Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-19

Increases have been made where leas
expected. This is due, in a measure
! to the fact that there is an OUTLAY
league in operation, and the players
naturally, are keen to take advantag
of the conditions Some time in tn
near future peace is sure to reign
and the magnates, no doubt, are look
ing forward to period when the,
will hold the trump hand. Just nov
the players have all the high cards
and at the least provocation they lea,
their ace, with no chance to lose tn,
trick,
But there is such thing as beinl
mean-too mean-and there is sucl
thing as taking undue advantage
of a victim of circumstances. Tho
ball players, God bless them, as tht
good man would say, are entitled tc
all they can get, and more, too; but
they should have a little respect fol
the men who pay them handsomely
for their daily toll, whether in sun
shine or rain. Yet they haven't, il
would seem, and they are showing IL
by recognizing the OUTLAWS in their
organization, which is known as the
Players Fraternity. Organization
baseball has recognized the frater-
nifty and their relations appear to be
friendly x,at fba fro tarpIt,y hoe oaau
fit to appoint member of the Fed
eral League on its board of directors,
after 1t had been generally under
stood that the OUTLAWS" were not to
be tolerated by the union" players.
However, after having shown consid-
cradle strength in their first battle,
the players, apparently, feel rather
cockey and confident, and they will
very likely make the magnates "step
lively as long as things look favora-
BILE. That Is one way of doing bust
ness, but it is not always the best
way in the end.
G
The players, while on top, should
play the game fairly, II they hope
to have the support of the public
when things go against them. Ac-
cording to all the laws of sportsman
ship, the organization should have
nothing In common with the out
laws" The reason is plain and obvi-
Gus. Both sides are at battle and the
players should be with their employ
ers. The organization magnates are
entitled to the support of their men
the players, it seems, are going to
work both ends against the middle.
They are now organized as a whole.
If it suits their fancy, they will join
hands and fight the Feds. II 1t
pleases them best, they will turn their
guns on the organization fold.
O.
The worm will turn and conditions
are bound to change. The magnates,
boobs, that most of them are, will
have to go to the bat sometime. They
have been in fight only a year and
1t has cost them more than million
dollars. Such conditions cannot con-
tinue and baseball exist. The mag
mates know 1t and they are planning
to stop 1t. The players, though,
don't seem to care. They want what
they want and their demands are be-
ing met. The various owners, "regu-
lars" and outlaws" have already
discussed the situation and there have
been secret meetings galore. That
there is something In the wind is a
certainty. All that Is required for a
cessation of hostilities is for salts
factory arrangements to be made.
Both sides, like Barkis, are willing,
but a mediator able to satisfy the
contending parties hasn't been To-
Gated. When the time arrives peace
will prevail.
@
As between capital and labor there
is only one answer The men who
pay must win. II baseball is to con-
tinue In existence the magnates will
have to control it--control 1t at q
profit. No game will last long that
does not do well. The men who in
vest their money will have to be
shown future. If the players are
to be the bosses they should be com
PEELED to pay the freight. In the
hour of success let them share; in
the hour of failure let them suffer.
1t was well for them to organize for
self protection, but 1t was unfair for
the regulars to join hands with the
outlaws That is nothing more
than mountaineering" and they
should not gain any friends by the
unsportsmanlike move.
o.
When the time comes. perhaps, tn,
magnates will use the whip hand
They may, in the event of the con
solidation of the warning factions, re
fuse TO recognize the Players Fra
ternity; If not, at least ignore 1t
They could say that the player
didn't play the game fairly wher
conditions were so much in thei
favor and they would be right. Th
fraternity has made big mistake IL
recognizing the Feds, and the mag
mates, when 1t comes their turn
would be justified in getting even.
o.
The war has been a hardship al
along the line, but the little fellows
have suffered most. The particula
sufferers have been the Internationa
League and the American Association
and both these leagues are doome
unless there is a compromise with tn
Feds. The International can neve
live through another season, eve
with help from the "big fellows,