New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-08
STRIKING CADDIES
in RIOT ON LINKS
Use Golf Sticks on Strike
Breakers and Stop the
Tournament.
FAT PLAYER LOSES
BALL IN MOB RUSH
Deputy Sheriffs Rout Fighters
with Nightsicks, and the
Game Goes On.

Members of the New Siwanoy Golf
Club played over their links in East
Chester yesterday under guard Of dep
uty sheriffs and police, following .
spectacular encounter between striking
csddies and substitutes hired TO take
their places.
The tournament for the Bamberger
Trophy had just started, when one
hundred Caddies went on strike be.
cause the club would not raise the reg
ular fee Of 10 cents for eighteen holes
TO % cents. When efforts were made
to NIL their places and play the matches
the strikers rushed on the course with
golf sticks and other weapons. pum-
melled the 'scabs," stole the balls and
otherwise made it impossible to play
good golf
Tne first members over the course in
The afternoon called to their favorito
caddies to take the bags and start out
But before we start" each boy said
to his prospective employer. Il want to
tell you we have raised our rates. We
won't work from now on for less than
15 cents a round"
In each case the demand for the in
creased rate was refused, and another
caddie called. The second caddie. how
ever. always insisted on the higher rate.
This situation quickly drew the play
crs into conference TO decide on action.
Some of the members said it was too
trifiing matter TO necessitate con-
sideration and declared they'd carry
their own set Of sticks. The majority.
however. insisted that caddes must he
had, but that first the striking bows
would have 10 be discharged for good.
That was easily done, and with as 1T
lie difficulty other boys were engaged
for the work.
Nllllam y. Patterson, who won the
cup, started off with his new caddie.
That is precisely where the trouble
started. The strikebreakers were not
permitted 10 get more than few
yards from the first tee They were
punched and pummellcd with such en-
thusiasm that they quickly withdrew,
dropping clubs and bags.
The players were called vile names,
and some Of the women became so
frightened that they ran to the club
house for protection. When fat
player came putting along toward the
fifth hole and tried to hit a ball with
his brassie, which was the only stick
he had left, one Of the strikers shouted
Don't lot the guy get the BALI" In
iiffy half a dozen caddies were after
the ball and II was soon out of sight.
The mob started TO make a football
rush for several members. and then
James ID. Connor, Police Commissioner
of Mount Vernon. sent for help.
The club is outside the Jurisdiction of
Mount Vernon, Bronxville and Tucka
hoe police, and, as they were powerless
to act, Sheriff Doyle, of White Plains,
sent Under Sheriff Wiesendanger and
ten deputies, with night sticks, TO the
links. Captain ScanIon. with a force of
East Chester town police. also appeared
on the scene The rioters were driven
from the course after they had been
threatened with arrest.
Later on. most Of the strikers, except
the ringleaders. went back TO work and
the tournament was finished. while
guard Of town police patrolled the
course.