New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
SPORTS OF THE DAY
PLAYERS UP IN ARMS.
,e,r Baseball Contract Not 80
Bed as Painted.

- osavers are not IN napps
- - mind over the new contracts ap-
- nv the national commission, III
p.-l tbev must bind themselves hoi 10
'.s,,lge in winter sports or go On oafh
-.o---lrc trips without the consent % ',ae
- - which they are under contract IN
.or,e quarters the players are aeluans up
:. orn,s. and the more radical are 'aiA.ns
- -. wearing a chain and bah twelve
&oo.s :, fbe year and of organizing
.--,-.Il r,lavers' union along lines some
similar 10 the old Brotherhood. which
80 a dismal failure. after costing much
- a,s ,recipits ting baseball war.
,r,-5erai Brown better known as Ihree
r-.-,are5" Brown the star pitcher or the
chicago Cubs, is particularly nipter' ano IN
.aTl,inc on the subject few DAYS ago salo'
"a the rate the nlagnates are now gong
=. ,,-,r,t ne long before the ball players VIII
go n ask the men higher up foF per
..,.rsfor n 20 down TO the seashore when
- western clubs play on Eastern grounds.
For nv part I havent signed contract
Gov this season. and I propose to 90 some
,.r; thinking and talking before i agree TO
he bo,,n6 down by any such rulings as nave
been incorporated IN the contract just
Issued -,
"a ~ mn mt Of the game by accidents
a. har,s.orr1ing games? The boys, while
.hor Won't extend themselves as rule IN
go contests afte- the regular season has
,,osa5 ,,S4,ars nut up a snappy brand OF
t.seheasf But they don't take the chances
go ordinarily would in the heat of
,l,e-,ntnnship season. At the most the
r7alo~ leaguers never play over ten or
twelve Of these exhibitions.
.-7-ba ,lsvers are forced 10 trot around
- ,court-, for six weeks IN the spring
v-t-nolt = cent Of psv. All the time they
s~s raining and al the same time earning
money for the owner. But when the
rlsver wants 70 pick I'D Few pennies in
.ba fall such action is regarded as unsafe
s-d a riot on the game. Fine rule that"
According 10 Charles II. Ebbets and
other. men interested in the control OF base
hall the new clauses in the contract are
rot so radical as they appear on the sur
4sca. and Il is not the intention Of the
owners 70 protect themselves al the eX-
pense OF the players. Baseball stars cost
uonev, salaries have grown ana the own
e-s feel that they must have some super
vision over the PLAYERS. or at least some
Of tie players for whom big prices have
been paid. as they are an asset from sea
son 10 season
sn end 10 al so-called transforming trips
from which the players car make little
u7onev. but 10 exercise some control over
men who are TOO enthusiastic or too care
less TO protect themselves.
Mr Ebbets called attention 20 one man
who PLAYED only g games of the I5i on
the schedule last year because it was nee
essary TO rest weak knee from time to
IT,
piaviig exhibition games this winter and
taking a chance Of inlpairing his ability
or destroying his usefulness, when in all
fairness 10 himself as we'll as TO the club
which employs him his knee should be
given q complete rest.
Il is against men Of this stamp that the
new clause in the contract is aimed. and
8ot against players like Brown. Mathewsou.
Clarke Chase and a host OF others who
realize thai their ability is worth cutie as
much 10 themselves as tc the clubs who
employ them
Charles II Ebbets, president OF the
BpoksEn club, VIII not resign as chair
m2n OF the schedule committee, as sug-
sssied by Barney Drevfuss, Of the Pirates.
O. Friday. In response 10 a query from a
Pttshurg paper. Mr.. Ebhets sent the fol-
q lowing telegram:
! shall not resign. No occasion M. me
70 DO Sc The National League instructed
ihs schedule committee TO prepare and re-
por1 on schedule OF 158 games. and 7
sHsu Be true 10 my trust, even though one
of my associates on the COMMITTEES may
think or act differently. I shall make q
report ss instructed
Mr. Ebbets once called attention to the
faei that IN the longer schedule only four
more games would be played between ApriI
y and October :, the dates Of the opening
ana closing Of the season last year. as the
len other extra games would come between
October and October IS. when the season
VII close this year under the proposed 15S-
game schedule. One holiday will be gained
ay al lie clubs and two by Chicago. as
Columbus Day and Chicago Day come be-
i0een the Two latter dates
Al the annual election of the Coaey Isl
ana Jockey Club Schuyler L. Parsons was
1s-slected president: F. p Hitchcock.
treasurer. and Y. Schaumberg, secretary.
IAese of5csrs and 8Iessrs. J. H Alexandra,
noTaas Hitchcock, jr,. II. c. PeIl and +
r. sturgiS form the executive committee
August Belmont. president of the West
CHESTER Racing Association. issued a for
ma Statement YESTERDAY. IN which he said
t'zi the stakes to be decided at Belmont
FafE ne1t season had not been authorized,
eng mat the list as announced IN error on
Ifsasy was only q tentative enc He
~-aea mat definite announcement of the
STAKES would be made this week
me following have been elected directors
. the Saratoga Racing Association for
az" T. J. Wilson, ir.. r r. Hitchcock,
AAa'ew Miller ". n. worden, Clarence
ID Aackay, Perry Belmont. J. H Alex
1hose. 7. J. Dwyer. II. P Whitney,
eenuyier L Parsons, c. H Warning, James
a Aeene and Thomas Hitchcock, jr
according 10 a report in Philadelphia,
yesterday the football rules committee
VIE meet IL this city on February I6. In
tas cal sent out 70 members three dates
we're suggested, February /, February Il
az FEBRUARY IS and the majority OF
'aese or The committee are said 10 favor
'Ae last named date
4Il-ial assurance has been given 10 Jack
''eason that he can hold the Jeffries-John-
s1A agat IN San Francisco on July l.
supervisor John I. Herget, formerly
ioohg Mitchell" a boxer, who is chair
4-SA Of the Police Committee OF the Board