The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-31

ease vas not one .nsecsd Into or arrived
upon IN good taith Tho Chleage club
a Sssr 2nS Sn re g ssrs "a: D.yss
have been done y any other club under tho
-ame circumstances
Bio. lct as sssSme Tor memsn. the, the
81 the Chicsgo club & Sosd SSitS. Ikss
IN ussh SPald not have carried with &c ahy
10 ~ r GA 9risiIsSss 70 his PLAYER 70 10 a.
nor. a. has been veil taid. 10 condOne
slsloyal,y aud aets % hostility TO organized
h nsEt question o he dossrmlnsd
v hsther OF not thls player has committed
any acts 0i dialoyalty OF hostility TO organ
led BASEBALL The evidence shows that
ci,v baseball LeAEus OF Kansas Gay dur
lne 1909 while = true that this
league vas seml-professional one and
hc admitted thai ar. King cannot an
Joy the bcneits OF a league OF this kind
IN one year and the bensets % OrEAniSed
at q Tine. because u must be conceded that
. league Of this character with q man ~ the
head and front OF u AZ prominent In base
be Of great damage TO the national agree
territory In which IL is located. rhIs act
by The commission as one Of disioysIiy
and hostility 20 organized b. seball. especially
90 IN view q the Tact ShA, the player wants
later on during the season OF le0e the
PLAYER took his Kansas City team TO Chicago
n 10 5sy : srSs SS aS s ssSrs 5a
or Q aging With or agAinst cluhs having
on their roster ineligible players. Mr. King
himself PsTt,ci Lp N thesS Ssmss Th ne
National Commission herein referred to.
Mr. King In writing 10 the commission
with reference to this subject states a.
have no, knowingly violated any Of ire rules
Of organized baseball
And again
s,srs sh, seS, 70 SnaSsro 70 pa, ss HSs. s
no players who were ineligible would - used ~
v SSs s'S s Sss,eS ~sSs ,ss psse Noss
games In SeS'ember.
And again,
II was agreed that no inenEibls player wculd
new ~ ,he E Ssy 81 sho asccmpansd me 70
Chlcago were semi pros.
These statements on the mart Of Mr..
King are not correct nor are tney true
This mayer Vas familiar With the prov tsi9ns
OF rule a. lie understood them clearly
~. N sdS a. 20 s. ss he sns fSr
representative OF the national commission
that he would make a serious mistake 20
play against professional teams ~ thtcaGo
harhoring Ineligible playerS. and thai n
would he to hiz great disadvantage 20 IN -
and In reply thereto he stated that the
a. the Chicago club would Ray him ror the
whole yea-. and a. h~ was uncer tain az ~
hts future in hs@eball he would not let an
oppOTtuniiy OF that kind nass by
In this case he commission winds up
it, report. the ChicaEa club has admitted
that II has rendered the player . new con
tract This WAS done In violation Of rule
a. herein REFERRED to. that ~ 60 say. after
the player had made himself ineligible on
account OF his actions In plH wing In chicago
last fall The Chicago club will therefore
he required 90 show cau~e Nhy they should
NOT - fined for their action In this respect
for the violation OF Ibis rule
KANSAS CRY. March N. - Although the
term. imposed by the NATIONAL commits !
sion are pretty severe I shall abide by
them, aud u Will aGord me The greatest |
delight to greet ths. West Side fans Ina Chit |
aRo again. -aid John King to-day when
appri-sd 81 the decision OF the national
In his case.
You Know the national commission =
he court Of last resort in baseball. ana
" hen IL tells fellow What 10 do be has 20
do H. added the catcher y think the
nne IL ton high and u n not Ia my liking
10 play for a salary Of ~. 40 bat love base
hail and am willing To meet the cOndii ions
imposed against me In order TO GET back
In the game