Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-30

Portland, Ore, May 29.-In a deci-
sion regarded as of unparalleled Sc
verify in the history of baseball, Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands. baseball
high commissioner, announcing that
William J. Kenworthy, manager of the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
league, will be continued on the in
eligible list until August l of this year.
Judge Lands further declares William
II. Keeper, president of the Portland
club, and James l.. Brewster of Seattle.
vice president of the Portland club, to
be ineligible.
Under the ruling. which vas received
here Sunday from Chicago. the declar-
alton of i%neligibility bars the two club
officials from any participation in base
ball. either active or passive-klepper
until January /. 1925, and Brewster
until January /, 1924.
High Lights of Decision
The high lights of the decision are
as follows:
/. William II. Keeper. president,
1925. and James l.. Brewster, vice
president. until January l. 1924.
Q. During these periods of ineligi-
bility "they will not be recognized as
representing any baseball club by any
PLAYER. or by any member. official,
agent or employe of the national asso-
citation, or by any major or minor
league or club.
3 William ]. Kenworthy. Portland
manager and second baseman, the
storm center of the whole controversy
now so widely known as the Ken
worthy case" has been ineligible since
Judge Landis' order. since last Febru-
airy, continued on ineligible list until
August 1 of this year Also, he is
disqualified as player or manager in
the Pacific Coast league until beginning
of the season of 1924.
4. The disqualification Of Kenwor-
thy subsequent to August /, 1922,
however. to quote the decision. will
cease to be operative if and when it
shall be made to appear to the salts
faction of the commissioner that Klep-
per and Brewster no longer have any
interest in any Pacific Coast league
team.
Seattle Given Player
5. Player Marty Krug. former Port
land second baseman. who vas traded
by Portland to Seattle last March ever
up for Kenworthy. is declared the
property or the seattle DaSeDdIl cluD.
Seattle after obtaining Krug sold him
to the Chicago Cubs for n price said
to have been $500. and it had been
announced hat should Kenworthy be
declared ineligible in the Lands deci-
sion. Portland Immediately would put
in a claim for his return. This action
Judge lands has foreseen and taken
steps to prevent.
g.. Kenworthy's contract is awarded
to the Pacific Coast league. This part
Of the decision clearly is intended to
deprive Portland of his services after
August 1, 1922, if by that time Presi-
dent Klepper and Vice President Brew
ster shall have fulfilled the require
ment of severing all connection with
the Portland club and baseball.
With KenwOrthy belonging to the
Pacific Coast league. not to Portland,
the league under this past of the deci-
sion can sell. assign, or award his
contract in whatsoever manner it
pleases.
Take Case to Court
1t was indicated. however, that the
Portland club would fight the decision,
particularly that part Of it declaring
Keeper and Brewster ineligible from
any participation in baseball. The
case seems almost certain to be car
ried into court.
Keeper said Sunday night:
II have competent legal advice that
Commissioner Lands has no authority
to impose any such penalty Is he has
upon Mr. Brewster and myself