Evening journal., 1913-11-11
II DEMANDS
ARE EXPLAINED
Baseball Players Fraternity
Issues Statement Of
Its Claims
ASKS FREEDOM OF
CONTRACT FOR MEN

NEW YORK, Nov. LITTLE Base
ball players Fraternity has made
public statement explanatory OF
The l7 requests it submitted 10 the
National Board OF Arbitration for
changes i'm players contracts and the
arguments il advances for their ,ac-
Iceptance
OF the first request 81 says that
when q player is given 10 days mo-
tice II his unconditional release, such
player should be permitted immedi-
ately 10 negotiate new contract
wherever he desires. but that at pres
ent he Is not allowed 90 sikh with any
team outside the league i'm which he
is playing.
1--WE believe" the statement says,
that during that time he should be
absolutely free to contract for the
future"
I OF the second reqdest-that ma
tional association players should re-
leeiye 10 days notice before they can
] be released unconditiOnaliy- the
statement argues that under his con-
tract "a player is hound for life. or
SO long as the maRnate wants him,
while the msgnate Is not hound
for the fraction Of a second" II
cites that Dusty Rhodes and Jakes
Gettman were thrown out of jobs
last summer without moments
warning and asks that contract
be made a contract, binding alike
upon player and club owner.
or release. the statement contends
that players have a right to know un-
der what terms they are sent from
one team TO another. II says that
often a. player is sent 20 another
team with no know edge of the terms
Of his new contract or whether he
has been sold outright or option
ally.
One request Of the fraternity is that
clubs furnish free to players their
entire uniforms, exclusive Of shoes
and that the travelling expenses Of
players be paid by the club TO which
they belong from their homes TO the
training camp. n argues that in
asmuch As player reports Tor duty
ak weeks before the season starts
and is not under salary, but mean
time players in exhibition games
in many cases at profit to his en-
ployment' he should at least have
All MS expenses paid.
Another request deals with the re-
lease of veteran players. Tho fra.
tcrnity argues that when a playel
Is reaching the end Of his baseball
career and is 10 longer wanted b,
his club the player should be unham
pered ia his cndeavors 90 obtain
position and not sold under suci
agreement 'as Murphy sold Mordecs
Brown TO Louisville a year ago.
OF the request that a player be ne
thed IN writing of the impositio
Of fine or Of his suspension. IN
statement says the power to dno ,
suspend sis often to crafty maj
ayers personal spite and adds tn,
when a players money Is take
there should be reason suficientl
valid to be placed in black an
white.
Tho request concerning the waive
rule, according TO the statement. As A
protest against sending a player TO
minor league, tho contention beinl
that PLAYER should be permitto
TO stay as high In his profession a
he can find employment" Denial 5
made of the right OF club to send
man 70 a lower classification "a
great cost TO the players reputation
SIMPLY 10 siren zrhen some tear
which II owns or because it can re
certain player for him. when ther
are other teams ia The higher class
lihcation which would bo glad to &c
the player.