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DEVOTED TO BASE BALL AND TRAP SHOOTING VOL. 64. NO. 19 PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 9. 1915 PRICE 5 CENTS BASE BALL ATTACKED AS TRUST Beginning of Legal Proceedings for a Star Player By a National League Club Provokes the Federal League Into Attacking Organized Ball in Court as a Trust, Asking for Its Dissolution The Great Issue Reached! Lajoie Sold to Athletics Chicago, lib., January 5. Charg Philadelphia, Pa-., January S. ing the Rational Commission, its Manager Mack, of the 1'hiladclphia laws and the \ationul Agreement Athletics, announced this afternoon under u'hich its members work, arc that he had purchased the famous in violation of the common law and .\apoleon JjU-joie, second bascman the Anti-Trust Late, the Federal of the Cleveland Club, and will play League today filed suit in the him at second base this season in United States District Court of Chi place of Eddie Collins, who icon cago, asking that the Xational Com sold to Chicago. The deal was a mission be decltircl illegal and its straight cash transaction. Manager members enjoined from further Mack paying out a goodly si if c of commission of illegal acts. The suit the money he received for Collins to is to come up before Judge Kene- the Cleveland Club and assuming sau) Mountain F.andis, who, several Lajoie's contract. 31an&ger Mack years ago fined the Standard Oil believes that Lajoie has much good Company $2'J,000,000, on January base ball left in him and mil get it 20. One of the can-sen charged is out of him u-ith Jack Barry and that the contracts arc null and void. Stuffy Mclnnis playing on his The federal League especially flanks. Lajoie returns here after an asked that the National Commis absence of twelve years and will be sion be enjoined from trying to get a great popular idol. the players who hare gone to the Federal Lea-gue lack, to prevent them referring to the players as sires to deprive the Buffalo Club ef his serv "contract-jumpers." and to the ices. The Marsans and Chase cases are simi League as an "Outlaw League." lar, each player having by legal advice ter The suit teas fikd against the Na minated his contract by giving his club 10 tional League and its eight clubs, days' notice. In the Marsans case a tempor the American League and its eight ary injunction was granted and final hearing clubs, and against /'residents Tcncr, set for the Fall, after which Marsans went to of the \ational Leuijue; Johnson, his home in Cuba. In the Chase case a New- of the American York Court Judge dismissed the suit and se League; and verely scored the Organized Ball contract and Chairman August Herrmann. system. Since then the 10-days' clause has been eliminated from the major league long- term contracts which is a point in Marsans' favor. St. Louis Starts Legal Ball Boiling CINCINNATI, O., January 5. On Satur Organized Ball After Caldwell day, January 2, a suit was filed by the St. NEW YORK, January 5. In connection Louis National Club, in the United States Dis with, the New York Club sale talk about pitcher Caldwell's return helped. It is under trict Court here, for an injunction to restrain stood that an agent of the American League L«e Magee from playing with the Brooklyn has already interviewed Caldwell. and his re Club, of the Federal League, or any other port was so hopeful that the sale of the club club other than the St. Louis National Club. was closed soon after he was heard from. At A temporary, and later a permanent, injunc any rate a "line" on Cnldwell was obtained tion is asked for. Magce is made defendant before the deal was completed. Captain Hus- under his real name, Leo Hernschemeyer. It ton is willing to offer Caldwell a contract for is alleged he signed a contract after the regu more salary' than he agreed to accept from lar season last year to play for the Brooklyn the Bnffeds. Caldwell is anxious to come Federal Club while he was under contract back and it is said that he has agreed to join with the St. Louis Club for 1915. It is al the New Yorks ond take chances on legal ac leged in the petition that Magee signed a con tion by the Federals. One story is that tract on March 4, 1914, with the St. Louis "Slim" has not signed a regular federal National Club for 1914 and 1915; that he was League contract, but has some sort of a writ paid $4500 straight salary, $1500 additional CLARENCE H. ROWLAND ten agreement. Caldwell's New York con for signing