The San Francisco call., 1913-10-30

will control the game The magnates
would be as helpless as wounded
bird without their present enrolment
of players. as they are the assets of
the game
According to statements made by
many Of the higher ups, they are will
ing to concede the players many of
their points, but they are not willing
to treat with David Fultz, president
of the Baseball Players fraternity.
1t is very unlikely, according to state
ments made by the players. that they
will allow their representatives to be
snubbed
SITUATION rs CRITICAL
This one point alone is going to
cause trouble, probably more than any
of the 90 demands made by the fra
ternity. as mosfof them seem reason
able. Should both sides be obstinate
on the question of Fultz' recognition.
then the outcome would mean base
bail war, the like of which the game
has never known.
What would the result be? This
again. The game has been such a
lucrative one that 1t is easy to get
capital interested that would be ready
to recognize the Players fraternity
recognize President David Fultz and
concede the 20 demands made by the
players.
So it can be realized that the powers
OF the game are facing a ticklish sit
uation-one that will have to be dealt
with with gloved hands. The game
IS endowed with the big man in Ban
johnson, who has shown time and
again that he is able to deal with big
situations 1t looks as If he has
something to solve now that will re-
orire considerable judgment.
The baseball trust is troubled from
another source. It is the new Federal
league. which has just passed through
a fairly successful season. 1t is
termed an outlaw league by the trust
but the league plays the game on the
same principles that 1t is played in or
ganized leagues.
FEDERALS ARE DANGEROUS
The Federal league has considerable
backing. 1t is now bidding for big
league stars, and it has been a thorn
in the side of organized baseball.
Horace Fogel, a former National
league magnate, a big stock holder
in the Philadelphia club couple of
years ago, is deeply interested in the
Federal league. He was forcd out of
the National league by the powers.
The Federal is bidding for major
league stars. Recently 1t acquired
George Stovall, the crack first sacker,
who managed the st. Louis Browns
last season. The new organization has
its wires out for other players, and
the inducements that it is offering
them may draw some of the stars into
the fold of the new organization.
The outlaw league may have more
effect on the players gaining their
point than anything else. Ban john
son, Thomas J. Lynch, Garry Hermann
and all the big moguls of the sport
realize that the Federal league is
waiting for just a chance where it
can step in and get some of the big
league stars.
The point whether the magnates will
deal with President Fultz will deter
mine the strength of the fraternity.
Frank Ish, the local magnate, and
Joe Derham sailed on the Shinyo Maru
for the orient today. They plan to
visit all the big countries in the far
east They expect to be back by the
opening of the baseball season next
spring.
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The news that ]. Cal Ewing had
signed the lease for his new bali park
was received with 10Y by the fans.
The Recreation park lot at Fifteenth
and Valencia streets was always con-
sidered too small. A player will be
able to hit home run to any field in
the new lot. Tt will be bigger in
every way than the Oakland ball park.
which is large enough for any ball
game. Ewing says that he is going