The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20
Says Contract Invalid.

such conditions as Holman declares
exist under the regular baseball con
tract is held to be invalidated through
its self-contained control of the play
er S life.
Through Holman S suit the regular
contract of every player with the Chi
tcago National league ball club is given
( TO the public for the first time. Hof.
man filed blank contract as part OF
his bill of particulars.
a In addition to the regular contract
Hoffman declared that he signed a set
of Harticles of agreement by which
he was bound to agree to the rulings
tof the national commission and the ma
tional agreement (of the club own
ers) He quotes a paragraph OF this
I set Of articles, labeled "section 10,
as follows:
1lIt is further understood and agreed
between both parties TO this contract,
that they will respect and abide by
I the constitution, rules and edicts of
] such league, subject only to an appeal
n for final adjudication to the national
\ fcommission, and also respect and abide
Iby all of the provisions and conditions
kof the national agreement and rules of
the national commission
it is this paragraph, HOFFMAN
j .|charges. that makes the baseball play.
Y er's life practically a slavery, Hot
n mar then gives considerable space to
y friving resume of the league rulings
Itending to bring about this condition.
Ironclad Agreement.
The bill continues:
"And the plaintiff further alleges
that one of the rules OF the league was
az agreement By each and every in
jdividual member thereof, that any
!player hired or employed by any. one
I, tof the members of the league could not
be hired or employed by any other
lmember who had said player under
contract. whether the contract had ex.
pired or not, and could not be released
rom the contract By the member of
the league so hiring him without the
/. written consent of each and every other
tmember Of the said league. which said
..iTrtten release or consent is common
~ called waiver.
~. 1t is further alleged that the
4 fleagne, together with the American
g league and certain other leagues, haG
entered into combination or eonfera
= flou agreeing that any player hired by
I'm member OF any of the said league!
(l|could not be hired by any other mem
her OF any of said leagues and thai
ip the event of disagreement betweeI
fhe player and member of the league
70 hiring him, no other member of an,
u pf the leagues could hire him withou
tirst securing the written consent o,
>fhe member having first had tn,
Zblayer under contract
Wants $4,000 From Cubs.
In detailing the specific case b,
ZFhich be claims $1,000 damages. Hof
uan declares that he was injured i,
ply, 1911, by being hit on the hoa,
- Fth a baseball, The injury, Hofma,
leclared, entitled him TO clay off
q Afteen days TO recuperate. In spit
: n his injury, Hoffman says. he playe
IN az the orders Of the club manage
~ The injury affected his PLAYING, Hoi
1an continues, to such an extent tina
he Chicago club management sent hil
- play for Pittsburg. Hoffman say
never received notice Of the te,
lipation of his Chicago contract an
- Herefore wants full pay during tn
We of the contradiction April. 1o1.
Rtll October, 1912.
Not only did the Chicago club r,
We to pay this back pay, and fail I
We release notice to entitle them {
ie refusal Holman says, but also th
picago management even prevente
signing articles Of agreement wit
MDfer bosehpil c1nh