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"- ", - . rV i j , WEI- tVi M - TWO FEDS DENIED mjmtxmicm IK :l 'i.ii J, -A X -f . . . r', i S f f v I A' ".V ! I s "A. i:sv I,' 1 A- i' i- c - -if N ; x I 'i Vl . - i -'i:.t! :f;3: IN -V:4 -' -- -r" Judge' Sessions Denied Validity Denied Application of Federals Because of the Moral , Status of TTieir. Actions and Conduct in the Case BOTH SIDES ARE CLAIMING ff THE GTOftY Herrman Issues .Statement Showing Difference of Clause in K?Killifer Case tirid Reserve Clause as Now Contained in . ;;;C Oraniz3d Baseball Contracts Further r . Action is Questionable. -if - Grand Rapids, Mich., April lO.The ol4 .reserve clause in contracts of or ganized baseball players was held to 6mu4tu uu.uv.wu.. r be inralid and xmenforcible in a de - cision handed down today hy Federal Judge Clarence W. Sessions denying the; application of . the. Chicago ,Fed eral League club for ah injunction to restrain Catcher William Killifer from playing with- the Philadelphia Na tional League Club- Contracts of such nature' were held by Judge Sessions to J36 "lacking in the necessary quali- tie of definiteness, certainty and am- A contract r exists," said the deci Bion, "bat -if broken by either party, thS ;thar is remediless because the courts are. helpless to enforce- its per formance or to award damages - for it- breach.. - . T -'.u .Federals' Mora Wrong; . Judge Sessions denied the applica tion solely jbecause the petition did not.come into court with clean hands. He -said the plaintiff ' knew Kimier wa under a moral, if not a legal obli gation to play with the Philadelphia club, when it-induced him to repudiate his obligation by offering, hiin a long er term of employmfeht sind inuch; larS erCompensationr "In so doing a will- ful- wrong was done to. the. l'hiladel phia club which -was none the less grievous and farmiul because the in jured party1 couhl not obtain ,!sal rc iiss" " "- ' The conduct of both Killifer and. the Federal -League .club .was '"tainted with unfairness and injustice, -If "- not actionable fraud," is the opinibh of : Jndge Sessions- v- 'PJahntfffs' Actians-Unfalr., After 'askinsr the ouestioh. "Are thel plaintiifs ih ;cburt with cean hands, the court answered it with the nega tive, ruling that "the motion tor an injunction .,tnu st ;he .denied hot be cause "there are. any equities in'Killi fes" favor,' which excuse," or exempt him .from the- perf ormaiice of his en gagemehts and .ntcrt bemuse the mer its Df the 'controversy are with" the Philadelphia club, but solely because the actions and cendnct of the plain tiffs do not square with one. of the vital and f undaihental principles of -neserve Clause ot iceiis v.u. i ' - Ml ' " - 1 . . 1 A Uifl.nV 'f 'ilie reserve, vidiuic, uuit a a. yi I bflkhall. rams int6rbeihg .in 188 'v hea the old tionat .League adopted-a by-law jwjhich rtalned a players saTrjogr" utHeu-' nitely to U" club with which he signed a - contract: This reserve clause wa3 suggested by A. G Mills, who after wards : was "fifst chairman of the rCa tional Board- In 1882, when an alli ance was formed' hy the National Lea guA -American .Associatiori and North; western league, me ; reserve . ciau&e moa-rotainMl xa trim of t tip rules. it was aeciaea later mai me cua tract was illegal because it gave the player ho 'rights under a' contract-"It was theft- said about 1890 that the "teli- days'" notice" was inserted on legal advice. This made it necessary fori a magnate to give a player ten days "notice of release. This release then ended the contract between the manager and player..; 'The reserv clause was thought ab , solutely necessary v to protect ball cluhs, prevent contract "jumping" and subsequent competitive .bidding.