| Show OBJECT OF NEW FRATERNITY MADE CLEAR BY MATHEWSON S f BY BOSEMAN BULGER Now P York Aug 16 That That the base- base bali bail public may better understand the object a and JIll alms aims of ot the new baseball Fraternity that Fraternity that Is the name of ot It It- It Christy Mathewson who represented the New York players at the meeting meeting- explains that the organization Is Intended in intended intended In- In tended as a benefit to the game and not as a body hostile to the magnates We c had not Intended discussing the new organization says Matty latty until It was as on its feet but as long as tho the news has leaked out I think It best that wo we make a candid explanation of ot Its purposes In the first place the Baseball Fraternity Fra Fra- as it is to be bo called is not a union In tho commonly accepted meanIng meanIng meaning mean- mean Ing of the tho word The Tho questions of wage wago and hours are not considered We Wo have no Intention of going out on strikes for the ball player has always had an aversion to going out that way especially espe espe- daIly bases are are full tull tho the players to together together to- to We Ve want to get gether ether so that they can speak as a body on Important questions and not as Individuals There Thero are arc man many questions questions questions ques ques- arising that need an expression from the tho players as a body The owners owners owners own own- ers are well organized and I think the tho majority of them thorn are aro In favor of ot the players getting together Understand however ho the Baseball Fraternity as asyet asyet asyet yet has not been organized As stated in our first draft of at a constitution the tho object of ot the tho frater frater- Is to further the Interests of or baseball baseball baseball base base- ball as a n sport and that covers tho the I whole situation Naturally the tho question question question ques ques- tion of ot contracts or rather the observation observation observation ob ob- ob- ob of or them will bo be an nn important feature of ot the organization but this will bo be of benefit to the magnates as aswell aswell aswell well as players We want to force torce players to live e up to their contracts as aswell aswell aswell well as ns the managers and tho the players would like to have a means of freeing themselves of ot objectionable men who are art sometimes a reflection on the profession profession pro pro- of ot ball bail playing as a whole There are many little things that could be bo taken up b by this bod body For or Instance where hero a player Is tried and suspended without a hearing we could take a hand Personally I do not think It right for tho the president of a league to suspend a player first and then hear the evidence later It Is not American Take tho the case of ot T Ty Cobb Whether right or wrong he ho was placed under suspension before any evidence excepting the umpires umpire's report was heard As a a. rule the tho owner of ot a n. baseball club Is Inclined to do tho the square thing b by a a. player but there have been cases where a magnate taking advantage of ot othis his Immense power has used It to takeout takeout take takeout out a petty pett spite While wo we have ha none of ot these things In mind right now I merely mention them to show how advantageous advantageous advantageous ad ad- It would be for tor tho players players play play- ers to speak as a body on such questions ques ques- |
