Evening journal., 1913-12-27
PLAYERS TO
MAKEDEMANDS
President Fultz Appoints
Henry, Daubert, Reulboch,
Ray COIIiRS and Miller
On Committee
WANT CHANGE IN
TIE WAIVER RULE

<EN YORK. Dec. 3, President
David Fultx has announced the names OF
.he bah plaser- who viii 80 with him
20 Cincinnati ON january q TO present
the case al the Players Fraternity be.
iore tho National Commission. On tne
ommittce are John y. Henry. Wash
on1on: Jake Daubcrt. BrooNlyu; I'd.
eculbach, BfookNu; Ray NJ. Collins,
Haton. ana Jack Miles, 81. Louis. Mi.
ia,ltz stated that al of these player,
,oirht not be able to he present but ne
was sure that there would be three or
tour in the party
n IS understood that this committee
s prepared To put gp q stli aisument pm
favor Of 2 change in The waiver fule.
Tho nurposc OF the waiver "a 80 Keep e
aaioi league player from emg sen'
.ack 10 the minor Leagues rs Tong ~
thcre Is q major leannc rluo Wiling 20
tfh1aQc his services. The players con
,ena that this nlc is not aiNay- tansy
administered
they assert thst Nrft payer re
whom waivers have been HsNs' sn'u'
.o through both leagues. Instead oi ouif
the one 20 which he belongs 's p nov
no ease. The ball player. ASSIST Trey
IN athlete vho :. not wanted hy Ma
lional League clubs may lc sought ~
n American League club, r wee N't."'
rho nlavcrs contend ihat they 7i'culd be-
slloped to stay Ia Che maIoi leagues as
onc ss any Of Che q clubs ls Nii'inf
io keep them.
The committee viii also argue !"
the commission that the present sys-
en- of Withdrawing waivers as pinc-
iced bv the club owners should not
ho allowed but that waivers Wneh
once asked for should be Dndina
MANY climbs arc anxious 20 feno
nlavera hack 10 the minor leagues IN
oi'acr to make other denls with the
minor clubs. IN these cases the own
ers try 10 obtain waivers as laNoIh'
,honrh one or more major league
.nhe might be willing TO take the
,iavers and keep him In the major
icaric The National League avpn'
hree wears ago tried rule forbid
ling tho withdrawal Of waivers nn'
lasted only a season because tue
loh owners did not like it. TIE
0nrers maintain that the waiver rue
honla lid the player In staying ~
no m>ior leagues as long as possi-
II, and that The owners should ne
,-ohfbited from using The rule "a
orinr eacll. oiler IN making mlnof
deals fof uev playerf
-It has been erroncouslyN reportcd
mai ,hc Fraternity win make iisAt
,~afnst tho reserve clause. DECLARED
o-esidcnt Fuliz in his statement.
There Is nothing in our peuuoi
Il hich IN any vay affects this clause
With the exception OF the eleventh
srd twelfth requests. which ask tna
t.e veteran nlayer when no longer
r.antod In the classification i'm which
40 has lahorcd for yenrs. he relea7ev
oni-irhi As these requests arc nov
.fn,ed at the principle of reservation
and only slightly affect the opera
zion of this clause. they canno, WIN
hstice be characterized as antagon-
isiic 20 g. ..,
50 matter what action the Nauona !
.-c,,mission takes on the demand OF
,ao pi.vcrs' Fraternity the New lorN
sinh does not anticipate any troupie
I'm 4euine its players for next year
secretary John B. Foster IS no" pre-,
ar,nc the contracts and viii senl
,hen out. according TO custom next
eek "a, =. 4,
sWe do not think that there VIII pt
hc least trouble anout 0ir".Nr ~
,lavcrs Tor next year Several OF our
iovers are under contracts extending
oser more than one season, anc as
his custom IS becoming more genera
baseball I think more players VII
ook for lone contracts next season
Some Of the players. believe nav
,romised the fraternity not 20 sisf
mill after the Cincinnati meeting, 0u
.hfs stand was not taken by the play
s because they expected that IN
ontracts would in any way he m
satisfactory.
MANY of our prominent players ar
alreadv ia line and pay little a,ten
SON 40 the fraternity. Most OF tn'
asli players, I think. realize that unde
Inc present contracts their welfare ]
pretty we'll protected. Most Of thei
demands will probably BE- granted
..7..;,. other demands afe 5Gt of ~
question. simply because Of peculia
ohases of baseball IS business pro
iosltion. SO, no matter what happen
AZ the Cincinnati meeting, J guess IN
Giants will all be in line soon sfte
.ha contracts arc sent out.