Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
Did NOT TRADE A
DOC FOR PITCHER
Dick Kinsella Gave Bresnahan
Canine but Merely as
a Token.
AFFIDAvITs ARE NOW READY
New Boss % CUos Tells In o. q De
Tense o. WiIes Made TO Lure
Hin 70 the Feds

CHICAGO. IL. Jan Is.-On the eve OF
It's great legal battle with the FEDERAL
league. organized baseball yesterday
came 20 bat with seven new afldavtts
20 be used IN the trust" suit which
will cone up before Judge Lands In
The federal court here tOmOrroE- For
the most part the latest documents
deny many Of the assertions made by
the independents In their original bill
of complaint and in the various affi-
da wits added 20 substautiate the claim
thaf o. - e. a trust
The principal new matter contained
IN the testimony Is offered By Man
aver Bresnahan % the Cubs Roger
denies tn detail the assertion thar he
once traded perfectly good pitcher
for a bird doE- He explains az great
length that the hurisr In question. one
Booth Hopper. was released 20 Spring
field % the Three-Eye leaEue for no
consideration whatever. merely AZ q
favor % Dick EinseIia. a personal
friend who Vas connected with the
minor club.
EirseiIa later purchased from tre
pitcher a bird dos which Roger bad
admired during a hunting trip Iu the
south. This said canine EilseIia pre-
scented 20 Eresunhan o. a token OF bis
undyiur esteem. but tine dog at no time
was considered a. a part % the trans .
action uhereby Pitcher Hopper De-
came the property % the spriurfelt /
club
Roger Tells Facts.
In bis testimony Roger r5r the FIRST
time reveals tlc happenings % last
fan when i- was popularity upposri .
be was about tD jump the Cubs and .
Join the Federal feuglc. Roger de-
ciare1 that Philip Bali and Edward .
Stefuirrer or tho ST. Louis Feds of
fered him e salary % $4,000 a year.
$4,000 worth of stock iu the ST. Louis
club. and "a cash bonus Of $1,000 ~ be- .
would sign with them. They added.
accord ne 90 tire Hre=rarIn affidavit.
that they we're WORKING 20 insure
the presence % only two clubs iu the
Mound city This they were 90 ac-
complish - forcing tire cutting % a
street through the grounds occupied I
by the Cardinals
During the ueeori1ti1us tho s. Louis
men Informed Roger that they held an
option for the purchase % the Cardi
nails for 100000. This latter biz %
o. offered 20 substantiate
the charge of Garry Hermann that
he Federal icaguers 90 various times
rave endsavorcG o. pry their way into
The fold % organized baseball
After the ST. Louis club secured
ielder Jones as manager. the Wards
u Brooklyn took mp the negotiations
siih Brcsnahan- Roger demanded "a
salary Of $50. 900 for three years. with ,
IN additional $4,000 as cash bonus
oT jumping the Cubs The dicEering
With the Wards was carried on both ,
ERE and In New York Roger asserts
he Fedcrals paid hts expenses for the
ZIP he made east during the National
caEue meeting last fall At the time
{ was reported he had signed 20 man :
Ge the BroOkfeds-
Other o. 2. iumiuaries who deliver
u themaelves Of rfidavits we're;
larry Hermann. chairman % the ma =
louaf commission. Herman D. See =
amp. business manager and treaaur-
r. W. c. Schoneid. secretary, and
chuyIcr p. Brittou. president OF the :
ardlnafs. RoberT J. Couuery. Card =
rout: and President Charles p Eb- J,
cts OF the Brooklyn Nationals .