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Show FEDERALS SCORE LEGAL VICTORY 1 I Ten Day Clause in Ball Play-en1 Play-en1 Contract Declared "Null and Void." INJUNCTION REVERSED Pitcher Johnson to Remain With Kansas City Ruling Allows Great Leverage. Chicago, July 16.TThe Federal league scored its first big legal vie-tory vie-tory in its war on organized baseba.l today when the appelate court held the ten days' clause In the ball players play-ers (ontract "null and void.' The it ruling was given in a court action which reversed a superior court deel- i sion enjoining Pitcher C.corge M. Johnson, the Winnebago Indian, from I playing with the Kansas City Feder- J ais The injunction issued bv Judg"" Foell in the superior court and served on Johnson while he was participating participat-ing in a game here was granted at J the request of the Cincinnati Nation- ! als, whose ranks Johnson left to Join ( I the outlaw Federals. I Federal league officials here wero j plea Bed with the decision aud declai-ed declai-ed it would result in an addition 'o their playing corps of dozens of star--t thH same time, it is said, the rul- t ing gives ball players a great lever-ape lever-ape in making demands from the clubs The decision from the appel- ate court was signed b Justices Ed-ward Ed-ward O Brown and Frank Baker. Justice Jus-tice William H. McSurely dissenting. ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK. 1 St. Louis. July 16 Colonel Roose velt will speak here the middle M October according to an authorized I announcement made today. |