New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Fbbets Pays Nashville
$500 for It's Claim to
Kraft. Averting Strike.
Johnson FORCED TO
PULL IN HIS HORNS
TultZ Pleased al Outcome OF the
Controversy and Hopes Ii
Will Be Forgotten.
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.

ne NN.N NN '|f''~ sur lNIttfM -
mo Players Fraternity yesterday. and
David I. FuI;z cancelled his orders for
wa'kou, in the American and Ma
.orsl leagues
Charles II. Ebbets. owner Of the Su-
rcrbas. acted the part o. peaoemaker.
lie paid the Nashville CLUB S2.5OU Tor
.-s claim 10 Clarence Kraft and or
oered the player 70 report to he New
ara club OF the International League.
This was i'm direct compliance with the
demands Of the fraternity. which mad
cc--endcd that Kraft should be al
lowed 90 play with Newark instead Of
Nashville. The salary o. the player,
r- ch has been held I'D for Eve week
write rhc dispute was or. Will oe paid
I'D full.
Not only was Mr.. Ebbets responsible
fo- the making o. peace, 0ut he oe-
-'s~ed Yesterday that the action ne
TOO. was entirely on MS own inltla
-.ve he also elected himself mem
be- ~ -hc Goat Club.
Ebbets Plans for Kraft Day
III any one has backed down I'm
.re man" said Ebbets A good many
re-sors declared that I was respon-
.b'c for the tangle IN the affairs OF
enc snort. and ] took II upon mysel-
20 clarity the situation. Kraft Is
GOOD PLAYER and credit 20 the game,
.~t as soon as the team gets back from
me road ] am going 10 have holiday
.- his honor. II Will be called KRAFT
Day."
f, snite Of the claim Of Mr.. Ebbets
.ro~o was general feeling that Ban
Johnson had earned the title Of goat
IN the battle with the fraternity
Like the King o. France. Big Ban
--arched his cohorts up mil and then
-e marched them down again The re
-a-~ from the heights OF defiance 20
lowell ground was difficult Tor MT.
Johnson. for ne was obliged TO make
--o entire journey backward.
a- Monday the Car o. the American
LEAGUE was raging hero OF meio-
DRAMA. Yesterday he was d comic re
..- ON Monday Mr.. Johnson SAID; 1
r. NOT snow or care what the National
-..~ye Intends 70 Go. but the American
-.-.e Will not back down. We wei
--~e .Ie issue raised by the frater-
-..,~ Yesterday the same gentleman
...rs-a4. 81 don't see what the Amerl-
.- League rad 20 do with the contro-
ANYHOW. T. was a National
-..-.e matter from me beginning.
g viii no. permit any deal with
I-af- % 10 made before W ednesday'
another OF Bans utterances on
rordar When informed yesterday o.
.na purchase OF the player he SAID:
-r-ats an affair for Eooets, not ior
Had Talk With Johnson.
Although tho owner Of tho Superbas
.-...-at ina. De acted entirely on MS
own initiative in bringing kratt back
.rowr that no called up Ban john
son .- the Hotel Wo.cott some time be
.-r -re deal was announced. Aiter
.-ra.rc with Mr.. Johnson the SOU u,
O. r-e.nr-r went 20 -he Office OF DAVID
-.r-- a. ~ Wall So. and showed hlm
.-r contract which he would give the
player. Fultz approved j..
Tho owners Of the American League
r.-- INTO session a. the Hotel Nolcott
..-a~5sv morning There were pres
en-. Frank =. Farrell. Of the Yankees
ps-.s--.r r. Shi5e and Connie Mack.
CT Iadelpnia; Joseph !. Lann'n' o.
Boston. r. = Minor. o. Nasnlngton'
C-sr.er A. Comiskey. Of Chicago, and
Drank r. Navin. o. Detroit.
tr. johnson soon found trs- me cluo
osner. were not lu sympathy VAIN inc
\ ~ .lde which be had taken IN regard
20 inc demand % the fraternity. ana
..r informed him that they wished
-o say.
..t f-r'ared trat F1ltz was only oluh-
-- e.1 that me player would nol
.--- Tr this ne was soon urdecclred.
Ia. ar.r rHHr d q
fe.ro- ris men would heed the strike
fsr f.- from every other city came
80 word that the p'ayers would Stuck
e. --r fraternity. Nr. Lannl0 before
cor = -o New York had declared Tor
peace and in me meeting be again
-ace a. cTor- for q COMPROMISE.
O-~r-r followed his lead. saylng that
re Kraft case vas 100 trivia. 20 be al
,,zec % develop into q war. The mes
age f-3u Charles II. EDoets that
E---- had been brought back % New
4rs ua- welcome % all the owners, DlL
rsr. ~-lar'v welcome 20 Ban Johnson
80 .0lrer Wa the news received man
.-e American League meeting was ad-
burned.
Told to Quit Caring
A.. .ae owners professed 70 have
iec.eo Johnson 100 MS warllke stano
a-e- ines came down "a rs after tneir
~e>.. ~. bot . was evident that the
r-s 1e-- had been told 20 cuit car
AI-,oggh re had been wild as a lion
OF one previous dag he vas a. meek as
mutton chop yesterday. y lltI d.
re.1ce 20 the game" WAS what he mad
l4.e on Moudsy. but yesterday he fell
back Or = nothing 20 say' answer
a-en asked 20 comment On The frater-
sty and 10 future 90 baseball
Mr Johnson said 70 measures would
b. tAzen 70 disci pline the player who
l -.d eng neered the plaus for strlke.
y Hr Lannln and several other owners
teoIored enc unfortunate publicity
.r en- ne Kraft case had aroused. but
rrer a bystander suggested that Ban
had r.ade more noise than any one else
f,e owner % the ke1 SoH reiraineo
from further comment
Fa'tL vas ilbiianf al me victory won
p, TIE Fraternity. Dut he restrained 4
CO... 20 ~ CROW. and said. y don't want
fl, claim % victory Or anything Ike
f-a. lam perfectly satisfied 20 Jet me
Sang 20 az u Is. ! believe We were
frrf IN our contention. and We are sat-
t.ed with ftc saftlcment.
O.rfr member - enc Fraternity
we're .rc.lred 70 gIOaf. particularly az
no lIscomltare Of Ban JOnnson. One
payer said
~Of course. re Kraft Gaze was the
trsr1ediafe reason for The strike threat.
s4r me hing which Iay back o. the
r.oyenerf wax the desire o. almost
fgery payer % both league 10 see Ban
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