The Washington times., 1917-06-13
FEDS STILL SEEK
TO GET A SINGLE
Ned HanIOn Would Show
Damages Sustained.
Villas INTERVIEW IS READ
Quoted Ban Johnson As Calling
Feds Parrot" and Buffers"

PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-The
Baltimore Feds were still at bat when
the third inning OF the big baseball
trial was started today before Judge
Oliver Dickinson, in the United States
district court here. They were also
still seeking to land on the delivery
of George Wharton Pepper, organ
lied basebslTs leading finger.
Ned Hanlon, who used to be play
er, then a manager, and later a mag
nate. was called to the stand to tell
something of his connections with
the Baltimore Federal League club,
leaning especially upon the value OF
the Baltimore property in an effort TO
substantiate the claim OF 100000
damages.
Joe villa Is Heard.
Joe villa, sports editor of the New
York Evening Sun. was called by the
plaintiffs yesterday and proved rather
q boomerang.
David L. Fultz, a former player,
now president OF the Baseball Players
Fraternity, was heard, and he charged
organized baseball with seeking to
blacklist players jumping to the
Feds"
Ned HanIon, former player, man
ager, anu magnate, was called and
qualified as an expert" on baseball
property values before court ad
3ourneu for the day.
Called Them "ParrOts.7
villa was allowed to identify an in
terview he wrote with Ban Johnson IN
which the American League boss
called the Federals "a bunch of par
rots who would be fought to a finish"
The article also quoted Johnson as
referring to the Feds as "a bunch OF
four-aushers and buffers.
The O., B. Magnates, who were re-en-
forced yesterday by Charles WEIGH
man, OF Chicago, a former Federal
Lacquer, smiled while the articles
were being read. johnson in particu-
lar seemed to highly approve of the
article that Villa had written and to
make little effort to suppress his
smile.
Nothing startling turned out in the
testimony, except that Stuart S. Jan
ney. chief counsel for the Baltimore
Federal League club owners, found in
Villa a witness that did not bring
him the results he wished.
Read Story to Jury.
The peppery article was read to the
fury, the court permitted, but the jury
was told to forget it, by Judge
Dickinson. Villa said that johnson
was a public character and that when
he was in New York he made il his !
business to look him up and inferno
gate him on baseball questions OF
the hour.
He said that the interview was not
a verbatim reproduction of Johnson's
v.NN NJ be he nj "a
sense of IL
George Wharton Peppers objection
to the publication was sustained,
which didn't annoy Villa, who is
friendly disposed to organized base
ball.
Discusses Eddie Collins.
Dave Fultz testified that the sub
ject of blacklisting players was
preached to him in Cincinnati by Au- |
gust Hermann, chairman of the Ma |
tional Commission. but that he had |
told him the Players Fraternity could |
not enter into such an agreement
DO you recall the case Eddie Cal |
Inns? he was asked.
Yes" said Fultz. He was sold by |
the Athletics to Chicago for $4,000 |
or $4,000"
why" Fultz was asked.
because, I believe, Connie Mack |
couldn't pay him what he demanded" |
was the answer.
Then Collins profited?"
II suppose he did" Fultz said.
Through Fultz. the working of the 1
reserve clause, the usual method Of |
making sales and tha treatment Of /
the players in such cases were pat /
into the record.