The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-20
PLAYERS FRATERNITY
COOKING UP SURPRISE
Call Another Secret Session for
Purpose Which None Will
Talk About.
DOUBLE HEADER TO-DAY
Weilman and James likely to
Work Against King Cole
and Ray Heating.

The Baseball Players Fraternity - be-
leved to be framing some sort of sur
prise. the nature OF which cannot be
learned from President David l.. Ttiltz or
any OF his assistants The American
| League delegates 20 the association met
/ their executive in a secret conference
yesterday which lasted we'll into the
night Every club of tho johnson circuit
save st. Louis was represented. Sam
Agnew. who serves In such capacity for
the Browns. gave his proxy TO Ed Sweeney
OF the New Yorks. Asnew. whose finger
was split badly In Saturdays game. re-
turned 10 ~. Louis yesterday morning.
! From the admissions OF Fultz last
week It is believed the fraternity went
deeply into the Kraft situation. Futz de-
| clarcs that his association will not permit
this player 20 be sent back to Nashville
| Of the Southern Association, in spite of the
National Commissions order 70 that effect
| He and his associates are very positive
| that the fraternity will be able to thvart
the triumv ratio. A fraternity member
who acts IN no official capacity intimated
the other day that the playerS orssniza-
| ton would carry its point II II had to
| resort TO a strike.
In the meantime the matter Ia very
likely TO he arranged amcably through
the law and order of baseball procedure.
Several clubs In the major leagues are
DESTROYS of securing flrst basemen. Bos-
tons Red Sox paid a high figure for Dick
/ Hobltzell, who was not considered of
! waiver price value by any of the Ma
tional League leaders This same club
has asked for waivers on Del Gamer.
formerly of the Tigers. II II understood
that one American League manager Ia
now trying to secure Kraft and in add.
tion 10 the waiver price OF $1,000 Is ready
10 recompense Nashville's loss.
Just why all the major league clubs
overlooked this young gentleman who IL
hung up in Newark against his will Il
is hard TO figure In the Southern As
ISOLATION last season Kraft hit for 1851
a figure that should Justify major league
trial. He is a young fellow likely to inn
prove, while some of the first basemen
for whom the managers are scrapping
are fossils who have at most but year
or two before them. Charles II. Ebhets
of course, can be excused for not hold
ing on TO the youngstcr. He is well fort-
fed AZ first for the next five years with
the great Jake Daubert
The scrappy Browns will bid farewell
to New York with a double header a.
the Polo Grounds THE afternoon. sunday
Manager Jimmy Austin couldn't say def
initely last night what pitchLyg selections
week day Manager Branch Hickey would
make He opined that Weilman anc
James would be in the pit.
thance thougnt ne WouIo CAN upol
klns 'ole ana Ray heAtlhs' ,o'e
fellow who can stand plenty OF work. IA
is NJ top form and anxious to take an
other crack at the Mound city. Keat
ing mas been pltchlne me Dali nut 's al
extremely unfortunate young fellow. TIL
Peerless leader ~ anxious 10 nave ~.
start again while the Ne" rorSs arc t, mn
cnS. He reanzes thht Vic'o'E WIN pu
whole lot or confidence IN ms musk
young spltpau mahpuIator
MY team looked pret'y f"oh laS
week, said 'ha nee, am VIII Staf,'
on the present batting orhcr fot me ums
day. our defence was as good as an,
we have shown TINS year ana tho batunl
was far hotter than usual me team mn
\ its head up again and VIII cause locs o
| trouble II m" hitting IL normal
! Jimmy Austin believes New YORK !
fully - per cent stronger than on IN
FIRST visit OF the Browns TO tho Pol
Grounds.
This Fellow MUTTON LOOKS IKE rea
first haseman to me- SAID Pep' tnin'
he win hit pretty well when lie gets a.
crPtoined 20 the hig show. lie stands u
we'll and offers nicely at the ball
40 iol hlloW huNh s"o"' Poo''
but II Saturdays play was his standar'
|, he Will do for second base all right An
one who can field as he did can get n
without "A great deal OF hitting. 10 m
, mind Boone beat Us out % that gam'
Birdie Cree looks as good to me as d
waS In 1909, when ! was his teammat
an the Hilltop. | always regarded mir
] as one Of the best outteldcrs In the game
though last season no was away on nj
stride.
You cant md anywhere netter 70
ing with Chance. IT New YORK had had an
hitting at all il would now have be-,
right mp wiNh the rest OF We. ia IKE
see my old mates start 10 hammer IN
ball--after to-morrows games
IL Tho 81. Louis Federal League Owner
arc getting ready 10 toss the hooks I'M
Three Fingered BROWN, who was one
p the instrumental factors in launching q
It independent enterprise. The hacker,
y. the Mound city outlaws are now best
10 ring themselves TO secure successor