The sun., 1919-08-14
THOROUGH QUIzzING
FOR BAN JOHNSON
Ordered to Explain to Referee
Mays Case and His Interest
in Cleveland Club.

Convincing evidence that the owners
of the New York, Chicago and Boston
clubs of the American League are de-
termined to wage to the bitter end their
war with Ban Johnson. president of the
organization, was furnished yesterday
when details were made public OF drastic
legal action against the autocrat Of the
body, johnson has been served with
an order to appear tomorrow before
q referee appointed by the New York
Supreme Court and submit to examina-
ton as to his suspension of Player
Mays, and also regarding. his financial
interest in the Cleveland club.
Under the order Johnson is restrained
from using the sinking fund of the
American League in the defence of the
action. which is a body blow to the
American League chief.
| The statement of the case as issued
by tho attorneys for the complaining
clubs Is as follows:
rye with Injunction.
President b. b. johnson OF the Amer
lean League last night was served with
an order Of Injunction and an order to
appear before George ]. Gillespie, an
attorney of 20 Vesey street. referee APP
pointed by the court, on Friday. August
10. at IL o'clock A. NJ. for examination
before trial. the order being issued by
Justice p. Lydon Of the Supreme
Court of New York. 3A
TIT order for the hearing before the
referee was obtained by the New York
American League Club to enable the
owners of the club to examine the
league president upon the circumstances
sure unding his ~purported suspension of
player Carl w. Mays, with particular
reference to the absence of any notice
OF such action to the player; n to
examine him as to the nature and ex-
tent of his interests in the Cleveland
Baseball Company, and the nature and
extent OF hat clubs Indebtedness to
him and to examine him upon the ma
ture and circumstances Of his contro-
versy with Mr.. Frazce OF the Boston
club.
The Injunction order is M restrain.
| ing President johnson from using any
portion of the sinking fund of h Amer.
lean League OF Professional Baseball
Clubs for or in defense Of the injunc'
ton : proceedings now pending. Mr.
Johnson is ordered to appear before the
Supreme Court, Part /. at the County
Court House, at 10 :15 A. NJ. Friday
August Is. to show cause why this in
| junction should not be made permanent
The order was granted on affidaviti
of Charles A. Comiskey, owner Of thu
| chicago WHllc DUN, diihoS OhiNaoi7 oHN
Charles II. futile of the law hrm Of
Davies, Auerbach & Cornell.
Hope for Compromise Gone.
This action Of the clubs Of the Ameri'
can League that have rebelled agains
the rule OF the president seems to sweeI
away all hope of a compromise between
the conflicting interests.
It is significant that Charles A. Co
miskey has signed an affidavit demand
ing that johnson tell what he Know
about the finances of the Cleveland club
for Comiskey has a deeper knowledge o
/ the conditions leading to the retiremen
! Of Charley Somers from the Cleveland
club n the installation OF Dunn a.
nresident than any man, barring John
son.
II is quite evident. therefore. that thu
hearing tomorrow should be productive
OF some spicy revelations.