The New York herald., 1922-11-03
Popularity of Organization
With Members of Giants
Stirs StOneham.
NO HOLD ON AMERICAN
Association Fails to Find
Backing in Junior Major
Circuit.
ny w. O. M'GEEHAN.

looking forward to labor troubles next
spring. 1t has developed that nearly all
OF the baseball players in the elder
league have become members Of the New
Players Union. The American League
has not yet been organized to any ex-
tent.
Far be it from US to add to the gloom
Of the world, but IL the National League
next year is made UP of union players
and the American League Is an open
shop league how can they hold q worlds
series? Certainly union baseball club
could not play with non-union team.
Charles A. Stoneham. president of the
Giants, Is highly indignant at learning
that all Of the Giants have Joined the
Baseball Players Union. John Joseph
McGraw, manager of the team, is quite
as indignant. IL seems that the Giants
were the first baseball players to take
out their union cards, and IL Is known
that members of the Giants have been
elected to some of the higher offices in
the union.
James Tierney, secretary Of the
Giants. was brooding over this among
other matters yesterday and shed a
furtive tear or two over the implied
ingratitude OF the Giants and profess
sional athletes in genera, THE Giants, "
mused Mr.. Tierney, "are being paid
higher salaries than any players in the
game. They have been treated fairly
and their hours are all right. I would
not be surprised to hear of players OF
other teams joining a union, but the
Chants"
Mr.. Tierney was overcome by his grief
over the matter. From what one can
gather the Giants for one team. may
carry the battle to the players. Before
the union baseball players can get a
chance TO air any grievances or form
any demands the whole team may be
locked out. The owners of the Giants
are not the only magnates who are inf
dignant or alarmed over the growth Of
the unionization notion.
Open shop st Yankee Lot.
From what could be learned at the
Yankee offices the new baseball park
OF the New York American League team
will be an open shop stadium. As far
as the Yankee owners can find out. lot
one of the Yankee players has Joined
the union and most Of them have de-
clared that they have no intention Of
joining.
"Do you think that any Of .ne Yanls
arc likely to go out on a strike next
season." Colonel Tillinghast L'Hoai-
medieu Huston was asked.
81 am afraid not" said Col. Huston.
81 am terribly afraid that the pay roll
will remain intact when the season
opens and remain in that condition until
Il closes"
"Do you believe that any Of the
Yankees have become. or would become.
walking delegates for the players
union?"
81 know some Yanks that never would
become walking delegates for anything,
replied the Colonel with some feeling.
''They showed that they were too lazy
to do any walking. union or non-union."
Are you In favor of minimum
wage for the baseball player?
s'Surely." replied the Ov.onel. ''If they
can minimize the minimum as much as
possible. They can't minimize it too
hard for me. Any time they want to
start the intimidation OF baseball sal
aries / will head the reception commit
tee
other magnates are considerably an
noyed by the growth of the players
union. Charles II. Ebbetts, the good old
squire OF Flatbush, is determined to re-
sist the demands of the union as soon
as they are made, no matter what they
might be. II Is rumored that the far
sighted old squire is already pitching
tents at Ebbetts Field to accommodate
strike breakers and that he is dickering
with the Lincoln Giants and the Bronx
Giants TO FIJI In at the Brooklyn park In
case there should be n walkout of the
Dodgers. The squire and Wiibert Rob
inson are preparing TO make up the
Dodger battery themselves II IL should
be necessary.
A Novelty I'm Tournaments.
The rivalry between the two owners
OF the Yankee M tho matter OF culsi-
waiting moustaches became decidedly
acute yesterday. Col. Jacob Rupert,
president of the team. dropped re-
mark half In jest concerning lack of
originality upon the part OF Col. Tilling-
hast L'Hommedieu Huston. II seems
that Col. Rupert t5 convinced that he
first conceived the ldea OF raising q
moustache to be worn at the opening OF
the Yankee baseball park next spring.
Col. Huston disputes this. II seems
that Col. Huston was wearing tache
when he led the engineers up the slopes
of san Juan IIill in 1898 and that the
current moustachc was the result OF
bit Of absent mindedness. 1t seems that.
while Col. Huston was shaving after the
late world series he took TO brooding
over Ruth's batting average and for
got to clear tho upper lip of the rank
growth that had gathered there.
A few days later Col. Huston's at.
tentiou was called % the work OF re-
forestratlon on the uper lip, but ne only
said bitterly. Let II grow. What do
/ carer" Later he got the notion that
" might be a novelty as an exhibit dur
ing the ceremonies attendant upon the
openlng OF the ball park. Col. Ruppcr,
started HIS growth advIsedly and for
decorative purposes at the opening.
At the hint that he was merely lmitat-
ing his partner. Col. Tillinghsst L'lIoni.
medieu Huston was deeply hurt tie
has made the, offer to Col. Rupert 10
shake one flop, poker dice. the loser to
abandon his moustache and to appear
at the opening ceremonies with tho
upper lip barred 10 The elements.
This sporting event will be held AT th.
Yankee offices this afternoon. Cousin
Egbert Barrow. business manager %
tho Yankees. will referee. Admission
will be by Invitation only.
Jack Bentley. the pitcher who was
purchased by the Giants from the Balti.
more Club. proves To be a more expen-
sive bit of ivory than was first supposed.
Announcement from the office OF Judge
Landis reveals that he cost 5000 N
cash and three players valued at s2.5Oe
each, to be delivered by March 20 This