Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-30
fine CLUB, TOO?
National Commission Repri-
mands Chicago Association
in King Case.
FOR OFFERING A CONTRACT
Player Required to Report TO Orig
inal Team and Pay Fines
Aggregating 500.

/ Chicago. March 3O.-Appended is
the national commissions decision in
/ the King case. The extreme limit in
such cases heretofore has been $500,
and in one instance Hal Chase of the
New York American league club was
only fined 500 for deserving his team
in the middle of the season. The COM
mission requires:
/. The player will be required TO
return to the Chicago National league
club and fully carry out the contract
that he had previously entered into
with the Cubs and particularly with re-
ference to the salary in that contract.
2. The Chicago club will not be
permitted for a period of at least one
season to either trade, sell, or release
this player to any other club operating
under the national agreement.
8. The player will also be required
to pay a fine of 5000 for his action
with reference to his connection with
the Missouri Athletic club and particu-
larly in permitting an ineligible player
(Fraser) to participate in games with
that club.
Fined on other Counts.
T. The player will also be required
to pay fine of 5000 for his violation of
rule AZ of the national commission and
$500 additional for his violation of that
rule in open defiance of a notice from
the commission not to do so.
5. That neither the Chicago club
nor any other club or person connec-
ted with organized baseball will be
permitted, either directly or indirectly
to reimburse the player for the fines
inflicted in this finding, and a violation
of this condition will be followed by a
most severe penalty against the offend
ing party.
6. The player will be required to
pay the fines here inflicted to the
secretary of. the national commission
before he becomes eligible to partici-
pate in any games in organized base
ball.
Only Two SiSn.'
The decision is signed only by
Chairman Hermann and President
Lynch of the National league. The
name of President Johnson of the
American league is missing. The
commission will require President
Murphy of the Chicago Nationals to
show cause why he should not be
fined at least 5000 for violation of
rule AZ, which forbids a club to sub
NIT a new contract to an ineligible |
player.
King is not fined for his failure
to report to the Chicago club, nor
for a violation of his contract, but |
solely for his connection with the
Missouri Athletic club. a semi-pro- /
fessional team of Kansas City, and
his playing with and against ineligi- |
with that club.
"Leave of Absence Scored.
Speaking of the leave of absence |
granted King by Murphy April %, |
1909, the decision says Murphy's |
statements are misleading. 1t says |
the leave of absence has no bearing |
on the case as sit was not entered |
into or agreed upon in good faith"
Statements of Killing that he did /
not know he was playing with or /
against ineligible players about Kan !
sas and in the series played at Chi
cago are termed mot correct nor /
true in the decision.
The commission takes occasion to /
explain it's action in reinstating Hal /
Chase of the New York Americans I
last season, saying it was not granted
because of his ability as a player, but
because there were many extenuating
Killing VIII Pay.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 30.--Al-