The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-02
MAYS'S SUSPENSION /
STARTS MERRY ROW.
Johnson Threatens to Keep
Pitcher Out Of Game for
Remainder of Season.
HUsTON'S IRE AROUSED
Local Owner Says Yankees
viii Fight to Last Ditch to
Maintain Their Rights.
HusToN's IRE AROUSED
By FREDERICK @. LInB.


One OF the finest little baseball fights
professional baseball ever has known Ia
promsed by Lieut.-Col Tillinghast l..
huston. half owner of the Yankees, as
The result OF Yesterdays developments In
Inc famous Mays matter. A.T ~' ~
Not only has Ban johnson. American
League president, suspended Carl Mays.
the newly acquired New York American
pltcher, but he threatened yesterday to
keep Mays's suspension In force for the
season.
In An Interview in washington yester-
day johnson said Mays's suspension will
remain in force for the remainder OF the
season unless evidence of extenuating
circumstances are produced"
Mays was suspended, according to
johnson, because Of the failure of the
Boston club to punish him for "a most
Aagrant breach Of discipline"
This apparently is Ban Johnson's an
swer to the telegram sent him on
Thursday asking that Mays's suspension
be Immediately lifted.
Col. Huston All Het Up.
Col Rupert. president OF the Yankees.
was not at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
but his partner, Lieut. Col. Huston, WINS
very much stirred over the Mays incid' ID,
and was In a real fighting mood. jUnn-
son probably will find these yam co own
ers a different proposition - ,age q war
against than some o. ,..e former docile
American League owners who jumped
whenever johnson snapped the whip.
If Johnson was correctly quoted in
Washington. and he tries TO keep Mays
out of our lineup for the season. will
promise MIN one Of the best little fights
baseball has ever seen. . And believe
me, We will fight.
II also will promise the New York
public that We will not sit idly by and
see Mr.. johnson attempt to violate our
property rights as he has seen At to
do In this Mays matter. The New York
club is in this pennant tight. and we
don't intend to be put out or 1t in this
manner"
I'VE already nave decided on our plan
OF action II Johnson does not lift this
suspension" continued Huston. And
when we take action IL will be done
quickly"
Cites Joe Jacl<son's Case.
Why Johnson picks on the New York
club at this time is beyond me. Just
can't figure II out Take the case of
Joe Jackson and other Chicago Amer
lean players last year. jackson, i be-
lieve, left his club fiat when called in
the draft and Joined shipyard outfit.
Another OF his teammates did the same.
Yet, aid anything happen to them when
they returned to their team last spring?
Then there was the recent case of
Lowdermllk, the Chicago pitcher. He.
too, recently left his club without per-.
mission. He returned several weeks
later. and I never heard of any action
taken against him. i do knew he
pitched against us last Wednesday
There was the case OF Leonard last
spring. Leonard refused to Join the
New York club and we had to dispose,
OF him to Detroit. / don't recall Mr..
Johnson .penalizing either Leonard or
the Detroit club for his failure to re-
port to US. There Is, of course, the case
Of Sallee in the National League, sold
after he had left his club, but there are
enough incidents in our own league.
Why, players guilty Of the most flag
rant conduct on the ball field have never
been dealt with as severely as this sus-
pension which johnson plasters on Mays
more than two weeks after the offence
OF which the player is alleged to be
guilty Of"
VIII Fight johnson.
There Is no doubt that the Yankees
are IN deadly earnest when they say
they will fight, and fight hard II john
son does not change his tactics. Both
Rupert and Huston believe that right
on their side. and that they have done
nothing wrong. Whatever differences
existed were with Mays and his former
club. the Red Sox. Boston was willing
TO dispose Of this man and New York
was willing to meet Boston's price.
Therefore the local club owners cannot
understand why they should suffer- nor
DO they intend to stand for It.
II necessary Rupert and Huston will
night Johnson TO a finish. the object be-
ing to force him out of the league New
York Is a powerful club. especially so
now that the Yankees are drawing the
best crowds in their history. The Bos-
ton club Is strongly anti-Johnson. Com
iskey Of Chicago was opposed to Ban
last winter. and Griffith of Washington
Was willing to go whichever way the
wind blew.
Rupert and Huston will wait develop
ments to-day. and II johnson does not
III Mays's suspension by next Monday
the New York club will go into court
and apply for an injunction restraining
Johnson from interfering with the New
York club pitching Mays. This will be
something new in baseball, but Huston
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