Show I I THREE BASEBALL I MEN ON STAND STANO I Give Testimony in Famous Suit Against O. O B. B by Baltimore F Feds eds WASHINGTON April 8 Three I leaders in organized baseball testified I j yesterday in the District of Columbia I supreme court In tho damage I suit o of the tho Baltimore Federal league I against the National and American 1 I leagues and certain officials of the de deI defunct defunct de- de I Federal league I August Herrmann chairman of ot tho the thoI national baseball commission slon was wa re recalled recalled recalled re- re I called for tor or cross examination by coun counsel el eltor for tor tho the Baltimore club as to the tho signing of the p peace ace pact and negotiations leading up to It B. B Bancroft Johnson I president 0 of th the American league and I Connie Mack pre president of or the PhIladelphia Philadelphia Phila PhIla- delphia American league club were theother tho the other witnesses Tho The Philadelphia club president testified tes titled as to the relations existing between be bo- tween en club officials and players in or organized organized or- or baseball and cited a number of Instances designed to counter the char charges es that organized baseball base base- ball bail was a monopoly an and players were permitted no privileges The courtroom was as thrown into an uproar time and time again b by the droll answers made by Mr Mack during crO cross 8 examination President John Johnson on denied that the time American len league was operated for fOI profit although the constituent clubs were so flO operated The reserve rule in players players' contracts attacked h by the tho Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- club as ns an evidence of ot monopoly 01 oly was said b by Mr Johnson to be bo just t as Us essential to baseball clubs as ns coal to lo Ii a train Testimony by Mr Ir Herrmann nn that representatives of the Baltimore club were wera present when hen tho the peace pact was signed was waR reiterated by President Johnson who added that at that time these those representatives made no protest lt I against the terms of ot the agreement I |