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3 T"P! MORNISO OHEGOXIAJ, MAY 29, 1922 HEADS OF " OUSTED BEAVERS by urns Judge Makes Decision; Pen alty Unprecedented. RULING WILL BE FOUGHT Court Attack Likely-to Be Based on Authority for Such Dras tic Action Being Taken. (Continued From First Pajre.) eograph. It is accompanied by 22 other mimeographed pages contain ing evidence in the case, in the form of letters and telegrams, on which the commissioner says he bases his decision. The question, of course, arises as to what Klepper and Brewster will do about it, and the effect on the Portland club of their action, what ever it may be. Klepper to Fight Decision. Mr. Klepper last night declared most emphatically that he will not submit to what he termed "the as tounding: decision of Judge Landi," without a fgrht to a finish. He said he not onl will carry the case to th Pacific coast league, but to the courts as weli. He asserted that Judge Landis has exceeded his au thority, even' the almost unlimited powers conferred upon him as high commissioner of baseball, in such ac tion as to declare a club owner in eligible. As a. starter in his defensive fight Mr. Klepper telegraphed the owners of all the other Pacific coast league clubs asking them to direct President McCarthy to call a special league meeting at San Francisco next Friday at which the case may be discussed, particularly its far-reaching effect in establishing, if not disputed, arbitrary power for the judge over every minor league owner in baseball power far beyond that conferred on him by the major-minor league agreement, the governing code of minor league base ball. Authority Held Exceeded. The first point on which the Port land baseball club will attack the legality of the Landis decision will be that the commissioner has exceeded his authority under baseball law in tailing: such drastic and hitherto un precedented action as the barring of c!ub owners from baseball. Furthermore, as a basis for court action, is the point that his decision, the effect of which carried out would be to force Klepper and Brewster out of baseball and the sacrifice of the property interests as stockholders in the Portland club. That seems to come under the head of depriving them of property rights without due process of law. When the judse a month ago was still withholding his decision as to the status of Kenworthy, and before Mr. Klepper, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Moser and Mr. Kenworthy had gone to Chicago to present their side of the case to the judge, he was asked by Mr. Moser to announce on what section of baseball law he based his jurisdiction. Agreement Basis of Decision. He telegraphea back that he based It on Article 1 Section 2 of the major minor league agreement. That "sec tion reads as follows: In case conduct detrimental to baseball is charged, alleged or suspected, the com missioner shall have jurisdiction to inves tigate and determine the. facts; upon such determination he may take and impose such lemedial or preventive action as he deems appropriate against any party thereto, any minor league, club or individual connected with the national association, as the case re ay be. On that same section Judge Landis unquestionably now bases his deci sion. It will be noted that the sec tion in question when broadly In terpreted confers the most sweeping authority on' the commissioner. He has under that provision of baseball law, read alone, virtually the power of life or death over the future of any person, whether player or mag nate, in baseball. Sweeping; Power Curtailed. But the very next section of the major-minor league agreement great ly curtails that sweeping power. Sec tion 3 clearly defines the judge's punitive powers. That section, which furnishes the basis for the attack the Portland baseball club will make on the decision insofar as it affects Mr, Klepper and Mr. Brewster, reads as follows: Section 3 Punitive action by the com missioner may take the form of public reprimand, and in the caso of a player, declaration of temporary or permanent Ineligibility to play for any club related to any of the parties hereto. - Under that section even the power of Judge Landis as czar of baseball would be limited to reprimanding Klepper and Brewster, though he l empowered to declare Kenworthy, i player, ineligible for any period h may name. But Klepper and Brews ter, not being players, the Portland club will aver, are plainly and indis putably out of the Judge's power to punish except by reprimand. Seattle Makes No Complaint. The Seattle club, the supposedly