Evening star., 1916-12-09
PLAYERS ARE FINED
Fifty-one Appeared in Exhi-
billions After Seasons Close.
JOHNSON AMONG NUMBER

CINCINNATI, December IN" IL"
portant bulletin was issued last nign'
by the national base ball commission
infictinK fines upon major league ball
players who took part in exhibition
games after the regular season had
closed.
Fffty-ons players from thirteen OF
the sixteen major league teams were
fined amounts ranging from $zs TO $1oo'
However, the commission was lenfent
to an extent and suspended the fines
on thirty-eight players. allowing only
thirteen fines to stand. The men who
must pay are Players Henriksen'
Janvrin, Shorten, Hoblitzell. Lewis
McNally, Scott, Cady. Ruth and Barry
of the world champion Boston Ameri-
can League team; Players Copp and
Young Of the Detroit Americans and
Player Davis of the Philadelphia Amer
leans. All of these were fined $1oo
each, except Cobb. who must pay $So.
The fines on the Boston Americans
came as the result of game played
at New Haven, Conn.,, In VOCATION o!
the rule against members OF the world
champions playing In games a1ter ehe
close of the season. Barry oiu hoi pay
but managed the team that dlo play.
Other Fines Suspended.
Davis was fined as the manager OF
team which played in various eastern
cities, but the ines Of the remainder
of the team were suspended because II
was brought out in the testimony that
Davis had assured his teammates that
he had the word of President johnson
of the American League that there
would be no official objection TO the
team playing. ,.,s.,
Johnson simply advised Davis to take w
the matter with the chairman OF the com
mission, which, according to tne cnair
man, he failed to do. The chairman, Au
gust Hermann, states tnat mao a,,,sa pav,.
to play would have been the only possible
ruling. Player Young was fined Tor play.
ing with team in the east aIter tnt
disbandment of the Canadian tourists
while Ty Cobb was fined on account Of
his, having taken part in the game a.
New Haven against the Boston Ameri'
cans.
Those players who were fined. but whose
fines were suspended, are:
Players Bush. Dubuc. Burns, Young
Stanage, Boland and Dauss of Detroit
Mullen Gilhooley and Nunamaker OF TN
New York Americans and Chapman
Speaker and Gandil of the Clevelant
team. each $50. for participating in game:
at Ottawa and Montreal.
johnson Is Among Them.
Players johnson of Washington. Alex
ander of Philadelphia Nationals. Whea
and Stengel OF Brooklyn and Carey o
Pittsburgh. s25 each for playing in {
game in Joplin. Mo.
Player Bauman of New York Ameri
cans, $50 for playing at Indianapolis ove
the protest of Manager McGill of the In
dianapolis club.
Players Mullen. Love and Alexander
of the New York Americans. $50 each To-
playing at Lenox Oval. New York
Players Maisel, Baker. Peckinpaugf
and Shawkey of the New York Amer
leans; Rixey and Bender of the Phila
delphia Nationals; Bush, Schang. Mey
ers and Strunk of the Philadelphia
Americans; Collins of the Chicago
Americans: Plank of the st. Loui.
Americans and Chase of Cincinnati. $5t
each for playing in various eastern
cities. This was the team managed BY
Harry Davis. whose members told thu
commission that Davis had assured
them that President johnson had sai(
there would be no official objection.
Players Koob, st. Louis Americans
Danforth of the Chicago Americans ant
Prendergast of the Chicago Nationals
$25 each for playing in various inde.
pendent games.