The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
VAUGHAN EXPLAINS ABOUT THE STRIKE Goes Into Details of Matters Not Before Made Public AN IN REFRESHING ACCOUNT Harry Says He Hates to Take Money From Ball Players, But He
 Had to Enforce
 Discipline.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT

"In view of the fact that we have ar rived at A somewhat more serene condi- ton here since the 'strike' of Miller, Hem nessey, Moore, Hafford, Delehanty and Ragan, want to make statement in re- gard to the strike which have withheld until the public could consider 1t calmly and coolly," said Manager Harry Vaughan yesterday T notice that Fred Moore, our former short stop, has given out an interview in Florida in which he states that while the Birmingham club pays good salaries it takes about half of their salaries away from the players in the way of fines.
 Now, such a statement as this from one of my former employees compels me to make one, and I will willingly make an affidavit to It's truth. want to state emphatically that never since l became manager of the Birmingham club have I fined any player one copper cent until imposed the fines upon the seven play CTS who struck on August 15.
 History of Case.
 Here is the history of the whole mat ter: On the occasion of the Nashville teams second trip here Miller and Hen nessey failed to show up at the park in the afternoon. It had rained pretty hard that morning. but the grounds were it to play on, yet I declared the game ofr on account of wet grounds because l was anxious to win the game and the ab- sence of Miller and Hennessey rendered this almost impossible, as our team was badly crippled at the time. That night Miller came to me and said that he had thought the hard rain in the morning would prevent the game and that he would not blame me if he had been fined $50 for his failure to appear at the grounds. He told me then that such an occurrence would never happen again. Hennessey also came to me and made practically the same statement as Mill Ter. I don't want to take any ball play CTS money, and I had called off the game with Nashville strictly on this ground. notwithstanding the fact that 1t cost the local association anywhere from s2oO to s250. Yet my principal reason for calling the game off was that dld not want to lose 1t, and the absence or Miller and Hennessy would have com pelled me to fill in with pitchers in the outfield. probably causing the loss or the game. We were then high up in the race and the loss of a game meant much to us.
 Hennessy Again.
 "on our second trip to Montgomery Hennessy and Ragan did not show ur to accompany the team to Montgomery. It was Hennessy's second offense, put again overlooked it. While out on the road during the season many Of our players remained out all night but, be- ing a ball player myself and knowing the temptations which beset the men, pro- tected the delinquents and the public never heard anything of their misdo- ings.
 ..On August I paid all the players off and the next afternoon Miller and Hafford failed to show-up for the game. I filled out the best could with pitchers in the outfield. but had already told the players, before I handed them their checks. that in order to maintain dis cipline I would have to fine them In case they did not report at the park both morning and afternoon.
 Early in the season had recommend ed to the local association that the play CTS be given street car fare. of 20 cents per day. Yet half of our players were not reporting and the boys who were living up to the rules were getting sore. They had determined. practically, to cut the rules of the club out and 1t was up to me. as manager to do something to preserve discipline. made talk that day to the players in which l said all must hereafter report to the grounds in the morning, and that anyone who failed to show-up would be fined $5.
 Failed to Show Up.
 "The very next day the six men who struck failed to show up. It was then that I suspended Miller for five days and fined Hafrord s25. It was Millers second offense and Hafford's first The other four men, Moore, Hennessy, Dele- hanty and Ragan were fined $ each. told each man that thereafter he must renort at the Da rlx in the morning I told