, 1875-03-28
SPORTING NEWS,
Ihe Report Of the Judiciary
Committee on the Force
Case,
The White Stockings Get
ting to Work--~Ga1ues
in Ebay.
Arrangements Completed for
the New Trotting Park.
Slosson Seeks Fresh Contests.

Slosson Seeks Fresh Contests.
BASEBALL.
TE COMMITTEES REPon-.
Tho following is the report OF the Judicia1
coua:ui:see Of 1874 upon the Force uat:sr:
In view Ut the nsay oongtctine osiuions sxrsesse
the Coun.iee deem due to themselves Itticnla
well - 10 the fr4sesnisJ II general, + give ?!ai
statement o. the se4sous and fsctA upon which thei
rrEoft Has basel
rccul:t .zeetioe OF The sudiciasy Committee Of II
National Professional Association ~4s csiied to uee
M.rch /, ISL. st 1880 H. It Tho roous Of ths Al
xsssHhlsd ut ahzs time, orgau:zed prepared docke
sad proceeded 70 bn-r u.s ase. The hrs. czse III
docket known - the Fprre cas>, being ques.io
Contract between tbs axid Fur.e Gad tho Chicago Ezse
Ba1 Club The frat ou ths r.rt oi the Ath
tetto b3se-D.u Club, WIG. b5 their sslssseat.use
attention Of the COMMITTEE to Sec. l&ule 4, Of th
Chauldoushp Coie Uts7ein /: a1ya uIeas the charge
ssss sssa n r1an$ to she a..
Is, OF tho chRmpicnah1p se@soa, thy ebH not be I'D
indicated upon t5 the coam:tto.- It's question, b.
lag upo1 the Interpretation Of the Eee.ion and rale
a-gued BY tie representatives Ct .le Chicago ane
Ahl9sic Clubs, and then znsy withdrew. Tna Com
netee sSeE little discussion, took droct vote and
II WIS found TO Ee their unanimous opinion ttat the
l'aut not well t&Aen- Epal tia cses being rs
E4sd. ,he Athletic Club fled 1sossi md !: aHa X
cocHuled.
THE CASE WAS TEEN uEAEp.
First tbs Chicago Club presented the original con-
traca of Forra being agreement 10 play with tbs
is, 1874, to March 1915.
-ts next doca1nent presented x7s = contract dated
Sept 1s 1874. dsnea By D. Y. force end the repre-
witnessed ii in etsct scoortlance with Tie rules 1t
wae Plainly Stated by The representative of the Chlg-
60 Club that this contract sanel end executed 1t
sss ia Sca .s2s:a . s pisy 'ssea as d "sn ch
i, Isis: 70 March i. 1876. lie ositago Cub
Sept IT, lb7A. which supported hy the atdarit Of
James Wood, Manager. This coutrset Ia imperfect In
that va not ateited ty Eitnesses, anl on ths ID
made out IN crsgo, tus dated IN. 10 Sept 1e-h2t
being the date Of seif but nparJect Contract
@ken N Hartford Il uso appears By letters frcn,
Iorce thai hn AeEnowlcdges the validity uf this CON
tract signed Nov. >, for tho ttt day Of D.rember
las next d.y afer i is slsned b. signed ha Athletic
$500 On account o{ said contract
TIE ArHLETIcR
" III representative submitted the following: That
Ia eontrac. wss usde ,: Hartford {and Witnessed by
ford ever 90 miles frcn Chicago. Tint b. tbs ad-
miaSion of tha Chicago Club. clnb was disaanded
With the Attleae Club ou TIC 6tS dsv Of Dssember
1ssf. and tat they have raii him snnsu On account
Il ssia oonssset, Thai Fo1es wzs obliged
amount due him from the ChicaEo Club. TAat hs
tTo:oe) acknowledges the Atheio contract ss Wild
1Rd dedres to play in fhiiadsI2ht.- The ease WI
Open tAo withdrawal of tie rspr=seatatiyes Cd ths
sso e,nns ae Ootasoittee, without sn, CONSULTATION Or
agreement voted to each ya their OPINIONS senata olv
MON Paper and sign tie paper
UpoS TILE OPINIONS EE1Ea READ,
n1es were io1nd 70 regard the Cldca6o contract "a
legal and snding une that Force deserved o1pu.sjon
xotttaL Tha gentleman who voted for expulsion aee
5 ta1t tne question a Issue w1s rot ono Of exrul-
oa sut 1non tie salidty Of CONTRACT 1t decided
1eat 1hf Chicago contract way ieEal xEl binding Tho
pthes gentlauan. fcr pezsoAaf re:sou3r {uot sated
asresa 70 nsasres with tie majority. Therefore Tie
opir1on q the Committee that FORCES cont1act
with the Chiczgo Cub vss Legal aad b.rdirr snd tuat
he must Play With them nut al during tho season
@ ,sS Tha IT,. comIaites eaia ars of tbs opinion that
salaHoa Ee's. a q a ssy = a3e xo1ssss ss St
1874 This coutract signed Is th. rroper mfty d
tho Chicago Club End thnir two sigaatcres werc nron
ly witnessed md eeas attaclel For :, IL this con-
other. from March IL 1sT6, 10 March Is ,r. Thers
n no dispute but he signed nd acknowledged a0 con,
sqd 9s3 31ecose5 It g legal aud hiodu: late as
ne csiesgo cnb y aiTancs him 500 account OF t.
