South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-25
BASEBALL PLAYERS
UNION GOING AHEAD
Magnates Are Now Looking
Upon Organization More
Seriously Than at First.

NEw YORK. OCT 29.-CBy U. P.)
Several months ago it was an
rounced tlat lie major league ball
players were forming a union 10 Sc
cure a more equitable form o. con
tract with the club owners and TO
obtain o. representation on the ma
tional advisory council.
At that time all the higa officials
Of baseball ridiculed the reports in
public statements. saying THAI the
players would not be foolish enough
TO shoot at the well known goose.
During the fail meeting OF the
magnates in Chicago. they looked
upon the reports most seriously
however, and they discussed the sub
ject at length
shortly after the meeting. reports
began to spread that Raymond J.
Cannon. the Milwaukee attorney who
defended several members of the
Black Sox' and who was retained
by some OF the players 20 form the
organization, was going 30 use the
union TO force The "8.ac< S0x' back
into baseball C-lcr stories were
circulated that the players were co.
ing 10 CaI general strike next
spring for increased salaries.
Perhaps the club owners had Moth
.uS 10 do with the circulation OF
these reports. but fl seemed rather
coucidcutal tha- they all started af-
ter the meeting OF the maguates
nave ever considered g. genera strike
or an organized effort to boost salar-
les. Many OF the leaders ID the move
meu- are satisfied with the money
they are drawing a. the present
time. but they want q contract that
viii guarantee them justice when
they start TO slip.
The "ten day clause in the exist
ing form of contract between the
players and tho club owners has
always been q subject Of dissatisfac-
ton 20 the players In effect IL j.
no contrac- at ALL because the play
ers have no recourse outside OF an
appeal 20 Commissioner lands.
Here again the players object to
the personnel OF the national advisory
commission, which deprives them OF
representation or q voice in settling
arguments which concern only the
players and the club owner.
SO far Commissioner Lands has
wisely held al0of from salary argu-
ments. but he VIII be forced into the
controversies eventually and the
presence Of a player on the board
would not make his task any more
difficult
Cannon claims that he was re-
tained only 20 get the money coming
TO several Of the BLACK S0X" and
that ne never entertained the notion
OF getting their jobs back.
IN spite Of the general sentiment
against them. most OF the fair mind
ed fans agreed that ComiskCy had
no legal or moral right 10 withhold
the money that was coming 20 the
wayward players under the contracts
which he had signed.
Names OF the players interested IN
the organization Of the union and the
players who have signed FOR mem
bersh!p have not been made public
and j. VIII be a surprise when they
are published. The organization Will
not lack dignity when the member
ship Is made known.
Propaganda coming from rather
unknown sources IS being directed
against Cannon for no just reason.
lie IS a young attorney who fought
for his education and IS now Sighting
20 get ahead in his profession. He
accepted a retainer with the BLACK
Sox' because he felt they had q just
case and he should not be con
demned for dghtinE for has clients.