The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-21
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attitude the National LEAGUE may as
sarne. Had Johnson been the least
bit disposed to show the white festh-
err the trouble could very easily nave
been smoethed out without tho knowi-
tdxe of the general public. President
Frank Farrell. Of the New York Amer
leans was willing To buy Kraft from
Nashville. Johnson vetoed tho plan
Fsultx stanmered and suffered ana
threw a dozen CONDITION nts when
asked today why he had called strike
Indeed. at first he tried 10 assume .the
innocent air. as II the matter was al!
news TO him. when told that Ban
johnson WAS authority fer the state"
ment and that the president or tbe
American league had declared he
wpufa Iock mp has ball parks rather
-t--rr sit,~~ TIRE prayers 'inien e. die
tate 70 him, the fraternity president
changed his tune
THAT would. indeed. be TOO bad"
said Fultz = sincerely hope mat
ters VIII not come 10 such a pass as
that. but then the powers OF organized
baseball should respect their agree
rnent"
johnson Nos Blufnng
Frank T. Farrell, president II the
New York Americans seen at the Polo
grounds thte afternoon. made It very
oIuf}aE when he threatened To lock
out the strikers.
Nj Johnson has proven his gen
tra ship on tsu many occasions t"r
his followers ~ desert him In this
crisis said fhe owner ~ the New
YoTks II Mr johnson says bar
The gates the gales shall be barred
Sc far as ! am concerned. And
snow that every one ~ 1hy @olIea cues
feels thc same.
Manager Fraaeh Hickey, OF the 81
J00is Browns was somewhat perltrh-
I'd as NJ Turned way SO take an Tariy
trala 70 Boston
4 know absolutely nothing except
what has been in3t me py newspaper
men sad he 81 sounded my play
ers this afternoon and if they were SIN.
cere in their dtcis rftlnus. I dee net
believe 81 Louis VIII go out think
carry the respect q my players and
see 30 reason why tney should Try TO,
deceive me
WI Quit in Body
This same sentiment was voiced ny
Jimmie Austin. .Biekeys Sunday
manager But Fert Shotten. The
SPEEDY centerfeiaer who is filing the
Office 0f club representative To the
fraternity III The absence Of sam Az
new horne ou SICK leave. had a dtf-
feYent tale Shotten admitted, that
ihe RIA JorIty of his team mates were
sI&HBCf fraternity supporters ana mat
= .ha sunlets would 80 out In body,
/ ordered so to 90.
Robert Lee Hedges the Owner Of
the Browns FASTENED to Cincinnati
: SUNDAY might IN dispatch war hal
.setln from johnson 20 August Herr
mann he wln he ora hand tomorrow
fov The American league meeting
Charles \ Cnmiskey. of the White
sox. Frank J, Navin, NJ Detroit. aud
L No. y.fes.4 II
hurry3ng Eastward Joseph J Lam
ming the Boston Red Sax presidens ar
rived last Might, as ala also II S. All
nor IF Washington Shihe and Connie
Mack OF the Athletics VIII come 20
morrow from Philadelphia
-a ri Sweeney NJ M New Yorks,
who ts Il vice. president Of the Base-
sban Players Fraternity, refused W
discuss the cant nplaied strike,
though he admitted thHt one had tee~l
i nrf1sfsa- He sad t was not a qHes-
, Ucn Of his opinion, Dut Il matter for
? the individual members
=. Manager Frank Charce was unable
To MAKE any NJ his players talk one
5 ef the New York PLAYERS, whose al
: tstuae was distinctly sntagonist'c to
,fsga sastor, IT which be is a member,
+, dec4afed that no meeting Of his club
mates had been held lie MA Of tho
vote ccuid make the men 90 out and
ne ~ery much doubted II the majority
favored a walk out
Athletics Loyal.
Press dispatches from the various
cites u the major circuits indicate
that this sentiments of the big league
/. players are nor universally in sym
path with strike. II IS said the
words champion Athletics almost 10
4 man oppose Fultzs attitude, and
MAT Macks men Will absolutely re
fuse ~ eauntenance the move. on
the On her hand the White Sex are al
most universally In favor Of F'uliz.
Sweeney, Of the Tubs. and Iobert, OF
the PhNNes are reported 10 have Rairi
thar these two National league clubs
would follow the mandates Of Fultz.
Fred McrkIe Of The Giants, - quoted
a3aae similar vein. pauhert and
Reulbach. of the Dodgers. say Brook
l}m will sick tn a man for the policy
ri the fraternity
ON ths other hand Plttshurg and
Eeston. Of the National league, are
satd "a favor the interests If their
employers So does Washington. OF
the American league, while the Red
sox have assumed DoncompromisinS
attitade-