these contracts, and $1200 bonus (For Skototi we Pap 5) tract contains the 10-days' release clause, as for the te*rn finishing third in the champion well a* the reserve clause, but Caldwell ne ship race. It is further stated that on No glected vember 11, 1914, Magee signed a contract to give the New York Club 10-days' with the Brooklyn Federal League Club, there notice, as did Chase and Marsans. by repudiating his contract with the St. Louis Virginia League Territorial Demand Nationals. Magee was served with notice of er Perritt are planning to make a return jump off the deal with Philadelphia for catcher the suit and taken before Judge Hollister. to the Cardinals. Perritt is seen almost daily Booin. RICHMOND, Va., January 5. The Vir The date for the hearing of the temporary in in company with President Britton. It is ginia League yesterday named $10,000 as the price it wanted for the surrender of territorial junction was then set for January 9, at 10 stated also that Perritt had a fist fight in a Marsans' Case Also Up o'clock. President Britton and Manager Hug- ST. LOUIS. Mo.. January rights in Richmond, where it is planned to local cafe last week with Manager Cakes, of 5. The next im place the Baltimore team, of the International gins, of the St. Louis Club, and Chairman portant base ball case in court will come up Herrmann. of the National Commission, were the Pittsburgh Federal League Club, during League. The price was fixed at a conference present in court. which Oakes was knocked down. Friends and here, in the United States Court, on January between the, owners of the Baltimore Club 18, when a final decision will be rendered in and the officials of the Virginia League, which acquaintance: intervened »nd hushed up the the case of Marsans. If Organized Ball wins Morn Contract-Jumping Coming whole affair before the police arrived. If was held here yesterday. The terms of the that case the Chicago American Club will go Virginia League will be submitted to thoM ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 5. According to Wingo returns to th« Cardinals he will be after the Buffalo Federal Club for Chase pot current here catcher Wingo and pitci- traded to Cincinnati. Th« l»tt«r will then call that the club wants the player, but that it it- Continued on seventh page SPORTING LIFE JANUARY 9, 1915 Herb Moran and Josh Devore. But this pair CINCINNATI IS ALL AGOG cut no more ice in the World's event than the colored vote in a New Orleans election! At Old Gen. Speculation Is Framing Up Lots that, after "Father Bill" got through his National League News of Deals Manager Hersog on the Ground littla lecture on "The Castaways," Redland gave a yelp of delight because it was proved .o A Little Gaze-Back at Charley Dooin's that speaking of Goats, there were ethers to camp. Altogether, things promise well for Career - The Old Town Wants "the besides the "Billy" chained in the Red back TO RETAIN PRE-EMINENCE IN the Superbas during the yard! NEXT FIVE YEARS. Redhead." __ MULFORDISM3 BALL PARKS We have had letters from two or three If nobody really wants that $6000 with players, all of whom think well of the pros By Ben Mnlfoid, Jr. which Mr. Charles E. Weeghman and Mr. pects of the Superbas for 1915, in a measure CINCINNATI, O., January 2. Yuletide in Walter Jump Johnson are playing battledore agreeing with Hugh Fullerton that they will Redland was filled as full of trade rumors and and shuttlecock, it could be put to good use The Boston Club's New Home to be contenders for the pennant. Ollie O'Mara good old Bug-stuff as a Buckeye field with by more than one Redbug. writes from St. Louis that his leg has mend daisies in the good old Summer time. On the Cincinnati needs a driver-in of rnns of the Excel Even the New York Polo ed splendidly and that he is already exercis day that Old Man '14 was gasping pat his swatting calibre of Sherwood Magee. ing and is in excellent shape already. He is last breath and while the town was getting Billy Evans is the Busy Boy of the Off- Grounds in the Matter of Space longing for the well-known bell to tinkle and ready to give a boisterous welcome to Young Season. Now that he isn't writing base ball promises to jump right in and help win the '15, Manager Herzog- "blew in.' 1 He was stuff he is refereeing boxing bouts! pennant if the pitchers show up to expecta two days behind the expected schedule and Al Cratty missed an infield chance when he and Public Accommodation. tions.