Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Comiskey Says Owners
Should Be Blacklisted.
PLAYERS THE DUPES
LOTUS SAYS HE WILL STICK TO
THE SENATORS.
New Orleans Races - Bowling in De-
partmental and Bank Clerks
Leagues-Burkett Signs.

A special from Chicago says that Charles
Comiskey, owner of the Chicago American
League club. always champion of the ball
player. yesterday voiced some sentiments
regarding blacklisting and contract jumpers,
which may not read pleasantly to some of
the magnates who pose as the protectors of
the national game Of base ball.
II hear all this talk about blacklisting
the players who have jumped their con-
tracts" said Comiskey, but for my part
II there is any blacklisting to be done /
believe 1t should be applied to the men who
are really the cause Of the contract jump
ing.
"A magnate or manager. who through I'M
due influence gets a player to break faith.
is as much or more to blame than the player
himself, and this sort of person Is the one
who should be driven out of the game, ac-
cording to my way of thinking.
These men are crafty enough so that
their underhand work does not get down
in writing, and the player Is made the
scapegoat. Usually when a player signs
second contract 1t Is done after man OF
influence has convinced him that his orig1-
nal contract Is not binding; that the organi-
cation to which he is bound is on the verge
Of bankruptcy, and in no position to fulnll
it's obligations, and that the signing of the
new contract Is the only thing that will keep
him In the game, and yet 1t has become the
custom to condemn the player and let the
magnate go free. l dent believe in con-
tract jumpers of any kind, but l am with
the players always. and believe that the
real way to stop .he practice Is to get at
the root of the evil
President Ban Johnson maintained his
policy Of not talking in advance as to the
action of the coming peace conference. and
would not express himself on the idea OF
Comiskey. He admitted however. that the
Idea of Furnishing the magnates who encour-
aged the players In jumping contracts had
been suggested in New York. Moreover.
the idea apparently did not meet with dis
favor in the eyes Of the American League
leaders.
There are a number of propositions to be
agreed to- said President Ban B. John
son. In talking Of the base ball situation
There will be peace between the two
leagues should we come together and this
Is no hard matter to do. 1t must be under
Stood however. that in no case will we
vacate the territory that we now nave we
will have a club in New York. and under
no circumstances, and under no agreement
which may come up at the peace conference,
will we decide to abandon that site.
1.-The schedule Of games for the season
will be talked over and arranged to have
as few conflicting dates as possible. There
will also be taken up the proposition that
the leagues should recognize each others
reserves and make some regulation In re-
gard to the contract jumpers. The members
of the peace committee Of the American
League will be chosen at the annual meet
ing of the organization Monday y
The American League meeting will last
but one day. The schedule of games will
| be considered. with the possibility that the
| number may be cut down to 1926 for the
! season to enable intercity contests between
| the American and National Leagues after
| the close Of the regular schedule.
| Johnson says though George Davis is re-
| ported to nave signed with Manager Nc
Graw of the New York Nationals for next
season, Davis will surely be with the White
Stockings of the American. He also con-
| firmed the report that Delehanty has signed
| to play with the New York Nationals.