Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-29 | Page 4 | Court Ready to Begin Case of Former White Sox

Court Ready to Begin Case of Former White Sox MILWAUKEE Jan Jail 20 Selection 9 Selection of a Jury to try a clUe case Involving salary alary demands demanda of Joe Jackson Jackion former White Sox Sos player against the Chicago American club for the amount Jackson claims ho he would have received durIng during dur dur- ing the period ft t his cf n- n tract had he l been allowed to per per- dw oe rf form It was completed l In t tao o cli cir cir- cU cult here I late e yesterday r reet Taking a of testimony f. f In the tho case use Is scheduled to start with the openIng opening open open- ing lag of court today According to nay flay Cannon attorney for Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son the evidence to be submitted for tor hi lila hlll client will tend to show that It was the practise of the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago CILlO club officials to furnish players payers play pay ers with copies of ot contracts later than at the time of signing them thon Cannon further claims that tie the testimony will show that Jackson wee was Imposed on because he ha was waa unable unable unable un un- un- un able to read and that In the I progress of ot negotiations the tenda ten da day release clause claus ii in 11 Jacksons Jackson's contract providing for the release of players on ten days' days notice on the tue part of the club was waa not called to the tue attention of or the tho plaIn plaintiff tit and that ho he signed the th contract with no knowledge of ot the th existence of the clause The Jackson case li Is an outgrowth of ot his hi dismissal from the White Sox roster of players player following disclosures die dis closures of a II scandal in connection tion with charges made against I Jackson and seven other White Sox players alleging throwing of games Iames In th the worlds world's series orles with Cincinnati in 1010 1919 Jackson and the others named were later acquitted ot of ties these charges and the trial just I started Is I. an effort to collect Salary salary salary sal sal- ary under the contract