The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-31
Killing CAN PLAY FOR 500
RIfNSrATED AND FINED TRAr
IWOINr nv COMMISSION.
BsssbaIl TEtbanais Report says Chicago
JIub Wust snow Cause Why O.
shouldn't Also NE Pinned ana That
catcher Must Play with the Cubs.

Pie, verdict mthe Killing case. now a cause
,sehre IN baseball. y q VOluminOus docu-
sn' signed by r. !. lynch and AuRuss
hermann and not Nv Han johnson The
findings take On additional interest," from
T-a.ii~nt Iyn~h's reply 10 Han Johnson's
f.s.nntins comments that he Lynch was
r.U.ES TO stake hts reputation on the and-
- ~ the commission IA the case. also by
OIL, ssional pointed comments bearing on the
rrves of President Murphy 90 the Cubs
IND he Veracity Of king The complete
Nrritrt IN connection with kling'z rein
.fs'ement h as follows.
1rst-The player viii he required To return
~ me chicago National League cub aud fuIly
,.-fv out me contract thu he had previously
~ 'sred into With thst club I'd particularly WITH
N the ssiary stipulated h that esltrset
~e-oRdb The ChicaEo club StH not 10 PER
led for period Of a. least one season % either
sir Ell or release this playeg 10 any other club
ogsraunG under the national agreemenL
Third-Ths player will Be required 10 pay
ane % t1nO for hts action win reference 70 his.
connection win the Missouri Annette Club and
particularly IN perml,,inG an ineligible player
FraSer % participate IN games with that club.
Fourth-The play 81 viii Also be required 70 par
nns o. teoO for his violation OF rule a. OF the
satOnal commission. and ssoo additional for III.
VIOLA ton Of that rule IN open defiance Of q notice
from ths commission not 20 40 ~.
Ftfth-Thsi neither the chicago club nor any
NNIrr gtNu " pNN aou NuuIIFtJu WIN organized
baseball VIII be permiNed. efshsr directly or In
airsety. 20 reimburse the player tor the fines
Indicted IN thie nndlRg ana vielatioa % this con
diuoa wtn DO followed by . most severe penalty
against ne oaeadIng party.
Snn-The player Wiil Be required 10 pay the
uonAl eommission before he becomes eligible N
paFuelpahs IN any games In OrEsnassd baseball
Appsndsd are the principal portions Of the
COMMISSIONS report:
There IL nothing In the evidence that
there we're any Differences between the
Chicago club and the player. nor h there
anyshtas ssatns, the players previous
record N organized baseball. The players
action IN failing TO report made him tneligi-
bic until such time 80 he had nled an appli-
cation WITH the commission for retnstate-
msnt and the same had been granted The
Aret question to be- determined Ia whether
the players ineligibility comes under the
eaption az that of contract violation
Or q failure to report only. After this
has been decided then IL 10 for the com
miaaaon to Determine whether or not under
tho evidence and circumstances in the case
tho players application should be granted
a. ,his time, and u - under what con.
dittons. -
-rhs nr.t ruI. that vas passed by tn.
commk~sion covering cases Of violation
Of contrast. OF failure to report was IA
iece. and this rule nov reads as follows.
Rule ,s--whenever any player belonging 10
sny nsneeel atree@ea, club violates his COZ,
S =: . ~ az :ss y me sI ~ q
sssss vs.ss,s =. sSn ,;: 'ssI Hs sese
ssasisls . plsI VIA slS sIsb ossraSsG under
ne $1,000 Of NJ sss,o1al asrssmeai. unisss
sAsieaal esmrlissIoa. Provides. further. That
sss ssE t 70 ss% 20 % i. % sSs.
s1@s - ssSs 3 ne kss~lsSss q ne Ss0 com me
egreemast player unlsss s1ch player shall have
efst apfaea 70 the eomnnls-ion foI reinstate
ssvs 90 neh, 70 inposs proper aHes upon such /
Pl.ysss essess sssa ss,n,ts,s@nsa, no. win any
81 as ssrvess % Gny player another clu6 unless
s s ss q Ss eaS S 81 ne % ssPS.s % 5s
sADs.
Rule az provides tina, a player : piacs,i
he tneltNfDle list for Two reasons viOlAi-
lng rs coRirset or falling 90 report In ;
s s. Lss conn is,of dsGdsd 'h "a, nSys,
siahs hArborins Insiisisl- player aud
heEeupon on NAV q. l1os me foliowing .
rule was adopted
Ralr s5--No national agreement PLAYER win he
9srIlsted a. any ams s',hsr dgrips lne regular
neal sssreSS % psrSpsss N asy sams Or
gAmes. With OF against clubs harbOring inelEihie
sSSsss plaseTs. rSers saaSasT ' asrs ssS ~
payer sho h.ssai'ss violates . -, hls Tic win be
nsaanSi Ssreemsr, club owner or manage viii
neresf'er be permitted a. any ume 20 negOuate
seo S.s ssiIsd 70 report 70 or Ell Ire club hsSinT
aue 70 his services " such player has par
AZ Issnr,ss pisyeTs OF sS.s MANAGER are IN
sssies Rsysrs, unless the RsSsr ,nysiv -. mas y,
eligibility against him remON ed and such players
sgss, a. 9ssS s5Sssd p We gS% mn ,,,
oass, ,a,, ss.s WI be nsss 20, rs 'Ss9 $50
~. : asessS sss,ns ssSsp p.ysr or eias
rsner under the provision Of Tits rule eithet Of
b-arins II t concerns a major league player or
-Eh oSner this hsartng shall Dc before the
nAuonal commission
Having called attention TO all The rules
20, me national commission on the subject
30 come nov 10 the question a. TO whether
rsport 70 the chicago club in 1904 should
- termed = violation Of contract, - ~ has
cen understood and accepted h baseball
qsnces heretofore established cleariy indI-
ate that q should not he - termed The
layer had no grieyance ga inst the Chicago
7 ID he did not iOin an OUTLAW orEaniza-
IN. As NAs The case In all other lnsts nces
.ince the ereefioO Of the commission where
We decided 10 quit biz profession. 70 enRaR.
n Ions other bushes. that would require
nesns. as he states. Of lifelong livelihood.
While u must be conceded that the player
td Ese, 20 hon ,h.- c SS.rss ye' srsr
hlsaRo club that was practically ~ his own
ia Sing. and the commis-ion - 81 the
r'h Il Ne. Soweyey. decided not 20 10 80
No'hinE more would have been heard OF the
rstter we're n not for the fac, that the
aver now makes application IN re~nter
0rgsnised baseball. Naturally the nr-t
is-sion that presents itself |. a. 10 What
70 shall hs required To do. ON this point
. here can be only one ruling. viz. That the
player wtn bs required 30 carry out his
sriglnaI contract with the ChicaRo club
v'houi any change In any Of it, cOndi-
ms
We nov come to another feature NJ this
sss Admitting for the sake Of srgument
'ts' the player had . right to follow the
0p.rss that he pursued IN failing to fully
AIRY out the contract that he had entered
mo. 70 engage tn some other business,
- - speak. That action on his part did
r0' carry with " nor grant 70 the player
ne tight 20 antaGoniEe ryan ized baseball.
% lolsts the rules Of the oommts-ton-
10 fact, 20 do a. he pleased-snd then again
r~0s into the fold Of orHani1ed baseball
fout being pun shed for his offences.
r - had committed any.
lot M ri 10 or nrst % al the leave of
sa-snse granted che player by the Chicago
90 W.. Ags.ky =. h. c@-.i=sssfssrz i1Fs
90 no commission Of date Of February ~.
20 states among O'he9 thinE- - follows