Evening star., 1915-01-17


s,,d +en-dav release clause from said
Contracts with the exception o! .wo
nlayers. who refused to consent 70 INC
omission of the ten-day release elaese .se
from the new form of CONTRACT tSr ne sne
saason of 1914, containing the sald ten
SO ralease clause therein; that it OBJ
ta;nad the consent of the other play
srs to the striking out Of the SAID Ten
day release clause. and that this anlane
did not pay or oner 10 pay nv nO' suns of
money to any of said players:
"Affiant further says that during tne
formation. establishment and expansion,
of the American League OF proIess,oMa, ~
base ball clubs he was manager OF tne
Chica % American League club, and our
ING said period he was closely associaIea
VII wifh Mr.. B. B. johnson. then and now
the nresident Of the said league, ana was
familiar with the methods aoop.eu p.,;.h1 atu
ment Of the said league; attiant denies
that in the year 1901, or at any other
time during the formation, estabilsnl.iehs
or expansion of the said American
League. he, or, according 70 nis ,se oeH' wa n a
formation and belief. any one else, was
ever instructed, either directly or IN
Girac+ly- nv said B. B. johnson or any
one else then connected with the Amer1,
can League to ''get players in organizeu :,
Lase ball. whether under coh.,, .haa :, n,ava,s
were under contract in organized base pail
such contracts were absolutely worthless
but. on the contrary, afnant says tnal nc
was expressly instructed by b. B. Jonn-
son during the period OF the formation,
estabishment and expansion of the said
American League, not to Interfere with
ball players under contracts with organ
lied base ball, or to in any manner what
soeyer induce or encourage, or attehpt
to induce or encourage, such ball players
to violate their contracts to organized
hase hall. or to allow such ball players
to violate the terms OF their contracts.
a nd such instructions of the said b. b.
Johnson in these respects were followed
nv this affiant and by others. according
to his best information and BELIEF.
Traded Rebel oakes.
"And afiant further says that. while
con nected with the Cincinnati club as
manager he traded Player Ennie T.
oakes to the st. Louis National League
club: that while affiant did not consult
said Oakes with reference to said trade
until the same had been agreed to, yet
affiaut says that when he informed the
said Oakes of the proposed transfer,
the said Oakes did not object to leaV-
ING the Cincinnati club and going to
at Louis, but, on the contrary, the
said Oakes told affiant that he was
Glad to go to st. Louis, or was glad
TO get away from Cincinnati. as he was
sin bad" there and had been roasted
bv the papers; that it is true that dur
ing the time the said Player Oakes
wss a member of the Cincinnati base
hall club the contracts rendered him
bv this affiant contained the ten-day
release clause. yet aftiant says that the
said Oakes never protested or objected
to signing the said contracts because
the said ten-day clause was contained
therein, nor ever at any time notified
this affiant that he was In any manner
whatsoever dissatisfied with the said
contracts by reason of their contain
ing the said ten-day release clause.
"Affiant further says that during all
the years Of his connection with the
business Of base ball In the capacity of
player who made any complaint as to
! his contract or the clauses therein con-