The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-10
"HUGHEY" JENNINGS
IS ON A STRIKE
Says He viii Not Go South Unless lie
Gets a " Raise"
SCHEDULE THB CAUSE
Kelly and Keeier Have
Agreed Together to Hold Out for
an Increase in saIary--wiii Have
10 Play I5i Games This Season rs
Against 1872 Last season--WantI In
crease Of Pay for Increase OF Labor.

When the Baltimore team goes south.
next week, it will not have our
"Hughey" with it-unless Manager
Ned Hanlon changes his mind.
1t isn't that Manager Hanlon does
not want Jennings, but he does not
want to pay the increase in salary de-
manded by the champion shortstop.
The spirit that the Moosic boy i'm
bibed in the old slate-picking days
when there were "turn-outs" on ac-
count of an unpopular breaker boss or
some other such imposition has not
been lost to the great and only"
Hughey is at the head of an organ
ized strike. During the coming season
the National league players will be
obliged to play 154 games as against
132 last year, and will be expected to
do the extra work entailed without
extra compensation. There has been
considerable discomfort evident among
the players on account of this alleged
injustice and threats of opposition have
been frequently heard.
ACTIVE OPPOSITION.
1t is only in the Baltimore club, how
ever, that active opposition has shown
itself. Willie Keller. Joe Kelly and
Jennings have pledged themselves to
each other to hold out against joining
the team unless they receive an in
crease in salary commensurate with
the increase in the number of games.
They have stated the case to Manager
Hanlon and are awaiting an answer to
their ultimatum. If he does not accede
to their demands they will not play
with the team. They will prepare for
the season by going south for practice,
but they will not go as part Of the
| Orioles. Just what they will do in case
| their differences are not settled, is not
| known. 1t is not likely, however, that
any of them will be long looking for a
| job.
Jennings, in conversation with Tri-
| bune reporter yesterday, said that
number of other Oriole players have
expressed their intention TO go south
with the team if they are not granted
| an increase in salary. "The Baltimore
| Base Ball association has treated us
| fairly all along" said Mr.. Jennings,
| but 1 think the association will admit
that the players nave treated them
pretty fairly too. They are in business
| for money and we are in it for like
| reason.
A BUSINESS MATTER.
at is a purely business matter all
| through and should not be viewed in
| any other light. BY reason of the in
| creased number of games the asso-
cations income will be increased. Is
| it fair for them to expect all the bene-
| fits that will be derived from our in
| creased labors? ] do not think so and
will not be argued into thinking so.
"The demands we made are compar-
| atively mild. If they want US they will
have to pay our price. If they do not
| feel that they can grant the increase,
! they can proceed without us. I do not
fear at all that it will be sad that
our demands are unreasonable"
| Jennings can secure n good salaried
| position as coach of the Cornell team
and may accept it during the early part
| of the practice season, even though re-
| engaged by the Baltimores.