Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-04
OFFICIAL RULING
ON STAHL CASE
Document is voIuminous, but:
Commission Needed Many
Words to Explain Its
Weird Reasoning.

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President Noyes Of the Washington base
ball club received this morning the official
ruling on the Stahl case by the national
commission, recently in session in Cincin-
natl. The decision il voluminous, but 1t
required considerable space for the men,
bers Of the commission to explain their
almost ludicrous stand in the matter. The
decision Is as follows: i,
The Commissions Decision. -,
In re request Of Player Garland Stahl.
The attention Of the commission was
called to this case by the player himself.
He enters complaint against the Washing
ton club for breach Of faith and oral
agreement to make trade with such
club as he should choose to play with.
The player recites his connection with the
Washington club and contends, among
other things, that without any notice or
knowledge to him that club opened nego-
tiations for another party to take the
management Of the club last fall. That
when he made inquiries as to the correct
ness of the same he was informed by
Messrs. Noyes and Minor that such was the
looked after. and that they would do the
right thing by him. The player further
contends that at that time he informed
Mr.. Minor that they should not expect him
to play under another manager and that
he would not. Later on he claims he met
Mr.. Cantillon. the new manager of the
club, and during a conversation the latter
stated, among other things, that he had
taken the management of the club with
the understanding from the owners that
he was to arrange a deal for the player,
provided he did not desire to return to
Washington, and that he the player could
go ahead and make arrangements with
some other club and there would be no
trouble in making deal.
The player then states that Mr. Navin
of the Detroit club called on Mr.. Can
tillon and was informed by the latter that
1t was up to the player as to where he
should go. and that the same thing was
stated by Mr.. Cantillon to Mr. Griffith of
the New York club. That later on the
player met Messrs. Noyes and Minor of
the Washington club and both assured
him that deal would be arranged, and
that with this assurance he talked terms
with the Detroit and Boston clubs and
decided to go to the latter club. That
thereupon the Boston club submitted GER
tain propositions to the Washington club
for the exchange of the player. which
were refused by the latter. The player
further contends that afterward the WASH
ington club agreed with the Detroit club
as to deal which involved three clubs viz,
Detroit. Washington and New York.
but that when the Washington club was
called upon by the Detroit and New York
clubs to go through with the deal the for
mer refused to do SO, and that finally at
the spring meeting of the American League.
when the Boston club again tried to open
Washington club that no proposition would
be entertained. The player further contends
as follows:
II do not believe It has ever been custom
airy to force a playing manager to play
under another manager in the same town.
l am ready to leave 1t to the national COM
mission whether the players that have been
offered by other clubs. the obligation of
ha uYor \ ey,rv TON, al, - 1-@&,
moral obligation not to force me to play
under another manager and the spirit Of
fair play should not be considered fair
deal for the Washington club
The player also agreed to submit in
evidence the offers OF trades that he knew
to have been made to the Washington club.
In conclusion he claims that the Washing
ton club having failed to keep faith with
him, that the commission be required to
place cash price upon his unconditional
release.
The player also submits in evidence
copy Of letter that he sent to Mr.. Noyes
OF the Washington club of date of Febru-
airy 10, 1907. fully setting forth his griev-
ances as outlined above. but contends that
he never received an answer thereto.
Statement of the Washington Club.
When the attention of the Washington
club was called to the players complaint.
they at once took the position that there
is nothing in the complaint that brings 1t
within the jurisdiction of the national COM
mission, and that because this player desires
to play with some other club rather than
the Washington club presents no ground
for the national commission to even con-
slider the complaint. In furnishing a brief
statement Of the case to the commission the
Washington club states. among other things.
that while the player manager of that
club did the best that he could, the results
were not satisfactory to the owners and
a change in management was made; that
the club owners felt kindly toward the
player and desired If it was possible with
out injustice to their interests to meet the
players wishes as to where he should play.
They further assert that the player having
EXPRESSED disinclina ton to return to WASH
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