-""'"; pnr th!e present ruling of the court, the" "old "reserve clause contracts - are hot valid. , . .. . . """ - -?"Cdmptete Vfictory" Ph allies. Philadelphia, April 10,-The Phila delphia Natibnal League- club regards the decision in the Killifer, case as a . complete Victory, becatfse every to'n tehtton It'made js conceded by the court-" Attorneys' for the club stated thf;U the question of. the validity pi the .reserve clause had not heen raised by4, the Philadelphia club in the suit:' Connie' Mack said: "I cannot" see that it will make any particular dif ference to baseball for that is only the opinion of one judge and another judge-"may -view the case in an entire ly; -different light. The, public wants baseball and jthe players want to , play 'baseball just as ; much as the. club - owners w?int 4b em." . . , Qeorge Wharton, president, ana Samuel Ml Ciement,5 Jr:, counsel for the. Philadelphia . Natibnal League iilubi discus&ing the -Killifer " decision tbday,:sa:id: x , ' - ' "We -flaturally feel much gratified aX the "decision because the cbnteii-tla&"-df -the "Philadelphia club is'sas .. talned la "every particular- Our po sitic3s before . the " court was that the cresfted 'm legal relationship between i thW eoa:could'3awfuIly; disturb. we Conceded :hat,3f " Jilayer "vio lated 4 Ihe f esferve' ,:Clause ' ,the . club rconid het-eoiipei:him.tolperTorni; but we insisted Uiat runttlthe i club and' the player hadagreed to - disagree our friends of . the . Federal League must keejrhs': ; - rrV . s - bsrrmanp Satisffed. ."-v- ;: CinctonatMj. Ghio, :.At, lQ.?-&x-pressmg bo .irprise C;yer. the decisiott Sf -JudgVSessions hi the KtlflJaW' -ootiis fnftfLvJ and conteiia- I ing that the contracts-that -jftre, now 7Z . . : trmtorfnllv from he ? Jne upon - whuffge Ssoti : m,ade a ttlHniPr.- -August errman, v" ;VHH Ij -otih$ National BasebaHf-Uommission, 'Pi today-!&?rlzS:3: '" iii.l'W-hi' t j 'A W ,VT - "l Eareeen tmly a ouine jSfbe U A h itillifer- declsiofi and Aar of the :opm- inon that Jt suf taittR-tire .'inetnoasunr. der-Wch rfonaement . base ball -ivcducttd. vtfadge fff hoiainat therW "xttntractstd he ball ayerr ;arehrnr-ad biialng:-ir--lto.fiferties;, : .4DefctS H ayfe 0wn f,d,.drtf "The reservBiclange ruling is -not iii "the nathre bf, a: surprise tto my as sociated Mn4.toeTr'for.he reason fhat-te flefects -pointel m W: JSe THE KILLIFER of Old Reserve Clause, But at Jssue. Sessions have been remedied in our 1914 contract. i -fli present i can oniy suun vuu iuc ifferenCe between ,tb3e .old reserve iXilUoC aiu tuc lie" i . vA . says: 'In consideration of the com- npnsatinn nairt tri the BaTtv of the sec qnd part (the ball player), by the party of the first part (the club own er),, as recited, in clause one, the party rtf-ihe RAf nnrt . nart aarfees. and obli- gates himself to contract with and conimue . ux me ,eei ux. aiu ya j of the first part for the . succeeding season at a salary to be determined bythe parties to such contract- "The new clause reads: 'The play, er will, at the option of the club, en ter into a contract for -.the. succeeding season upon all the terms and condi tions of -this contract, save as to clauses one and, ten, and the salary to be paid the player in the event or such a renewal shall be the same as total conmensation provided for the player In clause one thereof, unless it be increased -;or decreased by mu tual consent.' v . - ' ' t. "Clause one. relates to salary, .while ten is the 'reserve clause.' " : Weeghman Woeful. KnoxviUe, Tenn-, April 10.