Show I BITTER BASEBALl FIGHT CLOSED I Attorneys Close Arguments i in Baltimore Federal I League Suit By ey Associated Press WASHINGTON April 3 The Tho Tho case of organized ors baseball in the damage suit brought by the tho Baltimore Federal league club against the National National Na Na- and American leagues was outlined outlined out out- lined yesterday esterday to tho the Jury jur hearing 1 tiC Hie case In the District of Columbia supreme court by George Wharton Pepper of ot Philadelphia counsel for the tho defendants Tho The two two older leagues Mr Ir Pepper said ald In outlining the tho defense after aCtor the plaintiffs had rested their case would attempt to disprove the tho contention of the Baltimore club that professional baseball as constituted con during the lifetime lifetime life life- time of ot tho the Federal league was a monopoly monopoly mo mo- within the meaning of ot the Sherman antitrust law Tho The defendants Mr as asserted assorted as- as I sorted would seek first to prove provo that professional baseball was not an in interstate interstate in- in In-I In industry even ovon though tho the pla erg come from various states The I Sherman antitrust act he said covered coy cov ered only Interstate industries an and never nc was designed to apply to tu competing com corn I COV-I petin sporting organizations The complaint of the tho Baltimore club the attorney declared had narrowed I I down to two charges first that organized organized organ organ- baseball heads and anti especially organ organ-I Ban Johnson president of the American American Ameri Amen can league had made serious charges against ag the Federal league and anti second sec see on end ond that the heads of organized baseball baseball baseball base base- ball and three Federal league officials daIs had entered Into a conspiracy to disrupt the Federal league with the result that the Baltimore club having having- grounds an and 1 players and antI ready to play I ball bail found itself without anybody to pla play against and was vas damaged accor accord accord- In gly The second complaint ho lie said was tho the serious Th Th- more peace pact he said amounted to an Invitation invitation tion from the Federal league for or organized organized or- or baseball to meet that organIzation organization organ organ- on common grounds and de develop develop develop de- de ways and means of ot aiding the Federal lea league ue in its difficulties This offer oCler he said was accepted at par ar value alue by organized baseball as coming from representatives of or every club in inthe I tho the Federal league Mr Ir Pepper told the Jury that organized organ ors baseball was prepared to prove provo I that no matter motter whether the Idea of ot a a truce orl originated with tho the Indianapolis club eluh or not HOt the tho call caH for I a peace conference con con- ference was indorsed Indorse 1 by constituent clubs all of whom had representatives ic j I present when the peace pact was wasI agreed treed to Baltimore r included lIe He said saidI I I if It the thc Baltimore representatives rei remained re- re j i silent an and 1 offered no objection to the tho terms under which tho the Federal leo league ue was dissolved It was sas their own fault and und organized baseball had acted f fIn In good faith in all Its dealings with the defunct league Before resting Its case the Baltimore club presented evidence e which Its counsel Intimated showed that money moner from the tho American and anti National leagues for fOI players taken r or from the ho Federal Pe league l wn wa received by u a single individual Indi among the d defend defend- ants |