The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-30
President Hart Says Injunc-
ton Cannot Be Circum-
vented
JOHNSON HAS A PLAN
American Leader Says League Will
Give Bonds and Appeal Case
ST. Louis Hearing
Continued.

CHICAGO, April 29-President Hart, OF
the Chicago National League club and a
member of the leagues governing tri-
ulnvirate, today said of the Pennsylvania
decision in the Lajoie case:
The injunction cannot be circumvented
Talk Of carrying the case to the United
States supreme court is ridiculous, as the
Pennsylvania supreme court is the court
of last resort in that state.'
Speaking of the Missouri cases Mr.. Hart
said: THE National league is Indifferent
to an adverse decision in Missouri or any
other state. Losing in any other state we
can simply go into Pennsylvania and Sc
cure injunctions which will prevent play
ers of any club playing in Pennsylvania
and Philadelphia and Pittsburg, two i'm
portant ball cities, are in that state You
may be prepared to see a long list of in
functions. 1t may be that the players
we go after will not strengthen our teams
much, but the action will have a good eff
feet on the future crop of players. Some
of the men who have jumped we do not
care about, but such men as Daily and
jones, Of the White Stockings, will be en-
joined, l believe. Mr.. Hart stated the
contract to which the Pennsylvania de-
cision holds the players was drawn by the
attorney for the Players Protective as
Scciation.
johnson Is Confident.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 29-President
Ban Johnson, of the American league
was in this city today. Speaking of the
lnJunctionS restraining Lajoie. Fraser and
Bernhard from playing with any other
than the Philadelphia National League
club Mr.. Johnson said:
I'VE have ample grounds for a new ap-
peal to the supreme court and, while this
is pending, the injunction issued by .e
lower court will be raised. We will give
bond, and the three players concerned
will be at liberty to play with the
Athletics
Should the decision again be unfavor-
able to us We can take Lajoies case to
the United States court. The cases Of the
other two men cannot be taken there
because the amount involved is less than
S2,0Oo Our attorneys are confident, and
snare their confidence, that we will win
out. Then the only redress the National
league will have is in a civil suit for
damages against each player, before
jury
Goldman Has an idea.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 29-Secretary
Harry Goldman, of the Baltimore Ameri-
can League club, who will represent that
club at the special meeting of the Ameri-
can league in Cleveland tomorrow, will
u; &c the adoption of the double umpire
system and the employment Of Lajoie,
Fraser and Bernhard as umpires. He be-
lieves they can be so employed without
coming in conflict with the injunction
laid by the Pennsylvania court, and that
this will offer the best solution of the diff
ficuity this year.
st. Louis Hearing Goes Over.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2e.-Arguments of
counsel on the petition Of President Rob
ison of the st. Louis National league
baseball club, to retain Harper, Wallace
and Heidrick from playing with the st.
Louis American league club were heard
by Judges Tally and Fisher jointly The
court room was crowded with fans and
President Robson of the National league,
and Secretary Hedges of the American
league local club, were present. At the
conclusion of the arguments today the
hearing went over until tomorrow, when
counsel will present their closing brief.
Judge Russell, of Chicago, and Judge
Bond appeared for the plaintiff In the
course of his arguments Judge Russell
cited the decision of the supreme court
of Pennsylvania, which held that the re-
serve clause in the contract Of Lajoie,
Bernhard and Frazer with the Phila-
delphia National league club are still
valid
Attorney Johnson, for the American
league, did not deny the authenticity of
the mems signature to National league
contracts, but held that the contracts in
question were unconstitutional because
one-sided.