▁season . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁his ▁challenge ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause ▁light ly ▁and ▁did ▁consult ▁with ▁Miller ▁before ▁su ing ▁ML B ▁and ▁B owie ▁Ku hn . ▁" I ▁told ▁him ," ▁re called ▁Miller , ▁" that ▁given ▁the ▁courts ' ▁history ▁of ▁bias ▁towards ▁the ▁own ers ▁and ▁their ▁mon opol y , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁chance ▁in ▁hell ▁of ▁winning . ▁More ▁important ▁than ▁that , ▁I ▁( M iller ) ▁told ▁him ▁even ▁if ▁he ▁won , ▁he ' d ▁never ▁get ▁anything ▁out ▁of ▁it — he ' d ▁never ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁baseball ▁again ." ▁ ▁Flo od ▁asked ▁Miller ▁if ▁it ▁would ▁benefit ▁other ▁players . ▁" I ▁( M iller ) ▁told ▁him ▁yes , ▁and ▁those ▁to ▁come ." ▁ ▁Flo od ▁pressed ▁forward ▁with ▁his ▁suit ▁and , ▁as ▁Miller ▁predicted , ▁became ▁what ▁later ▁gener ations ▁would ▁figur atively ▁call ▁" radio active ". ▁ ▁The ▁ML B PA ▁officially ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁supporting ▁his ▁legal ▁battle , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁players ▁nor ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁came ▁to ▁his ▁defense ▁as ▁the ▁case ▁Flo od ▁v . ▁Ku hn ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁prominent ▁labor ▁lawyer ▁Arthur ▁Gold berg , ▁a ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Labor , ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court