New-York tribune., 1913-11-13
Chairman of Supreme Court of
Baseball Makes a Few
TerSe Remarks.
EXPLAINS COMMISSION SIDE
sovs One Action of President
of Players Fraternity Was
Revolutionary, to Say
the Least.

Columbus Ohio, Nov. l2.-August Herr
lam chairman of the National Commits
tan and president OF the Cincinnati Reds.
,oos Dave Fultz. president Of the Base
III PLAYERS Fraternity. TO task in
ocb at a dinner given to the delegates
Aha national association meeting here
tonight
u. explained in detail just why Fultz
=. ,srsona non grata TO organized base
,.u hesides giving the first authoritative
,.,ormation about a proposed strike OF
'a.srs He also had a few words to say
aho,t the new Federal League, giving it
.a7c,al recognition, and declaring that the
se,d is open to all. that the flttest might
survive.
various rumors have been circulated to
.ho effect that Dave Fultz was about as
nonular among the powers that be In
baseball as a cat on the back fence about
m but nothing official has been
forthcoming until Hermann spoke to-
night as he said. "for the commission"
!, seems that Dave Fultz. shortly after
his election as head of the fraternity, be-
can editing a department in a monthly
magazine devoted TO ''the activities OF or
sanized ball players
About all Fultz did, according to Garry.
was 10 lay into the commission at every
opportunity Hermann would not go so
far as 10 state that Fultz was intent on
forentng trouble. but he did say that
~at ne time has anything Of a commen-
aatory character pertaining to the COM
mission appeared In this section Of the
publication
This evidently is where the shoe pinches'
although Garry criticised the head Of the
fraternity for making public the demands
before they had been served on the COM
mission and discussing them pro and con-,
saving which ones would be granted and
which would be refused. as he was credit
ed with doing i'm newspaper interviews.
After declaring that the commission
would be broad minded enough to receive
Fultz as a representative of the players,
he expressed the hope that the members
Of the fraternity would appoint COM
mittee among themselves to press their
claims and at least accompany Fultz, II
not leave him out in the cold altogether.
After going on record as favoring the
idea of an organization of baseball play
ers. stating that "the commission Is OF
the opinion that the relations between
officials. club owners and players will
thereby be more thoroughly cemented
than under the conditions that have eX"
isted ir the past" he went on TO criucise
Pultz. and declared that the best results
could be obtained by a committee OF
players. He said: . ......
The commission does not desire to criti-
Csc Mr. Fultz, the president Of the ira
ternity, relative TO his actions since us
organization. but We believe We would be
remisS in our duties II we did not call at
ienton TO his attitude on matters pertain
INK 10 the welfare Of those whom he rep
rcsents as well as his references 10 the
actions Of the commission from time TO
time. ,e.
Almost simultaneously with his election
as president of the fraternity last year
there appeared in a monthly publication
department devoted TO the actlvltles on
the organized ball players: edited Dy Nj, MI
David l. FultZ. in this department no
has from time TO time criticised the Hilu-
lngs and rulings Of the COMMISSION ne
can be no serious ODJeCtloH OIlt - " ,,,
commission. or any OF it's members 10 an
action of this kind on the part OF M.
Fultz or any one else. In fact dlscussIOll
Of our work is invited from time 10 uIIle'
especially so if il Is fair ana Daseo upon
the facts There is however. serious Op,
lection on our part TO have on orlCidl
representing the fraternity cr!tlCise w
work Of the commission, unlc"s ne nd
rad before him all of the evidence anu an al
Of the facts with reference 10 lhe SUI, auugo LI
l.; xuhfph Know ne
has NOT had in some of the matters 10
which he has called attention, ahG, tiITIc
fore was not in a position to give lIat
fair criticism 10 our work that we ih'4'0
from time TO tune: 81, ,..or mas
for The nurnose of creating strife ana nis-
Senson is not a question for the coIii.'',a 70
son 10 decide. except 10 state tuat a. -, ,v
time has anything OF CONFERENCE.-The
character pertaining 10 the cohliiIiIsS,loii
snnaared " this section of this puDlca-
The attention Of the commission mas
been called TO several purporteo III IN in
views with Mr. FultZ Whlch dppehIeu -
arha w N'orls Press about two weeks
ago II those interviews are autheHliS'
then mis- action is certalnly 10 " MA
Vretted. We have heard OF the ~
demands Of the members Oh . a. snv
nifty, but nothing officially hdu aI as the
time ~ laaet NOT TO the knowledge oi tiIo
Commission been presented TO 5nS nd
vested with authority 70 Yot not
pass upon matters OF this Klnd. e,. ibot
outstanding this Mr re1nests ful[S Viii not be
granted specifving particularly claSs-
ii 10 AND I3. Speaking for the coi.I III
sion, | NAV say we are Hllliy to nro-
opinion that this Is not the way ~. Srs-
oeed 10 secure the results '""'
In one Of these interviews IN a. Nem ~
York paper Mr.. Fultz calls atten'iUitl '',t, ,cb
The fact that the recommehudt,oai'. .Iready
the fraternity were TO submit Ilau utataoion %
islen into the hands OF tHv tHnv,ro}t1rially, Of
course), and attributed this 10 WHat no
| termed the ''black sheep OF the i'"
nifty. .,.,- ,~oan-
| This reference 10 members OF TINS 9ds ors"nv =.
| lIation Is resented by the cominlssiotn 81
| an unmeri,ed refcciion on professional !
| ban players. For Mr. Fultz's oenent
| desire 10 state that instead OF letuhe w ~
cat out Of the bag as ne appliheS ~
Term 10 the actions OF certain M. ii,.1i - r,1n-
| The fraternity in this matter, quite nun nun
Der OF the members Of the highest s'aHIh, al ~
INK therein took the matter up direct VIZ VA
nose In whom they were most lilSet No,i
hHr emplOyers-the club oWheIs, ~ y,Ia
Nesse-all with view OF dlsCusssi,hhe o,iv
requests In a friendly spirit and WIN o,ny
9ne idea-that OF securing the pest reSUt,o 10
instead OF being condemned for theiT a.
uons and termed "black sheep, tIe,i @
a1uoe should be commended anu ~
spected
| The attention of the commission mas
also been called 10 the. fact that some uine
,so Ar. Fultz submitted ayproposltlo.t, a ~ ~ y
| a'e members OF the fraternity request'im'S ne Q
spieoge or promise on their part 10 20 oi'
strike" 70 called, on moment ho
"ye from him.
Information Of this character has been
FINISHED club owners as well as the com,
dirsa.o 6y the members OF the ita'elI ut I'Iy Il
hfg TO-. I.AE 40 n