New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-01
CHIEF BENDER
BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST FEDS
Old Athletic Pitcher Seeks
to Recover Judgment
of $8,666.64.
GILMORE APPROVES
INDIANS RELEASE
Undisturbed at Legal Action
Taken, Insisting His League
Has played Fair"

While the Federal League is obtain.
ing title 20 vast tracts Of land In Hsr.
lem 10 construct what Will be one %
the greatest amusement parks in this
country, Charles a. Bender. the famous
Chief Of the Philadelphia Athletics
has brought suit against it for alleged
breach Of contract Bender. VINO gsya
his address as 35i5 Jgison Stree,
Philadelphia. seeks 20 recover a iudg.
ment Of s. .666.64 for services rendered
and Louis l.. Kahn. of " bur. Norman
g. Kahn, of 299 Broadway, fled pre-.
liminary papers In the Federal Court
yesterday. Efforts were made TO serve
James A. Gilmore, president OF the
Federal League Of Professional Base.
ball Clubs, with a summons in III,
action, but they were unsysiling.
In the bill OF complaint which will
be presented at later date, Mr. Kahn
says 1t will be brought out that Bend.
err, having been Internationally re.
leased by the Philadelphia Athletics,
in the American League, and declared
a free agent, signed a two-yesr con-
tract with the Federal League 70 pitch
for the Baltimore club. Under III.
terms OF the agreement Bender was 70
have received a salary OF $500 a
year. After complying with the terms
Of the contract faithfully, Mr.. Kahn
said. Bender was notified Of his IN
conditional release by mail on Aug.
ust 80.
Mr.. Kahn said that his ellen. re-
ceived the following communication
from the Baltimore Club OF the Fed.
eral League:
81 beg 70 notify you that st meet
ing of our board Of directors held las,
week they directed me 20 advise you
Of your unconditional release. This
action. as you may surmise. is due 70
YOUR failure 20 keep In the condition
necessary for you 70 properly perform
your part of the contract You are
now a free agent, and may sign with
any club which may desire your ser
vices. Very truly yours,
"tSignedJ CARL ". RASlN."
Mr.. Kahn said that when the trial
begins he will prove beyond question
that Bender was in the best Of cond.-
ton when released By the Baltimore
club, which in doing so violated the
contract. He also declared that be
client lived in strict accordance with
the laws Of hygiene. There were other
reasons, not rejecting In any way on
Bender. Mr.. Kahn said, which were be-
hind the action.
James A. Gilmore, president Of the
Federal League. held az entirely dlf-
ferent view of the matter. When called
over the telephone last night he SAID;
II have heard that Bender has insti-
tuted proceedings of some sort against
the Federal League. but what they are
don't know. and / care less. The
Federal League has played fair with
all its men. and we have strained many
points 10 the last degree in doing so.
We have respected our contracts out
a contract ceases 10 be contract when
one party does not do its part IN the
fulfilment.
1--WE carried a number OF men last
season who were Of little value 20 Us.
And we carried them simply because
they gave of their best We have
learned through experience that u IS
better TO develop men than 70 20 about
securing players who have seen ther
best DAYS and try 10 case through on
regulations built up in the past There
is no reason why We cannot develop
men in our league Of the y Cobb types
We have some players who rank WIZ
the best in the game, and each year
will see us add 20 our stock.