Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
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At "NON-RESERVE'
Baseball Magnates Do NOT Like
Wording in Players
Demands.
TINKER STILL IN SPOTLIGHT

DeIudHOS.
TINKER STILL IN SPOTLIGHT
President David Fultz, of the Play
ers' Fraternity, will present a strong
argument before the National Com
mission in Cincinnati on January
for a change in the reserve clause or
the players contracts. Baseball men
say, however, that this is one feature
of the players requests which VIII be
turned down cold. Baseball magnates
who have invested all their money
in the game claim that this reserve
clause is the backbone of the game
and on account of the popularity OF
the baseball business the reserve
rule is absolutely essential.
Fultz is strong for a MODIFICATION
of the reserve rule, because when he
was In baseball he was one of the
first players to receive contract
without the reserve clause. Fultz
Joined the Athletics in 1901, signing
a two year contract with the reserve
was Fultz's best season as a big
Lacquer. He was then drawing $4,000
a year for his services.
According to the terms of his coma
tract, Fultz was free to sign with
any club when the time limit ex-
pired and was offered a place with
the Yankees by Manager Clarke
Griffith. That was in 1908, when the
Yankees first came to the hilltop.
Fultz was offered $4,000 a year to
play with New York. He went to
Connie Mack and Ben Shibe and
notified them of Griffith's offer. Both
advised him to go to New York, as
the Athletics at that time were not
in a position to pay him as high as
$4,000.
FuItz signed his New York contract.
and he is the only player who really
profited by the non-reServe rule
which the American League put into
effect when it made the raid on Ma
tional League players. The reserve
rule was promptly inserted in the
American League contracts when tho
war with the National League was
declared off.
Tinker Considering Outlaw Offer.
Joe Tinker intimated that he was
giving the Federal Leaguers' offer his
serious consideration. Il want to
play in Chicago" he said, land or
ganized baseball won't let me- I
won't go to Brooklyn, so, IL l am to
remain in the National League, the
Cubs must get me. 1t seems to be
the only way can play ball and re-
main in Chicago"
1t was said Gilmore is making an
effort to have the deal closed, so 1t
can be announced in a statement
promised for next Monday, when the
Federals have said they will give out
a list of former National and Amer1-
can League players who will join
them.
James In Smashup.
Bill James, the Boston Braves
young pitcher, is recovering from Sc
rious injuries received in an automo-
bile smash. The car in which James
was riding collided with a telegraph
pole, and the pitcher landed on his
head in a pile of stones. At first 1t
was thought that his skull had been
fractured, but at the hospital 1t was
discovered that he had escaped with
scalp wounds and a slight conclusion
of the brain. The physicians say he
will soon be as well as ever.
Wood Stricken After Wedding.
Joe Wood, the famous Smoky Joe,
pitcher of Boston's Red Sox, acquired
a bride on Saturday and an acute
case VI DOl0OiliAieo Ao1t ht9AA"s
Miss Laura OShea, of Kansas City,
took Joe for better or for worse at
Milford, Pa, in the presence OF a
number of relatives of both bride and
bridegroom. A reception planned for
last night was postponed until De-
cember 27, owing to Woods illness.
Herzog as shortstop.
Playing shortstop for the Reds VIII
be nothing new for Charley Herzog.
Although he has played third base
for the Giants off and on for the last
three seasons. Herzog covered short
field while in college and during his
first professional engagement with
Reading in the Tri-State League in
1907. McGraw signed him as Short
stop in the fall of that year, and he
filed that position with the Giants
In 1908 and 1909. He was the shortstop
of the Boston Nationals in 1910 and
up to the middle of 1911, when he re-
turned to McGraw's team. 1t was
then that he was assigned to third
base for the first time in his career.
Herzog told Hermann in Cincinnati
last week that he would be glad to
return to his original post, and he
seemed confident that he would do
better work there than ever.
Giants GOOd TO MAC
| In arranging the Giants spring
games a compliment was paid Harry
| Mccormick, erstwhile emergency
batsman, who is now manager of the
| Chattanooga team. The New York
first team will meet McCormick's
Lookouts on April g.
Have Not Heard from TiIiy
John B. Foster, secretary of the
Giants. has had no official notice of
''Tilly" Skaters retirement. "Rube"
Marquard saw Shafer just before
| the retirement story broke, and the.
''Rube'' doesn't believe Shafer intends
| to quit.
| Giants Exhibition Games.
| Secretary Foster of the Giants an.
nounced yesterday the dates for the
spring exhibition games to be played
by the first and second teams. Tho
regulars will play in Dallas, Tex,
on March IA, is, II and %: in Houston
on March 2S. 20, 80 and 81; In Beau
mont on April l, Q and 81; in New Or
| leans on April 4. 5, 6 and z; in Mobile,
| April 8; in Chattanooga, April 8, and
in Baltimore on April Ii. IL and ID.
The second team will play in Dallas
on March z and 8; in Waco, March IA,
| 10, II and %; in Dallas. MarchS2 % and
| 30; in Denison, March 80; in Sherman.
March 81; in Bonham, April /, in
Paris, Tex, April 2; in Texarkana,
April 3; in Memphis, April Al and
g.: in Nashville, April q; in Knoxville,
April s.; in Asheville, April 8; In Rich.
rnond April TO- and in Portkmoufh