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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

/ figure, was sold to a minor league
Inc contract rendered him called for
$500 or 500 less than the major
league contract. He refused to re-
port and undertook the management of
an Independent team. Later he brought
an action against the major league
team,
for some time regularly played ex
hibluon games with major league
teams, and had several contracts for
broken, and all teams and players in
organized baseball were forbidden to
play against any team with which he
was connected. Later the player
withdrew his action and the ban was
Immediately lifted.
What Chance Has the Player:
We are told that ample redress can
be had from the National commission.
We do not wish in the slightest way to
be understood to reflect upon the
probity of this body as now composed;
we simply set forth the facts and call
attention to the law of probabilities.
The National commission is composed
OF three membership presidents of
the two major leagues and a third
person selected by them. This person
IS at the present time a club owner.
The player who has a grievance,
therefore, goes before a body composed
of men not only selected by, but paid
by and chosen from the very faction
with which he has his controversy.
This is contrary to the basic princi-
pies of equity Since law has been
law. so well recognized have been the
frauties of human nature that a judge
or juror of even the highest integrity
has been disqualified from sitting on a
case in which he is even in the remotest
degree interested
The national agreement of 1903 was
promulgated by the ma gnates, not to
protect them against the contract
jumper. but primarily to protect them
against the avarice of some of their
own number.
The fraternity has a membership Of
286 Almost every player in the two
big leagues is enrolled. The stars, while
having nothing to gain personally.
have unselfishly gone out in front to
aid their less fortunate brothers. The
players have never been so thoroughly
organized nor so thoroughly in accord
For a man to go back now would be to
exhibit color distasteful TO every
athlete. There will be no deserters.
We have every confidence that the
players will stick"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

game, that's not his fault, or the clubs
either. We all have to run chances.
and if we get there it's all right, and
if we don't-wen, it's not always our
I must say that had a couple Of
my men taken a little better care OF
themselves we might have been a lit
tie closer to the Boston team but don't
think for a moment I am trying to
make anyone think that we would have
won the pennant-
To say that the Red Sex are play
ing great ball is putting 1t mildly
The kind of ball they played against
US during the recent series was the
biggest surprise I got this season
Every one Of Stahls players has that
snap with him that is bound to win
games. They have the fighting spirit
Red SOx Hit Well In Pinebes.
Like our once great asset, the Red
Sox have acquired the knack Of hit
ting when the necessity most calls for
it. and this, with their fine outfield
of Lewis. Speaker and Hooper, whose
equal for throwing at least can not
accounts for the success of the team
THE chances of the Athletics were
lessened by our failing to get away
TO a good start This was hardly the
fault of the players, as every one Of
our boys worked hard to get into con-
dition- Still there was something
wrong and I have failed to find out
1T is always natural that certain
men show a certain lack OF ambition.
but there are six men on the Athletics
with whom there is no fault to be
found I am not referring to pitchers,
now. but to the regular fielders-
These boys have not faltered in any
way since joining the team They
always have given the hardest in them
and have worked hard when things
looked worst
"Coombs's condition right now Is
better than it has been all season,
while Plank is every bit az good as
his midseason form
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

'What Chance Has the PIayer?"
Asks President Of New Union
Executive of Players Fraternity Cites Instances Where
Players Have Lost Out in Their Contracts Nearly
Every Man in Two Big Leagues Is Enrolled
rEW YoRK. n. y, sept. L.

FEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. ~
~ What chance has the player IN
- der the present system of con-
tracts" asks David Fultz, Temporary
president" Of the Baseball Players
Fraternity. Fultz in his statement
says it has been argued by some of the
opponents Of the frssernity that there
is no need for an organization, that
the rights Of the players are amply
protected by the national agreement,
which is an agreement entered into by
every league in the United States, 43
in number.
In order that the situation may be
understood, il is necessary TO keep in
mind the fact that when player. signs
a contract he enters into an agreement
which binds the owners for only 10
days, while the player is bound for
the remainder of his professional ca
reer.
Never again has he the power to
contract; he may be bought sold,
traded, leased or given away and all
without his consent He must sign
any contract which is placed before
him. for the reason that under the rule
OF the national agreement he is a prop
erty- right of the original contracting
team. and no other team may negotiate
with him
with these rules, however, when
Justly administered, we have no 1ault
to find; we realize their necessity;
baseball is a peculiar business and
must be governed by peculiar laws.
We simply mention them to show the
opportunity for grave injustice when
this abnormal power falls into the
hands of an overreaching magnate. and
to show the utter helplessness of the
player when he contends for his rights
Singlehanded
How Power Is Abused.
as there a need of an organiza ton?
A few instances of the abuse of this
power will answer the question very
conclusiveiy. Several years ago player
signed a contract containing the pro-
viso that it could be renewed by the
magnate at the same figure or the
player should be released. The next
year the player was rendered a con-
tract for exactly half of what his pre-
vious contract called for. He protested
without avail; he demanded his release
and received the ultimatum that he
would play under that contract or Quit
He had to play.
Another player under contract with
a major league team at certain
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
Prize Fight, Baseball, Other Sport

" RANK MORAN, heavyweight Of
Pittsburg. knocked out Sailor
l. Schaefer champion of the Pa
coast fleet another white hope" af-
ter IL rounds of fighting at Vallejo,
California Moran is the fighter who
won the decision over Dave Mills, the
negro heavyweight, of Oakland, Calf,
when Mills broke his thumb in the
eighth round OF their scheduled 90
round contest in Juarez-
Jimmie Archer, star catcher of the
Chicago National club, whose knee was
Chicago to join his team He expects
to play with the Cubs throughout their
entire eastern trip:
The way they are going at present.
the chances are that pitchers Wood, Of
Boston: Plank. of Philadelphia; and
Johnson, of Washington; will top the
leading pitcher in the National league
at the close of the season
The Chicago White Sox have re-
leased first baseman Ems to the st.
Joseph team. Of the Western league
Leo De Tray, the former Chicago
university football star, has closed
contract to coach the University of
Mississippi eleven this year. He will
start work on the squad September 20.
Matty Mcintyre, the veteran out
f1el0ET
left for the Pacific Coast league, fol-
lowing his release by manager Cal
1ahan- He will play with the San
Francisco team
Frank Schultz. the smuggling right
fielder of the Chicago Cubs, has been
suspended by manager Frank Chance
Schultz is said to have violated the
temperance clause Of his contract
Harry Thomas, the classy little En-
glish featherweight who defeated
frankie ConIey, in Los Angeles several
weeks ago has been matched to meet
Abe Attell. the former featherWeight
champion in a 10-round bout at New
York next Friday night.
Frank Klaus. a middleweight boxer
of Pittsburg, was awarded the decis-
ion over Marcel Moreau, a French mid
dleweight on a foul in the fourth round
Of a scheduled 20 round bout at AK
Les-Baines, France.
The Sacramento club, of the Pacific
coast league, has purchased pitcher
Peters from the Chicago American
league club.
Eddie McGoorty, of Oshkosh. Wis. and
Jack Harrison, middleweight cham
pion of England. have been matched to
box before the Garden Athletic club in
New York on September %.
outfielder Rube Oidring and pitcher
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

conducted in the mountain country OF
Colorado Benny has had an offer from
an eastern promoter to 20 with Porky
Flynn abroad and show the Europeans
the fine points of the fight game with
the frills on If Benny accepts, as he
probably will, the match will be ar
ranged for the French club in Paris and
he will be matched against some Of the
best French talent
French suggests the revival Of the
fight game in that same Paris The
crowds have been falling for the fight
stuff great over there lately and any
American fighter who has an ability
to handle his dukes, can get a match
and a paying end Of the purse The
folks over there go in for fighting as
they do for the grand opera They
20 in evening clothes and ball gowns
and applaud and shower the fighters
with flowers, as if they were cotilliOn
leaders, instead Of second rate fighters
Even the negroes get big oTations over
there and their records and possibilities
receive as much consideration as those
of the native sons
Details, dates and schedules for the
world series will be arranged at Gin
cinnati- on Sept. 16. when the baseball
Hermann to talk over the prospects
and possibilities Of the annual cham
pionShip series. Since IT is settled that
Boston and New York will be the op-
moments in this series, interest in the
present schedule is waning in the
light of the big top line match FL
Paso is interested in the finish Boston
puts on its present pennant winning
stride. The Red Sox were here two
years ago and iris Speaker, being a
Texas product, has a lot Of fans fol-
lowing him and his clan in the PEN
nant winning series.
Now that baseball is on the run foot
ball is beginning to take on pretense
of popularity. Another month and
football will be filling the columns now
occupied by the baseball dope and with
the world series out of the way 1t
will be the top liner until the spring
training squads start out once again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

