The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-08
RESERVE CLAUSE HAS
NEXT TEST IN COURT
Federals Seek TO Question Its
Validity Before Judge
in johnson Case.
BARROW DENIES CHARGES
Archer's Arm Badly Swollen
as Result of Saturdays
Brooklyn Injury.
BARROW DENIES CHARGES

President James A. Gilmore Of the Fed
eral League will try TO hit back at Or
ganized baseball In Chicago to-day through
the decision In the George Johnson case.
which was handed down by Judge Foell.
Gilmore Is attempting TO secure a tempo
rary Injunction to prevent Pitcher Bland
Ing from playing with Cleveland In Chi
cago. Blanding has been summoned to
appear before Judge Foell to-day to show
cause why he should not be restrained
from playing In Cook county with any
other team than the Kansas City Federals.
Blanding, with several other players Of
| the Maps, signed with George Stovalr 3
| outlaws last winter. disregardlng the re-
serve clause of American League con-
tracts. Some time later Blanding jumped
| his Federal League contract and resigned
| with Cleveland. In excuse for this flip
| flop he plead the voice OF conscience Gil
more believes that Judge Foell, TO be con
! sistent with his ruling In the johnson case,
will have to restrain Blanding from play
! ing for his present employers whenever
| the Maps are In Chicago.
Needless to say the Blanding case will
be backed 20 the limit by organized base
| ball II is understood that John Con-
way Toole. the National Commission
counsA. who scored against the indepen-
| dents in the George johnson controversy.
| will appear before Judge Foell In the In
terests of the Cleveland club. Toole will
cndeavor to satisfy the jurist that the two
! cases are direct opposites. that Cleveland
has as much right to Blanding's services
| as Cincinnati has to those of the Indian
| Cleveland's defence Will put directly be-
| fore the Illinois court Tor the nrst ume
| the question OF the legality or the reserve
clause Of the major league contracts.
| This reserve clause was indirectly IN
| ynlxeH n ha tfhipf .IphnSpn Sutia Dhlp. htlt
Judge foell did not mana down an opinion
on H. lie supstahtiateu the ten uaNs op,
! ton OF release ciause. whlch the feuera
| league nad cvnruehtiy hopeu 10 prov,
| inequltapie. rms was tne great pom, ~
ISSUE IN the SUI asall's. So.'hs s anu nav
ins carried us arsurneht 'ne Nal'oi ~,
COMMISSION Is hopelul Oh pIoVns VI,
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No IN o,har uords afiI asls ,dras
from n co,,rt Tor on ai,eaaa wrong ma
bs h,mssIS nractis.s
7, emit. .. ,ho r.noa,sa d.,iais n, III,
nov, - pras,,,an, va parrou th.ra "a ,
le,n seated feeling in baseball circle
thai soms change NAV be effected in IN,
membershin ~ the International League
That any swjtcb viii he nade ,h,s Yea
20 M, az oil nrob,hIs however
..Dasnita tho onnosi,ion ~ tho Esdera
League the UNCONSTITUTIONAL ia doing yer,
we'll" said President Rarrov YESTERDAY
.I an, no, nranared IN say what futur,
daveIonmen,s may arise or whether condi
tions NAV not ultimately demand n reyi
sion ~ the cirncnit M, This I will saw
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con,.n,n,atad ,bis se.sop And n an,
change is made In future +, will he nv m
unanimous consent of the club presidents
our CONSTITUTION demands mar courtes,
Even n II aid NOT I should never stan
for The dumpInr Of any owner.
.Rasebau yenaraliv This season ia mo
in "a fourisbing a condition az I, ha,
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