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SECOND GAME.

Bill Donovan figured that southpaw
pitching could sure stop the winning
streak Of the Nationals, and selected
Nick Culiop to do the heaving in
the nIghtcap, but Smiling BIZ went
away wrong this time, as the Ma
tionals just lambasted his shoots to
all directions of the wind.
The. nightmare for Cullop was stag
ed in the second session. when Rice
beat out an iuHcld tap and went to
second on Cullops miscue. Foster
followed with a blow to right field
and Rice went to third base. Nor
gan then looked over four wide ones
and II. Milan grounded to Peckin-
paugh. who threw home to head of
Rice. but Walters dropped the peg and
all hands were safe.
Ainsmith then crashed one to CEN
ter field and Foster and Morgan tall
lied. but when Peckinpaugh pegged
bad on the relay, H. Milan crossed
the counting block. johnson fouled
out. but Judge could not see any Of
his teammates stranded. and doubled
to left. scoring Ainsmith with the
fifth run of the inning.
Two more were added in the fourth.
when Judge and c. Milan singled
and scored on Rice's double to right.
Fosters double, followed by Nor
gan's blow in the 9th. put the first
tally across in this session. while
Ainsmith pushed the watch-charm
second-sacker through the counting
disk by two-base blow to right
Judges triple followed by a sacri-
flee fly by c.. Milan gave the locals
their final tally in the sixth.
johnson did not allow a hit until
the fourth inning, and after the To-
calls had piled up a safe lead he just
practically played with the visitors
and worked along without any ex-
ertion. Caldwelrs triple in the sixth,
followed by Miller's single. gave the
Yankees their lone mark. The score !:
SECOND GAME.
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Loses Double Bill dr0ay
Morgan Enters Tourney.

r. d. Morgan. a member OF the
Analostsn Gun Club. and recog-
nized as the champion trapshoct-
ing marksrnan In this vicinity. Is
the only local gunner tha; has
entered the GSand American trap
shooting tournament which viii
be held in Chicago next week.
Six hundred of the best trap
shooters in this country will face
the flying pigeons in this tou-na-
ment. and as Morgan has added
many trapshooting prizes to his
list. his friends and followers of
the game are expecting him to
cut quite a figure In the big tour
nament.
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RH.E
Orioles Defeat Rexion,.

The orioles sent the Regions down
to a Is to l3 defeat yesterday in a
game in which many bases on balls
were issued.
Philip. doing the mound work for the
winners, allowed nine hits, while Theo-
done. toeing the rubber for the losers,
got away with six hits OF his deli
very.
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Sportsmen in Annual Meet.

CodtesTilie. Aug. 1.-THE ninth an
nual convention Of the United Sports
men Of Pennsylvania, comprising 40
camps throughout the State. viii be
held in Coatesville August Is, II and
Is. Trophies to the value Of $500 for
traOshooting and fly and bait casting
and revolver contests have been Of
fered by townspeople and from al!
over the State. Lloyd r. Lewis,
Atglen, will> conduct the two days
trapshootinS at Cain Friday and Sat
urday.
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FOIL STILL KICKING
ABOUT SHINE BALL

Lee Fohl declares that if the White
sox win a pennant this year it will
be through unfair tactics. He charges
every White Sox pitcher with disfig-
uring balls He has a collection of
bats used by Chicago twirlers which.
he says. all have the telltale black
spot, where some substance has been
used to shine them.
Dave Danforth is credited with hav-
ing discovered the Shine balI'' while
with Louisville and taking It with
him &c Chicago
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Cornell Stars to Fly.

