Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Prospective Washington Player Goes
Into Court for Back Salary.
HIs STATEMENT OF Hg CLAIM
Jesse Burkett Goes Over to the
American League.
RTs IN GENERAL

Harry Wolverton. the Phillies' crack
third baseman, falling to recover the
amount of money due him for the season
Just closed (S516.20 by personal appeal. yes
terday invoked the aid of the law. and
will endeavor to secure 1t by legal process.
1t will be recalled that Wolverton's name
was linked with that of a half dozen other
players who were alleged to have signed
contracts to play in this city next season
1t is said that Treasurer John L Rogers
endeavored to compel some of them to make
affidavit that they had not signed or prom
ised to sign with any outside club, under
penalty of being fined under one of the
one-sided conditions Of the National League
contracts. With the exception of Wolver-
ton however. all the players finished out
the season, and all of them, whether they
were suspected or not, secured their money.
9 Wolverton was injured In the Boston
game of August 3, and did not play again.
Under the terms of the National League
contract a player injured in the course
OF the game shall be paid his full salary
for the time he is compelled to lose
Wolvertons statement follows:
Z 1.-The plaintiff, Harry S. Wolverton, claims
of the defendant, the Philadelphia Ball
Club, Limited the sum of s516.25, with in
due and payable to the plaintiff by the
defendant in the cause Of action of which
the following Is statement:
THAT the said plaintiff did on or about
the LIST day of April, 1901, enter into
written contract with the defendant, where
in said plaintiff was to render defendant
his services as base ball PLAYER ana de-
PENDANT was to pay said plaintiff S2l0o
for such services for the season of 1871,
the same to commence on or about the
10Th day of April 1901, and ending on the
18th day of October 1901, payable semi
monthly in the sums of S175 on the 1st
and 18th of each month. And in said con-
tract it was further stipulated that IN
the event plaintiff was injured while IN
the performance of his said duties as
base ball player he was to be paid, al
though plaintiff would be unable to per-
form services as a ball player And on or
about the Sd day of August, 1901, plaintiH
was injured in Boston. Mass. while per-
forming his services as a ball player Tor
the defendant, having bone broken IN
his shoulder, and was thereby 1ncapacl-
tated from continuing his said services as
a base ball player, although plaintiff was
at ali times ready and willing to perform
said services as required of him, to the
best of his ability, by the. Philadelphla
Ball Club, Limited. defendant. The said
defendant, however, refused to accept ms
services and would not. pay him for the
month of September and up to the 10Th
of October 1901. making $525 due in all
On account of which defendant has paid
for plaintiff the sum of sS.75, leaving
balance of $685. all of which is still due
and owing by the defendant without any
set-off whatever.
said contract plaintiff Is unable to an
mex copy of, because the same is in the
possession of defendant, the Philadelphia
Ball Club, Limited.
That payment of said sum was demand
ed of defendant by plaintiff and refused,
and defendant still does refuse to pay said
sum hence this suit