was sent to the clubhouse. Cobb seated
himself on the bench instead OF taking
his position in centerfield and Connol-
" pulled his watch. Cobb finally went
out, but the wrangling did not stop.
Witt was also ordered to the clubhouse
and in the seventh inning Bush was ex-
lied.
After the trouble Lake became wild
and his support went to pieces. Phila-
delphia ran bases wild on Kocher, TAX
ing II sacks. Collins stole six of these.
Six runs behind in the ninth, Detroit
made rally and drove HOuck off the
mound Covaleskie was substituted and
walked the first batter who faced him.
filling the bases. He was taken out and
Plank finished the inning. Detroit put
two more runs across, but with two
out, man on second, another on third
and two runs needed to tie, Veach
grounded out.
At Detroit r H z
Detroit -. .......7I II 6
E4llldu64pllld y ~ &
Batteries: Detroit, Lake and Kocher;
Philadelphia, Houck, Covaleski, Plank
and Egan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
Tailend Clubs Have Much To
Do In Deciding 1912 Winners

games played. Now the Nationals are
10 full games behind the leaders and
have no chance to catch Stahls aggrs-
cation before the season is ended
One thing about the Nationals, and
which hurts the chances Of the team
much. is the fact they are never able
to win when the Red Rox lose. No
team ever was able to gain on an
other when it loses the same time as
the one in front This has been a fault
with the Nationals all season
No, tail-enders never do much. They
are generally in the league because
eight teams are needed, and to donate
to the leaders. but this season two
rank tail-enders have put the second
placers out OF the running. where they
had chance before to edge out the
leaders That one thing tail-enders
are good for-knock teams out OF a
pennant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
Detroit Fan Hurts Bottle AT
Umpire; Athletics Win the Game

Detroit, Nj c b,
Sept. 12.-After UNI
)ire Connolly called
Cobb out for step
ping out of the bat
ters box in the
third inning, yester-
lay, a spectator in
he grand stand
hurled a bottle at
he umpire. It struck
the ground, then
bounded and hit
Connolly in the
mouth. Cobb had
singled end Bush
scored on the dis
pUted play. SIEVE /
Detroit pla ye ? S
Oudly protested and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
NEW YORK WILL NOT
SEE WOLsGAST FIGHT

New York, n. Y, Sept. 12.-Threat-
ened legal action TO prevent the pro-
posed staging of a bout between Ad
WOlgast, the lightweight champion,
and Packey Mcfarland, in this city, on
the ground that il was in the nature of
a prize fight was made. unnecessary by
the calling off the bout scheduled to
take place at Madison Square Garden
on September q. .-----
Manager Billy Gibson, of the Garden
Athletic club, announced its abandon
ment He claimed that Wolgast had
refused to live up to the terms of the
contract he signed when Gibson was in
Cadillac. Mich. three weeks ago.
The New York state athletic commits
sion has suspended Tony Ross for six
months for fouling during his bout
with Joe jeanette. ------
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

cused of being everything
from a return to the old eat EN- alive
mass play rules to being a slight modi-
fication. which will have little effect
on the style of play. Actually, a survey
of the new football laws leads to the
belief that the game that will develop
under them will be a close cousin TO
that played in 1909, an invitation to the
tackles to stand UP and be killed
Last years rules favored the de-
fence to such an extent that scoring
was almost impossible and fluky in
effort to strengthen the offence, the
rule makers have gone to the other
boundary, and that scoring this year
is likely to be enormous and that any
defence developed will be helpless
against a heavy, fairly fast back field.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
ONNIE MACK. the astute leader
Of the worlds champions, about
TO be depOsed as such, has said