Two Cornell University athletes
were recently graduated from mill
tary training camps into the aviation
service. Linus v. Windnagle, the
one-mile intercollegiate champion,
has left the, Madison barracks and
gone to the flying school at Cornell.
Ezra Wenz, the distance runner. has
gone to Western camp to complete
his aviation study and to receive a
commission.
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Griffmen Capture Double
Bill From Donovan's Yanks


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FIRST GAME

Deberry batted for CoIeleskie in the ninth.
Chicago. o................. 90 o o o 0 o-3
Clsyeland ................ 00e 2 o.
Runs-I,eIb5ld. Mcc1illan, Jackson, Chapman
and Speaker. ErroIs-Roth and Coveleskie. Two
base hits-Leibold. Jackson and Speaker Sac
rifcs hits-McMuln and Wamby. Stolen bases
Jackson aad Felsch. Double play-E. Collins
to Risberr. Hits and earned rIns-Of Williams
hits. ruus in 3 innings; off CoEeleskie,,
hits, runs in innings. First base on balls
on Williams. 2; OF Coveleskie. 2. Hit by
pitched baIl-By Williams tGransyl. Struck
out-By CoTeleskie, . Passed ball-O'N NeiIl.
First base errors-Chicago, 2 Left on bases
Chicago. 2;- Cleveland. II. Umpires-Messsrs.
owensa and Nsllin. Time Of game-2 hours
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BOSTON WIN | TO 0
GAME FROM PHILLIES

Boston. Mass. Aug. 1.-THE Phillies
pushed across one run in the tenth
inning here today, but the Braves
went them one better and won a SEN
sational pitching duel by 10 /. The
score by innings:
Philadelphia % 0OOpoi-l o
Boston 100 O0eOOo2-2 .
Batterfes-Rixey and Killifer: Ra-
gan and Tregerser Umpires-Messrs.
Quiglc. and Byron.
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Crawford batted for Cunningham in seventh.

Crawford batted for Cunningham in seventh
Harper batted for Ehmke in ninth
Detroit oit................... o Q 2 o o o o o -
st. Louis. uis...............-. o o o ) ) o o o o-6
Runs-Ioung e. Spencer t2l Pratt ~, Aus
tin, Sisler Smith. LaTan. Error-Bush. Two
base hit-DayenpUrt. Three-hase hits-Pratt
Hsilman. Spencer. Hits made-Of Boland, 4
in innings; of Cunningham, in innings.
Struck out-By Boland. J; by Cunningham, /;
by Ehmke ;. First base on balls-Of Boand
); of Cunningham. ?; of Davenport /. Double
Dlays-Layan to SiSler; Pratt to Lavan to Sisler
Left on bases-Detroif. &; St. Louis. 5. Hit by
pitched ball-By Davenport. Spencer. Umpires
-Messrs. Connolly and Hildebrand. Time of
game-l hOur and 70 minutes.
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PIRATES LAND GAME
FROM CHICAGO CUBS

Chicago. H., Aug. 1.-THE Pirates
today got their bats to work in the
twelfth inning and hammered through
two tallies which defeated the Cubs
by a 2-to-0 count. The score by in
nings:
RH.E
Pittsburgh OoOOOOOOOOO2-2 10 l
Chicago 100000 100000 o
Batteries-Cooper and W. Wagner;
Douglas and DiIhoefer. Empires
Messrs. Klein and Emslie.
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INDIANS DIVIDE THE
TWIN BILL WITH SOX

Cleveland. Aug. 14.-Covelskie
and Williams hooked up in a pitch
ing dual in the first game of a dou-
BILE header here, today. which the
local team lost by a 3-to-2 count.
but Cleveland forged through in the
night-cap and won by 4-to-2 score.
The score:
FIRST GAME
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BROWNS BAT WORK
DEFEATS JUNGALEERS

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 14.-Fielder
Jones' Brownies hammered Boland
and Cunningham from the mound
here today. and the Tigers were
beaten 6 to 4. Detroit out hit the
visitors, but the punch was lacking
when hits meant runs. The score:
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RUTH Is POUNDED
AND MACKMEN LAND

Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 14.-con-
ME AIackss lowly trodden Athletics
jumped on the southpaw slsnts of
Babe" Ruth in the third inning
here. today. and totaled enough runs
to defeat the worlds champions,
to /. The score:
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Caldwell batted for Cullop in the sixth
Washington ............. O50 % 3l o x-l0
Runs-Rice, Foster. Morgan tH, H. Milan
~. Ainmith, Judge t9. {. Milan, Caldwell.
Euors-Nunamaker. Peckinpaugh. Judge. Hen
dryX. ShankS t9. Earned Washington. 6;
New York, !. First base by errors-Washng
ton. .; New York, .. Left on bases-Washing
ton, s; New York, c. First base on hals-OG
Cullop. ?; of johnson. l. Innings pitched-By
Cullop, 5; by Love ). Hits made-Of Culiop
Il; of Love. ) Struck out-By johnson. 5; by
Love, 6. Three-base hitS-CaIdwell. Judge. Two
base hits-JudGe Rice, Foster. Ainsmith. Sac
.rihce hy-AIilan. Stolen base-Bauman. Double
play - Shanks to Judge. Umpires - Nessrs
O'Loughhn ard Dineen. Time OF game-l hour
and % minutes.
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Tommy Gibbons Rejected bv Board.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. H.-Tommy
Gibbons. light heavyweight boxer.
brother of Mike Gibbons, the middle
weiaht. was conditionally rejected by
the Draft board of his division yes
terdS because ~ minor defacts
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FTRST GAME.

RHn-Judse. E-rors-H- Milan. Bauman'
Psckinuaush First base on srrors-Washington,
> Left On tasss-Washington, s; New York, J.
FIRST tass on bals-Of shaw, 2 Struck out
By shaw. q; BY Nogridse. l. Three-base hit
Judge. Stolen bases-Judge, Shanks. Double
rIay-Shsw to Shanks to Judge Umpires-
Me4srs. Dineen and O'Loushln. Time OF game
Il hour and Is minutes.
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DODGERS AND GIANTS
SPLIT DOUBLE BILL

New York. Aug. 1.-THE Dodgers
and Giants divided the double bill
here today. New York won the OPEN
er. 5 to 4. but the Dodgers came strong
in the nigrtcap and annexed the
game, 3 to /. The score by innings:
R.H Z.
Brooklyn .........O AO1O1O-4 10 l
New York ........2 1 0 90 0 . x-J II 0
Batteries Coombs and Kruger;
shupp and Gibson. Umpires-Messrs.
Harrison and O'Day.
RH.E-
BROOKLYN O2OOO-3 l
New York ........OO0 OO0Ol-1 o
Batteries -Marquard and NJ. Wheat;
Tesreau. Anderson and RaTiden. UNI
pires-Messrs. ODay and Harrison.
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Runs-G Grover. Poole Bush Hoblitzel. Ertor-
Dugan. Left on bascs-Phiiadsiphiz 6; BOs-0n.
9. First base on erToT-Bcston. /. Earned
ns-Philadelphis. ;. TWo-base hit-Hobhtzel.
TlIree-hase hit-Bodie. Sacrifice hit-Grorer.
Double Tlay-Scott to Barry 10 Hoblitzei.
Struck ort-By Bush, s: by Ruth. J. First
bsse on hzlls-Of Bush. 8; Of Ruth. ; I'm
Tires-MessIs. Evans and MOTiarty. Time Of
game-l hour and 20 minutes.
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Westovers Want Games.

