Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-12
AFF|DAV|Ts FILED BY
FEDERAL SUPPORTERS
Mordccai Brown, Joe Tinker, William
Watkins, Otto Knabe and Others
Turn I'm Papers to Judge Lands.
PLAYERS TRADED FOR. DOGS
So the Three-Fingercd Pitcher Az
firns-1san Johnson ind COmiskey
Receive Summons-Attorncys Ar
rive In Chicago.

CHICAGO. January I1.-Anidavits
that two ball players under contract
under tho National agreement were
filed to-day In Federal Court in sup
port OF the Federal League suit against
organized baseball.
Mordccai Brown. former Chicago Ma
tionurs pitcher, Submitted AN affidavit
concerning the dog transactions.
Toe Cantillon. manager OF tho Min
ncapolis club OF the American Asso-
cation at one time traded II ,profes-
s nsoSn bHla playsr for bull dog"
lieves that Roger Bresnahan. while
manager OF the 81. Louis Club, OF the
NATIONAL League traded y professional
Richard kinsclla, then manager OF the
springfield. Ill. club In the Three 1
League. for bird dog
Score OF AnihnvIts.
A score OF nfldnvits relating alleged
copies Of the National agreement.
stcnographic reports OF speeches by
baseball magnntcs and copies OF CON
tracts and ,clegrams by which the Fed
cral League will attempt TO support it's
suit, were filed.
The nndavits arc headed by Il
iensthy document from Joseph Tinker.
at n salary of si2.50o year.
Tinker became Federal, he said.
when G. n. Ehbetts president OF tho
Brooklyn National League club offered
him only $4,000 year. according to
tho affidavit. Tinker wanted $500.
Ebbetts wrote Tinker:
while we expect to become a FIRST
division team, yes, possible cham
pionship contender. with all our bright
prospects. 1t Ia nevertheless unrcason-
able for us TO pay YOU more than you
have ever received AS a player for IA
championship club"
Tinker also made strong objec-
ton to the ten days clause.
No Opportunity offered.
Opportunity for advancement is de-
ktns. business manager OF the Indian
apolis Federais by the following meth
DDS Of organized ball:
'l-FarminS out players.
"2-Covcring up"
This liz when minor club owner
has promising player whom he wants
TO protect from the draft. The owner
negotiates with a friendly major league
club owner, according to Watkins. and
an ostcnsiblc purchaser IL made and
the player delivered at the end Of the
season. When the time comes for tho
Major League club 10 reduce tho NUN
Der Of PLAYERS the minor Lacquer is re-
turned to the club from which he came
otto knabe. manager Of the Bait
more FcOerals, affirmed that players
were not allowed To mako suggestions
relative to the printed form of their
contracts. He also attacked the ten
days clause.
y stonographic copy of speech by
August Hermann. rIdiculing the Fed.
cral League was flied.
johnson Summoned.
Ban Johnson. American League
president, and Charles y. Comiskcy
head OF tho White SoN were summoned
to-day to appear before Judge Landis
in the Federal Court on January 30. I,
answer TO the trust charges filed b!
the Fcdcrals League.
John Calvin and Ellis Klnkadc. Gin
cinnau attorneys representing the Ma.
iional Commission. arrived in the Gifts
to-day, and conferred with George W
Miller. who has been retained to repre-.
sent the American League.
George Wharton Pepper, of PhladcI.
.phia. and President Tcner. himself ar
attorney, will represent the Nationa
League.
The Fcderals. through President Gil
more, to-day announced the signing o
comes from the National League. ant
the other from the international.
Gilmore refused TO make known theil
identity or. tho. clubs To whom thel
PHILApELPHIA. January 11.-Chas
S. Doom. former manager Of the Phila
delphia Nationals, announced here to
tomorrow as a voluntary witness Il
the suit OF the Federal League.
II am going to Chicago Of my owl
free viii" said said, D9oln' and when
Will tell Of my personal experiences II
the last few months"
Doom TO day definitely refused an of
fer from the Cincinnati Nationals. AL
call for salary of $4,000 n year, DooIr
termed it a tin can" offer.
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