Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
GRIFFITH SURE UNION LABOR
r. WILL NOT BACK FRATERNITY
Declares Organized Workmen Are Noted
for Fairness and Will Not Fight
for an Unjust Cause.

club will have more successful sea-
son than X has enjoyed for several
years. The fact that Lajoie's parents
were French-Canadians should give
in Toronto.
AL Demaree's activity as a repre-
sentative of the players fraternity
nounced yesterday in Philadelphia, by
which Demaree goes to the Chicago
Nationals in exchange for Pitcher Law
ender. Demaree lives in Chicago. No
money was involved in the swap.
Demaree is a former member of the
New York Giants, having been pur-
chased by them from Mobile in the fall
Of 1912. In the winter of 1914-15
Phillies in a deal by which Hans Lo-
bert was sent to New York. Since
leaving the Giants and joining the
Philiies Demaree has beaten his former
regularity. doing this four times in
1915 and five times last year.
Max Carey, star outfielder Of the
Pittsburgh Nationals, is up to his old
tricks Max claims that with the ex-
piration of his 1916 contract he became
a free agent and that he will not play
with the Pirates again; Csre esss says yea me
League or retire from the game, as he
can make much money on the out
side he can in base ball. When the
elder Mr.. Carnarius (Which. by the way,
is Carey's real name) sent Max to col
lege it was with the idea that his son
should become q preacher. Perhaps Max
figures that as a pulpit orator ne can
draw down $4,000 a year, which sum ne
got from the Pirates in 1856, using
the Feds as jimmy. Then again 1t may
be that Carey's threat to quit merely
is the first move in an effort to prevent
the prospective slicing of his salary.
hoh n
ing more than ruse for holding UP
his employers.
Tt develops that three members OF
the Detroit Americans have signed the
new contracts for 1917-Oscar StanaSe,
Bill James and John Woods. Stanage.s
attitude regarding the fraternity ID
said to be similar to that OF great
many major league players. The
Tigers big catcher no longer is mem,
Der, recently having withdrawn. and
his reasons for quitting the organiza-
ton are interesting. Here they are:
an organization that never has done me
any good, or anybody else, SO 1ar as
know? waited long time to see some
of the stuff that had been promised come
off, but none of it ever did. So what's
the use of the players paying Fuitz a big
salary just to get his name in the papers
and make lot of threats? l can't see
that the grievances Of the minor league
players are SO Fltdl L Siouto no w
to give up my Job to help them. l am
personally well satisfied and have always
been fairly treated and / am going to
stick to the Detroit club until somebody
shows me a better reason than know OF
now for going on the warpath."
The American League has been
strengthened from end to end for 1917.
Any one Of seven teams will have fight
ing chance to win the pennant-the Ath-
letics alone being counted out of the run
ning-and Of the seven. the team which
beats out the Chicago entry will Just
about cop Not that Comiskey has added
any star pitchers or heavy hittsrs; ne
fight that will make the White Sox dan
gerous this year. an element they lacked
the greater part of last season. and this
essential will be furnished by Kid Glea-
son. The Sox braced noticeably when
Gleason was recalled last summer. Glea-
son did not manage the club and he will
not be the pilot this year, but he will be
on the job injecting ginger into the Row.
land athletes and 1t was only through
the absence of this that the Windy city
brigade fell short in the campaign which
closed in October.