The New York herald., 1922-12-16

ctuOn 90 uftrFFt a0hh MfAtFa"
well a. iist 90 MOST az fhe mcub
made tie most of the occasion a. tsl
the orlciai hanot appsreutiy has
been made up Ntthoni esking thf
NOMINEES whether they wish to ran
II shows that Frankie Frseh of tne
Giants ana Geursc btrns a the Reds
are "nuhtng "a out" fw enc lfrr@i-
doncy. That b. Rad becn nominated
was news 90 Frisrh when he was
asked yesterday ~ a. his rTsition on
thc Presidency the union Itself aud
kindred snnJccts,
II have not bocn asked ehether
want TO run for the presliency and :
want to say that } DO not want the
lob" said the orond hakefnau of the
Giants. who jast has returned 20 this
city from his honeymoon. "if course,
n All the boys are goins % stick to-
gother in this union ] want to b. with
them I do not want 20 be in the fnosi-
tion of standing al by myself agsins1
the decision Of my fellow players. But
j am not In It because ! have any
grievance against the New York club
/ believe that All OF the Giants feel
that way about H. We are treated
well and have no complaint
Dnubert Also Hunnins.
The ballot shows that Jake paaoert
OF the Reds. and Jacques fonrnier OF
the Cardinals are running Tor the vice
presidency. Arthur Fletcher. the newly
appointed manager Of the Phillies. and
Cy Williams. his center fielder arc
down for positions on the board Of
directors Earl Smith OF the Giants q
listed for sergent-at-arms or some Suth
office. Daubert was reported 70 ne an
officer of the Players Fraternity AZ thr
time that short lived organization was
in existence some eight years ago.
II Is a question whether Fletcher. nov
that he has been elevated 10 the highest
position on his club will remain in the
union AS for Fournier. the report "
that the Cardinals have asked Tor
waivers on him thrice and that but Tor
the Intervention of the BROOKLYN CLUB
he would now be in the minor leagues.
The list of members and nominees
shows that the union Is confining It's
activities to the National League. Every
club in the circuit Is represented, ana
the World Champion Giants have quite
a healthy delegation. Among tnos"
who are affiliated with the union
are Heinie Groh Casey Stengel and
Dayy Bancroft Dutch Ruether. Ray
Schmandt. Burleigh Grimes and Zack
Wheat of the Dodgers are down on the
list The Braves seem rather delinquent
but apparently are coming along.
Giants Owners Panied.
NcGraw. Charley Stoneham and
Magistrate McQuade arc greatly panied
over the fact that the Giants were the
first to jump into this associrtion
started by Ray Cannon. a Milwaukee
lawyer. ''what have the Giants TO
complain about?" asked McGraw yes
terday I'm fact. what has any major
league player to complain about now
They get splendid salaries. have their
cars waiting for them at the parks.
They play under ideal conditions. They
are protected in every way. ! cannot
understand the present generation OF
players.
The men who need "A protective asso-
citation of that kind are the players In
The minor leagues which refuse TO re-
adopt the draft. These players are in
state akin to baseball slavery and can
not better themselves unless their own
ers can sell them at advantageous prices.
Sometimes these players cannot even be
bought for high prices. These men need
n union to work out their own salvation.
would refuse to play with club which
did not recognize the draft. But as for
fhe Giants and the others in the Ma
tional League--what in the name OF
John Andersons steal with the bases
full are they kicking about?'
The owners Of the Giants would not
have minded IL so much had their play
ers boarded the bandwagon after the
others had jumped on. But to see the
high salaried Giants first in has made
them saddcr and sadder
National League Anxious.
That the union came in for consider
etle attention from the National League
at its annual meeting here is no secret
The league Is quite anxious to know
why the players association has con-
fined itself to the National. Charley
Tbbets said the other day that he had "A
document proving that the union was
organized primarily for the establish
ment OF a lowest salary limit. which Is
reported TO be $4,000.
The Squire says that no rookie VIII
talk about less than that sum. From
the way he spoke he apparently also
had copy Of the official bulletin sent
out by the union. Somebody In the
union seems TO be shooting the conn
communiques right to the owners.
In this connection II is interesting TO
bark back TO what McGraw said some
time ago about player organizations.
"This union will go the way the Brother
hood and the Fraternity went. In the
past members waited in the byways TO
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