The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
FULTz WALKING
ON thin ICE
Players Fraternity Leader
Already "in Bad" with the
National Commission.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Betting Thus Far Light on Outcome of
Virgiria-Georgetown Game.
Gossip.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Garry Herrmann's speech at the meet.
ing of the minor league managers in
Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday night, In
which he took a hot shot at Dave Fultz
while explaining the National Commits.
sion's attitude toward the BASEBALL Play
ers' Fraternity, was read with much in
terest by Clark Griffith, the Nationals
manager
The Old Fox said that he agreed with
everything Hermann said, and added
The ball players have picked the wrong
man for president of their organization -
Grif gave out the impression that he
was not a great admirer OF Dave Fultz,
and Grif should know whereof he speaks,
for Fultz once played ball for the New
York Highlanders when the Old Fox
managed the club.
THE ball players are not to be blamed
for organizing" stated Griff; ''in fact,
believe it is a good thing for them, but
am sorry they did not elect for presi-
dent some one other than Dave FuItz. "
Further than this Grifr would not go.
His objection to Fultz is evidently the
outcome of some personal matter OF long
standing.
Asked what sort of a ball player FuItz
was, Grir said: only fair, a good Held
er and fast, but only an ordinary hit
ter"
The mere fact that the National Com
mission itself through its president,
Garry Hermann, takes exception to
Fultz and his actions does not promise
for the Players Fraternity smooth sail
ing.
The demands OF the players, such de-
mands as are reasonable, will undoubtedly
be granted without a murmur. but Presi-
dent Fultz himself is not acceptable to
the commission, and if the ball players
intend to stand by their leader there is
no telling what the future will bring
forth.
Realizing that for the first time in three
years Virginia really has a chance to win
the annual football game from George
town, scheduled in the Capital tomor-
row, it is strange that betting on the
outcome is so light.
In fact only a little Charlottesville
money has been sent up, and the odds
asked, s to ), are not relished by George
town men. who claim that the difference
in the teams according to previous scores
should force the betting to to S.
When the advance guard from Virginia
arrives here tonight, the real betting will
commence, and as in former years, a con-
siderable amount of money is sure to
change hands.
Connie Mack, firing of having praise
hurled at him, has side-stepped in order
that Harry Davis may be pelted a little
with songs Of praise and glory. 1t
isn't that Mack covets praise, for the
long, lank, and lean baseball idol of
Philadelphia and Brookfield never cares
whether the applause goes to him or to
his team, but it is rather that Connie
has pointed to Davis in self-defense
Davis, according to Mack. did a world
of good on the coaching lines and in
councils of war. 1t is nice to have these
silent partners in big baseball doings,
the men who plan and work, but never
get into the box scores, given their due.
Winter baseball is a collection Of words,
phrases, and clauses arranged in sequence
one column wide, and about 300 agate
lines deep. 1t does not necessarily need
to be English, but must be watered.
Watering does not impair its value, as it
has done. Occasionally a winter base
ball story. contains the germ of an idea,
but said germ is always carefully steril-
lied and well hidden by plenty of
type. Now and then a winter baseball
story has news in it, but such mavericks
are not recognized by the profession and
the writer is likely to lose his standing
in the union. Baron Munchausen was |
a considerable liar, but he was a mere |
bush Lacquer compared to the scribe who
writes baseball all winter. The favorite |
pastime OF said scribes is trading Cobb, |
Speaker, and Chase, and appointing new
managers for the Cubs and Sox. Their |
real work, though, is getting by. This{
keeps them busy.