The Calumet news., 1912-08-14
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
TO WORK WITH
CLUB OWNERS
Baseball Players viii Seek Har-
mony at All Times

Boston, Aug. operation vita
clubowncrs. the national commission,
and the other pow ors in baseball is the
keynote of the fraternity, brotherhood.
| ancient order, or whatever legal title
it's charter may contain when granted,
which has been quietly formed among
| the major league ball players in the
last year and the formal organiza zion
Of which is SET for this fall, probably
during the next worlds series.
! Instead of the beligerency with
! which the infant generally is credited
and the compulsory elevation and regu-
iation of players salaries. which is be-
lieyed to be its chief object. the bet
terment of present relations between
the diamond workers and their bosses
| Improvement of the physical and men,
tai condition of the players, ana inCi-
dentally the elevation Of the sport it
self are the main purposes OF the mon
who have done most to get the players
/ together
With the question of salaries the
fraternity will nave nothing whatever,
to do. Its authors are wise enough to
understand that an attempt to monkey
with players salaries by establishing
scales of any kind would only work
harm i'm the end. So far as the organ
ization is concerned, salaries will re-
main ar individual and personal mat
ter between player and club owner,
as heretofore.
Will Not Be Union.
TO avoid the idea of uBionism and
wage scales. it was decided to avoid
| savored Of players union. Ii has
been orgunized along the lines OF a
fraternity or protective order with the
secrecy left out. The initiation fee H.
nominally S5-sc as To keep no one ous
on financial considerations. and the an
nual dues-yet to be agreed upon p
will be equally within the reacn ot
nigh and low salarled players.
How does the organization expect
to help the BAH player if not by boost
ing salaries? one of the objects is
to see that the player is adequately
represented in all matters of dispLtc
over his services. and to see that his
side Of each case is presented. When
the organization is completed this fdli
in addition to the regular officers OF
such a combination it is planned L.
have board of sixteen directors, COM
prising one member from each major
league club, and an advisory board al
some sort to consist of two players
from each major league and the presi-
cent CX-o'hcio.
The player who has real or iancieo
grievance win nave "A director among
his teammates TO whom he can tell his
troubles Immediately. That director
can tell him what to do. and whether
the organization can correct an injUs-
ticc, # any has peen done. If there
is "A chance for assistance, it is to b,
secured through the directors. the al
viscry board and the president OF other
officer.
To Improve Moral Tone.
II Is planned to improve the mora
tone of the game by refusing to retain
as members players who 60 not obey
the disciplinary rules of the game
often player 10y not taking cpre ol
himself In season hurts the chances OF
all hs tcam-mates for rennant and
its emoluments. The player may gel
away with it without the manager
knowledge. but some of the players arc
bound to know it, They cannot go t.
the manager and tell him about it be-
cause that would be snitching-thC
worst crime I'm the baseball calendar.
rut the PLAYERS can tell the direc-
tor who IL on his team when team
mate breaks over. and that director IL
person or through the offices of tn,
organization, can warn the offending
player that he is not using his clut
oWier or his fellow players right Il
the warming is not needed he can b,
J expelled from membership. which viii
he all the hint the manager will neet
to watch the offending PLAYER.
; Managers are not eligible to mem
bership, which according to prcseh