The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-28
INTO CHALLENGE BY ANSWER FILED FOR FEDERAL
 LEAGUE AGENT HERE.
ASKS $l,OOO AS DAMAGES
Claims the Contracts If Exhibited Will Show That Organized Baseball Is an Organization in Restraint of Trade, Therefore is a Trust.

The legal fight between S II. Cam nitz. agent of the Federal League. and the Pittsburg Nationals, or organized baseball, was promoted another step yesterday afternoon when Attorneys , George Wilmington and Richard Ryan filed an answer to the tempo rary injunction suit in which they urged that the Pittsburg Nationals be required to bring any contracts they had with players into court. to bring a copy of their agreement with other clubs into court, and be required to pay s. H. Camnitz 5000 for damages as result of the temporary restrain
 ing order that was issued to prevent him communicating with Pittsburg players.
 This morning at 10 o'clock in chan cery court the matter will be taken up. Judge Henderson will have the issues presented before him. Un. versed in baseball affairs, he is how ever one of the most profound jurists in the state, and should the case be lpursued to a termination in his court, the decision rendered there will be enc interesting to "fandom' of this lcountry.
 Attorney l.. F. Sawyer, who repre- sents the Pittsburg Nationals, and lthus organized baseball" in the ac- Ition, will be prepared this morning to announce whether he will bring the contracts into court, or whether he lwill defend the injunction he asked for without entering into this phase of the case.
 In the answer filed by attorneys for } Camnitz yesterday he denies that the plaintiff the Pittsburg company, has l.entered into contract with the play CTS named in the temporary injunc- tion, thus making the contracts an inn portant phase of the suit He admits ,that the Pittsburg team is a member of the National League of Ball Clubs, and that there is therefore a relation between the Pittsburg club and others which is important to this action, and asks that the contract be brought into court. He admits that he personally attempted to secure the services of players named in the injunction, but denies that he is attempting to entice away or interfere with the business of the plaintiff, and denies that he is trying to get the players to break contracts, and he denies that if he could secure the services of players it would be any great and irrepar- able injury to the plaintiff"
 The remainder of the answer is covered in the following very inter esting contention:
 For further answer, defendant states that, in the event the plaintiff has entered into any contracts il writing with any or all of the follow ing named persons for the purpose of securing their services as baseball players, Chas B. Adams, Martin O'Toole, Robert Harmon, Wilbur Cooper, Jasper Canzelman, Irwin Kantheher, L. w. Delhi, Barney Duff fey, George McQuillan, 0. A. Arthur, |. Albert Mamaux, Geo. Gibson, Lloyd Wait, Sam Brelunegan, Frank Kof- fora, F. J. Konetchy, James Viox, John Wagner, Harry Mowrey, Ham Wyatt, Douglas Baird Joseph Leon ard, Bilbert Britton. Alex Mccarthy, Max Carey, Mike Mitchell, Joseph Kelley, James Kelley, Geo. Watson, Edward Mensor, Robert Coleman and Fred Clarke that said alleged con- tracts contain a stipulation that the such persons and gives the right of the plaintiff to terminate said agree ment at any time it should see fit, with or without cause, making 1t the sole judge of the reasons for so ter minating said agreement; and that said agreements. If such exist, are a part of and dependent upon certain agreements made by and between the plaintiff and seven other corporations or persons, whose names are unknown to this defendant. who are mentioned in the plaintiffs complaint as, to- gether with the plaintiff. composing what is known as the National Lea que of Baseball Clubs; and that plain tiff has entered Into an unlawful lea | que or combination with said other | seven clubs to fix and control the sal | ary of players. the price of admission | to be charged at games played ny |