The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-05
Federal League eeks to Have
National Commission Dis
solved and Enjoined from
Interfering With It.
MAGNATEs RULE ENTIRE
FIELD ALLEGES PETITION
In Ordinary Course of Events
Action Will Be Heard By
Judge X. M. lands, Devo-
tee of the Pastime.

the National commission, the govern
ing body of organized haaobnn ts
rules and the national agreement un-
der which is members WORK are
violation Of the antitrust ntatutca.
the Federal league filed suit here to-
day asking that the commission bo
decrood illegal and .ts members en-
Joined from continuing in the alleged
unlawful combination.
The suit was Tilted ln the United
states district court aud in the usual
course of business would be- put on
the calendar uf Federal judge kcnc-
saw NJ Lands, who is "a Ucyoteo of
baseball.
one of the principal clauses Ia the
prayer Of the bili is that all contracts
with players under the National
agreement and the rules of the Ma
tiunal commission be declared void
40 far as they concern the Federal
league
Tho court is asked to cnjoin tho
Rational commission ur any club IN
organized baseball from seeking to
enforce its contracts with players
who have signed with the Federal
league Special exception rs taken 10
lepithrts alleged to have been applied
10 Federal league pluyora and the
court b. tskod tu restrain the dclcnd-
ant from calling pitycrs under com
ltact Nlth the Federal league CON
tract jumpers aud from character
izius the Fcscrul league or its mem
beers aa outlaws
The sut w,s flied in the name oi
Ithr Federal league of professional
baseball clubs aEainst the National
league and ~ eight clubs. the Amcri-
lean league aud its eight clubs August
Hermann. q. @. Johnson and John
X. Tcror members of the National
commission.
| The printed complaint informs the
court that there are now in the
limited states about 5000 proies-
lgionul baseball players all ut whom
with the exception of about 300 un-
der contract Co the Federal 'cague
are under the domination and CON
ltrol uf the National agreement ana
the rules aud regulations Of the Ma
tunal commission The right o'
reservation claimed under the proNi-
sions of the National agreement 81
set forth together with the statenen'
that the defendants have claimed ana
uow claim that a player under VA
ltional agreement always continues t'
be subject tu the demands of the cruz
lauhsrrihiug TO that agreement
rho NutonuI nVrccment for the
: poycrnmcnt of professional baseball
which was entered into between th'
National and American leagues "p'
the national association in 1908. th'
icomriaiut declares, Was not for lh'
perpetuatinn of baseball as the ma
tionm pastimc the ptoiectiun
Iprnpcrty rights without s"elu'''h'
the spirit at competition anu w
promotion ui tine welfare OF n"'
players. as declared iu me tsfe'
ment but was Tor the urtp'' h''"'
, of professional buschail boz inc hnn"
, OF tho contracting parties, thhi th"''
within the combination mlsh' '
"a snfeguarded against uny profession"
. baseball competition
The petition further asserts ina
the purpose of the Nal'nhl asl'o
= mont was that Il "mighI 500 ""hih"u
and control players thut the 'hs'se
ment of their services nE any p''So'
or club outside The '"mp'hn''''
would be difficult n NOT hhpossiple'
The court ls asked Goo t'tii"n 'h
defendants from sccktus Toy lnJuhc
% ton hy thfonts bonuses or "theI
u wise to prevent the pl"''i"' fif,nol
% Eonetchy. caldwell p'rrItI Nlns'
Il O'Connor BodicuL AUSTIN All''
s. nerrhnmmor. Bender ihnh an
b. Marouurd from pcrforWns 'hrir s''
- oral contracts with the c"hs'ilo'e'
g members of the plaintiff
- The dismissal ot the rd'ious c"9i
e. actions pcudine against "enrs' W
70 Johnson Harold ~ chase Nrmahu
Marsans and Leo Magec is asked
the petition.
A signincaut CLAUS, lea the praVe
% of the bin reads
I "That the said dctrndnnis shah
D dccrocd aH formug pnrt "i conn
u nntion. conspiracy and monopoly
= violation of the common iaw, ln cor
10 traventlon OF the antitrust aud me
"A uopoly statutes. and in restraint
y trade and commerce. and In der"s'
. tion of the constitutional rishls
Is contract. and that -nid defendant
n enioined from further continuing
' DOING business ~ q part of or IN cor
= nertion with gaid combination COZ
spiracy and monopoly