ONNIE MACK, the astute leader
Of the worlds champions, about
~ 10 be deposed as such, has said
his first and last words as to why the
Athletics will not be the champions next
season Mack gives, seven reasons LOT
tbedefeat of the Athletics. They are.
/. The Boston Red Sox is better
3 Certain Athletic players failed to
The failure of Cy Morgan. who
is pitching semi-pro ball -,
4 The young pitchers failed to I'LL
in when most needed.
s. The injury to Capt Danny Mur-
ply in Chicago on June 2.
s. The two weeks absence OF JACK
Barry at short
Z Claude Derrick's failure to make
good during Barry,s absence, because
Derrick was out of condition
These are the seven reasons Mack
gives. but he might add to them the
fact that numerous of his players have
been spoiled by their love for their
recently acquired automobiles and their
joy rides He could prove this as
sertion by pointing to the poor work
they had their automobiles, and their
fair work while away from home
where they could not use their auto
Hats off to Jake StahI.
Even had my team been in the pink
of condition" said Mack. and playing
the class of ball that won them the
worlds championship in 1910 and 1911,
il is doubtful to my mind whether
they could have beaten out Boston s
great team this year. We all have TO
take off our hats to Jake StahL
II have never made any excuses
when beaten out for the pennant- It
is all foolishness for when a team is
beaten out that is all there is to it
There is such a thing as a club get
ting the worse breaks sometimes but
that is all in the game If man
gets hurt and is forced out Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
SAILORS WIN FROM
TEAM AT EMPALME

Guaymas, Sonora, Mex. Sept. IA
A game was played between the U.
5. S. Vicksburg- baseball team and the
Empalme team resulting in score CT
II to for the Vicksburg. The sailors
were in good trim although they had
not been practicinG as faithfully as
the Empalme ball tOssers, and at the
end of the game the Empalme team
felt that it had met more than its
match.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
HICAGo. ILL. Sept.

~ HICAGO, ILL, Sept 12.-Tail-
enders in the two big leagues
do not amount to much, but
just the same do much harm This is
especially true now in both the Amer
lean and National leagues.
The Cubs had a chance to edge out
the Giants for the pennant in the
Tom Lynch organization until the Bos-
ton Braves came along and trounced
them two out of three That took all
the pep out of Frank Chances crew.
and it is not probable they will recover
enough to ever catch the Giants.
Browns Swat Nationals.
The Browns, eighth placers in the
American league. did much damage to
the Nationals chances by trimming
Griffith's bunch six times out of eight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

Games Friday.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
St Louis at New York.
Wednesdays Results.
At Brooklyn
Brooklyn $3.50. .. 1900,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

Wednesdays Results.
At Cleveland r. H. E.
Cleveland " s 9 l
Washington N............ 2 s ,
Batteries: Cleveland, Blanding and
Carisch; Washington, Johnson and
Henry.
At Chicago RHE
Chicago . .0 8 l
Boston 10 0
Batteries: Chicago, Cicotte and Kuhn;
Boston, Collins and Carrigan
At st. Louis RHE
ST. Louis . 8 8
new lOIA Z :
Batteries: St Louis, Powell, Baum
gardner and Stephens; New York, Cald-
well, WARRIOR and Sweeney.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
Mack Adnits Red Sox Have
the Best Team In the Race

p,+ d tho Athletics Saws the of His
INV - - Men iIaveF Failed Keep in Condition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games Friday.
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at Detroit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

caIied in the fourth on account of
darkness.
At New York R.
New York Observation-Disclosures.
st Louis ..-.--.---.-.......-
Called in the first on account of rain.
Boston-Chicago game called at end of
third inning, rain. Score stood: Boston
3, Chicago 2.
At Philadelphia RH.E.
philadelphia .-.-......--.... 10 2
PittSburg 10 Il
Batteries: Philadelphia, Chalmers,
Seaton, Nelson sand Doom; Pittsburg.
Ferry, Camintz and Simon.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Results.
At Sacramento R H. Z.
Batteries: Los Angeles, Leverenz.
Halla and Boles; Sacramento. Munsell
and Cheek.
At Los Angeles R H E
Vernon 49, ..-...s.S
san Francisco :. x. . II
Brown; San Francisco. Arlett and
Barry.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Results
At Lincoln r
Omaha ...- .............-....4
Batteries: Lincoln, Hagerman,
Tuckey and Stratton; Omaha, Hicks
and Johnson.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Results.
At Montgomery r
Montgomery -. ....-............
New Orleans .-.,..............
Second game r.
Montgomery ..-. ......... 49,.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

Cincinnatl I
Called in the fourth on account Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

; ADDITIONAL SPORT
ON NEXT PAGE q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Results.

