Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-11
Game Played After Two Hours Dispute of Play
 CTS For More Money.
PLAYERS SAY THAT
 GAME NOT FOR MONEY
The Players Agreeing to Play For Sake of Game
 and Not For Moguls.
By The Associated Press

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 Boston, Sept. 10.-"Big Jim" Vaughn, the powerful left handed pitcher of the Chicago Nationals, kept 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 delayed for an hour by an unprecedented strike of the players of both teams for 3 re-adjustment of their share of the proceeds.
 When it seemed as if the players and the representatives of the Nation al Commission, Garry Hermann and Ban Johnson were hopelessly dead locked and the curtailed baseball year would fizzle out in a strike, Harry Hooper, the Red Sox captain, called the turn.
 For Game Sake.
 "We will play" he said, acting as spokesman for both teams, not 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 al- ways given us it's loyal support, and for the sake of the wounded soldiers and sailors who are in the grand stand waiting for us.''
 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- tendances on the average for the first four contests in which the players share the gate receipts.
 Both teams insisted that the win ners had been guaranteed $2,OO0 apiece and the losers $1 400.
 But the sharp falling off in attend ance had made it unlikely that the players would get anywhere near this sum, according to their spokesman captain Hooper for the Sox and Les. lie Mann for the Cubs.
 Argue Over Phone.
 For awhile the representatives or both sides argued over the telephone but when the time for both teams tc take the field for practice found them still in their dressing rooms in heated discussion the National commission representatives hurried out to Fen. way Park to learn from the manage. ments what the team members hao decided to do.
 Shortly before the time for calling the game chairman Hermann stated the position of the commission posi-. lively.
 Commissions Statement.
 The commission cannot change the .rules," he said.
 "lt was proposed and agreed to by both leagues and it is up to them.
 If 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 o1 the players share of the Red Cross contribution
 MT. Herrmann's words only led to further argument, which was leading no where, when Harry Hooper, one of the most popular veterans of the game, turned to his fellow Napers and reminded them of the crowd waiting outside.
 Called Off.
 He put the situation up to them forcibly and in a few words and all hands agreed to call off the strike.
 Crowd at Sea.
 In the meantime the crowd was utterly at sea as to the cause of the deserted diamond.
 They fiel steadily in until nearly 25.0O0 had been seated.
 In the fear that such a huge crowd would start riot !n the event of the announcement of a strike, police reserves were rushed to the park.
 But the crowd took the long wait patiently.
 The arrival of attachments of wounded soldiers and sailors brought all hands up cheering Justify.
 Mixed Greetings.
 When the players headed by the Cubs, finally appeared in the field, they were greeted with mingled boosts and cheers.
 Sam Jones. one of Boston's star right-handers. began the game