Baseball Players Revolt
... The baseball player’s revolt began with the strong disagreement between the players and owners concerning the player’s behavior. ... Yet, most of the players seemingly were quite the opposite. The players were often acted unruly to say the least. This was because most of the players came from the working class. The players consisted mostly of Irish and German working class men, who were often used to relieving their stress by drinking, and fighting. ... Drinking by the players was a very important issue to the owners. ... Albert Spalding was so serious in his quest to stop the alcohol abuse that he hired a private detective to follow his players around.