h'k document "a legl IN oFery WIZ. The fact that It
WE EEoel Nov. les4 a2d dstcd Sept 1R 1874 doss
not !nvsidafe it. II Is not c=ss, of unte-ti:a uur
cmpiJ ccn23stn9 document :lready sera,d TO bv
GGntng 4: md the o1ly edec: It hLs Is 70 uass tha
CONTRACT binding from Sept. ls 1874 This ie law md
not only Law, hui, IN the opinion Of 1our Com :,txe
good sound sonse The potrt involved of BEN. low
sd N hartford end Witnessed by pezscas in Ch. o IL
noI sound, to1 nowhere In the contract Gces it rp..r
to have boen signed in EArtford nor dos Tie ,;ord
Hartford *ppeaz IN the contract in tuy saape Had
tho At14ic Club, there might t.ve bctn ounstinn
Iho2gh leze wc desire to cal attention to tie
uNp1sPCTED ccSTaAcr
that Eu1ce originally signed binding him from March
ls, 1919, to Ma1ea i. 1873 The re gorssaisz tbs
.u bSs III s9sse pys sG ss1 Ttn another eab
nj fa$
ton on Sccticu4 Of Rule /. They tc,i.ye thev had
Jurisdiction for tbs following rcaeons: Iaaso rulea
Code Haie Is u,op ths ss-zs:ny of
ene championship pennan:- Section relEies to tho
q sha1xea chsrg'a CT wl.sty Violation
Il affects the svard of tho ,eanz,t :o1 the eLamnton
Ehtp. Nothing el-e. The COMMITTEES !uqairs here !
That .he Fore r. ezss h2s to do With tbs cham
n oshtnS Ct IL HoE then can tie clAuso
Es;.sng [si 70 Kox Is spp,ns xhov 70 tho chanpoa-
span, a shsss e. " ea4ss So 4 u w4ea ad these
n1ttee q !st hsd fui1 powers. Wig then has not
~ cot,mlttee fun rover and ;ures,csou over this
,ody ot the baseball community. Il is 20 aereed
ND understood. :Fhy then should not questions |
dttin :he aaterasa OF the claus le brought be1oro
t all Thsre{o1u your Con=ut:ee d.d sct sos; ezya to
Ae confederation Of tao question tie mk: u s.air
ademea: and Powerz Cpcn this grcnnd they dc&ael
iizt they could hear tho cs.c. Allow for moment
l:e point trvolve and Hhere !: ui1l lead sou 10
che ent:re rnsestug oS every ronr=ct eate.ed .oto
y TIE eaute. Not one would Hnow who Eas 10 pIar
E Who has not,
SO GoSe!rors 4 POSITION
poe1tTey Enteos:,lr. and no oue wis has !
&C interest at hare-hsti 1t hes7t would
lnw themselves to consider the puSns well
Zen soE moment The perry to make the appeal 70
70 1adietsrv Committee w1s the Athletic Btsa Rsll
eab, Inees data of pos. II, 1874. Ths cti"zeo Cno
- u Oss+ I1i3. fed Notification of trouhsa with
0fce n regard to contract Oh the strength Of bis
e1bs4 statement to others ti1s: 10 bad Ggprd co-
rs, sert 1874 with tae Athletic Hase E,ll clrb.
na noH 70 eineh tic shce ncst*er tho Conm,t:es
~ toe attcnhon CT the zraGars 10 Article S of ug~
axH G tde National Association Of Professional nsse
~ t3.lafss adopted IN Convention March =, l..s.
= s1dacasy Commitee, oonsirunX OF fva members
oancst euhs, haaii .e appointed By the 4csilsnt
100 aanu3! melting, TO whom 8ksI be rcferred ii
!ssas ~ y "a dHn:s between e!ut arising out
Ssaes sausez who shan Thoroughly investigate ali
.4'a 91esnos1F sad their ae!.:os shau be tasl" Is
xppeafs. % Subsequent code. tbat
ns[er. 4sa 60 nheSsacc Sc The championship Eust be
o sea,e oeaoaS Aos L Of each championship season,
~ 5. ~ Question. not .eens .. championship
~ -, us.tss tsat oeaose the Judiciary Committee: With
y. -, .nauoa q 10 time Of rret,ir;ne ehsrrra md
~ ~. ~ 10 Aual Sne Athletic eentlsn,en for
S..s' 1s 9as5non Il not coe anecsl3g TIC cl.a7o
ID .r1se. ~. sea ~ dispute between two clubs