The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-21
BIG RUPTURE
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II added that players had been re-
leased Without the required prelimi
nary notice or suspended without pay
ard no reaso for their suspension
assigned, and that Secretary Farrell oil
The National Board Of Arbitration. tc
whom five Or six cases OF PLAYERS
claims had been submitted. had not
Acknowledged receipt of n OF them
The boys have espoused Krafts
as eagerly as they would that
Of the greatest star. the statement Of
Mr. tultZ says.
going 10 be lived up TO only In part.
they should as well know Il now as at
any other time.
silly Statement.
u understand Mr.. Johnson says that
] am hostile 20 organized baseball and
am conspirlng 70 injure a. Such 4
statement Is silly. and Mr. Johnson
cannot cite one instance TO support his
assertion.
Weeks ago We requested OF the
commission that the matter be arbi-
trated. hut the request was not even
replied &C.. We stand ready 20 arbi-
trate Il today or at any time. Mr..
Johnson says be ~ anxious for a
~hght-pehaps he's been looking for "a
which may explain the reason our
agreement has been violated. Mr..
Johnson says he will close his parks
900 NHHHNN HAHN D. WI aNNNNNENNM " NNN
Cloge no parks. lie saws the boys are
bluntnR The boys are nOt blufing.
but on the contrary are In deep earn
est. and will most a~ssuredly back m
the board OF directors IN whatever
move II sees ~ TO make"
President Fultz denied emphatical.
~ that he had the power 20 call a
strike or walk-out Of he members OF
the players fraternity He said that
this authority was vested in the
board Of directors.
The idea ths- the Federal Lague
vas in any way backing the Players
Federation was secuted By National
and American League magnates in
this city today
u appeared 90 be the belief OF tho
followers Of base BAH that the Kraft
case would b. settled by the acdui.
siiion Of Kraft through purchase hy
one 81 the major league clubs or hv
submitting the case to a board OF
Johnson's Statement
President Johnson said
The club owners Of tho American
eeguc ere p unit in thir matter Tho
kraf case does not anCct tho Amcrf
can League 70 o. purely a National
Icague matter. and ] cannot say any.
Thing regarding the case IN uartiru.
lar ~ appears 10 me that in order 10
satisfy the players fraternity 10 would
Do necessary 90 violate the national
agreement That is something how.
ever. with which We are not con.
ccrnrf M this time
" tho players ~ The various rfuha ir
NC Am"rlC0u IeaEun strike ON W.Iure.
dnN. tf viii BE- n direct violation uf their
contract and 7 may coy In this rrrarf
then more Then Pr Dor cent ~ our play
" they W'Ik uuf We will close every one
N our parks and no. reopen until such
Time na u' hove convinced fH. IHU r..u.
ora thHf trHv DO not run the American
League.
40 fhrE violate their rurfra.fa fu.e
will b. hr1FNr fined 80 fhsis sfsfvs a.
players fixed fDr aTf time in the future
before they orc permitted I'll. r..sufsr 49,
parks aa our players We It.f U.r..rf.
ed Co. wn0v demand mrds bf fFr rIr..
fre frdfrnfinr but fNIa Ia fH. H...r
Or fHn federation calls ouf our rIruars
on n strike U Ie war fu tho uri.r 81
tween che NmrrIaar LEAGUE arr rlI.
PLAYERS urrnufanfIHn