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Show PREXY TENER BEST FRIEND OF PLAYER One of the most significant statements in President Tener's ad-dress at the dinner din-ner of the Sporting Writers' association was his reference to the adjustment of differences arising between club owner and player, and that by reason of bis experience ex-perience in the ranlcs the player would always al-ways have his sympathy and support. Tliis has been President Tener's attitude i from the very start of his regime as head of the National league. He has been the friend of the player in every instance in-stance when there whs occasion to evince such a disposition. It was he who vigorously vig-orously opposed any punishment for players play-ers who had deserted organized baseball to enter the Federal league ranks when it was the .iu-dgment of thuse participating participat-ing in the peace settlement and also the expectation of the public that Lhe players would be punished. The president of the National league was quick . to assure players who bold membership in the Players' fraternity that no reprisals would be made by the club owners in the senior major because of their attitude regarding the threatened strike and a refusal to si in contracts. The head of the American league refused to give such a iriiarantee. While the National Na-tional leapue has oflicinll severed all con-; con-; neetion with the players' organization, ; and while it is doubtful if the fraternity will ever nga in exist in the eyes of organized or-ganized baseball, there is no apprehension apprehen-sion that the ball player will ever fall to set his just deserts as long as President Tenor is a member of the "national commission, com-mission, lie will never lose his interest n tho player, because his own experience experi-ence on the diamond left a feeling of comradeship for the ma n who is doing just what he did that he can always be j counted on to safeguard the players' interests in-terests as he would his own. All his arts have made it plain to the players that t lieir interests could not he more jealously jeal-ously gua rded had they direct representation represen-tation on the national commission. |