Managers of baseball clubs in
and around the city looking for
Sunday games are requested to
communicate with James H. Nc
Murray, manager. Westover Ath-
letic Club. 1925 Fwenty-sixth
street northwest, phone w. 2041.
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SECOND GAME.
Totals. -. 8 8 q II

IUIdIss..... y o n II
Murphy batted for Faber in the eighth.
]. Collins batted for Schalk in the ninth.
Chicago. o o o 90 0 0 2-J
Cleveland. o 90 90 "a
Rms-Grauey, Chsrnnan. Roth. O'NeiI. Jack
son. E. Collins and Fesch. EEror-Leibold
Two-base hits-E. Collins and Risberg. Sacrifice
hits-Haris and Smith Sacrifice fy-Smith.
Stolen bases-E. Collins, Chapman and Harris
Double play-Chapman to wamby to Harris
Pitching Iecord-Of Fabsr. hits and earned
rms in innings; of Danforth, l hit and ]
earned run in l inning; of Morton. Shits and
earned runs in . innings. Balk-Faber. First
base On balls-Of Faber, 2; of Morton. l. Hit
BY pitched bsll-By Dsnforth tSp>aker). Struck
out-By Faber. 5; by Morton, l. Left on bases
Chicago. 5; Cleveland. s. Umpires-Messrs. Nal
lin and Owens. Time Of game-2 hours and 30
MINUTES.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

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indianapolis. 0; Columbus, l.
Indianapolis, .; Columbus, l.
Louisville. /; Toledo, 5.
Louisville. o; Toledo. 0. Darkness
Kansas City, 6; Milwaukee. Z.
Kansas City. 4; Milwaukee. 13.
Minneapolis. /: st. Paul, s.
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Memphis. 4; Birmingham, L
Chattanooga, 3; New Orleans, ].
Nashville, s; Mobile. 3.
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'Niclunis out hit by his own hatied ball.
shOgtTn batted for Scott in the ninth.
McNaily ran for Thomas in the ninth.
GsineE batted for Barry IN the ninth.
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R.H.E-

Shupp and Gibson. Umplres-Mes
Harrison and O'Day.
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National League Statistics
Yesterdays RESULTS

Sinn. at Pitts CHM at Brook.
Pitts. at Phila.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
PLAYERS SIGN;
MAGNATES SAY
STRIKE is OFF
Big Leaguers Reported to
Have Agreed with
Managers

The assertion Of major league mag
mates that their players supposedly
pledged TO David L. Fultz and his fra
ternity were secretly signing or accept
ing terms was substantistsd by yester-
days developments.
Oscar Stanage, star catcher OF the
Detroit Tigers, was expelled from the
players union, Fultz announced, for
violating his pledge to the fraternity
head. Stanage was the second member
to be expelled within few days. Slim
Sallee, the Giant southpsw, was the
first to be dropped as horrible exam
pie. Stanage, who has been visiting in
Detroit for several weeks, recently re-
nounced his allegiance TO the Baseball
Players Fraternity. When he signed his
1917 contract he remarked that he was
well pleased with the salary offered him
by President Frank j. Navin, and
added: III quit the fraternity because
could not see what good it was doing
me-"
Meanwhile, if the word of Charles
Weeghman, of the Cubs, is to be credit
ed, the desertions continued. Two mem
bers of the Chicago Nationals who were
supposed to be stanch fraternity
boosters hurSled in defiance of Fultz's
orders. Weeghman declared these play
ers were stars and had been members
of the fraternity since its inception.
They requested him, Weeghman said
not to make their names public at this
time.
1.-The arrival Of their contracts and
the letters accompanying same" said
Weeghman, "convinces me that the fra
ternity is not so strong as Fultz thinks
it is"
Ban Johnson, in Chicago, deplOred the
talk Of strike, though, in his mind, q
walk-out is the least thing in the world
about which to worry.
"We had the brightest outlook for q
successful season." said Ban, when this
strike talk got under way. / know that
nothing will come out Of II, but the
actions of the players and the talk OF
Fultz have had a bad effect on the base
bsll-going public, which is tired of wal
and chickering's"
A meeting of players from the major
Class A A and Class A leagues was
held last night in st. Louis. Those at.
tending we're all pledged to secrecy.
Charles Hercules Ebbets, the Squire
of Flatbush. is worrying over neither
the recent worlds series nor the con.
templated strike. The discoverer OF
Christopher Columbus Day has Just
closed for a park and hotel at Hot
Springs, Ark, so that the Dodgers may
pick up few pointers from the world,
champion Red SOx during the training
season. The two teams will engage il
a series Of practice games at this cele
brated health resort. They will slsC
attempt joint exhibition transforming
tour eastward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Cap Huston Writes Reasons Why
The Baseball Strike VIII Fail
Three-Cent Ball
in South Bend

