New-York tribune., 1918-09-11

soon packed by the rival arbitration
committees and the bloodhounds of the
press.
For an hour or two the factions
wrangled. Johnson and Herman, who
stood together because they would fall
alone. each wanted to do all the talking.
Garry made fifteen minute speech in
which he said nothing. Ban made him
self even more ridiculous. He was
very fond of Hooper, spokesman Of the
players committees:
Go on now, Harry; you'll win easier
than yesterday. Pm respons BILE for
this series. # hadn't gone to Wash
lngton and set down my fist And
then he would start all over again on
tins same harangue, breaking in on
Hermann every time Garry wished to
give another recitation of his fifteen
honest years as chairman of the Ma
tional Commission with:
Hold on there. now--let me arbi-
tratc." till it got as monotonous as
photograph record, and the seekers of
curiosity took it on the jump to keep
from going nutty.
John A. Heydler, acting president of
the National League, man of sober
Judgment and more sober deport7n ent
saved the situation. While his con-
ferrees of the National Commission
were babbling about their self-impor-
tance John was working franticaly
and in secret for the good of the game
to which he has devoted a brilliant life.
He suggested that the issue involved
should remain in status quo <ending a
reference to those clubs of the first
division interested in division of the
spolls. He pointed out to the PLAYERS
committee what travesty on the name
OF sport would result from not satisfy
ing the sport-loving thousands already
chafing at the delay.
ieydler's sense won the day The
various members of the committee de-
clared that personally they had no
desire to buncomb public which had
contributed to their success and the
success OF the game. They asked leave
to put the proposition up to the two
clubs. And they soon came back with
the report that the teams would play
But said Spokesman Hooper, who
earlier had declared that the PLAYERS
OF the Red Sox and Cubs were prepared
TO turn ever their interests in the
world series to the American Red
Cross, understand this: We plav for
the honor of baseball not at the die
tation Of the National Commission
hermann attempted to grasp
lioopers hand for another ebullition.
but Manager Ed Barrow of the Sox
brushed him aside brusquely with ::
nW have wasted enough time already.
To the field, everybody"
SO ended the first strike ever at
tempted in organized baseball. 1t did
not end TO the discredit of the plav-
ing fraternity. The players had abso-
lutely no right to employ such des
rerate means. If the National Com
mission bulletin is to be believed. thew
went into the series we'll aware that
they should suffer such cuts as pro-
posed.
Yet this bulletin in question is
termed in phraseoiogy in keepine WITH
the backstairs policies which have dis
graced the executive of the sport ever
since the Federal League was bought
OF And one might excuse the ex-
asperatlon of the players did he re-
call the many rebutfs the players ex-
rcrienced from the high and lofty Ma
tionaI Commission Poo Bahs, when
nothing more than a heart to-heart
conference was requested at first.
One also may forgive the in-guided
players OF the Red Sox and Cubs. who.
had they not yielded 10 Hevdler's sue-
&c estlon of temporary compromise
would have helped the unmindful com
MISSION send the game so far to the
dogs that not even the piping days OF
+ reace could hope to bring it back. Of
the two warning factions. in the public
confidence at least, the players stood
/ cut as lly-white pure against bank
of mud
Commission Disposes of Pool
The suggestion of the players that
their share in the pool be turned over
to the Red Cross met with the pointed d
rejolnder that the commission and not
the players would dispose of this pool
Further more, the Cleveland club, which
dlsgraced baseball in It's refusal to keep
scheduled obligations at ST. Louis Labor
Day, is one of the principal parties
interested aside from the contendng
teams. And the National Commission,
which could NOT alter the conditions of
! world series pl2y. has so far laughe I'd