The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-17
ENDS
LEAGUE TROUBLE
Issues an Order for Both Sides
TO Hands Off
WILL TRY CASE ON MERITS
Memphis VIII Not Play Frank or ST.
Vraln and No Attempt VIII Be
Made to ExpelI Memphis
From the Association.

Little Rock. Ark, August IH-Cnancei-
lor Thomas B. Martin in the Pulaski
encery court late this afternoon is
sued orders to both factions in the suit
of the Memphis Baseball Park associa-
ton against the Southern League, the
result of which is that Memphis will not
play St. Vrain or Frank; will not file
new suits or prosecute old ones against
the association or sny Of its members,
and will not attach gate receipts Of
clubs playing at Memphis. The league
will not make ary attempt to expel Mem
phis from the essociation. All receipts at
Memphis will be held by the league untn
Chancellor Martin gives a final decision,
which Will be the latter part of next
week.
The SUIT for an Injunction was filed this
morning by Caruthsrs Ewing OIL Memphis
and Coleman and Coleman Of Littls Rock
for the Memphis club. Acting President
William Kavansugh was called before
the court and told that no temporary in
junction would be issued II he wouia
promise not to attempt to hold meet
ing of the league before the court took
up the case. This he did.
Deserters Summoned.
When the members of the Southern
league arrived at 2 p. m. they were
served with writs summoning them to
appear at once in chancery court The
case was called shortly afterwards and
Mr.. Ewing asked for continuance until
he could get the st. Vrain contract from
Chattanooga The chancellor refused to
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get 1t here.
Chancellor Martin suggested that some
agreement be reached IL possible before
the hearing could be had and this was
tried. without success. each side asking
concessions the others would not grant.
2@atn Chancellor Martin ascended the
bench and announced that since the par
ties interested could do nothing, he would
act without consulting their wishes He
then made the following order:
chanoelIor's Order.
'T hereby order that the defendant As
sociation of Southern Baseball clubs be
hereby restrained until the further order
of this court from expelling or attempt
ing to expel the Memphis Baseball Park
association from its membership until the
plaintiffs execute an injunction bond In
common form In the sum of $500; that the
Plaintiff be and is hereby enjoined until
tiS lhi OfQtI Ol lnt f1uidSKl GQan-
Gerry court from instituting any suit for
damages or any action in any court
against the said association OF baseball
clubs OF any member thereof to recover
or in any way TO interfere with the dis
tribution of the gate receipts at games
played or to be played. and that 1t be
further enjoined from prosecuting any
action already begun looking to any of
the results above named until the fur
ther order of the said Pulaski chanccry
court or its chancellor in vacation. upon
the said defendants entering into bond
in common form in the sum of FIVE hun
dred $500 dollars; that this order shall
not be construed into direction TO dis
miss any action aireedy begun until the
further order of the said court or its
chancellor In vacation; that the parties
hereto take testimony as speedily as
may elooldng to an early hearing of the
bill, answer and cross complaint seeking
interlocutory injunctions"
1t is expected that the final hearing will
come up the latter part of next week.
Every club but Nashville was repre-
sented at the meeting.