The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-31

the hardest proposition with which he has ever been confronted in his man. agerial capacity. He now has on his lis tof squad of nine pitchers and no less than seven of them have made the very best showing that could be req sonably expected at this stage of the season. The proposition which con- fronts Moley is who to retain.
 Of course the Baron manager has from now until May 15 in which to decide upon the men who will com pose his 1910 pitching staff, but even at that the popular leader is sure to make some mistake when he singles out his twirlers and cuts his team down to the required limit of 14 play CTS.
 Moley has the following pitchers at work in his training camp: Manuel, Fleharty, Bauer and Schopp, all old players, and McTigue, Wagner, Lower and Robinson, recruits. Mac Robin son will report later and this makes up the total of nine twirlers. lhe Slagtown manager must select five men from this outfit and let the other four go. Who will they be?
 Manuel is good steady pitcher fine outfielder and a good hitter F'le- harty has shown considerable class in
 
 and then retires from the game to engage in some other business, shall be termed a. contract jumper and punished accord ingly, or shall simply be held as an in- eligible player on account Of his failure to report to the club With whom he is under contract and who has title to his services.
 Case of Hal Chase
 Rules 1T and 49 are then quoted in fuli by the commission as having bearing on the King case. The case of Hal Chase of the New York Americans was cited as follows:
 Tt was. a result of the conference above referred (the conference adopting rule 49) that the application of Player Chase was granted so readily. The intimation that this players application was granted be- cause he was a star in his profession is ridiculous There were many extenu- atlng circumstances in this players ac- tion in leaving the New York club, which in itself would have warranted the com mission in granting his application, but we also had In mind the effect 1t would have in our warfare on the Call1ornla State league and if Player Chase had waited in filing his application for rein statement until after this rule had been officially promulgated, his application un- der it's provisions would have been granted without the infiict:on of a fine, instead of requiring the player to pay s2oo as was done. It will be noticed that Tn this rule was incorporated the same req ture that was originally in rule S3, In that 1t gave all players who had either violated their contracts or had falied U.
 renort to the clubs having title to then services. an opportunity to return to their respective clubs within a specified period without the infletion of fine agalnst them.
 War Measure
 "The adoption of this rule, however in the eyes of the commission dld not condone offenses of tnss :S1nu. on the contrary. 1t was adopted as war nieas- ure against the California state ieas S recognized outlaw organization. Woro was sent out that any national agree nent club could negotiate Tor the serV- ,cas of any player in that league the op feet heinz to break 1t up ana secuie aii of its players. The rule as adopteu' nov ever insofar as the major leaeue pay CTS were concerned, had no erect oiioe that league has been taken ia,o as thasa baseball, however, nearly all VI .nes 9lo we're have applied for reinstatement put ,r evarv instance the applications nave been refused.' IA. o
 The commission then declares It's yer dict that the rules and prececeht heIe'o fore established clearly inoicate lias ''Kling's action was not .oa sd G contract as 1t mas peei accepted in baseball. x,a 1aa,,s Noting that Kling, however, olu iease his club while under contract III oroei ,e devote himself to business Wnicn Ns'uiu he the means. as he states or lie-iohs livelihood" the commission says; .WhIle it must be conceded that the nlayer had right to choose this couise' vet after all, he had entered lh,o cur tract with the Chicago club tha' WAS practically of his own mahins anu a ',io commission is of the opinion tnat nc shrrld have fully compiled with It. only One Ruling l. Now. that King asks to be reinstate~ | the commission says there can pc oh'y one ruling, viz: That the payer Will ne | required to carry out his original contract with the Chicago club without any chahse | in any of its conditions.
 | The commission charges that President | Murnhy of the Chicago club, made st ite | nents which were misleading, 10 say the l least" as to the time when he granted | King q leave of absence. The commls' sion claims that Murphy did not grant this leave until sometime after tfe date l he officially announced
 | The commission rules that Kings con nection with the Inter-City Baseball | league of Kansas City In 1909 was an act '.of disloyalty and hostility to organized | baseball"
 l Kings playing with the Kansas City l team in Chicago in 1869 is declared to De | a diversion of rule 47 of the national cont mission.
 l The commission notes Kings statement 1 regarding .hesc Chicago games that ne l did not knowingly violate any >rule and I hat I,a in fbor m al pf