in jured party in any irregularity pres ent. never made complaint to the Judse, nor carried its case before him. The "Kenworthy case," involving the Seattle and Portland clubs of the Pacific coast league and the Chicago Nationals, has held the attention the baseball world for many months. Its inception really dates back to early last year when Mr. Klepper was president of the Seattle club and Will iam P. Kenworthy was manager and second baseman of the Seattle team. Kenworthy, on his own later state ment and statements by Klepper and Brewster, the truth of which Judge Landis disputes, signed as manager with a side agreement under which he was to be unconditionally released if he, failed to come to terms at any later time with the Seattle club as manager. Bitter Feeling Develops. Bitter feeling developed late in the year between James R. Boldt, prin cipal stockholders of the Seattle club, and President Klepper and Vice- President Brewster. The upshot was that they got out of the club and Boldt himself became, its president Shortly thereafter Klepper, Brew eter and assoc'ates, who include many prominent Portland men, bought the Portland franchise from Judge W. W. and Walter H. McCredic. Boldt at first made a verba! agree ment, according to Kenworthy's late testimony, with him (Kenworthy) that he was to continue as manage for another year. This agreemen never was ratified. Kenworthy Appeals Case. Kenworthy later wrote Klepper re rarding his contract with Seattle an Klepper. giving as his reason that h fully believed Kenworthy to be a fre agent, advised him in more than on telegram to "hold out" until Seattl should make him a "proper offer.' Shortly afterward Walter McCredie irSSL ifcJ JLA, was named manager of the Seattle team by Boldt. Kenworthy carried his case before the National board of arbitration, the governing minor league body, with the claim that he was a free agent because of his agreement with Seattle that he was to be released uncondi tionally should he not be able to come to terms to manage the team. The National board rejected his claim. Then Kenworthy took the action that brought the whole case to the attention of Judge Landis as high com missioner. Ordinarily Judge Landis would have had no connection with the case, as the judge primarily is the governing head of the two major leagues, though with jurisdiction un der certain circumstances over all of baseball, including the minor leagues. Kenworthy appealed to Judge Landis from the decision of the National board. Appeal Is Withdrawn. This was last January. Kenworthy shortly afterward withdrew his ap peal, which he never had made in writing, but in the meantime he had personally discussed the case with Judge Landis, who instructed him to place at the disposition of the high commissioner all his telegraphic cor respondence of the winter. This Kenworthy declined to do. Judge Lands then declared him in eligible, this ruling being made in February. A further complication appeared at about this time. Walter McCredie, the ex-Portland manager and half owner of the club, but then manager or the Seattle club under his agree rnent'with Owner Boldt, in an inter- iew at San Francisco declared that Kenworthy, though at the time the roperty of the Seattle club, had gone with Klepper and Brewster and advanced J3000 for the purchase of stock in the Portland club. Walter MeCre-iie said he knew this because the draft had passed through his hands. Stock Purchase Denied. This statement resulted in the most itter feeling between McCredie andlership of Krug without due process Kenworthy, who der.ied that he had urchased stock. He explained, anal his explanation was confirmed by ' Klepper and Brewster, that he had i advanced first $3000 and later J2000 more as a loan at regular interest rates to apply on the purchase of the lub by the others He pointed out further that this action was no dif rerent from his private lending of several thousand dollars to Johnny Powers, until last year owner of the Los Angeles franchise, when Powers was in financial difficulties. This oan was repaid Kenworthy by Pow- rs when William Wrigley purchased the Los Angeles franchise, and Ken worthy said his loa.i to Klepper and Brewster also was to be repaid. Kenworthy was so bitter over the McCredie interview that he gave out cne statement declaring that Walter McCredie had lobbied him out o his ob at Seattle and that he had ac cepted the manageshlp of that club at lower figure than any other man ager in the league. McCredie denied this. The loan incident is officially cited by Judge Landis in his de cision. Landis