New Britain herald., 1920-02-03
DE JOHNSON FOR
 b5OO,OOO DAMAGES
kht in American League Is
 Renewed by Tanks Owners

Kew York, Feb. 3.--Lcgal action $500,000 damages was set in mo- h by the New York American lea N baseball club yesterday against ID Johnson, president of the Amerl- l league. That was only one of the lee new complaints brought by the hkce club as a further and by all $ the biggest and most far reach move so far made in this bitter ht in the younger baseball Organl- on.
 n pressing it's action for half a lion dollars damages the New ork D charges, among other things. that of the injurious acts of Johnson to influence the New York Na hal league club to refuse permission the Yankees 10 use the Polo unds after this year. also making bile the plans of the Yankees for site and thus preventing the ac- ring of that site on advantageous ms.
 uch in the main is the purport of first action. Continuing with legal calculated to make Ban and those ed with him sit up and take more ous notice than they yet have been ed on to do is a suit in which the lkec Colonels, Jacob Ruppert and 7. Huston, seek to restrain Johnson n paying to himself or from re- Fing out of the funds of the Am meti league" any compensation as sident, secretary or treasurer.
 uit No. is against Johnson and clubs lined up with him in the erican league rumpuS, to wit: ladelphia, Washington Detroit, yeland and St. Louis. It is to pre- t-restrain, to use the legal aseology-Johnson and the "loyaP' from doing any further acts in aid what is said to be the purpose and of the defendant, Johnson, to in
 the plaintiff and drive it out of sball." The quoted clause is from Fatemcnt issued yesterday by the Ised and fighting Colonels.
 No Quarrel With Giants.
 he Yankee. owners made if plain erday that they had no quarrel the Giants and sought none. The they are after, and after him all the resources at their com ld, is Johnson The big fight is Johnson. of whose methods and illustration the colonels heartily pprove.
 phnson. the Yankee club alleges, ecived the idea of driving it out of ness and charges that the suspen- of Mays, the influence brought to to prevent the Yankees from us- the Polo grounds next year and naturc exploitation of plans for tl site were to that end. In sup of which. the Yankee club de- es, it has in it's possession d let written by Johnson which says re- ling Ruppert and Huston:
 t is our judgment that they Ild be retired from our organiza- am sure other people can interested in the proposition and q satisfactory arrangement can niade with the present owners of New York National league club. his letter is dated August 6. 1919. shortly after the Mays contro- y arose.
 the second suit the New York
 asks for a judgment requiring 2 nson to account. for and restore
 interest all sums he may have n as salary since the annual ting of the American league in
 I Oik IaSC 1)Gcenl Der.
 he complaint recalls happenings of ember such as the refusal of nsan to porceed with the order of ness as prescribed by the consti pn ill the matter of the election of ident, secretary and treasurer. It eS that there has been no vote of league on the subject of salary r since that time. but nevertheless
 Johnson has continued to pay self $50, 1000 a year salary.
 Csurpation Of Power.
 surpation of power and authority 1arged, and that resistance by the kee people to such a course has 1ght reta aliatory efforts iron 1son to drive the club out Of base he com mplaint cites Bans refusal tC ply with the many resolutions ot board of directors in 1919 ant f to the annual meeting Of that his refusal to disclose the nature he arran gemcntS which he haC le for the selling or leasing of tht ilege Of giving out news of event! the ball grounds of the various Is; his refusal to disclose tn" al d arran9em cuts which he claim cc havo, csta blisshiDg, a contr.ictura ton between himself and the .Nm an league ill relation 10 tho office restdcnt, secretary and treasurer refusal to comply with the rrso pn Of the board of directors an ing his suspension Of Mays: hi ranccs through the press threat z to punish the board of 1ircctor the action ta ken by theu; bis re
 to submit q tabuia" statcmcr he games won and lost by cucl