Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
NATIONAL COMMISSION.
f1tcher "Doe" Hillebrand Belongs to
Washington Club.

NSA1<NAAA august 1I.-Other than dis
posing OF the case of Howard c. Griffith OF
Jersey City by removing him from member
snip on the national board the national
pas nase PAL commission took up the claim Of
sne Philadelphia club against the st. Jo-
seph. Mo-. club OF the Western League.
In1aoelphia demanding $500 for the release
u W. b. Douglas to the st. Joseph team.
correspondence was on file and the claim of
IMiaoeipMa was practically charged
against the Kansas City Club Of the Amer
ican Association, as Douglas was released
py st. Joseph as soon as the new owners
became cognizant of the claim for $50 on
account OF Douglas The board ordered
that Kansas City either pay the $500 or re-
lease the. player to Philadelphia
In the case of Pitcher Doc Hillebrand.
II Wa was decided that he belonged to the
Washington American League club, He is
now with the Ptttssburg Nationals It was
shown that Hillebrand had accepted $500
from the Washington club while he was vet
at coliege, and later returned the money
saying he would not play professional ball
Washington protested when he afterward
signed with the Pittsburgs
Inc off1cial statement of the commission
consideration and disposal of the Griffith
case follows:
The attention of the commission was
called to this case by Mr. B. B. Johnson
president OF the American League At
meeting or the commission held this day
the following preamble and resolution was
received from the National Association:
Whereas the National League and
american League of professional base ball
CUBS acting together and thus constituting
the party of the first part and the National
Association of Professional Base Bali
Leagues. the party Of the second part, did
enter into an agreement, on the 18th day OF
September, 1893 which had and has for its
object the perpetuation of base ball as the
hatlonal pastime by surrounding 1t with
safeguards as to warrant the absolute con-
fidence of the public, and to secure and pro-
tect the property rights Of those engaged IN
base ball as a business and which agree
ment entered into was thereafter and is
now known as the national agreemet: and
Whereas It has been recently charged
by the party of the first part to said national
agreements that attempts have been made
10 nulllfy the terms of said national agree
ment and to injure organized ball. and the
doing of such being charged to the party of
the second part to said national agreement
ana such charge so made having been trans
mltted by the national commission to us,
the party of the second part to said national
agreement. and being now before US for re-
ply. we do reply. as follows:
That the acts OF any Individual who
happened to be an officer of the National
Association OF Professional Base Bail
Leagues and the statements made of work
done by him and which make I'D the
charges now being answered. were not tn
stigated or ratified by the National AssO-
citation OF Professional Base Ball Leagues
or It's officers. and were not uttered or done
by any one with authority and the repre-
sensations and acts. and. the one who made
and did them were repudiated and all are
now and again rejected and repudiated by
the National Association Of Professional
Base Ball Leagues in communications re-
ceived from it's several club members the
party Of the second part to the national
agreement. And the offender has been sum-
marfly removed from membership In tho
national board and his connection with the
National Association of Professional
Leagues is ended.
1.-THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
BASE BALL LEAGUES
"'P. T. POWERS, President
y. H. FARRELL Secretary
'Inasmuch as this disposes of the COM
plant filed by Mr.. Johnson against Mr..
Griff1ths, the commission deems 1t unneces-
sary to take any further action. and rec
ommends that all Of the papers in the
cases be filed.