- Charles Weeghman, who ik here today with the Chicago Federal .team of which he is president, was shown the aecision and said: , . - ' . "I anticipated such , a decision. The loss of KUlifet will.in no way. injure thf. Chicaeo club . because we have just as good catchers- If the reserve clause is not vaiia. wuy mu- we wxuc intrt cmirf .with 'unclean hands? I can not understand sr.ch a decision " . Pitcher Thomas . sea ton came u term's with Walter S. Ward, secre tary treasurer of the Brooklyn ; Feder a T.pqmi Huh tonieht and will join the ; iiroklyn club at Pittsburg Mon days Tne agreement, "was reacuea a. conference attended by President Charles Weeghman and Manager Joe Tinker, of the Chicago Federal League club and Messrs. . Ward . and , Seaton. Accoraing to the terms of the agree ment ijeatan is to receive a salary of xx.ftf A n- nnrmm for three years and the Brooklyn club is also to bear the traveling - expenses oi ftirs. ; seaton in curred iru accompanying her: husband around the. circuit. . s, "Victory . for . freds"-;riilmpre. nhicaco -Anril -10. Judge Sessions statement regarding the reserve rale jeague uu iwatucauj cTcij,4ui"i v Sii k.ll lnnM i r- VAtitaf Ski. League on practically every one of .ui-ime vu jaii jiajcio uu i w yi.v-. , .- -rvT-rim p- tn officials -of the leaeue here. Na-lxcept Earl Hamilton, .the pitcher who "jumped" a St. Louis American con tract, to join the Federals ,and one or two others, ail the players now in the Federal - organization were, ueju iu their former, league, affiliations only , by tne reserve ruie. . . : . , President Oilmore-said the verdict indicated a victory for the Federals C Teiifeav Say . riothlng. : .TJoi-rieKiirtr Pa. Anril 10. GOTer- I nor Tener was much interested in the Killiter aecision dux ne uecimeu iu say anyihing for publication. . Feds Undecided. .-:. Indianapolis, . . Ihd.. April 10 . tWhether further proceedings - would be instituted against William Killifer, whom the 'Federal Court at Grand Donidc Mih: tnrtav rpfiisftd to enioLn f i-rkTr Tii-jvinw with anv baseball team other than the Chicago Federals, Ed ward . E. Gates, general counsel ioi the Federal League, could not say to night because he had not had oppori tunity to, consult his associates. - im y - COLLEGE GAMES. ? ?i - " it". At Macon; Ga.: ..ciemson College i ; Mercer -University 3. At Norfolk. Va:: Yale 12; ML St. Joseph 9. r: , At Raleigh: A. & M. 4; Davidson 3. At Spartanburg i Erskine 2; Wof fbra 1- ; . At Lexington, Va.: Washington & Lee 11; 'Lehigh . 7. At Roanoke, Va.: Roanoke 14; Hampden Sidney 3. . . v :, At Atlantic City: Columbia Univer sity 6; University of Fa, 1. At Atlanta: Ga. Techs 3 ; Univer sity of Illinois 2. . -.- . At Durham : Penn State College 5 ; Trinity College 1. c At. Nashville - Michigan University 10; Vanderbilt 4. i;X 4 : At Charlottesville: Princeton 10; U. of Virginia. 4. ; -., ,. . ... v "SALLY LEAGUE SCORES At Columbus 1; Albany 8. r J i' At 'Savannah -8 y1 Augusta 3 "r ; At s Jacksonville .4; .Macon, 3 - . i ; At Columbia 0; Charleston '6. TO PLAY FAYEftEVJLLE. Local Hid SchboilGfVhr"'' lto" Fay : - ,.ettfevle Today. ' '- ! Accompanied : by . their coach, Miss Kate; tyroni and about 30 f-their fi-iends, the -girls' basketball Cteain .of the High School will leave oh the' A. & Y. train fthis -morning for Fayette J?1IPi ':?rteti thy mit play dhe High bchool -girls of: that city. - They: will return to Wilmington on "the attef no? train, due "here at' 8 : 0o P; M. : r - The Coast Line . authorities have arranged , for a special r ear for ; the Jelia. and their friends. van d -special nav also been authorized. :. The Fayetteyiile team-played the L?"1 here; last . Saturday -and fre defeated ; in . a very: , exciUng . They Vili make a 'desperate effort to even things uw tndnv Cort to even things un todav. ;4he,iocal ieam . will line-up as fol L wl tti 7 4thrpp ; ahd Ade 1 n5e oa0 .Emma McEachem fd -Sophie -iNorthrop,. guards; Mary SfS'M.!13-' Jda- Pavis, L. C, and May Claire Peterson, R. C.. - . ' i 3ust "Ih-Easter shipment of high . Ton etfjj-j .