Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-06 | Page 27 | Major League Makes Ruling on Contracts

League Makes Ruling On Contracts Chicago Oct 5 A A sweeping ruling against attempts of major league baseball players to collect salaries on contracts extending beyond September 1 1 the date fixed b by the government for Cor the tho suspension suspension sion of ot professional baseball was handed down tonight b by the national na baseball commission which held such claims to be bo unjustified and aud illegal 11 The decision was announced by y President Johnson ot the lie American league a 1 member of oC the lie commis commis- sion The Tho commissions commission's d decision was based on the case of oC Jake Daubert Daubert Daubert Dau- Dau bert of ot tho the Brooklyn Nationals who sought to collect 2150 from Crom the Brooklyn club dill because his contract contract contract con con- tract calling for tor a season was terminated 1 on September 2 Daubert conten contended ed that under the lie conditions stipulated In his contract contract contract con con- tract which did lid not expire until October 14 1 the Brooklyn club could not have ha released him without without without with with- out his consent and he ho deman demanded cd that the thc terms of ot the he agreement be fulfilled 1 commissions commission's ruling which probably will apply to all similar cases case held helel that tho the club could not be be compelled to pay par Daubert tho the full amount agreed arcell upon because o oun un under er the work or fight or order his contract was virtually ren rendered Illegal an and 1 impossible Tho fhe players player's players player's play play- ers er's services could not be utilized b by the Brooklyn club after tho the date fixed for Cor the suspension of ot the game the commission lon ruled and tho the situation could not have havo been c by either cither party part at it the time the contract was ii made ad e. e