The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-20
FED ANTITRUST SUIT
GOES TO TRIAL TO-DAY
Organized Baseball Men Hope
for Quick End-No Case, Say
Prominent Lawyers.
ANIMAL RECORD BOOK OUT

re organized baseball has any voice IN
the matter the antitrust suit Of the
Federal League viii be pressed TO the
earliest possible issue. The case opens
IN Chicago to-day before Judge Lands.
Thoulh the members Of tho National
Commission and the club presidents or
the two major leagues. who are gathered
at the Windy City for the trial. do not
appear abprchensive over the hnal re-
suit, without exception all are onNious
for G speedy verdict IL Is hoped that
tho litigation will not ne dragged over
indefinitely until the beginning Of the
playing season. That would occasion ir-
reparsi Die inconvenience.
In spite OF the vagaries OF law opinion
on the part Of the uon-combatant element
Is that James \. Gilmore and his outlaw
hackers should have ~ mighty hard time
" Il making a case against the so-ca.lcd
rust THr SrN man interviewed five
~ ointment New YORK attorneys yesterday
Sone would consent 10 have his name
made public. AS uu considered the matter
no concern NJ his But without keep
ton, after perus,uE copies o. tiIdavits
furnished by both sides, grave doubt OF
any substantial cas- was Expressed Ih'
expert opinion interpreted MS most
damaging the bylaws and constitution
under which the Federal League operated
10 furnished by James Cu-aok 'rstWhtlc
umpire for gilmore " WIS h"lh 'u''
the Independents themselves "'.r Eu'i'S
Of all the so-rah"H 'nlu'"''S lh'! W.
cried on the part o. their contemporaries.
Furthermore Il was IutImltcd that the
Federlls had left tucmsclvcs open tu
attack ON bIoadsid" charges OF conspiracy
by seeking to eftec. through bribery
disaftocton in the ranks OF organ ~"
baseball. \ point IVA question was tu'
case Of Roger Br''nah'n' WIN" S"'''N
he was offered E'u.'r' i'r Ihr', S,'.S
by the Brooklyn traeI2IH 10 ''Pu.''''
- binding contract with me 'h.e"Eo '""S'
Another matter OF moment ms .'.''
to Ruoo MarpuaruS "'''.lS' ,"lJ
by the opinion furnished INA. M.'Lqu.'"
suom'tta aulaN,l N", M '.'' .,..,,i.
paru'0 VINO Il'''"''' .''' W. o. '.,t,
u binding '",Ii.''' OF wv. ,,,
mo Niau!7 u''g'7 ''." - ,, N,r-
mean az n'nu w.
Vu .eI " 90 NO. h.,,..,.. ,.,t b.s,uarI ..ar. Doc
90 MOI "''.'N' 80 -, ne D. .,i.t
3ttao N"a ul"tI .'u - l.,,, .t,,,.nt
ap u',',i,' ,, -, mint fan 20 boot
.rho ,,t5o,,,i n,sti," j.. an amusement
pu.e an, ,a,s s.,,, ~ itf. and memo. is not
nor " ,ioi,tio, ~ IN. sherman
III
act -, , ,hts o,.,,on orrapized
..lNh,W KS ir i,s favor 4, precedent as
Jas a.~, yI't i th, s,,r M ,,urlev Brown
,.a,,.t tt, M yor', Jnc,<cy club Ttas
So, ,,,, Ji.,,,.saI Nv United States
I,,d,,a Nyard .rhosa Interested in base
hall However are not anxious to drag
i,,o court any commissions between base
hall and racing For many years the
10 sunnress All forms Of gambling la con-
1sc,j n,i ,y,th its games
What Is considered another strong
mint il, i,,o, .c .r,.f!.ca nas"n"lrs do
fence l. the fact that tho principal back
AZ. of tha Federal League were quite will
Ing a feyv month ago to CIV. up tho fight
for an opportuulty Ia becom. associated
Win tno trust" I'm a minor capacity.
Col. Jacob Ruupert, Jr. president of she
New York Americans. has given the lie
Tadarai. NJ. Euppert denies that h
cvsr told C,umor. tn, purchas, price of
tbe New YORK, was 20 %, s2o0 GOO
'TF Mr.. Gilmore has been quoted cor
,,sctl,' he saws. "he has told 20 deliberate
tick We ala NOT discuss my recently aC-
uuired club I'm any way"
Tn splfs OF All tho stringent roster
Itrnitv edopteI h, organized baseball the
comehack viii have his chauc. lu 1915
40 usual Tho announcement that Jack
C'oo,nba has signed with the Dodgers is
scarce,, loss 5Ir.xpected than the news
hat Marty O'Toole Is TO no tried by the
Roaton Rod Sox. For Coomhs was turned
,oosc bv the crafty Connie Mack, while