The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-07
FRANK TALLER HAS
 SOME NEW TROUBLES
FORMER MANAGER OF BIRMlNe- HAM BASEBALL CLUB REFUSES TO BE "REsleNED' AS MANAGER OF EVANSVILLE.

Frank Haller, sometime manager of the Birmingham baseball team, who had some troubles when he was here, is having a tilt with the Evansville Baseball assocl- alton. The Sporting News gives the fol- lowing account and also has editorial comment of the manager:
 The Evansvill Baseball club is threat ened with the burden of two managers if Frank Haller, the deposed manager from Pittsburg, Pa, refuses to quit and to make the situation all the more eompli- cated applies to arbitration boards for re- dress. He has written Col G. W. Bement announcing that he is still employed by the Evansville club and will report for duty on March 25. Mir Bement explained to Haller that the club which hired him had dissolved and it's place is filled by an entirely new organization. Bement also explained that he was in no way connect ed with the Evansville Baseball club any more than he was connected with any club in the league as president, and although he regretted that 1t became necessary to dispense with the services of Mr. Haller, he could do no more than regret, even as he regretted the last campaign
 The clubs organized manager is mak- ing satisfactory progress with the 1904 team.
 "lf Haller perists in following out his seemingly determination to act as mana ger of the Evansville team there will be something lively doing the latter part of next month. The situation will at least mean that the city will be widely adver- tised."
 The editorial Is as follows:
 The case of Manager Haller serves to call attention to the acts of injustice done by clubs under the abuse of base ball law The player appealed for re- dress to the national commission but that tribunal was without authority to act. Briefly stated, Haller was signed on November Il, 19OS to manage the Evansville club in 1904 at a salary of 1904 He engaged nine players before he was notified that his services were not wanted. From the date of his contract to the time of his discharge, he served the Evansville club faithfully, but re- ceived no compensation for the 34 days ho was employed and contended that he should be paid for that period. The case was heard by the entire commission and in rendering the decision Chairman Herr mann declared: "HaG we jurisdiction in the matter, we would agree with the player in his contention" The Evansville club should not wait for a decision of the national board or the verdict of a civil court before settling with Haller The equities of the case appeal so strong ly to fair-minded and honorable men that Chairman Hermann and his associ- ates plainly indicate that they regard Haller's treatment as an outrage If re- dress is denied by the national board Haller should institute a civil action. A club conducted by sportsmen cannot af- ford to be a defendant in litigation found ed in on its failure to meet an obliga- tion evidenced by contract. Change in the ownership of the club should not be made a subterfuge for dischargirg a debt. The stockholders of the new com pany were aware that Haller was in the employ of the club and they should sat- isfy his claim.