The Detroit times., 1910-04-04
Glass That Forms Large Share OF
Tigers Most Loyal Supporters
Will Explain To Navin.


Sad indeed is the predicament Of the
mood union Iaborer OF Detroit--or any
other American league city, for that
matter-vvho faced the coming OF the
baseball season in which, according
20 the dictates Of his organization, he
must stay away from the games play
ed by HE pets against the Cleveland
club, or else face the alternative OF
q heavy fine.
Sad. most sad, however. in the local
situation. for Cleveland is the team
which has been selected by the league
moguls to open the season here.
MOST OF THE UNION MEN ARE
GOOD FANS. THE DETROIT BASE
BALL CLUB HAS NO BETTER IN
FORMED NOR MORE LOYAL
CLASS OF ADHERENTS. A large
proportion of them-as many as can
leave their regular work Thursday,
April IA, are annually on hand TO
watch the Tigers make their start IN
the pennant race. The choice is a
hard one to make with love for their
team on the one hand and loyalty 10
the organization on the other.
Nap Owners TO Blame.
For the Cleveland club has fallen
under the ban OF the labor organiza-
ton and the word has gone out that
union men who patronize the games
which IL plays, either at home or on
the road, will do so TO their financial
loss.
The trouble started during the win
ter through the employment Of con-
tractor at the new Cleveland ball park,
who used non-union labor in the con-
struction OF the new stands. The
Cleveland magnates claim that the
labor was hired without their consent.
Nevertheless, the Federation of Labor
has put them under the ban and has
enlisted all its machinery 20 make the
owners OF the Maps rue the day they
failed TO interfere, after due warning
had been given. Formal notice OF the
boycott has been received from time
to time of late by the local unions
from the Federation or their Cleve-
land brethren.
The fine for attendance at a game
Is usually SIS for the first offense and
more for the second. In addition,
there Is always a loss Of prestige sus-
tanned by any union man for failure
20 observe the mandates Of the heads
of the organization to which he is al.
lied.
Disguise a Solution.
or course, the local union laborers
ind themselves in predicament.
They may remain away from the game
II they choose They may attend and
expect to pay the fine. for their at
tendance will be tabled beyond doubt.
by the officers OF the union who will
carefully scan the features OF every
man who enters the park opening day
or any other day on which the Cleve-
land club appears. But there is still
one other method which will undoub.-
edly be adopted by many This will
be a system Of personal disguise
which will enable its owner 20 pass
the pickets without being recognized.
MANY A BEARDED r-ROOTER
WHO LENDS HIS VOICE TO THE
WELCOME HOME OF THE TIGES
WILL BE SEEN TO FURTIVELY
FEEL FROM TIME TO TINE OF HIS
CHIN, TO ENSURE HIMSELF OF
THE PRESENCE AND STABILITY
OF THE WHISPERS BY AID OF
WHICH HE HAS GAINED ADMIT
TANCE WITHOUT DETECTION
Il don't think many OF our boys
will attend the Cleveland games"
member of one of the strongest I'M
ions in the city told me today. I'VE
will have TO observe the boycott. I'M
willing though we may be. But we
shall send committee 10 wait on Mr..
Navin and 10 explain 10 him that our
absence won't be occasioned by any
lack Of loyalty to the club here
THE average union laborer is ONLY
able to see game a week or so and
we will merely stay away when
cleveland comes and take our day OF
when some other club forms the Cd.
position at Bennett park
1.-THE Detroit club won't De out I
cent on our decision"