Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-11
REQUESTS EXPLAINED
 BY PLAYERS FRATERNITY.
Desire That Club Owners Be Bound by
 Contracts as We'll as Players.

New York, Nov. 1O.-The Baseball Players Fraternity has made public a statement explanatory of the IT re- quests 1t has made to the national baseball commission and the national board of arbitration for changes in players contracts and the arguments 1t advances for their acceptance.
 Of the first request it says that when a player is given 10 days notice of his unconditional release such player should be permitted immediately to negotiate 0 new contract whereSoever he desires, bat that under the present order of things he Is not allowed to sign with any team outside the league in which he is playing. we believe" the statement says, that during that contract for the future; in other words. that an unconditional release should be what it purports to be-"
 Ten Days Notice of Release.
 Of the second request-that national association players shall receive 10 days notice before they can be re- leased unconditionally-the statement argues that under his contract a play CT is bound for life. or so long as the is bound for the fraction of a sec ond-" It cites in justification of this request that Dusty Rhoads and Jack Gettmann were thrown out of jobs last summer without a moments warning" It asks that a contract be made contract-binding alike upon player and club owner.
 Of releases, the statement contends that players have a right to know un- der what terms they are sent from one team to another It says that often a player is sent from one team to another with absolutely no knowledge of what the terms of his new contract are to be or whether he has been sold outright or OptiOnally.
 One request of the fraternity is that clubs furnish free to players their en- tire uniforms, exclusive of shoes, and that the travelling expenses of players be paid by the club to which he be- longs from their homes to the training camps. It argues that inasmuch as a player reports for duty six weeks be- fore the season starts and is not under salary but meantime plays in exhibi- ton games, "in many eases at profit to his employer" he should at least have all his expenses paid.
 Release of Veterans.
 Another request has to do with the release of veteran players. The ira ternity argues that when a player is reaching the end of his baseball career and is no longer wanted by his club. the player should be unhampered in his endeavors to secure position and not sold under such agreement ''as Murphy sold Mordecai Brown to Louisville year ago.
 Of the request that a player be noti fled in writing of the imposition of a fine on him, or of his suspension, the statement says the power to fine or '-is often used to gratffy a personal spite and adds that when a players money is taken there should be reason sufficiently valid to be placed in black and white.''
 The request concerning the waiver rule according to the statement. is in protest against sending a player to minor Ieaeue, the contention being that a player should be permitted ito stay as high in his profession as he can find employment" Denial is made of the right of 9 club to send a man to lower classification "at great cost to the players reputation simply to strengthen some team which it owns or because it can get Q certain player for him when there are other teams in the higher classification which w0u11 be glad to get the player