Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-27
SOME FACTS IN
H|LLEBRAND CASE
Pittsburg Millionaire Kept the
Princeton Star Away From
Washington.
From the st. Louis Sporting News.

From the st. Louis Sporting News.
Mr.. Pulliam also told a very interesting
story while here Of the Doc Hillebrand
case. which puts an entirely new light on
the matter. in the estimation OF local base
ball men. who never heard the whole tale.
Right here be it said that Pulliam Is not at
all pleased with the way Hillebrand has
acted.
Il know this Hillebrand case from to
T." said President Pulliam to several news
paper men here, land want to say that
have not an iota OF sympathy for the man
who has broken his word to me. to Mr..
Dreyfus. to A. R. Peacock his millionaire
friend, and to Ban Johnson.
Il left here when I was elected president
Of the league and one day when was in
Pittsburg Mr.. Dreyfuss came to me and
said: What do you think? l am not only
going to get Doc" Hillebrand, but l am
going to get his younger brother also. Hill
lebrand Is visiting A. r. Peacock. and Pea
COCK Is going to arrange the whole matter.
Don't say anything about 1t, because Pea
cock wants to work 1t out himself Pea
cock wanted to know what salary l would
pay Hillebrand. and told him to fill the
blank space in the contract out to suit
himself
Signed With Ban johnson.
We'll, things went along until one day
I was down at Princeton seeing a game.
and Bill Edwards was on the same train
going back to New York. He said to me:
Ban Johnson was down to see the practice
yesterday and he signed Doc" Hillebrand,
and doc" signed for his brother to play
with the Washington team l said that it
could not be. because Hilebrand was
pledged to Dreyfuss, but he assured me 1t
was correct.
The next development was in the cafe OF
in rl1
standing there when Peacock entered and
became highly excited. He yelled out so
that everybody could hear him that he had
been thrown down by Doc Hillebrand, and
that he would pay every cent Of his salary,
If he had to do so, to prevent him from
going to Washington. He promised me to
sign with Pittsburg and now he has thrown
me down.. shouted the enraged Pittsburg
millionaire.
well, Hillebrand didn't report to Wash
ington. and one day Ban johnson said to
me that he was done with Dreyfuss. /
asked him what he meant and he said
that he had signed the national agreement
in good faith. and here was Barney play
ing unfair. Why, he's paying Hillebrand 8
salary because he is sore that signed him
for the tail-end Washington team said
Johnson. I can prove it's a lie 1 said.
If you want to know who Is paying his
salary 1 will tell you. It's A. R. Peacock,
and he Is doing 1t because Hilebrand threw
Dreyfuss down when he signed with Wash
ington.
Application for Release Denied.
well. Hillebrand asked to be released
from the Washington obligation the
ground that no contract had been sent to
him by March l. as required by law. A
meeting of the commission was held in
Cincinnati at which Hllebrand and his at
torney. Mr.. Goehring, were present. At
that meeting an affidavit was read from
Jake Stahl. setting forth that when he took
hold of the Washington club he understood
that Hilebrand would not play. He
thought it uSeleS to send him a contract.
but he had written him nice letter as
from man to man. telling him that he had
taken hold Of the team. and that he was
very anxious to have Hillebrand come and
help him out. He said he intended to sign
all the college men he could find, and he
was sure the associations would be pleas
ant for him.
THE letter was never answered, and
right here l want to say that Jake Stahl
is a gentleman all the way through. and
his letter deserved an answer. Hillebrand
admitted having received the letter. and
then 1 voted not to grant him release
from Washington. l will vote the same
way a thousand times. He Is deserving OF
no sympathy. He broke a promise made to
me seven years ago. He broke another
made to Peacock. and then he accepted
money from Washington and refused to live
I'D to his promise. l am done with such
men as that and have told Mr.. Dreyfuss
several times that he was fortunate In not
having such man on his team.