South Bend, Ind, Jan. 2O.-Patrons
of the South Bend Central League
Club will be enabled to witness
baseball games during the 1917
season at a cost Of three cents
each, under plans announced to-day
BY the Chamber of Commerce.
The plans purpose the sale OF
10000 season books, good for fifty
games, at sl.5p each. Edward Smith.
president of the club. estimated
that the $4,000 SO derived would
pay the expenses Of his team and
that the grandstand income would
take care Of the percentages to be
paid visiting clubs at rate OF l212
cents for each person entering the
gate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
David FuLtz Gives
Ball Players Side
President of the Fraternity Outlines Their
Case and Specifies Grievances Alleged
Against Organized Baseball
BY DAVID L. FULTZ


The organized ball and the baseball players has be
~ so couded it 1t to the public
r and unembehed form We we'll that whatever the
be methods it only to get the facts
the gain favorable verdict the merits
The controversy petition which the Baseball Players
Fraternity National Commission the court OF
National Board which has jurisdiction the minor
~ This petition revsions in the
the which the Fraternity deemed the players entitled
The petition applied the major leagues granted by
thec commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Must Stabilize Game

The grief Of it all is that those whose
interests are most vitality concerned are
being betrayed, and instead OF trying
10 do something 20 popularize their
chosen profession they are lowering II
ty befouling their own nest.
The issue 10 the men who have Their
all invested in baseball IS simple. Ss J.
aries inflicted upon them by the Fed,
eral League war are unbearable and
contiscatory. Their business must now
be stabilized or abandoned.
The conflict cannot be shirked; the
battle must be fought now 10 finish.
We can send the glad tidings 70 the
Yankee fans that we have finally got
together fine team. composed OF clean,
wholesome, splendid young athletes,
and every one of them, to a man, thinks
the club will win the pennant IN 1911
They are not worrying themselves
about the so-called strike, but are anx-
ious for the playing season to begin.
4 is with the greatest satisfaction thai,
we take this opportunity 70 express our
aprreeistion Of their loyalty.
But again il can be said they cry
"Strike, Strike" but there is no
strike.
Why?
Because the ball players are all sign
ing their contracts, and everybody
knows It but possibly one person.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Half Owner of Yankees
Does a Patrick Henry
on the Game

cannot be forced or cajoled into such
an absurd position.
From published statements the Play
ers' Fraternity seems to rely upon its
conviction that organized ball cannot
stand the serious loss that overhead"
expense involves.
am not privy to the plans of the
high officials of baseball. But If the
issue came to a showdown loss could
be avoided by many simple expedients,
one OF which can be suggested:
Let the two clubs in ST. Louis, Chi
cago. Boston, Philadelphia and New
York play a series Of double-headers
on one week day, Saturdays and Sun
days. Let there be pairing also be-
tween Washington and Brooklyn, De-
troit and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and
Cleveland. There would be slight traY-
cling expenses or hotel bills.
The big cities would one year be vast
training camps. with experts like Con-
ME Mack. John McGraw, Hughie Jen-
nings. Bill Donovan. George Stallings'
Uncle Robbie and others as field mar
shals. By 1918 an army Of new ball
players would be ready and perhaps
the holdouts would have passed away
and been forgotten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