Forbids Trade. The next step in the case, made shortly before tho training season opened, was an agreement between Klepper and Boldt if Seattle for an even up trade of Kenworthy for Marty Krug, then owned by Portland. The papers were about to be signed and the whole incident forgotten when Judge Landis irtervened by tel egraph and forbade the trade to be nade. But later, after both the Portland and Seattle clubs had gone to train ing camp. Judge Landis gave permis sion for the trade to be consummated. This was done, the trade agreement specifically providing that it was de pendent on a decision by Judge Landis restoring the eligibility of Kenworthy. No word came from the judge and it was supposed by everybody, including W. H. McCarthy, president of the Pa cific Coast league, that the incident was closed and Kenworthy eligible to play. Landis had given permission for Kenworthy, pending his decision, to train with the Portland club and when the season opened President McCarthy permitted him to play. In the middle of the second week of the season, nearly seven weeks ago, while Portland was at Salt Lake, word came from Judge Landis that he was surprised to learn that Ken worthy was still playing, and giving instructions that he was to be con sidered ineligible and not permitted to play. Shortly thereafter further bitter ness was engendered Dy wnat me Portland baseball ownership and fans considered an unwarranted attack, when President McCarthy of the Coast feague issued a statement upholding Judge Landis' construction of the case and specifically denouncing Klepper. Judge Is Seen Personally. About four weeks ago Mr. Klepper, Mr. Brewster and Mr. Moser went to Chicago to present their- side of the case to Judge Landis. . They were joined there by Kenworthy, who in the meantime had been directed by a telegram by Judge Landis to come to Chicago, with the significant statement that lus baseball future' depended on his coming. Tho four discussed the case with Judge Landis for seven hours. At the end of that time he assured them that an early decision would be made. It now comes nearly a month later. Any court action that may be taken by the Portland club unquestionably would take cognizance particularly of that part of the judge's decision awarding the Kenworthy contract to the Pacific coast league, and that of Krug to Seattle. As the papers in the trade of Kenworthy and Krug specifically stated that the trade should be null and of no effect, and. PROMINENT PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL FIGURES WHO ARE AFFECTED BY JUDGE LANDIS DECISION IN KENWORTHY. CASE. Top William H. Klepper, president of the Portland club; Judge I.andist James R. Brewster, former president of the Seattle club and now vice-president of the Portland club. Below Bill Kenworthy, cx-maunger of the Seattle club, who was signed this season to manage Portland Beavers, and storm center of the whole case; Marty Krog, who was traded to Seattle by Portland In exchange for Kenworthy and later sold by Seattle to Chicago Cubs. to his original club unless Kenworthy were reinstated, the ground could be taken in court action that the Port land club had been deprived by the Landis decision of property the own- of law Action in court probably would have to be taken in Chicago, and on the - without due process of law" theory would be brought before a federal judge. Suppose that Mr. Klepper and Mr. Brewster declined to obey the Landis ruling declaring them ineligible until 1925 and 1924, and continued to func tion as president and vice-president of the Portland club. What then? As the Landis decision specifically lays down 'he ruling that "during these periods of ineligibility they will not be recognized as representing any baseball club by any player, or by any ember, official, agtnt or employe of the National association, or of any major or minor league or club,'.' it lays a foundation for the judge later to declare any such "player, member, official, agent or employe of the Na tional association, etc," ineligible for associating and dealing with in eligible magnates in short, he prob ably would declare them ineligible just as under baseball law a ball play er under organized ball is declared in eligible for playing with or against ineligible players. Still another angle as a basis oi court action is presented through the fact that by declaring ineligible Klep per and Brewster, principal stockhoio ers of the Portland baseball ciud, tne Judge ia in effect forcing them out of baseball and forfeiting their prop erty rights, all without due process of