Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25

q ANA tsaz1e riavsrn are DISCUSSING
piana f1r tha organization 81 e
MI rlHrsr's Union or association par
wi rzzinE N the character OF a uuiun
nat vii AFFORD rrsnl- projection
-.l-.- .lar r1ev cuucsive rD be aggressive
1uLeies a. ne tram owners. Three prin-
-ipai 1ntrcrs srs eunrsEn1iafea First tieg
1rupuse y abtain a more liberal snare Of
ne przfurss o. rheir fabgr; second rhev
derand a tiEne nnsr IN Tears upon their
tenure Win any one team. thfr-f. rlisv ds-
nand rslsass rum me seasons contract
a. ths end % the plavinw ssason ar rw.Ivs
months pay Tor Twelve uontns' rstsnnon-
elgrts. tnex demand representation On ths
Hatinnal commission. A M Fletcher Of
Cinciunau - aiding rhe piaEers IN prunat-
nS the scheme. bur a definite head. far
a. rlis players are suncarnesI fues NOT seam
20 be Hvallabie az yet or an 1ifs damandH
ths f5urth seems % as b be the strongest
The na1ouai commission Is the supreme
c8ur- Gf base 1alI and nearly all % frs de-
liberatiuus have 70 90 with maiur lsagsIe
players directly OF Indirectly 80 why snould
Icy not have a player on the eommiaIionl
BAGh uf the other Demands seeEnA 70 have
Two sides and yet there n room for serious
da1ht a. 70 the sz1esfienry % each. As tn
Ias Increase 1f salaries rhaz rs purely a
ua<ar Of detail As 70 the tenure Of SER
ice. We arr luath 20 believe tha1 4 vudid
81 best TO place a ulnir upon IT. such
setlon mizht Justly carry win IL t1e cuun-
usr policy OF currailiua salaries. e1r OF
eaursn ras value u a player 10 a team and
thersfare tha valns 1f the clubs franchise
depends IN a measure upon the faGE that a
uaam avuer mGT retain player as long as
he wishes. Nor 90 We see any injustice in
rifis - the player Whenever tho time
crrues rhac even q star player - sgriuuHiy
tiscuntsnted with the team he ID On. a wise
manager VII look absur Tor chaugs. Tor
ths discnnnenusd player. M maruar about
his ahiliry, iE a Drawback To any team.
The demand Cor rslesss from Obligation az
ne end Of the piHying season Is a Dig aues-
ton. n seems erom one vfewpoinc that the
player certainly ought 20 have thfs right.
that since ne u paid TOR out SIX months
work he should not be su5fscr To rules
and restrictions a. % hts action or muve-
ments fnr longer than SIX months. On the
other hand. Il seems only FAIR tnat the
owner should BE- pr0rscted in bis cash IN
vsstnlsnt To tte ex1=nt af having a vuics
in saying Ehac hts player snail do the SIX
ppnras he Is not playing ball Tor him. This.
We believe. the best policy. bur we cannot
see Why. II u In 70 obtain. the owner should
not be willing "a make IL an oblacr To the
player u In unreasonable To suppose thai
tim players salary should be doublsd. but
IN al fairness, Il he ID 20 be subject to the
0Wusrs wishes and the laws OF base
5ai7 fnr the six months he 10 cut OF the
rame then ne should rscsivs some COM
psnsatiou Tor n. That IN simple business
Nor viii Il answer for the manager 10 as
snrt that he L. zlrsady paving the player
a large SALARY. OF course he In and on the
other hand. he cuuld nut retain the 7Iayss
IL he vas not The player Ia helping MIN ID
Eaxs larws divinendaE This contention al
the owner seems no mors tenaHle thar
does rhs plea Of slavery BY the player
san players ara no more slaves than men IN
most any utter business. who have ID work
tor their living and nc more slaves than the
cxignncies Of the game demand. Players
We lndersrznd- do not look mr. the third
uIa5ur lsagle in III. though c1ev~ utzll fsfr
IL assan sueisr 60 greater Freedom and op.
purulniry ana IN leu Of this they are said
20 be promoting this players unfan PROPOSE.
ton. which. in cact. has tina support OF sams
union labor men. Whistler OF orxanizariuns
ar not Ia uncertain There Is room tor doub,
as 20 the success az the Drniect as nov
r0rmuI2red. however.