(advenisement.) CASE IN SHORT METER Scores Yesterday. ' At Newport News 3 ; Philadelphia Athletics ( Yan.) 5. - ; At Richniond 9; Norfolk; (2d team) 10.) , ; , y.: Schwartje to NorfolV. .. Washington, April 10. Herman 4chwartje, a young pitcher, training with the v Washington Americans, .will be placed ith the .Norfolk team in the Virginia League,. it was said 'to day. " . , r; f Toronto Won. - Nashville, Tehn., April 10.--The To ronto international League club de feated the Nashville Southern Leag uers today by a score of 2 to 0. . EASY PICKINGS FOR - ' ' ' PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Charlottesville, vVa., April 10. Princeton University won form the University, "of Virginia in baseball aere today 10 to 4. Heavy hitting by the Princeton players - was a features. Princeton ..... ....... ..v. . .10 14 2 Virginia ...... 465 Wood and Wall; Neff, James and Green. . - , ' - - - - GEORGE BAUMGABDNER" . i .XviAV JUMP AGAIN. lr SL .LouiS,. sApril 10.RumoTS that George Baumgardner, the St. - Louis American pitcner, -naa jumpea to Tne Kansas City federals, were denied tonight by C. C. Madison, attorney for the Federal League team. Madison Said he was. not .trying to sign Baum gardner. : . . Baumgardner earlier in the -season signed a contract with-the Kansas City Federals, but refused to report to that club, later signing a contract with the St. Lonis Americans. , - It' . drganized. . baseball's next move," said. Madison. "We will move after, they do. Just now I will not at tempt to sign another St. Louis player." '-' . " v ': Boston Easy Wi nners. ; Dayton, O., April 10. The Boston Americans bunched hits here today and won from the Dayton team of the Central League12 to 3. Collins pitch ed seven innings, and was hit freely. Bosot.n ..............12 14 1 Dayton I.V. ....... :.Y 3 8 3 Collins, Kelly and Cady; Fahrer, Grahl, Merchant and Armstrong, Wejs tenay and Garrity. . Better Than indicated. Roanoke, Va., "April 10. The Rba rtcke, Virginia League, won here to day from Hampden-Sidney , College . 14 to 3. ; the collegians, however, put up a- much better game than the score would indicate, errors of one player allowing several runs for the. leaguers. Morgan, who was released at Pitts burg yesterday byPittsburg Federals, signed a Roanoke contract today to play shortstop". , TRAVIS AND HUNTER MEET AT PI N EH UR ST- TO DAY. :Pinehurst, N. C, April 10- Walter Jr Travis, of the Garden City Club, New . York, and Robert Hunter, of the Weeburn Club, Conn-, will, meet: here tomorrow in the final - round of the annual mid-April golf tournament. ' .; Travis today won from J. V. Hurd. oi Pittsburgh! V four u and two to play, and from J. D. Standish, Jr., of Detroit, tour up ana tnree to piay. 3. D. Armstrong,-of Buffalo, carried Hunter to 19 holes in a match this morning, but 'this afternoon the Wee- burn" golfer was-six up ana nve ;to play in his match with R. C- Shan non -second, of Rochester, N. Y . . ; TIGERS EVEN UP WITH CINCINNATI REDS. Cincinnati, April 10. Detroit even ed matters with the Cincinnati Na tionals today by defeating them in the second exhibition .game : of the series by d 'score of 5 to 3. Detroit . . ....... f 5 7 2 Cincinnati . . . . ....... ....3 4 4 DuBuc, ..: Williams and Stanage ; Johnspn, Davenport and Stark, Gon zales." , :, :,..."-'.-'; -i.s, . ' PITTSBURGH REGULARS t M:-. DEFEATED TOPEKA TEAM- TopekaV Kas., -April 10. The first team of the Pittsburgh .Nationals won,, today, 5 to 2 front Topeka- - Pittsburgh .. .... ....5 12 2 Topeka ..... v.