Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
MINOR LEAGUE MEETING
PLAYERS REQUEST WILL
CAUSE SOME LIVELY GOSSIP
liam Johnson aud Dave iritn Schrd-
hicd Tor interesting Session.
Whit l;nCh Snls of Other.

There VIII be several aud Sundry
things u com. before The meeting OF
hhino, league maSnat-" wnen they as.
stlnDl: at New Orleans on November
-. aud not the Least OF these viii be
u cvhsiucration % The requests re
lerhl'A, 81 wn.C.I- i'iEc rhIta Is tho
mead
ii,iiy Smi;h, manage. 81 u,c local
gathering a. u representative of the
t>chhohu "iub, ana. no doubt, all
hnu considerable. OCCUPY his mind
i"r The 1871 club.
3 .hrd ii fniE AMI ban johnson. OF
the American League. get together =,
inc lucetinG, there probably VIII Dc
sohcttinS iiyins in addition ~ ,yor,s
8 For Ian has used ,lIa; short .,u,l u:.iy
Z woiI Drought iuio national pronIiI,cmc,
BY Oh" T. L. !tvusc:cit. IN characterize
,nE "a, .harE" MED" ~ Fui'@ - tho
inr itcid Of piny hay" been denied their
snlariea.
Never in the history OF the h,ner,-
can l.eaguc has PLACER who was in
lurcd III The serNic. of his club failed
10 recetH" his salary ia ful!. Even
Whcn We we're 4 n,inor league. b.ior"
:NpahcinT our circuit, that was one Of
III. cardinal priucipca of our vrgani-
Haton ana VIC tueu w"r" the only
minor leagu' - "bs"rvo it.
Wnen tui'z'h requests were. iirst
presented to the National comm jSsion.
immcdiaieiy demanded. through
&im lnar,a Hermann. 70 kn"w, what
american League player: had eyer
heen deprived of Their rights Ia this
way. lie replied by wire tia, he re
,Wcrrrh to WaShingt"" a"d Sew
naincs Of the players and nor" sr"oiHc
ihtorlatioh Fnltz replied 20 linn
mann that he could not give In" names
80 lhc players without their consent
'fultl n simply hlu'iug Every
Gourmet signed hy an american L"mguc
pr"N"l. bay" had The r"""rds
S.hrrh"d, and -" contract such as
ful'I charges li;,S h..u found.
II my bay" been that SOM, ola. 81.
through his u:.u rar"lcsrnes.. has con-
,racted dis"as" which ircapacittte,;
nm hS . baseball PLAYER. ami Gui. Tia,
"nen<" has suffered loss Of Salary. on,
No player incapa"itai,G iu tu" per
Eornamcc OF his obligations 4" tic club
ever failed 10 receive his sal.,u, iu ruiI
,,,l NJ" rinim ,hnt .hc cannot gro
az tho players i merely :. uIunhic
my piay"r "h" had hc"u subjected 10
"r .M,"S, ,,i,,s ." losing saIary Wien
!''' 10; aI instant Of having his u:,ln.
used ,'uiil la, got - I.iiv"r 81 .,uit
ana i't sum" roputabl" ban plilcT
~ "hc'n 80. "nu d.ai iipiors,bI-
take biz place
,on t%!'. t 'slr'l III 80, ne! ".r"'"''""
t:c draw az 'h"ir resolutions and
lhov nav been fil.d nith tn. <ntionai
'"nlIitsi"n anu il. National Board OF
them ana :, j. said maj most nf ii,
PLAYERS Who arr u.iub"rs Of to. fra
tcrnitN arr. ba"ifu. hiM 20 TIE last
"'ici CONCESSIONS ,Hh"d far TIN" plty-
"rS arc:
'I'irs, Thar clauses IN haycl.,l ..,,,.
tracts empowering ,lun, to eusp.md
Mithoui pa. aft.r certain s,riods u
DISABILITY, players wlu are. Injured IN
servicc. hc .lnnlna;cd :,ud tL4I su.i
piaE'.s b" entitled =" fuli uav as lon.
'a they arc hold unIcr contract
~" organizations "' III" nuti"uai hp,r,-
nue., In go Hf IS ~ Nip'ut =
,.,,N "u Ky ''' W.T. 'i VA" ir"t'rni't
ihiE" I5at mo. lcugu. l!al ~
."'"iN. ihcir uHt cling expenses nom
llrl' ho.ncN =" The trniujug raiupH
men 'eporIui: for spring Practice
"urnt Ib"i ~" pro.rdrro now
,Nbt"f"d hi 'l' UHfirny' bpgrd in
h'"r.n= pi',y' yltus 6rc~en,"J D..
-" irat".Hii> %" Hr.0.udeI So ,N.t lI.
Tyt:FhttS Hh"i! receive copies ~ the
He'''>'f lHi"rp.H"I Hy ''c Clubs. a,d
~ "bpnl uill b" -'t"" II ~ aus" d.