The Washington herald., 1917-02-16
drum and GUN FOR
! AMERICAN LEAGUERS
Henry Case Is Entirely Up to Manager
Griffith and Washington Club.

New York, Feb. 15.-Call of the
bugle and the beat of the drum will
be heard in baseball this summer. for
the American League players are to
become civilian soldiers. and each day
they will march from their hotel to
the baseball parks in military forma-
tion. The baseball parks in all of the
eight American League cities will be
turned into training camps in the
morning, and the players will devote
one hour day to military instruction.
The American League at its meet
ing at the Hotel Wolcott, today
adopted the suggestion offered by
Captain T. L. Huston. of the Yankees,
and the league passed a resolution
which provides that the players
shoulder rifles as well as baseball
bats. Each morning military drill will
be held at the parks and in the fall
after the World Series, a training
camp is to be established for base
ball players. President Ban johnson.
was authorized to consult with Major
General Wood concerning the details
of training the players.
The league did not take up the case of
John Henry, catcher Of the Washington
club, who has been charged by President
Johnson as being too active In the affairs
of the Players Fraternity. The league
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the owners of the Washington club.
Manager Clarke Griffith held a meeting
tonight with Henry and talked over terms
for next season.
That case involves the Washington
club, and the Washington club only
said Mr.. johnson.
1--WE have given Messrs. Minor and
Griffith assurances that whatever action
that club may feel called upon to make
in the interests OF discipline will meet
with our heartiest cooperation" said
johnson.
There is no doubt that Henry deserves
to be punished for his very radical atti-
tude against the best interests of the
Washington club.
I'VE have documentary evidence that
he agitated conspiracy. or at least near
conspiracy. Personally I have no desire
to attempt to discriminate against him.
/ intend to punish the ofrense as II
merits. I do not care to discuss the
nature Of the punishment" said Clark
Griffith.
From the most reliable sources II is
learned that Henry will be rendered a
contract calling for cut of 81, 200 a year
He is supposed to have drawn 200 in
1916 Henry was at the meeting yester-
day and he has not yet decided whether
he will accept it.
IHe AMERICAN League adopted a resOlu-
ton cutting OF all relations with the
Players Fraternity which was similar to
that adopted by the National League.
The schedule for the season was also
adopted.
1t was agreed that the American
League would never again recognize an
other players organization From now
on the players must deal with their club
owners and not the major or minor
leagues or the National Commission.
1t was proven that no discrimination
could be made against Fraternity members
because of clause covering this in new
form contracts. 1t was shown that moth
ing Is to prevent the players from or
ganizing and paying yearly dues. but
outside OF this further recognition is en-
tirely out OF the question, as baseball can
easily get along without walking dele
gates or high-handed methods by the
players themselves.