--- ,.:".. . --i2 7 - Cooper, ' McQUiUaft and Kaf era ; Drucke, Glaze, Jones and McAllister, Rapp. - - . " . - : i; - MAJOR LE AG U E . W AGN ATES ( TO CONFER SUNDAY. s-St. Louis, April 10. President Johnbn, of the American League; Au gust Herrmann, chairman of the Na tional Baseball Commission, and - an array of lawyers, ; will confer ,with President Hedges of : the St.: Louis Americans, here Sunday as .to what action organized baseball shall take In regard to the action of Pitcher Earl Hamilton,- in jumping his contract with the St . Louis Americans to play with the Kansas. City Federals- ' - - ' . COLUMBUS A. A. DEFEATED . CLEVELAND AMERICANS. . Columbus,- Ohio, April 10. The Co. lumbus American Association v team today defeated the Cleveland Ameri cans,; to 7. . . . , A i? Columbus .... ,.,;: -2 p Cleveland .. .. w. -;J t Cook, Scheneberg and Smith, Rob ertson; Steen and O'Neill. Nationals again winners. f w IN STv LOUISXITY SERIES- tr l,ouis, "April 10; Xwo runs m the eighth enabled the local. National Lea gifers 'to' defeat the Americans in the fifth game of the Spring (series to de- iA i fha amnion shin OI Stv IjOUIS, . in-" 9- - 'Tbfi.' series now shows tour victories for the v Nationals and one for the American Leaguers. o . 1 Nationals. 1 '"o r i Americans . . - Griner and Snydef ; James, Taylor and . Agne w. .- ' WALTER JOHNSON TWIRLING" -- SENATORS DOWNED BRAVES. ; wfsEhVnAJon? Wh: ihgton Americanswith Johnsoniitch ihg v today defeated the Boston M-, Uonals 7 to 4. . Engel. relieved John sbn in the seventh inning. ' . Washington . , .. t 1i 2 Boston . '- a r'; 'w i' ii i ;i i.w-i-jQbnson, Entel'and Atesmithi ;u- doiph, Jnrdtte and Goudy -? -v - ORIOLES SHUT -OCT '-,," ii, , BY NEW YQRK. YANKEES. f "Baltimore; April lO.The New jorX Americans shut out the. Baltimore in terhatlohals today , 4 to" 0. v .. . i v New. York ; : .. . . . . A ? :? ? Baltijnore J .f i:. . . . 0 .r : A ;. KefttijBfeCiiWwiftin'ian'a ' SVeeney; 'Phone 24 6t f or: yourSEasterfcreain DelioiouB pound, cakes. Jayet cakes ahd snowballs. The' Royal Baking Co. Adverti5ow"it 2: -."" ;- '."""';"-!-' -" . FIM E FOR ''':.f RF LBG - ' -. , i; MET FELLOW BACK THERE VBO OWES hE! TEN ;lLplftSl;?fiERES YOUR HOnEYr BILL" HE SWS CS" ' AXLUABLE ( ' C UIPON ,M Farmers Defeated Davidson, College SCORE TIED IN NINTH AND RUS ,:SELL'S TRIPLE WON v THE GAME. v (Special tar Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, April 10. A. & - M. won from Davidson this afternoon in a slow but exciting game of baseball by' tbe score of 4 to 3. But for poor base running by- the Techs, the score should "have been larger- : ' " With the,score tied in the ninth and two men on bases, IRusseii was sent in to bat for Livernian and drove the Dall to deep center, bringing in the Winning run. Tbe scqre: . Davidson ,'. . .100 10- 010-!-3 5 1 A. & mr. i(. :.011 000 1014 10 3 Batteries: . Anderson and. Elliott; Kiheaid and Winston, v , Summary:: Struck ou,t, by Anderson 2; by Kincaid 9. Bases on balls, off Ahdersbn 6; Kincaid 1. Hit batsman, by Kincaid 3.- Three hase hitr Correll. Stolen base's. A. & M. 2. - Left on bas est Davidsdaa;17; " A; & M. 9 - Earned runs, "A. & M, 2. ; - Time of game 1:54. Umpire, Kstuff man. Attendance 7 00. ' . ..' : r. " " . rr- : . . ..