UTALTER CAMPS latest variety
NJ of football rules has been &C
cused of being everything
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12
@I3S8 &t&

EASY WITH TIE WHIP
PHIL ITS ALFRED HORSE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

Eddie McGoorty. of Oshkosh. Wis. and
Jack Harrison. middleweight cham
pion of England. have been matched to
box before the Garden Athletic club in
New York on September %.
outfelder Rube Oidring and pitcher
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

No games at St. Paul or Minneapolis,
games being played Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Wednesday, Games.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

The Sacramento club. of the Pacific
coast league, has purchased pitcher
Peters from the Chicago American
league Climb
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-12

At Boston
Boston-Chicago game called at end of
third inning, rain. Score stood: Boston
3, Chicago 2.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-05-18
Body Of Drowned Man.

Alexandria.-The body Of F. e. Rus
sell, young civil engineer. who was
drowned in the overflow in the Little
River bottoms. was brought to Alex
andria and prepared for shipment to
relatives at Henryville, Ind. The
young man had been for about year
on the surveying corps of the Louis
lana and Arkansas railway and was
with a party Of surveyors swimming
in the backwater when he was swept
by a swift current into water fifteen
feet deep. His companions, Engineers
Daigre and Lassiter, saw his signals
of distress and tried to rescue him.
but found it impossible. The body
was secured after several hours
search in the flood.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-05-18
LOUISIANA STATE news
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE
ITEMS FROM EVERY QUARTER
Of Louisiana When II 10 News Gath.
cred for Our Many Readers.
Parish and City.
Heavy Rains in Louisiana.

6edvy MAINS III A0ul3IaU3s
New Orleans.-New Orleans Friday
night withstood the severest rain
storm in her history. All of the lower
half Of Louisiana was affected and
thousands Of people who live behind
the already terribly. strained leyees
that hosd 6a1k . h sissfppi:s ii0nd
waters were made panicky.
The wind ranged from twenty
seven miles an hour at New Orleans
to forty miles at Baton Rouge, and
at many points along the river it
swept the waves of the swollen stream
over the leveeS.
At New Orleans five and one-half
inches of rain fell from noon until 10
o'clock at night and about four inches
fell between and 8 o'clock at night.
The Mississippi river was banked up
by the high winds and rose eight
inches in two hours between and 10
o'clock, forcing the waters over the
levees at several points.
Guards were placed along the en-
tire river front and precautions were
taken to quickly close every spot
where there was an overflow.
The streets of New Orleans were
flooded as never before in the city's
history. In the Carrollton section.
the upper part of the city. the water
was six to seven inches deep on the
sidewalks In the downtown business
section Canal and all intersecting
streets were flooded over the side
walks and the water entered stores
on a number of streets.
There was such strong current In
some of the city's streets, due to the
excessive rainfall, that many persons
were alarmed and feared there had
been an overflow from the river.
Telephones were kept busy for sew
eral hours by people who were not
prepared to believe that the rainfall
alone was responsible for the depth
and swiftness of the water In the
streets,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-05-18
They Saved His Life.

Does 1t pay to stop your motor car
seter an accident and 60 back to see
what has happened? Two young mo-
torists on the south side believe it
does.
With green chauffeur these two
boys were trying out new model
touring car. They were sitting in the
back seat when the greenhorn at the
steering wheel gave it twist and
came within an ace of hitting an old
man at crossing. The victim was
so shocked that he fell to the pave
ment, and a crowd gathered in an in
stant.
Looking back, the motorists decided
that things looked bad, but that they
had better 60 back and see whether
the old party was killed. Finding him
all right, but winded, they took him
for a nice ride around the parks. So
pleasant did they make 1t for him that