Page ACCION February 10, 1949 SPORTS GOSSIP 0: 10:ALL CREDIT UNIONS Local Rates Belong. Continued from page 1)
OCCUPY OFFICES PANAMA BASEBALL LEAGUE IMPROVES the workers there and fight and agitate until their WITH BETTER IMPORTATIONS IN CLUBHOUSE wages have risen substantially. This, you will all UMPIRE SITUATION ACUTELY SERIOUS agree is absurd course, but no less so than the theory Cooperation of Clubfrom which it springs.
The Panama Professional Baseball League, in its fourth year of operation, is making a serious bid to occupy the number house Director Cited The heart of the Iocal rate theory seems to be two slot in Latin American baseball, as far as good baseball that the Republic of Panama will not be sympathetic is concerned.
The five Federal Credit to any increase in salaries here above the level in that Unions, operating in the com nation. At least, the maintenance of silver wages Cuba is the possessor of the top rating due to her better munities of Balboa, Cristobal, at a low level must be for some good reason, and if than Class AAA league, which is comprised of the best CuGatun, Gamboa, and Red Tank the reason is the fear of disrupting the Panamanian bans, stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues and outstanding Paraiso, have all been grant economy then it is also the fear of alienating the Paplayers from the top minor league teams in the United States.
ed office space in the clubnamanian people. 0:houses of their respective com But who would be alienated? Surely it would not serious problem, nevertheless, continues to exist in the munities.
be the workers. The unions in Panama have gone on League refusal to provide for umpires of greater efficiency.
Through the cooperation of record time and time again for the higher wage deAnyone that has been a regular patron of the League will agree Clubhouse Director mands of Local 713. That they will stand to benefit that the Premier Checa, Karamanites, and Hinds are not Crook all of these offices are really equal to the job. Their basic knowledge of the game is from higher wages in the Canal Zone is so obvious that equipped with adequate off it needs no argument. Will the employers be alienatdefinitely not enough for them to cope with the League. Why ice furniture. safe is also weren qualified umpires from Class AA or AAA leagues ed? It is common kowledge that the silver employee installed in each of these off spends a considerable portion of his salary in the Reimported?
ices.
public of Panama much more than does the gold. 0:employee. If the silver employee receives higher OUSTANDING PLAYERS AT EACH POSITION Credit union officials have With a comparatively weak defensive and offensive team expressed their gratitude to wages, a good part of the increase will serve to stimubehind him Pat has compiled an astounding record. He has the Clubhouses for their grant late the commerce in Panama, enrich the merchants, won eight games and lost one so far for the season.
and create jobs for the unemployed. It should be crysHis ing of these facilities at very earned run average is the lowest thing in the leagues, and if low rates which should pertal clear that higher wages for the silver employees he continues to be as stingy in allowing runs his ERA will mit economical operation of mean prosperity for Panama and not the dislocations, be a league record. Pat has shown considerable class over the credit unions.
disturbances, and irritations that the local rate theory implies. We feel confident that the vast majority of the other teams.
the Panamanian people are in favor of a decent living Doug Lewis, Carta Vieja firstbaseman, and Quincy Barbee wage for the silver employees.
of Chesterfield, are the leading candidates for this position HOGAN WINS FIRST The local rate theory would imply that the Pa 0: PLACE IN BALBOA nama Canal, as an employer, is merely following the The second sackers present a problem. As far as regular established wage scale which, in this case, is in Panama.
good fielding is concerned, Chesterfield Manito Bernard and CONTEST This line of arguing accomplishes the neat trick of Carta Vieja Dale Lynch are both good. But when it comes placing the cart before the horse.
to outstanding plays at that position, both of these will have Marine Division to yield to Orlando Moreno of Spur Cola.
The government is the largest employer in this area. It, alone, employs nearly as many people as do. 0: Stewards Place High The third base situation is a wide open affair when you all the factories, stores and businesses in Colon, Panaconsider it carefully. Al Leap of Carta Vieja and Luis Suain Close Competition ma and the whole surrounding area. Is it then logical rez of Cerveceria are doing a fine job so far, while Humbert to state that the United States is following the establishArthurs of Spur Cola, is not favored only because of his reTwo Marine Division Ste ed wage scale? The answer in our opinion is decidgular wild throw to first base that generally pulls the first wards, Brothers Oswald HO edly no! Since the United States is the largest emgand and Cuthbert Maner, led ployer, it exerts the most influence on wage scales, and sacker off the bag.
the field in the 4th Quarter we suspect that the cart is in Panama and the horse 0:Frank Austin, although not as consistently brilliant as last 1948 Balboa Stewards Contest.
in the Canal Zone.
