Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-05

national commission, the governing
body OF organized baseball. its rules
and tho national agreement. under
which It's members work. is n violation
OF the anti trust statutes, tho Federal
League filed suits here today asking
and It's members be enjoined from con-
tinuing in the unlawful combination.
The suit was flAd in the United
States district court and in the usual
course Of business would put 1t on
the calendar Of Federal Judge Kene-
saw NJ lands, who Is a devotee Of
baseball.
Special exception Is taking to epi-
thets alleged to have been applied to
Federal League players and the court
Is asked to restrain the defendants from
calling players under contract with tho
Federal League contract jumpers.
and from calling the Federal League OF
it's members outlaws"
One OF the principal clauses in the
bin is that all contracts with baseball
players under the national agreement
and rules Of the national commission
be declared void 80 far as they con-
Germ the Federal League. The court
is asked to enjoin the national COM
mission or any club In organized base-
ball from enforcing contracts Of play
ers who have signed with the Federal
League. The suit was flied in the
name OF tho Federal League a8aiIss
the National League and its sisht
clubs, the American League and ~
II 4
B. johnson and Jokn K Tenax, mem.s
bers Of the national commissions ss
Has Corner On Players.
The printed complaint informs -
court that there are now in tho United
States about 10000 professional base
bali players. all Of whom. with the ex-
ception of about 500 under contract oe
the Federal League. are under cons.
troll of the national commission
The right Of reservation claimed un.
der the provisions OF the national
agreement is set forth. together with
the statement that player under the
national agreement always continues
to be subject to the demands OF tho
clubs subscribed to that agreement.
Purpose Of Agreement Selfish.
The national agreement for the gov.
ernment OF professional baseball. which
was entered into between the American
and National Leagues and the Ameri-
can Association In 1908, the compluin-
ant declares. was not for the perpetu-
alton Of baseball as a national pastime: !:
the protection OF property rights. and
the promotion of the welfare OF base
ball players. as declared In the agree
ment, but was for the perpetuatiOn OF
professional baseball in the hands OF
the contracting parties that those in
the agreement might be safeguarded
against competition.
The petition asserts that the purpos0
of the agreement was that 1T might so
dominate and control players that the
engagement of their services by any
person or club outside the combination
would be difficult IL not impossible"
Would Protect Contract Jumpers.
The court is asked to restrain the
defendants from seeking by Injunction.
by threats. by bonuses or otherwise the
players Fisher. Konetchy. Caldwell.
Perritt, Wingo. O'Connor, Bedient.
Austin, Allen. Berghammer. Bender.
Plank and Marquard from performing
their several contracts with the cone
stituent members Of the plaintiff.
The dismissal of various court ac.
tions pending against George Johnson
Harold Chase, Armando MarsanS and
Lee Magee is asked in the petition.
Significant Clause in Bill.
A significant clause In the prayer o4
the bill reads:
That the said defendant shall be des
creed as forming part Of a combinations
conspiracy and monopoly in violation
of the common law in contraventton on
the ANTITRUST statutes anG in restraint
of commerce and in deroCation OF the
constitutional right of contract an6
that said defendant be enjoined from
doing business as a part of or In con-
nection with said combination. con.
spiracy or monopoly"
Decision Against Hatters AHiremd.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The supreme
court today affirmed, the Saas,GS1 GS1 :::1s-
ment awarded by the New York fed
cral court to d. j. Lowe Company.
Danbury, Conn. hatters. against some
| 1s6 members Of the United Hatsera
union, under the Sherman anti-truse
law, as damages resulting from boy-
colt.