The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-21
FRATERNITY'S Demands
ON ORGANIZED BASEBALL
Nine Provisions Fultz Seeks to Insert
in Agreement With Players Or
ganization-Prevents Cuts of Sal
ary

New York, Dec. 21.-President Da-
vid L. Fultz, of the Baseball Players
Fraternity, made public yesterday the
resolutions WHICH the fraternity recent
ly requested organized baseball to in
sert in its agreement with the players ,
association. These provisions, nine in
number, were adopted at the annual
meeting of the Board of DIRECTORS of
the B. P. T., held on October IS, and
submitted to the National Commission
in this city ON December II.
No formal action on these provisions
was taken at the time they were pre-
sented to Chairman Garry Hermann, of
the Commission, but there was consid-
erable discussion regarding the requests
and the accompanying brief in support
of the fraternity's s resolutions.
President Fultz points out in the
brief that the provisions are intended
in part to bring about better under
standing and agreement between the
major and minor leagues and the play
ers.
The provisions as presented to Ma
tional Commission and National Board
are:
IA club which releases player un-
der an optional agreement shall, during
the life of the option, payt the differ,
ence in salary between that previously
paid by said club and that paid by
the purchasing club.
"A club which releases a PLAYER out.
right shall pay the difference in salary,
IT any, between that previously paid by
said club and that paid by the purchas.
ing club for period of five or ten
days, according to the length of notice
of unconditional release to which the
player is entitled.
"a player drafted, purchased, or re.
called by club in higher elassifea,
tion, shall report to the said club eth.
er before the close of the season OF
the-releasing club or Immediately three.
after, and shalt be put upon salary.
"A club releasing player either
outright or optonally. shall serve upon
him written notice, containing in ad,
d1tion to the data mentioned in Section
-Four of the Fraternity Agreement, u
a statement of the minimum amount of
salary he is to receive from the pur.
chasing club, which shah be reason.
aole salary for That classification.
"a club releasing a player either
outright or optionally shall furnish him
with his travelling expenses to the
point at which he is to join the pur.
chasing club.
The words "travehng expense" shall
for the purpose of this agreement, mean
railroad fare, Pullman fare and price
of meals, when either or both of the
last two items are necessary.
ga transferred player Shall be all
lowed As hours in which to leave ia
Join the purchasing team, unless diff.
ferent period is agreed upon in writing
between the parties.
minor league players shall receive
thelr travelling expenses frem their
home to the training camps incurred in
reporting for spring practice.
S-1When waivers are asked upon q
player, the fraternity is to be notified
9-That the Commission and BoarG
furnish the management in the various
organizations over which they have iur
isd1ction respectively, with forms O,
release making provision for the severa
Items of information required bv tn,
agreement.