law. Judge Landis since his elevation to the post of high comissioner has been widely termed the czar of baseball. This remarkable decision is ndeed one such as only one of czaristic cowers could make. EntireJv aside irom tne jviepper and Brewster aspects of the decision. which by their unexpectedness ana severity now outshadow the Ken worthv phase of it. the judge's pun ishment of Ken worthy., is far more drastic even than that which he In flicted on Babe Ruth, the home-run king. Ruth, a member of the world cham pionship New York American base ball team, violated an old and never hitherto enforced major league rule forbidding members of championship teams from .barnstorming atter vni end of the baseball season. Ruth an nounced that he would disregard the rule and eo barnstorming anyway. Judse Landis warned him that he would do so against orders, where upon Ruth defied the commissioner. For -so doing juage i,anais uneu Ruth the entire amount of his world series purse, something in excess of J3000, and barred him from playing again until May 20. He has just been reinstated. That penalty was up to now the most severe tver imposed on a base bail player, but in his treatment of Kenworthy Landis has been far more severe even than that. Yet Kenworthy never defied Judge Landis. Ken worthy has now been out dT the game under suspension for eight weeks, ?nd even should Klepper and Brew ster get out of baseball, is barred Trom further playing until August X a total at the very least of four months. In addit'on he loses the management of the Portland base ball club at $7500 a year and by hav ng his contract awarded the Coast '.eague can be compelled by the league to play when, where and how his and Klepper's sworn enemy. President McCarthy, may dictate, or be forced cut of baseball. In the meantime Portland has a baseball club that after slumping for a time in disorganization at the loss that each player should revert back of Kenworthy, has recovered and is paying remarkable ball. The club now is left not only without a man ager, but' if the Landis decision is carried out, without even a directing owner. hat the effect will Be no man can say LANDIS, IN DECISION, CHARGES DELIBERATE EFFORT AT FRAUD Commissioner of Baseball Declares Enough Facta Brought to Light to Demonstrate Collusion Complete Text Quoted. HE COMPLETE text of Judge Landis' decision in fhe Ken worthy case, the salient features of which are summarized elsewhere, here follows. Accompanying the de cision, which fills three and a half pages of mimeographed type, are 22 other pages of telegrams, letters and other evidence in the case. Here is the text of the decision itself: In re PLAYER KENWORTHY. About the middle of October. 1921, W. H. Klepper and James Brewster retired from the Seattle club, of which for two yearp tney had been presi- ( uent. ana secretary. At aoout una time they obtained an option to pur chase the Portland club. Two or three days later W. J. Kenworthy (Seattle manager up to that time) filed an application to be declared a free agent. - This application received the earnest support of Klepper. both by argument and testimony, in the" in terest of "truth and justice." The decision of the National Board of Arbitration was against Ken worthy's claim. That trihunal held that the formal contract, which Klep per (as president of Seattle) and Ken worthy had executed December 1. 1920. was binding on the parties. A provision of that contract gave Se attle the right of reservation of Ken worthy's services for the 1922 season. From this decision Kenworthy ap pealed to the commissioner, Klepper again 'disinterestedly" supporting him. Real Situation Not Disclosed. On examination of the record pre sented on appeal, it was perfectly ap parent that the real situation had not been disclosed. This conclusion was forced by the mere sequence of events: First, the retirement of Klepper and Brewster from the Seattle club; sec ond, their immediate acquisition of the Portland club; third, the bringing forth by Kenworthy of a letter, signed bv Klepper, purporting- to agree on behalf of Seattle that Kenworthy should be a free agent, whenever he and Seattle should fail to reach a satisfactory agreement for his reten tion as Seattle manager, the agree ment bearing date and purporting to have been written December 1, 1920, (the date of the formal contract be tween Seattle and Kenworthy above referred to); fourth, the bringing forth of an alleged verbal agreement between Brewster (as Seattle presi dent) and Kenworthy, in 1919. that he should be a free agent at the close rf the 1919 and 1920 