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Show JOHNSTON CASE m cause big BASEBALL SI Former Oak Says He Isn't Getting Square Deal, Players' Frat Stands Behind Him NEW TOHK March 3 A ord ng to members of the Baseba F aye s f a e rltj the attent on of the na ona com mission shortly wi be called to he n $ vo vhd b atua ot tl e contrac he d by James H Johns on fo merly of the Oak Und club 0 the Pacific Coast league Johnston who Is an outfielder J n ped to the Fede a leagie c b of New a k last fall Later in the season Cha es H. Eb 1 beta president of he Brookljn Na on als announced that he had e gned the JPlayr for the Superbas upon wh ch en sued a ser es of contractual tang es p WiIch It s sa d gave r se to the state t jnent by Jan es A G more p es den of fv the def net Fede al league that the p a era were conten p atlng a s rike 7 Johnston was s gned by George Stovall tov the Newark Fed era s at a sa ary of StOdQ a year for two years with the ten 1 day release cause el m na ed from the "icon ract and $1000 advance money was pald to him Johnston Balks The p ayer late had severa confer , ences with Ebbets who offe ed 1 m a f contract with the B 00k n club at a emal er salary and contal nB t e ten day clause Johnston says he d d not agree to these terms, but the Brook jn c ub mailed contracts to h s home at Chattanooga, Tenn request ng h m to sign and return them to the execut e offices After the peace agreement between he "Federal league and organ zed basebal Ebbets purchased the Johnston contract f ora Harry S nc air who ep esen ed he Newark Fed era s pav ng $1244 to S n clalr as a ret rn for the $1000 advanced Johnston and Stova s e penses in sgn Sng the Oakland club plaver Johnston now con ends that Ebbets by purchasing h s Federal league con tract ia obligated by i s terms whereas the Brook jn olub hods that the al eged verbal agreement made with Johnston warrants it in Ins sting that he pa er sign a contract ca ling for a sa ary of 3400 a year with the ten day re ease clause Included Frat Backs Jimmy The officers of the P ae s fraternitj who are in estlgatlng the baseba 1 con tract tang e say tha even f t s con tentlon Is correct certa n prlva e fl an cial proposit ons made in he co e spondence with Johnston are o a ons of the Cincinnati agreement be ween the fraternity and organized baseba t n der th s interpreta on he b wou d be subjected to a fine an Johns on de dared a free agent Johnston is dete mined to ho d e her the Federal league or the Brookl n club to his $4000 contrac which covers 1916 and 1917 The Plaj ers ratern ty w U .lay the entire correspondence and con tracts before the national comm ss on In a. few days Members of the organ Ization say that there w 11 be no str ke o er the matter but that it is ke y to be carried to the courts un ess John eton s rights are acknowledged by the contract ng part es invo ved Jim Kelly Loses PITTSBURG March 8 President Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsbu g Nat on al league club was offlc ally not fled to day that the national comm ss on had refused to declare 0 tfle der James Kelly a free agent Ke lv based h s c aim upon what he said was unfair trea men on the part of Pres dent Drevfus n not honor ng h s transfer to the Ind anapol s Amer can assoc a on c ub by he P tts burg Fede a s. The commission r led he had o a e and d sm asd his claim Cubs Want Catcher CHICAGO Mir h i The Ch cago Na tio als are seek njr a new ca cl er word having been rece ed that Harry Rus sell reported pur ased he o her day had signed with an eastern lub Grounds for Orioles BAITIMORF Ma ch 3 Manage Ja k Dunn of he Ba n o e In erna ona eague baseball c b oda leased e Fed era league grounds for t e unesp ed te m of e ght ears Pitcher Released COLUMBI S Ohio March 3 Jack Ferr fo se era seasons a pitcher w h the Colu nb s Amer an asso at on ub has been given h s uncond t ona re ease was nnounce.. o lay |