Hogan was high steward with season, is to be given the nod over Frank Sturn and Cookie This strikes at the very heart of the local rate Vasquez.
74 points while Maner took argument. Is then, the Panama Canal following around In left field, Oscar Garmendia of Cerveceria Nacional and second place with 70. In Third its own shadow, with the only result that the silver Fred Bell of Carta Vieja are the best performers at this posiplace was Sister Edith Haremployee is getting dizzier, and hungrier from the futile tion, with Bell to be given the edge on account of his magnifiper with, 52 points a steward chase?
cent throwing arm.
from Balboa Commissary.
Moreover, the United States is the mightiest and. 0:The contest is based on the richest nation on the earth. Panama is one of the The center field honors are divided between Leon Tread amount of organizing a steway of Chesterfield and Luis Baez of the Beer team. Of these smallest and is poor economically. Is it correct, logical ward does in his or her area two Baez is definitely the faster.
or fair that the mightiest and richest nation in the and their attendance at ste:0:ward council meetings.
world should pay its employees in accordance with the In right field Fitz Roberts and Victor Barnett of Cervecewage scales of one of the smallest and poorest?
ria Nacional and Spur Cola respectively, are the best consistent Other high ranking stewards Finally, is it in the interest of the United States performers at this position for the 4th quarter period to adhere to the obsolete local rate theory? It has :0:were Cleveland Green with been pointed out time and time again that ill feeling The best catching being done so far is to be credited to 49 points, Pennycook (45 has existed against the United States because of the disLeon Kellman, Spur Cola manager, and Duke Doolittle of points. Aura Stanford (44 crimination practiced against the silver employees.
Carta Vieja.
points. Kenneth Sealey (40. The abandonment of the local rate theory and the 10: A: Cozier (39. Ramboa adoption of a just, modern wage principle which will It is very probable that within the next few weeks there (38. and McKin Alcide (37. provide for decent wages for the silver employees might be better performances by other players, so it is not will do more to cement the bonds between the Canal to be considered that our choices will continue to perform in Zone and the Republic of Panama than a hundred after an outstanding manner.
JOSE STAMP. dinner speeches.
PUBLICITY OF LEAGUE IS POOR (Cont. from Page 1)
The need is urgent, the time is now the discrimiIt is strange that the Canal Zone League, playing an innatory local rate theory must be tossed in the garbferior brand of ball to that of Panama, as well as to practi fessionals, are needed in my cally empty stands, receives much better publicity from the age can. Cost of living statistics, budgets for a decountry, which has thousand of daily papers, especially the Star and Herald, than does the miles of highways to be built, cency standard of living and other important standards Panama Loop.
bridges, constructions and other must replace the archaic local rate theory. When that engineering work to be done is done, silver wage rates will be freed from their Manager Stanford Graham, according to reports, has sign before real progress can be present anchor and will rise to a proper and liveable ed pitchers Bill Jefferson and Theolic Smith to the already achieved. shall try to make level.
over crowded Chesterfield roster. Reports also have it that an outstanding scholastic record he is interested in a hard hitting rightfielder. wonder whether in my studies and fulfill the It is the task of the union to continue exposing the Graham is convinced that he can win the league with the expectations of all the people fallacies of the local rate theory as it must continue team he has.
who are helping me, both in releentlessly to expose all discrimination in the Pana:0:the United States and PanaUNION TEAM ENTERS LEAGUE ma.
ma Canal. We will struggle against these outworn The Pacific area of Local 713 has entered a team in the theories until the very force of our logic and the weight Red Tank Paraiso Softball League. The team is comprised of In his first visit to Howard of our numbers shall cast them into oblivion.
Union members and a few dependents of Union members. The University, Jose was welcomed team will meet the hard hitting Eagles in its first encounter by Dean Lewis Downing of the School of Engineering.
on Tuesday, February 15th. President Pascual Ampudia and other CIO officials will be on hand some to play and others Dean Downing remarked that he was glad to know that the sentatives in the presence of Stamp, in a letter to Interto participate in the opening ceremony.
United Public Workers had deleading officials of the Univer national Representative Joe. O: cided to establish such a scholar sity.
Sachs expressed great pleasure CLIFFORD LONEY HEADED FOR ship.
Jose has registered for four over having met the RichardClifford Loney, one of Panama best sprinters, was awardsubjects which are, namely; ad sons, whc he qualified as very ed a scholarship from the Southern University at Baton Rouge, The Scholarship check, for varped surveying, hydraulics, nice people. He also sated that La. Loney participated in the Caribbean Olympics at Barran 1, 000, won by Stamp, was pre strength of materials, and rail he would strive to do his best quilla, Colombia, as a member of the Panama sprint team. sented to him by UPW repre road and highway curves. regardless of the circumstances. 0: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO