Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-11
CUBS RALLY
AND IN LAST
DITCH FIGHT
BEAT RED S0X
big Jim" Drive Stops BoSon's
Championship Drive; Game
Delayed Hour by the
Players Strike.

the Boston Americans out of the
worlds championship today by win
ming the fifth game OF the series ]
to 0, after the contest had been de-
iayed for an hour by an unprecedented
strike Of the players of both teams for
q readjustment of their share of the
proceeds.
When il seemed as If the players
and the representatives OF the Nation
al commission, Garry Hermann and
Ban Johnson. were hopcleSsly dead
locked and the curtailed baseball year
would hz1le out in strike. Harry
Hooper, the Red Sox captain, called
the turn,
I'VE will play" he said, acting as
spokesman for both teams, mot be-
cause We think we are getting fair
deal, because we are not, But we'll
play for the sake of the game, for the
sake of the public which has always
given us its loyal support, and for the
sake OF the wounded soldiers and sail
ors who are in the grand stand wait
ing for U.S."
Demand Larger Share.
The players. even before the start
OF the series, had manifested dissatis-
faction over the division of the money
and this unrest has grown greatly as
the games progressed, with small at
ttendances on the average for the. first
tour contests, in which the players
share the gate receipts. Both teams
INSISTED that the winners had been
guaranteed $1,000 a piece and the
losers $l,40Q But the sharp falling
Oft m attendance had made ii unlikely
that the players would get anywhere
near this sum, according to their
Spokesman, Captain Hooper for the
Sox and Leslie Mann for the Cubs.
For a while the representatives of
both sides argued over the telephone
but when the time for both teams to
take the field for practice found them
still in their dressing rooms in heated
discussion, the national commission
representatives hurried out to Fem
way Park to learn from the manage
ments what the team members had
decided to do.
Commission Obdurate.
II the players intend to strike,
il necessary to call off the
game, il is only fair to the public for
them to notify the management to
stop the sale of tickets before any
additional thousands come in," Chair.
man Herman of the commission said.
But nc announcement was made. |
The players tried TO impress on the
commission the justice of their cause.
The commission answered that the
matter was out of its hands, and any
caapge would have to be submitted to
me club owners.
Shortly before the time for calling
the game Chairman Hermann stated |
the commissions position.
The commission cannot change the |
rule he said. 1T was agreed to by
both leagues and it is UP to them. Ii |
there is strike we shall end the
series at this point and divide the
money that was coming to the players
equally among the club owners. And, |
we shall also take care of the play
ers share of the Red Cross contribu- |
ton"
Mr.. Herrmann's words led to fur
ther argument. Then Harry Hooper,
one of the most popular veterans of
the game, turned to his fellow play
ers and reminded them of the crowd.
He put the situation up to them in a
few words and all hands agreed to
call off the strike,
Riot Feared, Reserves Called.
The crowd was utterly at sea as
to the cause of the deserted diamond.
They filed steadily until nearly $4,000
had been seated, In the fear thatsuch
a huge gathering would start riot
in the event of the announcement of a
strike. police were rushed to the park.
One squad of mounted officers, picket
ed the outheld in front of center field
and right field bleachers.
But the crowd took the long wait
patiently. The band did its best to
NIL in with popular war numbers and
patriotic airs. The arrival of detach-
ments OF wounded soldiers and sail
ors brought all hands UP cheering
Justify. Finally half AN hour after
game time. it was announced that the
hostilities would begin in about hf-
teen minutes" AT this point the
crowd as a whole was enlightened as
to the cause of the deserted field by
former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, one
OF the Royal Rooters," the Boston
world series cheering organization.
Taking a megaphone and going to
each section of the stands aud bleach
ers, he stated the cause of the DELAY
and the determination of the players
to 60 through with the series for
the sake of the public, the game and
the soldiers aud sailors, regardless
ct the outcome of their dispute with
the national commission.
Greeted with "Boos" and Cheers.
When the players, headed by the
Cubs, finally emerged on the field
they were greeted with mingled
boos" and cheers. They had short
workout and then Sam Jones, one Of
Boston's star right-hand pitchers
went into the box for his first an.
pearance in big series.
The Cubs clawed him badly from
the start. Flack, the first man up
drew pass and Hollocher shot q
single over second, Flack Pulling III
at the middle station. The situation
grew worse when Mann sacrificed
both runners along and with only one
out, runners were on third and sec
ond.
Paskert came up prepared for {;
killing and sent a hard, low liner t.
left field 1t looked like sure SAT,
hit and both runnersS started witt
the crack of the bat. But Whitemar
running in fast caught the bali below
his knees and with great throw
doubled up Hoiiocher at second, re
firing the side without a score.
paughn's start for his third gam,
Ct the series was also inauspicious
Hooper opened with single and wa,