Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-19 | Page 4 | Shocker Case is Settled by Browns

Shocker Case Oase Is Settled by Browns CHICAGO Jan 1 Settlement of th the Urban Shocker star sta involving pitcher lse of the St. St Louis Browns Drowns who today withdrew his plea before Com Coni- missioner Landis that he be declared a afree afree a free tree agent removes a a. serious problem which woulA have hae otherwise confronted the major league club chub owners owner it was wa said In baseball circles last lat night The baseball world was watching th the of th the case closely as It affected one baslo basie principles of tf the game the game the right principle discipline Its players of a a. club to Is Shocker who had hac contended that hi his hh right of ot action had been infringed upon by the refusal of or the St. St Louis club t tallow to allow hum him to take his wife wie on the last las alow Eastern trip of the the- 1023 1923 season appeared appeared ap ap- sp- sp before Commissioner Landis an and settled asked that the case be Shocker accompanied by by S hi his that the situation ha had wife explained been wie satisfactorily adjusted with the of- of I of the Browns The terms of the settlement were no not I revealed revealed When hen Shocker refused to accompany accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company the club chub last trip h he ws suspended and fined 1000 Whether hether the fu full amount of the Ule fin fine was re returned returned returned re- re turned to Shocker Commissioner Landl Landis would not say sy It I was understood however how bow ever evet that a 0 satisfactory financial settlement set set- had been reached