Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02

the fraternity VINO are holding out Tor
better contracts have promised that
they WIFI fight to the finish.
Colonel Robert Lee Hedges. who is
mentioned as possible purchaser of
The st. Louis Cardinals. Is in the city
ct the present time. When asked
about the strike situation Col Hedges
said that he did not believe that FultZ
and the players could make it stick,
rs many OF the players have signed
for long time contracts. Harry Salee
and Oscar Stanage have been expell-
ed from the Players Fraternity be-
lccause they signed contracts against
heowill OF the other players. The
fight goes on and promises to wage
zniEarm az the time for the players to
report at the training camps arrive.
ssRiayers and Msgnates
latter carefully going into all the
ssdetails. one cannot help but realize
that both the players and magnates
are at fault and that continuation
t1of the wrangling will do nothing but
sekill the goose that lays the golden
.Aaggs. In, the first place, the players
made mistake In taking action at
vrthis time.te The best chance for sue
nesssof such move as anticipated bv
spfFHltzssdepended upon fits secrecy. II
the intention OF the Players Frater-
nifty had been kept secret until about
two weeks before the time scheduled
n for the teams to depart for the South,
and the players had refused to sign
contracts, the managers would have
been taken off their guard and placed
81 a disadvantage. The magnates
have made their mistake by talking
4 loo much The majority of strikes in
al lines OF business are in a large
measure due TO the defiant attitude
ond cocksureness Of capitalists. The
major and minor league baseball mag
Mates have conrted this trouble They
defied aui eneied the players to take
foma definite action, and may find !
opt to their sorrow that they have
made grave mistake.
ctmplsint Against Miners
The chief c0mDlains OF the Players !,
Fraternity Is against the minor
It14ues but as all members of the
0reanizlfiCn have agreed to stand to-
eether regardless of classification |
e Pr6sIdent Fgltz insists that the men |
VIII SO through with their threat. The |
most important request made of the |
major leagues was granted by the Ma |
tiohal Commission. but the National /
Commission Of Minor League Clubs |
refused 70 consider the petition ten
dered by Fuitz. Quite a few persons 1
have expressed the opinion that Pres
tdent Fu1tz Is making a mistake in
rskiflg the major league players to
fight the battles Of the players of the
smaller leagues: but II is said that (
the leader OF the players Is of the !,
opinion that the National Commission
could have obtained satisfaction for
the Players Fraternity, but refused !,
DEFENDS on the Public
Il Is Oh very well for the magnates
70 say that they are not worried and /
that u IS the best thing that possibly
cCuld happen to clean up the game,
hut this Il entirely the wrong view
The Hagnates are acting uDon the
supposition that the public VIII stand
Tor anything There is no question
that large number OF the fans are
Of the opinion that the players are
oYerpa'd g IN this respect the mag
mates have the sympathy of some, but
there Is an -eonally large number who
haFenQ se1thnent>or prejudices. The
11nsA znorely will become disguised
with the game, and turn their atten-
tom fos0theps forms of amusement.
Shortage sf BsIf Players
There isSanother way OF looking at
the whole affair The magnates are
acting as it1they believed that the 3
players who are striking now will be
tn the game forever. When a man In
vests one on two millions of dollars
IN any venture, he must look to the
future, Suppose the minor leagues
did close up their parks for a year.
as favored by several presidents of
smaller organizations, according to
interviews given out to the press.
Where will the major leagues get the
players to fill the gaps, IL the PLAYERS
so through with their strike threatg !
he average minor leaguer Is not
vH.I p@Il. That is one of the main
fI|II< With the national game at pre-
sflI(1 These players would seek en-
T|I/t1ept - other businesses an6 con-
4.4f ti6it baseball efforts to indie. !
III dent Efnes one, two or three days
atketfS4fIf they became settled in an.
dthef hne of work for a year. the ma
i0rity OF the men now playing In the
miner leagues would not return to the
game. This would leave shortage of :;
players and naturally lower the stsnd.
ard OF the game when these striking
Veterans Of the major leagues had out. :
lived their usefulness.
Standard VIII Be Lowered
The TAenates say that the farms
and small cites are full of star May
ers II they can be uncovered. They
contend. that there would be new
batch Of stars developed at smaller
cost But do the magnates realize
that they must lower the standard of