New Britain herald., 1924-12-18
JOHNSON ATTACKED
 BUT HOLDS PLACE
Gets Vote Of C9nSuTe,-LaDdiS
 Also Is Retained
uv The tsgouaul Press.

Chicago, ll"C. lN.--trs2nltoI baseball svctulug since last falls bribery scandal pNltol"d lust night after u hectic series of coul"r'ne"s snd s.rrct meetings ui mafor Ieutug club owu.Is hy9., hut after io" smoke had cleared Byron Bancro.t Johnson was s,lll president q. th1 American lyague and k"n' sn" M' l.andis Was still commissioner oi baseball
 Most ur 'nn GyiuE dells i,.I upon Johnson, Who, alter lN'hty-ihr'' years us bond of tuo '"teG 'tfgo.t which h. founded, vas rr"dIutI and cua.,is,I uy as o"H c.4b owners.
 Thry replaced hun on hasoha.ns advisory roaUcu with Frank J., Nayu oG Unuott, agreed that his "Aliscouauut' would crasr. Euaran- tocd that legislation would he adopted limiting his ae'l}I'l's 10 the intcmauonl affairs o. the American lcague am throatru him with derosi'lou. They pledged thrm- selves t' lis removal or any other measure tbat might ha considered advisable ivy Commissioner LanIls.
 Eut tnry named a committee con- sistiur of Connie Mneh Tom Shihe and Clark Griffith to call ou John son today, pras1m1biy 10 ask him not to resign. They said they tslt that Johnson was needed in the national gama and should rot for sake # as q result of tho contro- rcrsy he'wrsn him and the commis- sionor.
 The letter dcnouncing Johnscu for lis criticism of Commissioner Lan. dis administration was siEDel by all the club owners eXceN Nt St. Louis. IL was drawn ID after tLe American loague peace committee. composed Of Tom Shi,o Of ThHaIlphIa; Colonel Jacob Rupp,rt ot New York anI E. S. Barnard of Clcye- land, had hold two conferences with the commissioner to effect a recon- ciuaton It vas presented 10 the joint malor league meeting by Colonel Nuppcrt.
 The communication, addressed to the commissioner, declared that the activities of the president of the American league had created condi- tions "grayeIy harmful 10 baseball" and 'intoleroblo 10 yoV."
 It charged that 'our president sought to discredtt your action and to cast suspicion upon the 1924 Worlds Series" While you were dealing promptly and efficiently with q most dep,orab1o exception to basebaIl's honorable rccord.'
 Th4 club owuors sail they offered no cXt"uuarjon, nor did they qu"s- tion tho "harmfu effect or such conditions on baseball. They guar antcrI;
 First. That his misconduct will erase or his immediate removal from office will follow
 'Socond--That legislation will he adopted that will limit his activities to the internal affairs of the Amerl- can Ieague.
 "ThIrI-That any and all meas ures which unanimously deem ad- 1jsabla to secure the above will be adopted"
 President Johnson was not present st the joint meeting when the re- buke vas read. After conference with his club owners prior to the soston, he suddenly left the hote without announcing his destination and up to an carly hour today had not been found.
 The removal Of Johnson iron membership in tie advisory counrg was made altl7 an amendment Wal proposed by tho American lcagucr to the agreement proYiding that an! club president Could bo elected t' membership on the council hy ma iority vote of its IoaEno members il the event tho league president wa not chosen 70 serve. Commissioue Iandis, President Johnson and Prosi dent John 4. Htydlar of tic Nationa lrague, previously made up the coun ciI.
 The action Of The club owners va regarded as a sweeping triumph 10 Commissioner LandIs who was refer rel to as "wild eycd crazy nu.' h, Johnson after Landis harishcl Coz polau and Jimmy O.Connell invov e4 in the scandal before the rocen Worlds Series. Johnson maintaiuo' that Iandis should haze called oI the 1924 Worlds 9arI,s because 0 the scandal Ian4ts made no rcpI but carried on lis in~est5ea-ious an ordered tho Wor3.7 Series playe with O'CoEaeH, Giant oute.o.ler, ou ot the hncup.
 Commissioner Lar.js refused { make any comment ol ta. action O the club oNurrs. stating taC j"',e speaks for lts,Tc'
 After tbolr disposal os flo con trovcrsy, tly .otut session adopted number of minor rcso.unons. I'll commissioner was permitted |" crar players Inc right to play oNh,hjuo Camrs ou AwnINioe Day pro1ilm tho game were for crarIty, A re quest for increased compensation fo umpires officiating in a Worlds Scr ies opening games be a.ternated an nually between National and Ameri can league parks instead of decidin by the flip of coin was tabled fo consideration at the spring schedul meeting.
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