The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-14
Bic CHANGES IN
BASEBALL To
FOLLOW TRIAL

CHICAGO. April 13.-pissolution OF
the national baseball commission. tne
supreme court OF organized baSchaIl'
ebsolute severance of relations with
tho national association of minor
leagues revision Of tho players con-
tracts eliminating tho ten days ana re-
servo clauses will be the probable re-
suit OF the $4,000 verdict granted the
Baltimore club Of the Federal ieasue oS
q Jury in the District OF Columbia su-
preme court yesterday
These revolutionary measures TO safe-
Guard baseball from an future legal AZ
tachs were forecast by Ban Johnson.
president Of tho American league, upon
his return from Washington tonight.
, Tho American and National leagues. TO-
pet1,e, with their club owners and OF
flcjals and certain officials OF the &c
fuuct Federal league, were dr1ehoal'S
IN tho 5000. Doc euit for damages brought
under the Sherman ANTITRUST law.
president Johnson said that an ap-
neal would be taken TO the court OIL pa
ncals of the District OF Columbia ana
| If necessary to the supreme court OF INC
| United States g..
..Tbe verdict, Of course. ts blow to
| baseball" President johnson said. put
,yn arc not particularly distressed as
| ~ vas nothing none than we expected
( ,,,der tho circumstances. we "eFe
bound to appeal. no matter what tho
| oyoor-,t of damages involved was
I'VE do not want to be charged WIN
| ,aer1+inr In restraint of trade; ncllner
/ do we want the charge or conducting
| MONOPOLY hanging over us. we can -.
/ O rav Of sunshine because OF inc taC.
that VIC can appeal If the verdict haa
been brought in our favor We "0
have been denied that privilege.
| While declaring that he did not I'd. :.
4, rta1cule tho verdict or the o"St'e"
10 court. President Johnson SAID thc
attorneys for the Baltimore ciuo '"'Neo
like -I.eninc and Trotzky.
| gym would have thought that We
| .ro IN ,rial IN Russia the American
,aoc1,n executive said. I'VE were chars-
"a With oil manner Of crimes. Inc al.
to-,ovs Cor the plaintiffs referred 10 n'c
"a the car Of baseball. ana gave NV
| 3r-nrcssion that we were on the 'h[FS
mold of the penitenuary. a,
.Toccban has been conducted ulauet
+he present system for forty years "i',t
6es becn persistent in Its success W
keeuing the sport clean and re'a.n.ns
The dignity Of the game IL W. -
been wrong in our operieiouS ~"
oo1rse we want to know ahoul IT,
W.T. methods the American and ->@
.ona1 leagues would adopt TO eoVt,r
Themselves would be among inc car,
deveioprnents, President Johnson Sa'u'
Tbn lca5,ucs would be obliged To co''uucl
+heir affairs independently ana 'Ie
national commission would have 70 W.
nho1ished II the verdict is SUSTAINED lit
gadd ...+o,,s,t
| CINCINNATI. April 13'- Nusus,
IHcrrnann. chairman Of the nn'i r'.'
baseball commission. who returned ''" ~
washington today, when inlorlneo VI
president Johnson's propositions Irar
fhev might be the outcome OF tne h h'',
tirnore Federal league club sun, wv
that nc did not believe 1t wonlu ue ~,
ccssa7-y 10 go as far as forecast ~ '''
Ir,erican league president
1--WE have prepared an appear III ''s
p,,tirncrs club suit. will execute PIANO
and the matter probably will not COM =
rn during the comping playing season.
MT Hermann said. o,.
"Tbo national commission MS "noi'
{. orcoarinr a statement, and thls VII
ho Teadv in a couple of days. t'"na'nI
~ anneal of the verdict against us
10 schall will be conducted as IN TN
past"