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is just as seriously affected. We usually pay a baseball playedr what we think he is worth, and what he will agree to.

I deny the allegation made in Section C of the 9th paragraph of plaintiff's bill, on page 23, where it says that false statements have been made, and that threats have been made, and are still being made for the purpose of harrassing and injuring the plaintiff and its constituent members, "and for the further purpose of deterring players within the combination of organized baseball from at any time or under any circumstances entering into contracts with the plaintiff or its constituent members, and for the further purpose of causing players so in organized baseball, fi if they do enter into contracts with the plaintiff or its constituent members, to demand of the plaintiff and its constituent members for their services compensation in excess of that which they would demand of and from those engaged in organized baseball, and for the