seasons, an un derstanding previously unknown to anybody except Brewster. Kenworthy and Klepper, and contrary to the for mal contract between Brewster and Kenworthv for those seasons: fifth, the fact that the free agency claim was wholly unsupported except for the testimony of Klepper, Brewster and Kenworthy, the interested parties, while there were many facts which disc-edited it. Up to tho time, this letter was thus disclosed, ro owner of an interest in the Seattle club, except Klepper and Brewster (each of whom held one share of tho 2000 shares of stock), knew or had ever heard of its. exist ence. Even Rivers, the business man ager of the Seattle club, who traveled with- the team throughout the sea son and was in -lose, intimate rela tion with Kenworthy, had never heard of it. Correspondence Is Asked. In view'of this situation and Klep per's very lively interest in support of Kenworthy's claim, these gentle men were called upon to transmit all correspondence that hid passed be tween them. To this request- Mr. Klepper replied that he was "quite positive there was only one letter and one telegram received from Ken worthy. .- We announced our manager yesterday, and never have negotiated nor tampered with Ken worthy." . Mr. Kenworthy replied: "Only com munication I had with Klepper was the latter part of November, whin I could not come to terms with Se attle. I wired him to consiuer m- for tb.9 position (.of Portland mau - He will tell you a similar story.'' Subsequent to this Mr. Kenworthy had a personal interview with the commissioner. That interview dis closed that very serious irregularities had undoubtedly occurred. Accord ingly, he was informed that the com missioner deemed it his duty to ex haust all means to obtain the facts in connection with his alleged free agency agreement with Klepper, and on the same day the latter was re quested by telegraph to come to Chi cago. HiB reply, to this invitation was that, on account of private busi ness, he would be unable to do so within 60 days. Anticipating that, in the light ft these developments, Klepper might seek to make a deal for Kenworthy, with the idea of foreclosing frirthe investigatlon. the commissioner w.red the Seattle club, February 16, 1:22, as follows: "Until conclusion my invest'gation Into Kenworthy situation, make no transfer, release or use of Player Kenworthy until you hear from me." Seattle Makes Reply. To this instruction Seattle replied that Klepper had that day offered an even trade of Krug for Kenworthy. which Seattle had agreed to accept, but that Seattle vould cancel the deal. (By telegram of November 13, 1921. Kenworthy had asked Klepper: "Will you stand by me if Farrell should decide against me?" Klepper's reply was not telegraphed, and was not secured, but trom the other tele grams exchanged between them it is evident Klepper agreed to make a deal for hlni with- Seattle if the free agency claim were denied.) This attempted disposition of the matter, considered in the light of Kenworthy's refusal to aid the com missioner in obtaining the corre spondence between him and Klepper, seemed to require that Kenworthy be placed on the ineligible list, and this was done. Some time later, Ken worthy changed his attitude, and some of this correspondence eventually was secured. It then appeared that in stead of there having passed but one telegram and letter between these gentlemen, as insisted by them, there were in fact 12 or 14 telegraphic com munications exchanged; and that on October 25, 1921. Klepper and Brews ter had wired Kenworthy as follows: "Wire received. Deal all made and want to close up Monday. Wire us through U. S. National bank five thousand and if for any reason you do not come with us we agree to return your money within 60 days with in terest. This has a great future for us and unless Seattle comes to all your terms you hold out, for no ques tion but what Farrell will have to give you your release and you can refer him to me as to our understand ing and contract. Wire us at once if wiring money." Correspondence Lone Continued. On October 28, Klepper and Brews ter again wired Kenworthy: " . . . You just stand pat for a. while and they (Seattle) will have to let you go. . .." . This correspondence between Klep per ana iirewster (wno men naa bought Portland), and Kenworthy, continued for several weeks. It dis closed that their ultimate object was to get Kenworthy away from Seattle and on the Portland team; that while this was being- done. Kenworthy was carrying on what on its face appeared to be a good faith negotiation, for the season of 1922, with the Seattle offi cials, who were kept in totnl ignor ance of the Klepper-Brewster-Ken- worthy activities, which had created a situation totally destructive of Ken worthy's usefulness thereafter as t member of the Seattle team. Of course, this negotiation with Seattle came to naught, although Seattle had tendered Jvenwortny what he. in telegram to Klepper, termed a "fine proposition (oui for the 1922 sea son as compared with $5600 for 1921), but turned down because (as he said) he would "much rather be with you ana Kiyers. previous to mis telegraphic cor respontieuce cumins into the posses- ager). sion of the commissioner, Klepper telegraphed on December 29, 1921, as follows: "Have never communicated with Kenworthy regarding the man agement of the Portland club, nor did I have any idea of buying Port land club at time Kenworthy applied for free agent." As shown by Klep rer's teleerrams of October 25. 1921. to Kenworthy. he had obtained the cption on Portland before Ken worthy's anDlication for free agency was filed (the option having been ob tained October 14 and the free agency tpplication filed October 16). and on that date was hoping to "have you wun us. More Letters Quoted. Tt is not assumed that all the ma lerial facts in, this unhaDDV situation have been brought to light, but enous-h is disclosed to demonstrate deliberate effort on the part of these men fraudulently to deprive Seattle of Kenworthy's services; that on De cember 28, 1921. Klepper telegraphed to Kenwortny: "Letter from Landis advising pa pers from Farrell on appeal of your case receivea ana asKuiiKi u anvthins?- further in evidence to offer. trewster and Rivers made sworn af fidavits. Mailed Monday nignt. i a, ill cflTirt Innfr wire tomorrow. OUld advise vou wire Cunningham and ask him to wire Landis at once stating he heard vou state in clue nouse in July, before he left to join New York that vou had contract making you a free aerent when vou were not re tained as manager of Seattle club l onrfia ri!T have nit evidence by rri- oay and I think you should arrive in Chicago Saturday morning and take rhe matter un with Landis and p's sprrptarv nersonallv. Tell him Se attle has secured another manager and they made statement to board the job was still open for you, and one hour after they ruled against you Seattle announced another manager, and they were trying and will ruin your future as a manager if you are not made a free agent, and that you have done everything in your power to come to terms with them, but it looked like to you Boldt kicked you out on account of being my manager last season and' -wanted a new one. And if you do not get your release at once all the managers jobs will be filled and you will be left out. 1 would go to Chicago without fail. Boldt has announced in press he would fight your appeal." CnnnlUKham Gives Testimony. Cunningham testifies that he had rever seen or heard of Ketiworthy s I alleged free agency agreement. The fnllowine telegrams, which passed while the commissioner was seeking information from these gen tlemen, are highly instructive: January 13, 1922, Kenworthy to K'"Anything you do will be all right with me. Just so long as we under stand each other do anything you like. I am writing you a letter to night." January 19, 1922. night lettergram Kenworthy to Klepper: "Just received letter from Landis and will write him that the only com munication we have had was the wire I sent you and that you wired to Farrell regarding my case and noth ing more was said until advisory board had decided my case in Buffalo, and then the letter which I wrote you about going to Chicago to sco Landis." Night Letter la Cited. January 19, 1922, night lettergram Klepper to Kenworthy: "Just receivea letter from Landis asking for copies of all letters and telegrams I have received from you since last August. Have they re quested this from you? If so, what have you given them? If you have not, I will answer by saying only received the one wire. from you be fore going to Buffalo meeting, mak ing application for this position, and some time after my return from east received letter from you which I can not find and possibly destroyed, ad vising me that you were going to Chicago to see Judge Landis and asked me if I would not still hold your position open in order that you might have a chance. Wire at once, so i can answer Landis. January 19, 1922, letter Kenworthy to Secretary O'Connor: "Your letter receiver! nA rnnlv will say the only communication I had with Mr. Kiepper was the latter Part of November when 1 couldn't come to terms with Seattle. I wired him to consider me for the position and he then wired Farrell in regard to mv standing and when Farrell wired Klepper my case would be decided at Buffalo he then wired me what Far rell said and that he would see me at Buffalo, and we had no further conversation in regard to the club until after board had decided my case. I then asked him to hold the job open a while and I would appeal my case. I also wired him when I went to Chi cago and told him I was on mv way to see the judge and if possible to keep the job open. I have no wires and IF YOU WILL WIRE HIM H K WILL TELL YOU A SIMILAR STORY." Telegrams Are Given. An important consideration in base ball, especially such a case as this, is the frame of mind of the baseball public. That consideration was not overlooked by the actors in this en terprise. Last winter there were sug gestions in the Pacific coast press that Klepper had tampered with Ken worthy and that Kenworthy was fi nancially interested with Kiepper a n d REY PEL REY JbePureHaratra CIGAR The discriminating smoker insists upon this cigar be cause of its 100 Havana purity. REY del REY Brewster In the Portland club. Tak ing notice of these publications. Busi ness Manager Rivers, who had left Seattle and gone to Portland with Klepper and Brewster, and who knew the facts, wired Kenworthy January J9. 1922: "You wire Cronin. Seattle, and Jour- jnal and Telegram, Portland, positively ever having made any loan." Accordingly, on the next day, Ken worthy wired the papers mentioned as directed, the following being his tele gram to the Portland Journal: "I want you to deny McCredie story for me. that I had stock in Portland. This Story he gave Frisco paper. I own no stock. Have made no loans and have aided the club in no way whatever, but wish Mr. Klepper and Brewster good luck, as they are real men and deserve a winner, as do the fans of Portland." And the fact is that when Ken worthy sent these telegrams he had already loaned or advanced to Klep per and Brewster $3000, with a prom ise (suosequeniiy luiitueaj oi :uvu more. Judge Charges Deception. It is unnecessary to further detail this story. The record exhibits a rare willingness and capacity for traua and deception. The parties co-operated with a full realization of the import of their acts; and yet the com missioner feels that in the matter of original and primary responsibility the player is the least culpable, and that as between Klepper and Brew ster, the latter probably trailed the former. Therefore. Klepper and Brewster will un on the ineligible list, the for mer until January 1. rzo. ana me latter until January 1. 1924.- During these periods of ineligibility they will not be recognized as representing any baseball club by any player, or Dy any member, official, agent or em ploye of the national association, or of any major or minor league or club. Kenworthy will eo on tne inengioie list until August 1. 1922. and is dis qualified as player or manager in the faciric coast league unni tne oegin nlne of the season of 1924. The dis qualification subsequent to August 1. litzz. will cease to Be operative li anu when it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the commissioner that Klepper and Brewster no longer League club. Player Krue's services having been assigned by Portland to Seattle, in exchange for that cluos assignment of Kenworthy's services to Portland, subject to the commissioner's decision in this general matter. Krug s con tract is awarded to Seattle and Ken worthy s contract is awarded to the Pacific Coast league. While this situation is deplored (particularly in view of its effect on the Portland team), it must be distinctly under stood as a fundamental of baseball that no club will be permitted to profit - from conditions fraudulently created on another club with the def inite purpose of enticing that other club's players away. K EXES AW Sr. LANDIS. May 24. 1922. Commissioner. 2 CYCLISTS SPLIT HONORS DAVIS AND HEPBURN" CLASS IX KOSE CITY RACES. Each Rider Wins Two Out of Five Five-Mile Professional Events on Programme. Jimmy Davis of Columbus, O., and Ralph Hepburn of Los Angeles, split honors in yesterday's motorcycle race met at the Rose City speedway, un- oer the auspice? of tne Daddies club. Each of these sterling riders won two out of the five five-mile professional events. Ray Welshaar won the other race. It was a day of thrills and near spills. All of the riders opened up for the benefit of the large crowd. Welshaar won the first event on the programme for the professionals, reeling off the five miles in 4:03 2-5. Hepburn came in second and Davis third! Hepburn hit his stride in the next five-mile event and won hands down. Wishaar finished second and Davis third again. The next race found Hepburn experiencing trouble with his machine, and Davis ran away with the event, Welshaar coming in second, and Adolph Wolsifer of Port land third. Hepburn was forced out of the money because of engine trou ble. He whipped his machine into shape for the final event and won. Weishaar taking second and Davis third. Charley Brown won the five mile twin stock race for amateurs in 4:50 1-5. Charley Spencer won the five-mile event for single-cylinder machines, Jimmy Davis coming in second and L. Garrow third. The side-car race went to Ed Jones, who negotiated the five miles In 5:57 1-5. Mcdford Man Takes Place. DEL MONTE, Cal.. May 28. Hugh Halsell of Dallas, Tex., senior golf champion of the United States in 1920, led the field in the qualifying round of the Decoration day golf tournament here today with a score of 75. George B. Carpenter of Med ford, Or., and Charles W. Goodwin of Del Monte, were tied for low net with 73 each. Norma rablvinan. ABERDEEN. Wash., May 28. (Spe cial.) Funeral services for Norma Paskinan of Grayland, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Paski nan, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the family home. In terment was in Grayland cemetery. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. Main 7070, Automatic 680-95. We Are Almost Giving Away Some of Our Cars Look at These Prices! Examine the Machines! Every One of the Cars Listed Below Is Being Reduced $25 a Day Until Sold! 1917 Oldsmobile "V "Chummy" Starting Price $575 A snappy, small, comfortable car with this year's license Today's price $250 1920 Monroe Touring Starting Price $425 A late model, light-weight 1 (f car. Today's price... 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Long, it was said, planned to refer the matter to Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox. Kamm is in San Francisco. "We are not anxious to dispose of Kamm at this time, although several big league cluba have been making offers for him for two years," said Putnam. "However, if the White Sox will meet our price and will give us the pitchers we so badly need at this time, the deal will go through." Putnam said the terms called for the White Sox turning over the three pitchers "at once." The price, it was said, would set a record for minor league sales. When the New Tork Giants paid San Fran cisco $76,000 for Jlmmie OConnell, outfielder, a new price for ballplayers going from minor to major leagues was fixed. The Kamm deal, it was declared, would be overshadowed in all base balldom only by that through which the New York Yankees obtained "Babe'' Ruth from the Boston Red Sox ' for $125,000. Xicolai 21, South Parkway 2. Nicolai Door maintained its lead in the City league yesterday by defeat ing South Parkway, 21 to 2, at Co lumbia park. . Heavy1 hitting by the Nicolai club drove Weller to the showers early in the game, and D'Miller, his successor, fared no bet ter. Hempy was the batting star for Nicolai, with two two-baggers. Brakke, Nicolai pitcher, struck out 15 men. R. H. E. R. H. E. Nicolai .. ..21 20 2 S. F'kway.. 2 5 8 Brakke and Feldinan; Weller, D'Mil ler and Brown. , Directors' Cup Play in Finals. L. R. Hussa and R. F. Farrell will meet next Sunday in the finals of the play for the directors 'cup at the Port land Golf club. In the semi finals yesterday Hussa eliminated George Anderson 2 up, and Farrell won from R. C. McDaniels by the same score. This new strap pump is obtainable either with or without heel. Made of specially woven canvas with springy rubber sole. There are other styles for men, women, and children in the big Keds line shoes for sport, home, street, and gen eral outdoor wear. Not all canvas rubber soled shoes are Keds. Keds are made only by the United States Rubber Company. Look for the name Keds on every pairl Trademark Rc. V, 8. Pat. Off. 1915 Cadillac Touring Starting Price $800 Many thousands of miles of serv ice are to be had from JO7tI this car. Today's price. . . DO I O 1918 Cadillac Touring Starting Price $1850 An exceptionally pood model "57." Newly painted. Not an ftlC'TC ordinary car. Today.... wlDlO 1918-1919 Series Oakland Touring . Starting Price $750 lic-nse; good running condition; upholstery shows car has not been mistreated. Today's &Cf prl.e JdOUU LATE 1917, Early 1918, Baby Grand Chevrolet Starting Price $500 License: (rood tires; lots of power. A real car for service. CKfl Today's price iSOOU Car Company BROADWAY 6214