- - - . I N DOOR"bASE3AL LEAGUE: First of Series of 12 Games Will be J Played Wednesday Night. Wednesday night opens the indoor baseball league which takes the place of basketball as the chief entertain ment in . the Y. M. C. A- gymnasium during the Summer season. These games will be very .high class and al most as entertaining as 'basketball: Thg league' will consist of four teams -which will play on both Wednesday and Friday nights of each week, play ing a. series xt 12 games. Boys, whose names are not included in the list given below and who wish to play will 'please see the manager and get oh o"ne Of the teams. . '- . -; " -: Team No. 1, (The 'Sheep . Heads) will; be captained by H. T. Lewis and is composed of .the followingmen : . W A. Walker, , Jr.. G. J.-Wajsak, J.' P. Betts, Joe ' LeMoyne, w David ..'Jones; Bill Whitaker, J. A. ; Kennie, 3. U Murphy, B. C. Brown'. .--;.'" -V Team No. X (Sandfiddlecs), J. 11. Farrar,l captain vN. E. Davis, LJ KJ LeGwin, Tucl King, AU Ccrle, Geo. Turner, R, M. " Houston, D, B. O'Neal, E. G; Cd'ell,- .Creteau. . - Team. No., 3; (Crabs ) , R. B. Lewis, captaittvC KPavis,'; H- CurtisL; "Steih, C. Shepard, James Morse F Smith.-L..- iiornemann, H. . C. Johnson, ,H. Coughenour." - v )l ' ; " H Tfiam No.' -4. (Sharks) , Owen - Fill- Pat: Murpny, ,n.an fen' dell ,L.'e.' Alien, Bill iviclntyre, Dick- son yaw, captain; ny; B.m: Dewey W. is. tieiien, uV. COODRICH ; r WaSSAUSitglVlKJHEtlN. - p 1GIIAQ Trinity Defeated Bjr Penh G611ege HEAVY HITTING QUAKERS AND FINE MOUND WORK TOLD , HE STORY. , , - (Special Star Telegram.) ; , Durham, N. C, April 10. Pennsyl vania State defeated the Trinity base ball team "here this afternoon 5 to 1. The Penn. State team got eight timely hits off English, who pitched f6r Trin ity. ' English pitched good, ball, but his opponents were too much for; him, and the visitors batted like-big leagu uers. , The pitching of Hessefbacker for Penn. State the fielding of gpenae and Ancterson; tor Trinity, and: tne batting of Miller and Craig,-each' of whom gota tligly two-base hit, were the chief features of the game.- '' Trinity 1 .3 2 Penn. State ............ ... . . . .5 8 ,1 -English and Maddox; Hasselback er and Vogt. Ttruck out, Haselback er 12; English 2. , ''; -. - " I PRIZES FOR ANGLERS,;1 v '.a ' - - '; ; ' .. .. - - '.--. Charieston FisherTneh Will Cotnete -f' ; 1 n Channel Bass Cohte st. 3 - Local anglers; who are; planning; to land some monster channel bass the coming season will read' theu follow ing from the Charlestons News and Courier with interest and Will regret t'bat they will not" have the opportun ity of competing . 4n the contest for the prizes offered the Charleston members of the fraternity: "Jntil November 30th the rod and reel contest for the largest channel bass caught in these waters will ae open to followers of Old Izaak Walton, auu ii is expeciea . tnat scores of ang lers will enter into the competition. Five prizes have been announced by Mr. Isaac G. Ball, of the Ball Supply Company: First," standard canoe, worth $37.50 ; second, hunting case, worth 16; third, free spool reel, worth $4; fourth, special ladys prize of five pounds 6f fancy candy ; fifth,, special juvenile prize of combination huntinx knife. .These are the Coriditions ; Fish must De caugntvwlth rod and roer and the catch must be -weighed -on tested scales, - an laffidavit befor a- nhttfrv public to be sent to the ' Ball Supply yuuiyauj' , i ne , contest., opened : April ist. and alreadv it is reported that many angiersj nave nnvatelv exnTPgs- ed their intentions of -going after the prizes. .-- As -bass; fiishing is a popular pastime .hereab.outs. the . competition .wiir veryvnrobablv h lii-elv - vifTi tint catches officially regcrted." " ' ; " For your Easter dinner Rnnwhaiio' Layer Cakes;i Spfehge. Cake and large, aamiiy-pies Air macte-try thellbyal Baking v Co. - 'Phone H 24G.-Advertise-mentt. .. ; 1 . :.. . . . - "- r : -.-.--""--,:--?-'-''- --'.'!. 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