The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-15


| this city Sunday the directors OF the
[ association went on record as favorable TO
any policy their chairman might adopt In
his remonstrances against the acknowl-
edged authority OF organized baseball.
This fact was learned yesterday from
one Of the vice presidents Of the frater-
nifty. VINO attended the meeting. but who
did not wish to be quoted. President
Futz would neither deny nor afflrm the
statements Of his lieutenant.
1T was p secret meeting said he,
! land what passed concerns nobody but
the fraternity"
"Do you not think the public would be
interested in what transpired?' Mr. Fultz
was asked.
no doubt Of IT," he replied but | am
! not IN a position at the present time TO
discuss the subject for the benefit Of the
| public
"ls 1t not true" Fulta was asked. that
the members Of your board OF directors
We're sworn to secrecy over what hap
/ pcned hehlnd closed doors?.
They we're sworn to nothing SO far rs
! ! know" the executive replied. But II
/ was generally understood that none OF us
would discuss what happened among out
sidcrs. am surprised that you heard Of
! the meeting
, In ono respect Fultz INDICATED the
/ statements Of THE SuH's informant. He
| admitted that every American League
/ club was represented at the meeting. Iris
/ Speaker was here in the interests OF the
Boston Red Sox and held the Cleveland
/ proxy. John Henry represented Wash
/ ington and Oscar Stanage Detroit. Both
the Athletics and Browns sent delegates
/ from Philadelphia.
! Eultz did say Yesterday that he was
I prepared to 60 to the mat 10 a finish with
/ tho National Commission in the Clarence
/ Kraft controversy. Fultz had ordered
Kraft TO remain In Newark In spite OF
decision by the triumvlrate awarding him
I to Nashville Of the Southern League
fultz was unodically notified Monday
afternoon that the commission had re-
versed its first ruling and thst Kraft
would he permitted 10 play I'm Newark the
balance Of the season. This fact he COM
muricated TO Kraft. causing great JOY to
Newark followers.
/ II transpircd Yesterday morning that
! Tultz was a trne premature in his con-
illusions. lie received communication
from the National Commission saving
that Its earlier decision was irrcvocable
and that Kraft rust 20 to Nashville.
/ FultZ says that he will furth@ counter
/ mand this order. He Is prepared for a
, fight I'm the courts VI necessary for what
he considers principle II Will he re-
mcmbered that Fultz oncc before ducs-
IloNtU INC HUlUDTlIN OF lnf NFllplld ' OIl-
/ mission in court Of law when as counsel
for the defendant he lost n claim Of
Player Hagcnan ~ tho browns against
tho Boston Red So~.
Tho fight In the Kraft case involves
= tcchnicaity of baseball law Kraft
was drafted by BROOKLYN from "A Southern
| Association club before the new working
agreement among tho leagues Of organ
ICED baseball went into effect. THIS new
agreement. fathercd by the Raseba II
PLAYERS Fraternity. made compulsory a
waiver route through the various clsssi-
ficatons for all players released by the
major or big minor leagues. In other
words a PLAYER can no longer be turned
back from fast company TO a class r
league without the consent Of first all Of
the class A league and then the class
! \ league clubs ~ the time KRAFT was
secured hy BROOKLYN the Nashville club
put IN - claim for his services. so that
, II he escaped the major league dragnet
u would have first call upon that play
ors services. rndcr tho new working
agreement Newark claimed Kraft when
all the major league managers passed
him up Newark. a class Az team
should have had priority claim But the
commission held that the laws Of base
ball which prevailed at tho time BROOKLYN
! drafted Kraft sh'u ld hold good in his
case. ~ that time Newark had no right
Of might power to interfere with Kraft's
: return To Nashville
: FultZ takes exc 'pton 70 tho National
, Commissions point - view. He argues
: that the now working agreement result.
> ing from the conference last winter be
: tween tho National Commission and
J fraternity delegates established nov
order Of law which nu'lified tho previous
! code. he contends that Kraft's return
10 Nashville would be an injustice r.
the player--the assignment Of him to =
\ Il. H.. II.
sought by team Of class "A rating
one which would give him higher ratnr
In tho profession with greater compensa
; ton.
I'ultz and the fraternity officials VIII,
attended sundays secret meeting refuse
, TO say whether any action had been taker
= toward the suspension of membership o.
, those players of organized baseball who
I had deserted TO the Federal League. Ac
n cording to the constitution Of the frater
V nifty such athletes as Hal Chase. Marsan'
4 and Hene Schulz automatically expelled
h themselves from membership when they
l. quilted the service OF their major lea gu'
n employers In spite of this constitution
Fultz declared some time ago that tn,
= desertcrs were stll members In gooC
= standing. lie claimed that only the boa RI
g OF directors had authority to suspend.
From stray hints dropped here anC
there II IL believed that no action wal
a taken against these deserters AT Sunday
4 meeting Further II II believed that tn
o fraternity IL preparing to welcome into III
" ranks all tho athletes Of Independent
. baseball whether they are contract jump
q crs or disregarders' of the reserve claus
, Of their contracts,
q Presid ent I'D BARROW Of the Interna
. tlonal League was highly gratined yester
n day at the reported favorable turn in hi
o favor of the National Comm issions at
- titudc toward Kraft. Barrow was con
graduating himself In having secured 70
Newark such high class first baseman
The International League executive ha'
y received no official communication from
, tho commission, but accepted gospe
?, tho printed Interview with Fultz whicl
= Nad lr''n1ted ruling favorable TO tn
p sr-um nts of the fraternity. Sscretar.
>. John 4 Heydlcr Of the National League
], who represents Gov, Tener on the Ma
tiona' Commiss on, had not been apprise'
:, OF the triumvirate's finding AT late hou
d sterday afternoon.
N GOV. j. l.. Tener OF PENNSYLVANIA spen
n yesterday afternoon nj National Leagu
', h,alauar.crs IN the Metropolitan tower
rs "''lo lead Of the National League was 4
,Jurer nee for several hours with Presi
J,tf NEiI',on, NJ he T1,t1a dol In vi