Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-15
PLAYERS TO UNITE.
Philadelphia Hears of a Ball Players
 Union Plan. @


 A dispatch from Philadelphia to tn,
 Globe says: Manager Stahl of tn,
 Washington baseball team has sus
 pended Pitcher Tom Hughes for ab
 senting himself without permission
 from the Infringement, and for othel
 infractions of the rules Of the club
 1t is understood that Hughes has been put out of the game for the rest of the season and heavily fined also for | his conduct. Another player in dan. ger of suspension is Danny Murphy, the star second baseman of the Ath- letics. Murphy, like Hughes, has ab- scented himself without permission from Manager Mack and is now in no condition to play the game even If he should return. Manager Mack has given him another day in which to report In good condition and if he fails to show up he will be suspended indefinitely.
 Because of the troubles of Hughes and Murphy. 1t is reported that hall players union is in existence, and the rumor in circulation for some time to the effect that agents representing President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor have been all summer organizing the ball players into a union seems to be borne out. It is alleged that members have become careless and defiant and have caused lot of trouble of late.
 ''The union. 1t. is understood, is to protect the players not treated by their clubs as they think they should he treated. regardless of how they be- have themselves. and the injury they do to their employers and the sport by their behavior, and 10 keep their salaries up." s.
 There Is talk of the Leland Stan ford university ball team going to Japan next spring to meet the Vase da university team.
 This is the season of the year when new names appear copiously in the big league directory and keep the fans busy wondering who they are.
 The New York Nationals have won eight straight from riie Bostons. There are two more games to be playel. so the prospect is good for ten straight.
 'sThcy are all high class ballplayers, with no stars among them. says Cap Anson. speaking of the Chicago Cubs. Seen at the Polo Grounds they look to be all stars.
 It Is the fervent wish of New York hooters that the Boston Americans play the same sort of ball against the Western teams that they played in heir last game here.
 Even if the Boston Nationals are there Is more than one player on the team that wouh ft in | handy on a stronger team. Bates. Penney. Neeiham and Cy Young for instance.
 There is q good scrap on between | he Brooklyns and the Cincinnatis for fifth place and the coming series be- | ween the two will have a biz bear ng on which heads the second divi- | ion-that is. unless one of them ousts | he PhiIlies from the first division.
 BilI Bradley. whose wrist was brok- n by pitche,l ban in New York on uly IS. was out practicing with the TeveIansis cne day this week. He rereiy io,,besl the bsH over to first ase. but the break has knitted nicely nd it is saii Bradley nisy be in shane . set in the game against the Eastern rams th,s month
 What treat if wcud be to see a ontest of trying to beat out ground alls to the infeh with Niles. Browne. Hoffman Keeser. Doueher- ! srh Bsy cax.erd An an infieide- ouh not stop to tie bis sboeIsees Tffh C. Jones- seTnour. FIick- Hart rL Chaee. eheckard- Burvh- Doe Ehife of Fie3d9 Joneu up effhw.