Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-25
INJUNCTION CASES AGAIN.
President Ban Johnson Preparing to
 Make a Fight for Lajoie.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 25.-The at torneys for Lajoie yesterday afternoon served subpoenas upon Manager Ed ward Hanlon, Captain Keeler, Pitcher Donovan, Shortstop Dahlen and Third Baseman Irwin of the Brooklyn club, Manager Shettsline, Captain Thomas Pitchers Ilburg and Felix, First Base man Douglass and Third Baseman Hallman of the Philadelphia National League club to appear in the common pleas court next Monday. A call was also issued and served upon John l. Rogers. treasurer of the Philadelphia club, to produce the constitution and rules of the Philadelphia club, as well as all the books of the club for the sea- sons of 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902, to be produced at the same time.
 Colonel Rogers was subpoenaed as he was leaving fog New York. He was very indignar at this move of the American League attorneys and said that unless compelled to do so by the court upon a direct order he would not produce the books of the club, claiming they were private property.
 Ban. Johnson. president of the Amer ican Baseball league, arrived here to- day. During the afternoon he held a conference with President Shibe of the local American League club and coun- sel for the organization. In an inter- view President Johnson said he would fight the Lajoie case to a finish and he was confident the American league would win. He left last evening for Washington. He will return here on Sunday evening and will be present ill court here onS Monday and hear the arr gument on the motion of the American league lawyers to dissolve the injunc- tion against Laioie.
 New New York, April 25.-There will be no reckless rushing into legal warfare by the Executive committee of the National league, for the members decided at meeting last night. at the Fifth Avenue hotel. to consider the matter carefully before taking any de- cisive steps. The most startling thing that was done last night was the adop- tion of set of instructions to umpireS.
 John T. Brush, chairman of the com mittee, said the situation in regard to the players contracts with the Ameri- can league would be gone over careful ly before anything was done He ex- poets the future course of the. National league will be de sided at the meeting today.
 Andrew Freedman, of the New York club: John T. Brush. of Cincinnati; A. H. Soden. of Boston; James A. Hart, of Chicago: John I. Rogers, of Phila- delphia and Charles Ebbetts and Ed ward Hanlon of Brooklyn, were pres ent.
 St Louis Mo. April 25.-In the cir cult court yesterday, Judge Fisher an- nounced to counsel that he would defer consideration of the petition of Frank De Haas Robison, president of the St Louis National League club, for an or der against l.. Emmett Heidrick, re- straining him from playing with any other club.
 A wrestling match limited to fifteen minutes was held last night at the Gaiety theater in Brooklyn. The con- testants were John Piening, the sButcher Boy,' and Franz Bauer. a heavyweight wrestler of Brooklyn. Pienig agreed to throw his opponent within the time limit at Graeco-Roman style or forfeit $50. As soon as the men stepped on the mat Pienig caught Bauer around the body and threw l Iii l heavily on the mat. At the seventh minute Pienig began tossing his man about and secured hammer lock and neck hold which resulted in his gaining 1.-the fall.