New-York tribune., 1919-12-03

ago. During a meeting of the board
Or at least the majority three opp,
Hotel Biltmore, this city, yesterda
Johnson telephoned the New York
agree to move up to tomorrow the
of the Supreme Court, Of the latest
son and five club owners Of the A.
meet in Chicago on Wednesday, De
directors in a recent call for the anl
The Yankee attorneys readily agreed
to have the case moved up on the cal
endar. At late hour last night no
word had been heard from Justice Ap-
for both parties were OF the opinion
that the request would in all probabil-
ity be granted.
Many Attend Meeting
1t was hnted by the legal advisers
of the revolutionary wing that Mr..
Johnson and the st. Louis and .Cleve-
land clubs of the American League had
sought the earlier hearing to enable
MIR. johnson and the five club owners
supposedly committed to his cause to at
tend the meeting the board of directors
has called here a week from to-day in
case the injunction against the pro-
posed Chicago meeting is made per
manent. Argument as late AS Monday,
i was pointed out, would have left
cant time for Western club owners to
rearrange their plans.
Consequently, if Mr.. johnson and the
Eve club owners decide to come to New
ork next Wednesday the Waterloo of
me War of 1njunctions may be cX-
pected on the Plains of Gotham, where
% much baseball history has been writ
ten. That would mean the final show
down
Yesterdays special and adjourned
meeting OF the board OF directors of
the American League, held at the Hotel
hitmore, was attended by Charles A.
Comskey. Harry II. Frauee and Colonel
Jacob Rupert. Neither Mr. Johnson
nor President James c. Dunn, of Cleve-
land. attended. Mr.. Comiskev acted as
chairman and Mr.. Frazee as secretary.
Nothing of particularly sensational
nature was made public. if any such
developed at the meeting, which was
shorter than customary. Mr.. Comiskey
left for Chicago on the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited early in the afternoon.
The Old Roman vouchsafed the opinion
that Mr.. Johnson held no contract for
Office with the American League. He
laid that, owing to Mr.. Johnson's i'll
ness. it had not been possible to secure
The papers desired, presumably in Mr..
Johnson's custody, concerning alleged
tontractual relation to the American
League. According to Mr.. Comiskey,
Mr.. johnson for the last couple of
weeks has been in serious condition
from foot infection and confined al
most exclusively to his bed.
Colonel RuDpprt rpOOrteN on the WO k
of the American League committee ap-
nointed to recommend a new chairman
of the National Commits sion. His re-
port was the soul Of brevity so far as
any action was concerned. for Mr. Rup-
perts committee was unable to func-
ion, he said A deadlock developed d
with Mr.. Johnson's refusal to meet the
provided Mr. RUPERT attended the
meeting. the National League members
refusing to participate unless Mr.. Rup-
pert (the chairma of the American
League win@ Of the joint committee
were present.
Rupert Committee Of One
A resolution was passed authorizing
Mr.. Rupert TO make, on behalf of the
board of directors. all necessary ar
rangements with the Hotel Biltmore
for the holding of the National
Leagues annual meeting at that hotel
on Wednesday, December 10, as dl-
rected and called by the board of di-
rectors at q special meeting in this
city November 19 last
Joseph Heintzman, an attorney, OF
Cincinnati, was in conference with the
members of the board regarding the
results of his investigation Of the con
tract Of the Western Union with tho
American League covering baseball
ticker service.
Mr. Johnsons official call for the
annual meeting OF the board of dlrec-
tors and of the American League, tc
be held in Chicago on December 10
the date set by the board of directors
for those meetings in this city, was
received by Colonel Rupert yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Johnson designated the
American League Offices in the Fisher
Building, Chicago, as the place of meet
ing Heretofore conferences in Chi
cago have invariably taken place a
one of the Windy City's most promi
nent hotels. Following the ctereotypeC
formal call, the notice said:
"a notice sent out by Messrs. Comis
key, Frazec and Ruppcr, indicates that
their preference for the place of hold
ing the meeting is New York City
The other five clubs have manifesto,
to me that their pre- ference is Chicago
Two things have inclined me to cal
these meetings in Chicago One is the
fact that Il majority of the club owner:
have indicated a preference for Chi
cago and the other is, the annual meet
ings. with single exception. hav
always been held in this (Chicago
city. No business reasons are apparen
for departure from an established
custom"
In an interview coming from Chicag,
yesterday, Mr.. Johnson was quoted tt
the effect that all papers and file
which the belligerent members of tn,
board of directors had requested to b,
shown to their legal representativ,
might be the more easily available.