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Show TESTIMONY GIVEN IN INJUNCTION CASE Hot Springs, Ark., 2 Evidence in defense of organized baseball players contracts was introduced today in chancery court in the Injunction proceedings pro-ceedings brought against S. H. Cara-nitz, Cara-nitz, agent of the Pittsburgh Federal League team, by the management of the Pittsburgh Nationals. Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh National League club, and William M. Kavanaugh, president of the Southern League and member of the National Board of Arbitration were among- the witnesses for the plaintiff. As documentary evidence contracts between the club and players play-ers of Viox and McQuillan were produced. pro-duced. A copy of the agreement be tween National League clubs also was Identified. Counsel for the Federals contended that the contracts and agreements are in violation of both state and United States anti-trust laws and that, therefore, there-fore, the charge that Camnitz was attempting at-tempting to have the Pittsburgh players play-ers break their contracts are without with-out standing:. The temporary Injunction against Caranitz to prevent him from attempting attempt-ing to induce his former team mates to sign Federal League contracts was procured under the so-called Arkansas Arkan-sas labor contract law and organized baseball is seeking to have this Injunction In-junction made permanent. Viox and McQuillan were the only wltnesses called besides Dreyfuss and Kavanaugh. Viox testified he was offered $3,500 then $5,00 to sign j a Federal contract. McQuillan said i he was offered $5,000. Denial also was made that a "Black" list in the common acceptance of the term, existed exist-ed in organized baseball. |