El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03
Silver City Snnetees Will Play Mavericks Here Sunday and Monday
Real "BugabOO" Stalks the Baseball Trust
Declares That Anyone to Break Up Baseball
Himself a
q ". ]. MACBETH.

en- ed by this same Tyrus Raymond
Cobb who indirectly, too, threatens
tC precipitate an Investigation as 4
trust Of the profession from when
he earns a most lucrative livelihood
1t was the direct cOuse Of man that
L was the direct outcome Of the
strike Of Detroit players, following
the suspension of Cobb for assaultinS
an Obstreperous fan at the Hilltop
last spring The great majority Of
baseball players are content with the
present form of contract. They know
that so long as they are deserving
their services will be properly re-
Warded- Few have been the cases
where magnates have taken advan-
tage OF their power TO dismiss players
iDcapacicated through illness or in
Better Present Conditions.
Where so much smoke there is bound
to be a little fire. Organized baseball
might do well TO heed the agitation
conditions. The reserve clause doubt
less works an injustice on the star
player unfortunate enough to be as
ISOLATED with a poor club in a poor
to secure remuneration equal TO his
worth with a strong club. Heretofore,
Nap Rucker, of Brooklyn, and Walter
Johnson, OF Washington, have be-
lCDSed to that class Fortunately both
Washington and Brooklyn are now on
the upward trend and these wonder
ful stars may yet find themselves as
SOclaIed with winners. Iy Cobb IS
being exceptionally well paid in De-
trO1L New York could afford to pay
perhaps double the sum. Thus the
reserve clause is an injustice to Cobb
in way; but il is by the same token
q protection to Detroit. And after all
the Detroit promoters hold the greater
risk of the two interested parties.
But for the reserve clause baseball
would not survive its present high type
for one season. The clubs with the
money would corral all the stars.
There would be no competition. None
the fans. It strikes the writer. how
ever, that organized baseball might
operate under just a trifle more favor.
able privileges toward the player, who
after all is the real backbone OF the
The reserve clause
must be maintained or chaotic cOndi-
tons would prevail in less than no
time.
Give Players Representation.
Here then is suggestion. Why not
allow the playing fraternity some
representation on the national COM
missiOn2 1t is no more than fair. It
is the principle on which George
" aShingtOn organized his Independ-
ent league away back in 1776. A
mighty good commissioner would be
the level headed DaVy FultZ, president I
OF the Baseball Players fraternity. At l
least such should be a man disinter-
ssted IN the playing or financial end Of /
the udL-Oual p1SLllle YET ferSeQ wei Z
on both sides-capltal and labor. Then 3
n case OF a disagreement like the late 1
Obj episode the matter could be set 4
led fairly by arbitration.
Good Comes From Cobb Troubles.
Cobb, the national hero, appears to 4
have brought home some good out of .
MS troubles in 1913 in the formation
Of a playing fraternity. There is a
possibility that greater good viii arise
from the widespread publicity of his
latest differences with his employ
ars. We sincerely hope, however, that /
our Illinois friend does not pull all I
the tentaCles off the octopus, for it is 4
likely 10 be a cold, long winter.
Johnny Ward sized up the situation
-ersely: ORGANIZED baseball may be
trust, but it's q pretty popular trust
ID hate to be the man who would take
{ away from the public. Anyone who /
ries TO break up the organization viii
ind himself in a hornets nest Say.
honestly, who do you think will win
he pennant?"