The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-16
Major League MoguIs Pat
Players on Back.
TENER ANNOUNCES POLICY.
Governor Of Pennsylvania, Who Is
Head of National Organization, Says
Contracts With Would Be Jumpers
Will Be Thoroughly Tested by Law
suits In the Courts.

As a first preparation toward war
to the death with the Federal league,
organized baseball as typified by the
national commission, granted further
privileges to the Baseball Players fra
ternity. At.the conclusion of the meet
ing with the committee of athletes it
was announced that fifteen of the fra
ternityS seventeen demands had been
granted. while the othey two had been
compromised in manner quite salts
factory to both sides.
Promoters of organized baseball in
attendance at the meeting We're of the
opinion that the generous policy of the
national commission would wipe out
! all discomfort in the ranks of the great
| army of FASTENERS aud that practically
/ all of thefhig league stars would re
main loyal lHowever, they expected
some trouble from the Federais. who
cannot gracefully retire after having
/ gone 10 the expense of signing Joe
Tinker Miner Brown and others.
In view Of fight 10 the death with
the independents. or outlaws. John
X. Tener. president of :hc National
league. made public the manner in
which his organization intends to con
duct the tight against the intruderS.
\ definite policy WAS concluded ut Il
special meeting of the directors Of the
parent major league recently aud made
public by the executive in a lengthy
typewriter statement The National
!, league viii fight through the civil
courts to establish the validity and
equity Of the new form of contract t.
which the national commission has
subscribed ;tnd which Instrument viii
be used exclusively hereafter
Tener Ready to Fight
Tener declared that Ills league woult
!. fight the. matter up 10 the highes
: court if necessary, and that az i frs
step National league deSerterS woult
be enjoined from appearing with Fed
era league clubs All players VIII,
disrespect either contract or reserv.
q will be considered as de>erter> rehe
4 pointed ont to his colitag CUES that thei
] case was already won. citing aS II prec
[ edent the attitude of the supreme cour
s of Pennsylvania in the joie ease
Il more than ten years ago. When La
G iOie jumped from the Philadelphia Ma
I tionals to the Cleveland Americans tn
Quakers secured an injunction whic'
prevented the big Frenchinan appear
ing anywhere within the state. III
National league intends to tie up in eV
: cry state where the EederalS may es
:, tabIish themselves every player WI
' goes over from organized baseball.
I Ban Johnson. president Of the Amer
: lean league. continued in his indiffel
II ent attitude toward the new promo
4 ton. He would not agree to the nj
e tional commission asserting any polio
toward the reyolutionists Ban too
no part in the deliberations against til
outlaws" 1t is not believed that fiji
Z American league will resort {" tn
= courts. The club presidents OF tina
i circuit have been advised. through Ill
J eral salary, advances. 10 retain til
= loyalty Of the men. thus fortifyin
: themselves against the future by pm
= ting into the pockets of the athlete