Black and white portrait photograph of former baseball player Curt Flood. Flood is wearing a suit and tie and is sitting in an upholstered seat with a formal/traditional style wallpaper on the wall behind him. Beneath his portrait is text that reads:
"(NY16-June 19)--COURT RULES AGAINST FLOOD'S SUIT--U.S. Supreme Court Monday concluded that baseball is a business engaged in interstate commerce but refused to lift its exemption from antitrust laws. Ruling was on suit brought by former star outfielder Curt Flood, above, who claimed that the 'reserve system', which binds players to the team holding their contract, is illegal.(AP Wirephoto)(See AP AAA Wire-Story)(gdh2122fls)1972(Eds: This is 1970"
The word "Flood" is circled in blue ink in the above text. Image sits a bit to the left of the print, leaving a wide right margin with a black vertical line between the image and the margin. The word "Sports" is handwritten and circled in blue ink at the top of the right margin.
Curt FloodFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Flood (5/3/2007)Curtis Charles Flood (January 18, 1938 _ January 20, 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. A defensive standout, he led the National League in putouts four times and in fielding percentage twice, winning Gold Glove Awards in his last seven full seasons from 1963-1969. He also batted over .300 six times, and led the NL in hits (211) in 1964. He retired with the third most games in center field (1683) in NL history, trailing only Willie Mays and Richie Ashburn.His major claim to fame is becoming one of the pivotal figures in the sport's labor history when he refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season, ultimately appealing his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although his legal challenge was unsuccessful, it brought about additional solidarity among players as they fought against baseball's reserve clause and sought free agency.
