The Washington herald., 1914-04-05

EEIOINS CAMNITl
BY COURT ORDER
Chancellor Henderson Rem
ders Decision Favorable
TO Dreyfuss.
KHLIFER's CASE NcoURT
Arguments Heard BY Judge Seasons.
Who Win Hand Down De
cision tuesday.
KHLIFER'S CASE NcoURT

Hot springs, Ark. April 1.-The In
junction against Howard camnitz and
other agents of the Federal League. for
bidding them from tampering with MEM
bers OF the Pittsburgh Nationals. was
made permanent by Judge Henderson To-
day The decision is a victory for Presi>
dent Barney Dreyfuss. of the Pirates
Contracts made by the Pittsburgh Ma
tional League team with Its players were
declared TO lack mutually and Were
void by Chancellor Henderson today
when he rendered a decision in the
camnitz- Pirate litigation, but he also
held that It was not camnitzs right 10
raise the question as TO the mutoality OF
said contracts. and that such actions
should come from the players themselves
and not a third or outside party.
Chancellor Henderson made the tenn
porary injunction against Camnitz per-
manent and he is restricted from nego-
tiation with any Of the PITTSBURGH
players.
Chancellor Henderson referred especial
" to the clause whereby the club may
discharge a player on ten days notice,
whereas the player has not the same
right to notify the club in the event he
desires to severe his contract, and stated
that il lacked mutality on that ground.
Case I'm Judges Hands.
Grand Rapids. Mich. April A-The fate
OF william e'.Red'o Killifer. Philadelphia
National League catcher. also that of
the reserve and ten-day clauses In or
ganized baseball contracts rests with
Judge Clarence W. Sessions of the
United States District Court
Judge Seasons presided at the great
legal battle in the history of baseball
here today. When it was all over he
took the case under advisement and will
not render a decision until Tuesday at
the earliest
by President William F. Baker, OF the
PhiIlies. and with President James A
Gilmore. OF the Federal League, and
President Charles H weeghman. of the
Chicago Federals. lined up with them,
the night was made by legal representa-
tlves Of the opposing sides. The argu-
ments made were along the line of gen
eral attacks on the validity Of the re-
serve and ten-day clauses.
Killifer, whose home is in Paw Paw,
Mich. caught for the Philadelphia Ma
tionals last year, He spent the present
spring training season in the camp of
that club. Killifer's contract with the
Quaker club expired at the close of the
1913 season The Philadelphia team com
piled with organized baseball rules By
reserving KilIifer for the coming season.
Killifer during the winter accepted
tempting offer made by owner Weegh-
man. OF the Chicago Federals. He sign
ed a contract. received check for 500
advance money, but later returned this
because the PhIladelphia club raised the
Federal League offer and induced him
to return to the fold.
The Federal League having lost sew
erslf other players in the same manner
decided to make fight in court for the
players. The Killifer case was chosen
as the one upon which the fight was to
be made.
Attorney Gates occupied the entire
morning session with his presentment OF
the facts. or presumptions on which is
haSad the demand for Injunction