Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
PLAYERS UNION
MAKES DEMANDS
Fraternity Wants Unconditional
Release for Players Serv-
ing Ten Years.
ASK FOR FREE UNIFORMS

David L. Fultz. president of the
Baseball Players Fraternity. made
public for the first time today q list
of seventeen requests for the adj
1ustment of alleged wrongs, which he
filed with the national commission
and the national board. the latter be-
ing the minor leagues court of ap-
peals. Fultz also has filed a list of
explanations clearly drawn together,
The first request covers the uncon-
ditional release of major league
player after receiving the usual ter
DAYS notice.
Request No. calls for a ten days
notice of release for players who arr
under contract to minor league clubs
instead of the discharge of q player
without q moments warning. The
third demand involves the transfer
of player either sold or traded. II
is contended that the original con-
tract signed by him must be assumed
as whole by his new employer. in
view of the clubs perpetual right to
release the player at any time.
The fourth request relates to the
transfer of a player without inform
ing him as to the terms of the deal.
1t is contended that the player has
right to know in writing whether
he has been sold outright or is con-
trolled by an optional agreement.
The fifth request Is that q player
must be notified in writing when be
receives his unconditional release or
when. waivers on his services are
asked.
Ninety per cent. of the players In
the major and minor leagues did not
receive copies of their contracts last
season. which is the basis for re-
quest No. g. In the seventh demand
the fraternity insists that all writ
ten agreements, whether included in
n formal contract or not, shall he
binding on both club and player.
All clubs are notified in the eighth
demand that they must pay for play
ers' uniforms. exclusive of shoes.
The fraternity's ninth request COW
ers the payment of players travel
ing expenses from his winter home to
the training camp, where he usually
works for six weeks without salary
The tenth demand calls for a penalty
In the case of a club that fails 10
offer a regular contract to a proba-
tionary player before the probation
airy period of forty-flve days. 1t
is further suggested that a player
who does not receive such an offer
must be declared free agent.
Much Importance Is attached TO
the eleventh and twelfth demands.
relating to the perpetual reservation
of players. The fraternity asks that
a player who has served ten years in
the majors, or twelve years In the
minors. shall receive his uncondi
tional release. SO that he will be nm
hampered in his efforts to secure an
other position. G.. w. Murphy
treatment of Mordecai Brown, th'
former Cub pitcher. last year. Is
case In point.
According to request No. 10 clubs
In future must not be allowed 7 )
withdraw requests for waivers. Il
the fourteenth the demand is madt
for q written notice to a player VIII
Is fined or suspended. setting forth
the reasons for the penalty. The six
teenth demand makes 1t compulsor'
for each club to provide a dark greer
background In centre field, in orde
to protect batsmen from pitchet
balls.
The most radical demand. which
winds up the list, relates to the
waiver rule and probably will cause
serious friction with the club own
ers. It calls for the asking of wa'v-
ers by major league clubs right down
through various minor league GLASSES
instead of sending q drafted or pur'
chased player directly back to his
original employer.
Folsom penitentiary convicts de-
feated Christian Brothers College of
Sacramento, Cal, 2 to !, in q baseball
game played at the penitentiary yes
terday. 1t was said to be the first
game ever played between a peniten-
tiary team and an outside team. Con-
Wet No. 6092 pitched effectively for
Folsom and his work was cheered by
LOO Of his fellows.
After getting to 1 lead, the
Giants were tied up by the White. Sox
at Los Angeles yesterday, the game
ending TT. Tesreau could not hold
the American Leaguers. The game
was called in the ninth on account of
darkness.
The Brooklyns defeated the Havana
baseball team yesterday by a score OF
II to 8. Ragon pitched for the Ma
tional League club. and his delivery
was at all times puzsling.