We will
70 get a temporary injunction pend
permanent one to be procured
49, .ar After that we can take personal
''a .rr againnt Johnson. That can wait.
we are In this fight to stick" said
ssppert yesterday, "and when we get
OF there win be some cleaner
MAJ. oaH There have been too much
NE time to wipe out the whole svSts,, :,