The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
Independents Have No Right 10
Tampcr With Players Moral
Obligations. Says Judge.
INJUNCTION PLEA DENIED
But Reserve Provision Has No
Strength in Law Court and
Men Can Ignore Ii.

nero. hanueu oo"" "cN'S''h ''""'
which is likely to have great weight In
the fight between organized baseball and
~, r.tara, ,easu, I, DENYING A., nor.
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"a'cnt "''u"'''o' "H"e W
pendents to restrain Catcher iiii HHIher
from playing with the Philadelphia Ma
tion,,, Judge Sessions EXPRESSED AN
-, A., -. i,,n ,,>,,
op"io" '"a' '"'
which the main iounuatlon OF "rshh'"eo
baseball is laid. is not binding to player
after he has served the term stipulated
4. ,bo ran, contract
r. ,,,,,,,,,a, o.,,o, ~. ,n, c,hicsy,
Inv in'u"N''' "'"'' '' ~
Federal League promoters was den'eH on
the ground that no third party had any
right tn tanner or interfere with the legal
49, 80, ,,,,a,,t,,s .xistiryNhe.,,ea, two
VI ''0'o' o's -
parties oo"cc .! inu'ua' co',,PS't VI ui'-
uefstsnuing' by 'his tuc Feuerais are
he'u as hn.'ns no stahu'.e ~ Nou'' "
waru estaopshing Charms 10 payers VINO
nave repuuiated ,he reserve cia"se' s'st'u
contracts WIN 'he ne" le"sue anu '"en
disreSarded these contracts To return 10
their original employers 'rrhHlzeo p"se-
oeh. ne noius' iIlS no I'u''sS ""th
player OF his own volition, AZ the 'Np'ra-
zion OF his contract term. nlSreshrdS So
called reserve 10 sell MS services 10 the
oiehest oiauer'
IN. ms uec,sioh Judge "'SS"'s Sdi'
1he ieaoihs AUTHORITIES Win P"sSi"i!
one exception, are aereeu 'ha' e>t'utO,S
contracts OF TINS nature can he!theF ne
eatorced IN equity nor FORM t'e '"s!s Oh
an actioh az law 10 recover uhWtg"s Tor
tce'r oreacn.- Inc reasons Tor the "'-
Sisiohs are 'ha' such c'',' '"C'S are !aCN-
ing IN the necessary uut'''"S Oh ue"h'''-
ness. ceitain'y anu i'u'u""tE'
i"e A'Io c"i'raV' ,''"'e" '''s' ue
.nc ueieiiua1, Nil'ir, ~. t"- se"S'" ot
isAs, 10 "vnins u, ni "l ''tsc es'' ,tid'
e'eeh's. a. 70 Muo''! "iuvl am anu NJ
Ne.,''e VIZ" 'eSpeo' " s"'''s "''u "'S'
~, " I've nu 80
uuiots Oh tne proposed environment II
noth,hs NOR VIA. coh'rnv. 10 rIttr
INV eo",'"pt III '"e 'uIoIe' II III" l"'''es
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tn',I 1919" m,'p'. - t Nv. n'i'
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oou.n' us N'S ,.''sv .'',''' "V' Pc,'"H.
80. 80 g. ."s - ,S ~ Nv ~ 20 '.uter
'"e - - s,., u.'.s "'Oals' 'ne
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i,s hra.ch ava
..Th. nri,c,,lo .,.n,s,,a =, ,t,.. .,..vt,..
II. ,,,ha onnrac ,,'. ,,,, nc lu'
,vi,b .,oon hands ;s -, o,'. ,,.i,'
AT the foundation OF ..luity jur'sprudence
The principle thus broadly enumerated IS
peculiarly appropriate and ap;llru.l- 70
cases like the present one. where r,licf
,xiIl NOT he rr,n,.j as ,,,.,,. 90 .,r;,,
rirn, bu, 80, -.,,,I, |r,,,, 49,, -, ~ ~
Of "A sound judicial discretion
Measuring and testing tr,r, .oudrct
by This rule mr.. th. ,loiriir. +, D,,,-t
viii, clean hands I<r,ui,.,, ,hat IN. d.,
t.ndant Killifer ,yas ,,uer a ,,,a,,I =.
nor q legal oLIi,.atiot, 20 e,,rr;sh lie sor
vice. Ia M. pLinJ.rrb-a .,,,I, g.. a.,
seasnn n, Ioit thoy SON. r," ,t,,. o,,
by Offering hin, ionear rn, or s,,,,io,.'
r,.nr AMI :, m,,..i, ia..-..r ,,,,'. ~
dnc.d ri,, 80 r,,,,,oi',. ....'.,',, "
~ 80 doi,,,, ,,,,,.,, - ,..... -.
q. ,ho pn,t.I.S,i, - ,tI 49, 49,
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Oh. t,4,-aJ - -, 80
80 - ~ - 'N''" -
lad "a, +. We ~ we
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r'n,,s '''' ~, ''" 80 al, NIllI"'
-, 'T "u' ms t'r''H'"t'
w, 'P''" N'"p !" "onNs'y
"''n xoo' ia'th
MINER eNpec''H 10 derive beneht
ana prom from their contract and both
vonid WORK serious injury TO the fhila-
de!phia elub IA" cordnct or both Is not
only open 10 criticism and c"nsure. but Is
tainted with unfairncss and injustice. II