New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-22

nIay out a one hundred game Sched-
,1ie, as suggested by Mr.. Frazee II
+here is to be a series at all 1t Will
1ike1v be played without going any
u further with the schedule. Other
club owners are not willing to con-
tinue merely to play out schedule
Sor the leading clubs. 1t is also
doubtful if enough players could be
retained through the week to keep
the clubs together.
world series at this time would
not take on the Importance that
q usually attaches to this baseball GAS
sic It could not hope to attract the
n usual interest. But it would have
N certain amount of interest and, as
some baseball men have suggested, 1t
4 would be a good way for baseball to
sing it's swan song.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
proba bly, intended to give some en-
couragement to baseball in the state
ment that local boards would con-
sumo weeks in calling up players and
that the game need not be hurr1edly
disintegrated Theoretically the game
could proceed, but such action is not
practical
Ball Players i'll Flight.
The ball players are already in
fight and fully one-third have quit
since Saturday They are flocking to
the shipbuilding and steel plants,
where baseball has become big in
stitution. There they will be able to
play baseball for good incomes and at
the same time be engaged in an es-
sential occupation under the law
They cannot be blamed for deserving.
Members of both the Yankees and
St Louis Browns have left the clubs
Other clubs are similarly broken up.
IT is quite evident that the baseball
Industry in the shipyards will be
greatly benefited by the dismember-
ment of the big leagues.
This brings about curious condi-
q ZION so far as baseball is concerned,
and it is being wondered if the gov
ernnoent will long permit 1t to exist.
The following is the proposition which
has generally been made to ball play
ers by agents of the shipyards
The steel League Proposition.
guarantee of employment six
DAYS a week for two years, at $40 a
dav. and arrangements for playing
Sunday ball games for which the
player is to receive from SIS to SIS
according to his reputation as a ball
pIaver. In other words, it amounts
to SIS a week.
The proposition stipulates that the
r1ayers will work in the plant from
eight O'Clock until noon, four hours
The afternoon is to be devoted to base
hall practice. Games are played Sat
urdav and Sunday Of each week dur
Ing the baseball season.
zach player thus works twenty
four hours a week and plays ball the
balance of the time. 1t is not stated
what the working conditions will be
after the close of the baseball sea
son. and failure to specify this caused
many players to refuse to jump to thu
plants. But now this will cease tt
act as a handicap. Big league base
ball will evidently continue but 1
will be operated by the various snip
building and steel concerns.
The heads of the major leagues ar
being blamed now for the baseball
debacle Baseball men are asking
What did Governor Tener and BAL
Johnson do while the shadow wa
hanging over the game? 1t appear
That the heads of the game did moth
ing. They apparently did not go 81
far as to properly present their case
TO the authorities at Washington.
This was made evident by part o
the statemen issued by Mr.. Baker
In which he said baseball had enoug
men under and over the draft age t
continue Baseball men, of course
know differently, but Mr.. Baker can
mat be blamed II he did not under