Clipping:Final judicial rulings on the reserve
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 |
| Add a Clipping |
| Date | Wednesday, April 2, 1890 |
|---|---|
| Text | The New York Club's case against John M. Ward practically collapsed when it came up in the New York Supreme Court before Judge Lawrence last Monday, March 24, and Col. Rogers did not get, and probably now will never get, the much-desired opportunity to cross-examine Ward.... [a detailed account of the proceedings follows.] The Sporting Life April 2, 1890 Judge Wallace, of the United States Circuit Court [S.D. New York] handed down his decision in the famous Ewing case in New York City, March 26. As generally expected, he denied the motion for an injunction to restrain William Ewing from giving his services elsewhere than to the New York Base Ball Club. Judge Wallace's opinion covers fifteen type-written pages. He gives the National League some pretty hard raps concerning the inequality and unjustness of the contract between its clubs and its players. He also goes into the points of law concerning the case. Here is his decision... … “The case turns upon the meaning and effect of the clause in the contract which gives the club the right to 'reserve' the defendant for the season next ensuing. It is plain enough that the option is a right of reservation for the next ensuing season only, the season ensuing the term mentioned, and does not extend beyond the term of April 1, 1890, to Oct. 31, 1890, unless the parties mutually consent to a change.” The Sporting Life April 2, 1890 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
| Tags | |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />