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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
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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.
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We Are Almost Giving Away
Some of Our Cars
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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
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Good mechanically; a real car
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Covey Motor
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PIE FOR KIM
San Francisco Club in Deal
With White Sox.
C0MISKEY TO GET OFFER
Chicago Scout to Refer Proposal
to Chief; Seals Xot Anxious
to Dispose of Star.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 28. One
hundred thousand dollars "and three
pitchers is the price of AVillie Kamm,
star third baseman of the San Fran
cisco club of the Pacific Coast Base
ball league, according to what George
Putnam, secretary of the club, and
Andy Ferguson, assistant secretary,
told Danny Long, Pacific coast scout
ror the Chicago Americans, here to
day. Long arrived here today on the way
to San Francisco and opened negoti
ations with Putnam and Ferguson for
the purchase of Kamm.
Putnam named the price the San
Francisco club wanted for Kamm.
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
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Many thousands of miles of serv
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An exceptionally pood model "57."
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1918-1919 Series Oakland Touring
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