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Show SKIPPER OF BEffiPiS FAVORS ARBITRATION Thinks Players' Fraternity-Would Fraternity-Would Lose in Decision by Judicial Tribunal. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 21. With the exception of the San Francisco club, Portland "ill probably he less disturbed, if the ball players of the fraternity really do hold out and refuse to sign their contracts, con-tracts, than any of the other clubs in the league. Gus Fisher, for instance, is not a member mem-ber of the Players' fraternity, and never has been. Bill Stumpf and Kenneth "Williams, "Wil-liams, two members of the regular squad, have already signed their contracts, hence there will be no trouble with them. Charlie Hollocher, Frank O'Brien, Lyle Bigbee, Kenneth Penner, Mark Hi ghee and A I Leake are not members of the frai ernity, and Gus Helfrich has already signed his contract. These men, with others who are expected to join the club, will leave the Beavers in fair shape should all the other veteran members of the team refuse to sign their contracts. It is hardly believed that any of the Portland players will take such a step, I anyhow, as ii is the custom to pay them ; whfu they happen to be injured, and also : to send them transportation to the train- 1 ing Vamp, which seem to be two of the most important demands made by the association. The local owners have always al-ways dono this, and the transportation amounts to no inconsiderable item when : it is considered that many of the men come from the Atlantic coast. Favors Arbitration. "My idea of the fraternity demands," 'said Walter McCredie today, "is to have the matter brought before a. board of a rhit ration, which would be composed of men who have a, judicial mind ana si ill understand the problems of the baseball world. "For instance, there are Judge Pa vis 'and Judge Gatens of Portland, Judge i G ra ham, f o rm e r p res i d e n t of t h e C oa s t league, and Judge Shorten of San Fran-! Fran-! cisco, all of whom are dyed-in-the-wool basehall fans. "Let both sides provide evidence In this dispute and have the board consider it in the same manner they would any case which they decide in court. I think the result would be distinctly unfavorable to the ball players. "For the last three years every cent taken in at the ball pari;, and a considerable consid-erable sum of money besides, has either been given to the players or spent for other expenses connected with the game. I don't see what more the men on the club should want." Walter also believes that if the ball players really did strike for a couple of months there might be a good many of them who would and themselves out of a job when they wished to make their peace. Solution in Youngsters. His idea is that there are a good many class B ball pla vers who might become regulars if the managers took more time in instructing them and showing them tha finer points of the game when they knew there was no chance of getting any more experienced men. By this time their natural speed and confidence would assert themselves and they would show enough to warrant then-retention then-retention on the club, rather than give up their places to older men who were going, instead of coming. Coast players, as a rule, however, are not expected to kick over their trms, or refuse to sign, unless they are asked to wait until the whole proposition Is pel-lied, pel-lied, .ludqe M'-Credie has already stated-that stated-that he doesn't expect tr cm the salary of any of the players retained, and it i:-hard i:-hard to sop why or where t here will be any requests made which haven't been granted. |
