New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-05
FULTz SWEARS BY
MEN IN BASEBALL
Scouts Report That Many
Players Have Signed with
Federal League.
CALLS ATTENTION TO
CONTRACT AGREEMENT
Suggests That Act of Hostility to
Fraternity Might Lead to
Quick Expulsion.

David L. Fultz. president Of the Base
ball Players Fraternity. issued state
ment last night in which he scouts re
port that a number Of major league pail
players members of the fraternity mad
signed contracts to play with various
clubs in the Federal League in 1914. HIS
statement follows:
IL do not believe the report that
number of the players in organized ball
have signed with the Federal League, for
the reason that S. per cent of the players
in the four larger leagues have stated to
me personally that they would not sign
with any one until contracts satisfactory
70 the fraternity were procured.
LAS the advisory board has not yet
passed upon the Federal League contract
and as no agreement has yet oeeh
reached with organized ball, any player
who signs a contract with either faction
at the present time will be considered 10
have committed an act of hostility 10 the
fraternity which may amount 10 cause
Tor expulsion.
I'VE understand that the Federai
League contract, which will be submitted
To ms within the next week, VIII comply
with ALL our requests: if so. the fraternity
will place no obstacles in the way OF the
players signing when the proper UNI
comes II they think the move a wise one
"A few Of the players may nave slsh0u
already. and a number more may nave
- As- q n
agreed 10 do so when the contract Is APP
proved, but there isn't the slightest uouo'
in the mind Of any member OF the "u-
visory board that the players. with he"
oxcentions. will remain absolutely loyal TO
The fraternity and will follow out the
plan agreed upon several months ago
Word comes from Chicago That NICE
A,trock. five years ago one OF the pest
known pitchers in the American League
&c "hustlinC" boards and scantling in q
lumber ward near the park OF the While
Sox. Before getting the JOB IN the Iuih-
her ward Altrock worked as a mempeE
If a gang sodding the outfeld or the
baseball grounds For this he recelNeu
40 cents an hour.
Altrock still IS a member Of the " assn
inrton club, but was hard hit by ban
Johnson's edict against comedy on Tue
coaching lines. He hopes to work Win
tho Senators again next season, and says
he will try to get his arm in such condi-
tion that he can prove useful as reiiet
pitcher.
The Giants have signed Emilio Palmero'
a Cuban southpaw. The younss'er' "h'ie
only seventeen years old and rect
inches in height. has had a brilliant rec
ord. He pitched a no-hit game against
the birmingham club Of the southerh
League last season, and in three oatties
against the Superbas recently held Brook-
Ivn 10 one hit, two hits and fve hlts' re-
specuvely.
lark Knight. who was recalled from the
minors last year by Frank Chance' Oh
the Yankees. when first baseman was
sadly needed, is spending his spare time
playing golf
Ua was at Van Cortlandt Park yester-
dav bundled UP in a sweater. and hang
ING the ball out like a Travers or a
Ouimet.
Sneaking Of golf, Jim Price. one or INC
boxing commissioners. swung cup loi
tho first time yesterday, and nit the
hal, a mile" as a truthful eyewitness
testified. ,..
He hit il so far, and withal 80 cieahiy'
that he stopped then and there. NO use
of spoiling a perfectly good impression
beginners have been known to miss the
han completely the second time ana II
gives such a foolish feeling.
The Phillics have released F1nnerah
rho pitcher. to the Birmingham CLUB oil
the southern League. Finneran played
with the Scranton club of the New horA
state League part of last season. lie also
uas with Lowell for time.
Albert Calstrom, the first baseman Sc
cured from Lawrence. has been released
90 the Montreal club Of the lnternauona
League.
And now It's said that Honus wagner
Ling of all shortstops. will end his base
hou DAYS as first base for the Pirates
Der Capting will shine In any posltloh'
Del Paddock. who played third base io'
the Yankees for while during 'he
sto,,nv reign of Harry Wolverton, has
haen sold by the Rochester CLUB OF the
International League to Bunalo' OF tne