The chronicle=news., 1913-11-13

iho~n ON old Newspaper field the
baseball fraternity Is playing the
maKuates.
uavc tuits u a. eAl.
That Is the situastOa ~ pssssat
and 1, IN annut ~ tietiish ~ the rev.
cnth inninG with two on. 1as base
ball players fsatesaity Is prepared 70
submit somc seveatecs suggestions
to the ustioaai mission 10 be
embodied In all contracts.
rue said national commission. &C.
lcording 10 reports viii reiusa to rec
oknize nave tuitz. WHO will pTcssat
tue nsu players demands = pscsi.
dent Of the sssehaii players frasera-
iy.
riay hall:
After several attempts In the past
ten years an association Of hall
players y ~ laas . reality. twice be-
fore the players weFc well aionE ia
their efforts 10 orksaise successful
iy. 1880 tho ''Hso,hcrhood'' was
formed. only to result Ia u failure
after iosg ttsht. About tea ycars
ago tho Players Protective sssoeia-
tion vas bora sad daed-tnouxh Its
death may be termcd more Of . sui
eide than . murder. Abont two
year axo the prcsent uaion--thc
baseball Players fraternity was
formed and on October -. 1919.
Dave t'uitx wGs elected prcsident.
Moat Of the hugs rcp,rmEr Davc
tnl,r-mos, OF the faas have seen
hin play. For nine yours Dave
played In the big leagues. and dur
ing that time he was considered one
Of the best outfieldcfs and base run
ncss In the game. No finer fellow
or cleaner man ever wore . glove.
Hr was morally and rciiEiousIy ir-
rcproachabic anu when you retncm.
her that the game OF ten years ago
was not the Ecntiemaniy pasiimc
that We look upon at present. he 10
TO he that much moro respected. He
never played hall on sunday. hut
went 10 church. and often addressed
tho CONGREGATION from the pulpit.
Nave began his diamond career Al
brown university. lie graduated
fromthe ssehooi and the amateur
ranks q, the same time. lie Joined
tho Phiilics. TAIN he played with
baltimore and With Connie Mack in
Milwaukee. Mack brought him to|
Philadelphia when nc took up tne|
management oslthc Athlrtlcs. t'plt4
.paoysd VITA ~ Giastr killers twe|
years. when he came to the New
York American league club. lie
played there three years until 1908.
when injuries compelled him to give
up the spanEies for the citizen saro
OF the iawyer-Ac had been admitted
to the har short time previous.
Dave F'ultx had learned Law al
night school during the tiuse he play
ed and took examinations during thel
off seasons. At present he has a.
very successful law Office in Wall
street. New York.
That ix where we found him the
other day--hrighs-cyed. cheerful,
and busy.
Asked about some OF the aims and
purposes Of tue fraternity he only
smiled and referred us to to its char
ter. 1t read:
To have svory reasonable obli-
CATION Of the players contract lived
up to by both contracting pasties. ToI
secure adequate protection from abu-
sive spectators. To diaeountenanceI
and abolish as far ~ possible rowdy-
ism ON the field. To he OF financial
assistance to deserving ball players.
To advise the player concerning any
real or fancier grievance. and. in thcI
event the former exists, to prepare
his case for him. To instil into the
player a pride in his profession. and
to use the strongest possible infiu-
ence to induce him to keep in condf-
ton and to give his employer the
hest service OF which he is capable.
That about cover IT," said Fultz.
Our attitude u not one OF antason-
,ss, toward organized baseball, In
spite OF the bitter and unfounded at
tacks, both personal and otherwise,
OF certain people and publications.
The baseball Players fraternity was
organized hecauae many Of the Lead
ing players believe It can exert a
strong influence for good over the
men in the profession. and because
they believe that baseball legislation
has grown somewhat topheavy and
unnecessarily burdcueome We rea-
lixe that the average bail player in
the big leagues rs treated very we'll
onthe whole, and we know that the