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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.

EASTERN DIVISION.

THE FEDERAL LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS, Plaintiff, vs. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEVALL CLUBS, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS, AUGUST HERMAN, BANCROFT B. JOHNSON, JOHN K. TENER, et al, Defendants.

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IN EQUITY.

State of Illinois COUNTY OF COOK.

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ss.

CHARLES A. COMISKEY, being first duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says:

My name is Charles A, Comiskey. I am President of the American League Baseball Club of Chicago, a defendant in the above cause, said Club being a member of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, which is also a defendant herein.

I am fifty-five years of age. I began playing