New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-24
DAVE FULTZ HOPEFUL
Of BASEBALL WANTS
Thinks Requests by PLAYERS
Fraternity Will Not Be
Turned Down.
MURPHY BREAKS SILENCE
Owner of Cubs Says He Has A
Pitcher Who Will Make
Fans" Forget Matty,
Johnson ct Al.

David L. Fultz, president OF the B,ss.
ball Players Fraternity. said yesterds,
that the demands OF the organization :,
the form Of A petition would be presenteS
10 the National Commission within the
next two weeks. and added that he had
every reason to believe the request,
would be granted.
In a talk recently with one OF the lean.
Ing men in organized baseball Mr.. Fultx
learned that the owners, particularly in
the big leagues. were inclined TO LOOK
with favor on such articles Of the pet.
ton as have been brought 10 their atten.
ton. Little opposition is expected, al.
though trouble may arise from the most
unexpected quarters.
II much hostility is encountered there ia
likely to be a merry time before the next
season opens. Mr. Futz was non-com.
initial on this point but declared that the
players were not In the fraternity for the
fun of IT, and were deadly in earnest.
The demands will be presented to the
National Commission, but will eventually
have 10 come before the club owners. Few
of the requests are OF such a nature that
the commission can rule arbitrarily, ana
many of them will have to be incorpo-
rated into the constitutions Of the biz
leagues and i'm the National Agreement
A new agreement was drawn up be-
tween the major and minor leagues last
year after long deliberations, and any
amendments that are made will have to
run the gantlet Of all the owners IN
baseball. The demands will have to be
passed on by the National Commission TO
the National and American leagues, as
well as 20 the National Board, which con-
trolls the affairs Of the minors. The
American League may take the petition
up at its meeting in Chicago on NOyem-
Der 6, while the National League VIII
wait until December to take vote.
Most Of the demands relate to salaries
and contracts. Many Of the requests
conform with the customs already fol-
lowed by the various clubs, such as the
penses while on the road. etc. The fra
ternity. however, wishes these customs
put into writing and observed by all
What is regarded by the players as an
important request is one that makes
club OWNER live up 10 all written agree
ments with a player. whether the clause
is contained I'm the formal contract or
not. Stars have frequently entered into
agreements 10 get bonuses in addition TO
their salaries, for winning certain num-
Der of games or maintaining certain
batting average, only 10 find that the
owner would not fulfil his end when the
conditions were complied with. In any
complaint the National Commission has
never recognized any agreement except
the original contract.
In the opinion Of Mr.. Fultz. none Of The
demands is extortlonate, and there is
every reason to believe that they will be
granted almost in entirety.
Connie Mack manager Of the worlds
champions, says he did not leave Ty
Cobb off his all-star team for the reason
that he did not pick one. He is quoted
as saying:
"I would not pick such team for pub
LEGATION. as | do not believe in stirring
I'D trouble among players, and | think
picking an all-star team is foolish busi-
ness.
III I picked such a team Ty Cobb most
certainly would have been my first cnoice
for outfield. | never allow my personal
feelings to interfere with business, nor 90
| allow them TO prevent me from giving
a player his just due"
Alexandria, La, will be the training
camp of the Cincinnati Reds next spring
The Cleveland Maps have purchaser
Rodgers. a second baseman, from the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast League
Chief Bender. the famous pitcher OF inc
worlds champion Athletics. VIII head an
all-star team for a game with the UT
TAM Field club az Hackensack' ~ !"
tomorrow afternoon.
Charles Webb Murphy the taiKal''
owner OF the Chicago Cubs. whose quie''
ness for the last few months has almost
made the fans forget his existence LAS
come back" Charles Webb opehe" 'ne
winter league season in Chicago oy 'e"
ing the fans" that he has discovered
young pitcher who will soon MAKE '"''"
forget Mathewson, Johnson ram"
Bender ct al. The pitcher whom Muip"'
predicts will be the sensation OF the VA
,toral 7 eaeue next season is label te-
cruit from the Winnipes. Manitoba 'ea'".
ZoheI TONED the Cubs IN inc .'o'"e
weeks Of the campaign ana pi''neu
coun,e of good games for JOHNNY 81.
~ .oo,Iv impressed Murphy ana '"e
Iotter is lauding him to tue SNi'S
Mummy is also enthusiastic ao'1S
W. - walter Heating. youns snort
s,on tried out in the closing games. Ae"'
s'oF - h,dlt along the lines Of Waiter
"7 ,yire OF the Boston Braves ana
,a''.nhy predicts that he will eclipse the
,1o,rgs of Stallings's shortstop.
n, all the opening guns or the Wlhte'
,.oo,,a campaign none has roared louder
.Sar that tired by Jean Dubuc in declar-
ing that before the season OF 1914 starts
,ha Detroit Tigers would have one OF the
teams in the league lie further
declared that the team which defeated
the Tigers would win the pennant but
refrained from saying which one OF the
many.
Martin Candle lightweight boxer OF