At the adjourned meeting which took
Mace al the Hotel Waldorf in this city
Mr.. Hermann and Mr.. Johnson told
Mr.. Farrell in no uncertain terms that
he had dealt unfairly with the players
and that he must revise the clause IN
his contracts 20 conform 20 the orig,
inal agreement. Mr.. Farrell eontendea
that he had no power to bind the Ma
tional Association. Mr.. Johnson rnaliy
closed the controversy by saying; we
won't discuss the matter any further.
Go ahead, Hermann; the point is con-
ceded 10 the boys"
Since that time we have been person
non grata with the board. The COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Army Wins at Hockey

West Point, y. Y. Jan. 20 The Army
won IT'S third straight hockey game to-
day by defeating the 7th Regiment.
y. G. y. T., in a fast game on Lusk
Reservoir. The score was , 20 I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

to listen to the demands OF the play
ers or to be coerced by the majors.
He is visiting connect upon oui
great national game which he, or an
men, should have fought TO shield II
from.
He Is striving 20 invoke labor In a
a0bt which under the unsettled condi-
tions OF our country 1t can little afford.
He in sheer ignorance, may again IN
volve capital and labor In war from
which thew have lately emerged ana
from which they both shrink.
Organized baseball has no quarrel
with organized labor and desires 20
avoid the same. But ii labor grstul-
toucly aligns itself with the players m
this issue il cannot escape the oppo-
sition OF every employers association
in our country; capital can 90 20 base
ball games when labor cannot
Average Wage Is High
There can be no preteXt that the
baseball players need succor from as
tress nor protection from oppression
When ] state that the wages OF each
player OF our club averages but shgnt-
" less than $50 day the public can
appreciate the absurdity OF organized
labor rushing 20 the aid o. the down
tsodcen bali player especially when y
is realized that during one-half his
service his entire living expenses aro
paid By his employer.
Can you imagine a man who earns,
say. $1,000 a year (which is tHre
living in these hard days. going out
on a sympathetic strike or even Join
ing in a boycott in order 20 aid other
men TO increase their income higher
than their existing salaries Of an aver
age of more than $1,000 q year. Labor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Fight Log
MONDAY

Olympic A. C.--Jim Healy and Ed
Kinley,
Yorkville s. C--Dsve Medar and
Bushey Graham.
TUESDAY
Broadway 8. C-Dutch Brandt and
Terry Martin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

me third request is one that cannot
se understood unless the reader is &C.
Wanted, TO some extent at least, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Declares That Players Are
Well Treated and
Well Paid
BY CAPTAIN T. l.. HUSTON
Secretary-Treasurer and Half Owner OF
the New York Yankees

They cry: "Strikel Strike!"
But there is no strike.
They proclaim that they are fghting
a battle for principle; not for their own
benefit but TO right the wrongs and to
alleviate the sufferings of their little
brothers.
Ii is, indeed, not a strike; it is in
stead a bald holdup for more luere.
That venerable campaigner, Charles
A. Comiskey, hit the target in the bulls
eve when he said he could sign up every
player on his club if he met their de-
mands for salary.
That is the situation in nutshell
and ought not, perhaps, to De eonsld-
cred from any other point Of view.
However, there is a more serious
phase of existing conditions which can
now be appropriately discussed in order
10 avoid future calsmities.
A certain individual, finding himself
easily arrived at the head of the Base
ball Players FraJernity-a body COM
posed in the main Of very young, mex
perienced youths-orders,. because OF
personal pique, an alleged strike, and
10 mis- aid invokes the assistance Of or
gained labor.
Hardships OF Strike
Unused to authority, he repeats uni
versal history By abusing il. Had he
been able 10 anticipate the hardships a
strike always visits upon its prtici-
pants and could he have forecasted the
wear and tear il will entail upon him
self. he would have heGtated TO have
ordered IT,
Experienced men fght 70 avoid
strikes and resort 10 them only as
last extremity.
The announced reasons for the So
called baseball strike are trivial beyond
belief. In invoking organized labor 70
his aid he knows not What he does.
The Fraternity demands that inc
majors compel the minors TO accede 20
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