Evening star., 1946-05-07
Dodgers Join Yankees
In Court War;0ut|aw
Boss Ready 10 Fight
BY the kssoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, May Jorge Pas
quel and his Mexican Baseball
League faced legal battle on at
least two fronts as the New York
Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers were
ready to go into court in an effort
to halt the raid on their high priced
talent by the millionaires from
south of the border.
A hearing on Yankee President
Larry MacPhail's petition for q
permanent order restraining the
Mexican League from attempting to
lure his players away was scheduled
today in New York Supreme Court,
but was delayed at Pasquels request
for more time to prepare his case.
Yesterday Federal Judge Rubey
M. Hulen issued temporary re-
straining order in st. Louis en-
joining the Pasquel organization
from "unlawfully interfering" with
the Brooklyn Dodgers and set
May IA for hearing on a request
for permanent injunction filed for
the club by st. Louis attorney.
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the Yankees would seek injunctions
against the Mexican League and
its agents in every State where his
team plays and President Branch
Hickey of the Dodgers said he would
resist the efforts of Jorge Pasquel
and his brothers in every way he
could.
Pasquel Promises Surprise.
Bernardo Pasquel, vice president
OF the Mexican League, said in New
York that if necessary his organ
lzation would go to the Supreme
Court to establish the right of our
league to offer better salaries than
are now open to baseball play ers
on the North American continent"
I'VE have offered baseball play
ers better salaries, improved living
conditions and reduced working
hours to play in Mexico" Bernardo
said in prepared statement on
the eve Of his appearance in court
on the Yankee hearing. I'VE come
into court with no apologies for
these actions"
He told a reporter he had re-
ceived no formal notice of the St.
Louis action by the Dodgers, but
declared:
Just wait while We will have
a legal surprise for Mr.. Rickey. too
A nice big surprise"
Rickey, who talked to reporters
last night in Pittsburgh while en-
route back from a hurried trip to
st. Louis, said he believed "St. Louis
Is the central point for dissemina-
ton OF this Mexican business"
He described the Federal action
brought by his club as 1.-The BEGIN
ming to stop these people from do
ing this sort of thing"
Chandler Sidesteps Scrap.
The Dodger president said he felt
the Mexican Leagues attempted op-
eratlons in this country posed a
temporary threat, rather than a
permanent one, because the Pasuuels
couldn't keep on paying out money
that doesn't come in at the gate. !
This thing continually happen
ing upsets boys considerably. affects
their motions and thinking" he said
1T isn't good for the club and
don't like it,
Baseball Commissioner A. B.
Chandler declined comment on the
court struggle, telling newsmen that
from now on I'm not commenting
on anything that's controversial"
because in past instances sports
writer's saw fit to twist and distort
what I had to say"
In Washington, the Mexican EN-
bassy also had no comment on re-
ports the Mexican League would
seek diplomatic aid in answering
the court action. A spokesman said
the incident had not been officially
brought to the Ambassadors at
tention.