Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-20 | Page 13 | May Investigate 'Baseball Trust '

I MAY INVESTIGATE IE BASEBALL TRUST Washington April 19 The Th Th controversy controversy contro contro- versy between T Ty Cobb and anti the DetroIt Detroit De De- De- De troit American league baseball club management over tho the signing of Cobbs Cobb's contract for tor this s season ason ma may result in inan inan an nn Investigation b by Congress to ascer tam tain whether the system stem of at pla players players' cri contracts of ot tho the baseball leagues vio Io late the Sherman antitrust law or tho the law against pe peonage nage Representative lc of Georgia Geor Geor- I gla gia representing in Congress the dietrict die dis In which Cobb lives U sa says s 's he was Is-I Is working on such a resolution and sal said he would Introduce It Irl lit the House next we week etc Senator Smith said laid he wished to form torm forman torman an art opinion as to the validity of the contract and to ascertain whether It was true that players ers are forced to accept salaries and terms or be forever forever for for- ever barred from playing What I understand exists cannot ex exIst ex- ex let legally 1 Senator Smith said Representative Rep Rep- Gallagher of ot Illinois in March last year ear Introduced a resolution which called for an investigation In of ot the baseball trust b by a special com corn It was as referred to the tho rules committee but no further action was wib as taken It Is understood Representative e Gallagher Intends s to Introduce a similar simi simi- ml- ml lar Jar resolution at the present session I