Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-30

ing all the work, either, but that
isn't the right idea. 1t is up to the
citizens to celebrate-The Star will
do more than it's share. But cele-
brate by all means and in a big
hearted, magnanimous way. All this,
of course, If the Tigers win, and
1t Is hard to figure out any old way
how they are going to lose.
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The Baseball Players Fraternity Is
taking in new members every now
and then. Within the last week sew
enteen stars of the diamond have
joined the organization. and more
are coming around TO it every day.
When all the boys have become union
men some big doings are promised.
The players, it is said, have so many
grievances that the magnates will
blush when told how cruel they have
been these years and Wears. De-
mands will be made that a player
shall receive the same salary he re-
ceived with major league club when
sent down TO the minors. That is
what is to be known as the purse
punch and it is declared that there
Is no chance at all for that rule go
ing into effect. There are other
propositions, just as important, but
not quite as expensive. that are to
be presented by the poor players''
to the "bloated magnates."
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Some of the players are making
sure that everything is all right in
the fraternity before they join it,
So far only 430 members of the va
rious leagues have joined The In
ternational Leaguers are in on the
union, and the Newark players, al
most to a man, have declared their
allegiance. Strange. though, quite a
few of the big fellows are still ION
the fence" But a few of the best
known, including the sensational Joe
Boehling, were initiated into the
secrets of the order yesterday.
Along with the Washington star
came the following knights of
the diamond Acosta, Calvo, Gideon,
Gallia and Harper, of the Wash
ington team; Howley, of the
Phillies: Mccormick, of the Giants;
Overall, of the Chicago Cubs; Shall
Ter and Fourier, of the Chicago
White Sox; Weilman, of the st. Louis
Browns; Whitfield and Griner, of the
st. Louis Cardinals, and Benton,
Berghammer and Dodge, of the Gin
cinnati Reds. You'll observe among
this galaxy one Bull Moose" McCor-
mick. Why he delayed is hard to
Judge, unless he wanted to wait un-
til the pinch" came. Otherwise, the
fraternity seems to be hitting up
around 400 along with Joe Jackson
and Ty Cobb.
What Mr.. Cobb will do on the next
occasion he is used as target for
abuse Is hard to tell from here. The
players are promised protection from
fragrant abuses, but they don't get
IL by a long shot. Right down here
at our own ball park the visiting
players are not always treated as
gentlemen by gentlemen, and not a
few of the fans go out of their way
to heap abuses on the heads of the
| players. Most of the men, though,
have sound sense, and they fail to
hear the nasty little remarks hurled
at them by some of the 'loyar' and
we're out for the team" fans. The
first case of Cobb brought the scam
dalous habit OF the abuse of players
to an issue. Cobb was punished and
the Detroit players went on strike
for their teammate Cobb, to blame,
got all the worst of the affair, The
second case of Cobb was different.
TY- did everything according to. the