Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-21
Newark Club Buys Kraft
from Nashville Team
and Threatened War
Is Called Off.
Il ALONE BACKED DOWN.
DECLARES c. H. EBBETs
Brooklyn Magnate Admits Deal
Will Be Construed as Victory
for Fraternity, but Says He
Acted on Own Responsibility.
Newark Player to Get Back
Salary.

There will be no strike of baseball
players in the two major leagues.
The Kraft case. basis for strfke
order issued yesterday by the Base
ball Players Fraternity, was settled
today by the Newark Internationan
agreeing to buy Nashville's tnterest
in Kraft.
Announcement to this effect was
made this afternoon by Charles H
Ebbets. owner of the Brooklyn fSa~
tionals and a large stockholder il
the Newark international Leaeus
club. At the time of Mr. Ebbets's an
nouncement the American League
magnates We're in session in New
York, having been. called together By
President johnson to determine upon
a course Of action in case the players
in the two major leagues should obe4
the strike order.
Nashville Gets s. 800.
Mr.. Ebbets announced that NaaA<
vile had signified its acceptance ef
Newarks 5 proposal and that Kraft
would report to the Newark team a.
Providence tomorrow. Kraft has been
under suspension for more than i've
weeks. ever since his refusal to re-
port TO the Nashville club
In settlement OF all claims on Kraft
the Nashville club Is to receive 81 900
Mr.. Ebhets announced.
Il made this arrangement witnoat
either request or instructions frofn
either the American or the NatlpnaI
| leagnE. Hr. Ebbets said II acted
entirely upon my own responsfb fbi Il u.
have not been in eommunfcRtipn
| with Dave FuItz. either. Doubtless.
however, he, as weIl as everybody
else. will be pleased with this settle
ment Of the situation.
Mr. Ebbets was asked il the Ma
tional league had backed down.
No." he replied IF anybody has
backed down. I have. accept tfo
responsibility for the whole thing.
Kraft TO Get Back Pay
Kraft will not suffer in any way
financially, Mr.. Ebbets continued
He will be paid his Newark club sal
airy of $3.50 month (s15o more than
the Nashville club was permitted to
pay him) for the entire time that <z1
was under suspension and for the
rest of TIE life of his contract.
II settled this case myself because
| did not want to see trouble between
organized baseball ana its piayers
Mr. Ebbetts said 1T seemed to me
that this was the simplest and cas-
lest wav out of the difficulty for
Newark to buy Nashville's interest n
the player. OF course. ] realize that
this settlement viii be construed
practically as victory for the fra-
ternity, inasmuch as they got every
thing they asked for
Fultz Is Gratified
David L. Fultz, president Of ths
Baseball Players Fraternity. ez-
pressed qualification at the outcome
of the case.
IF the purchase Is bona flde one.
and the Newark club intends to use
Kraft. we are satisfied" he said So
far as we are concerned, under these
conditions. the incident is ended.
While the American League was
still in session In New York Ban
johnson was informed of the Settles
ment of the case.
That's up to Ebbets,'' he said @If'z
his business. not mine. 1 don't see
where the American League was iz1~
volved in the controversy, anyhow"
The magnates adjourned at !
O'Clock.
When the American League mee&a
ing adjourned Mr.. Johnson said:
This meeting was called to nnalze
arrangements so that we would be
ready to fight if 1t were necessary
During the meeting, however. we wefs
informed that the matter had been
settled amicably."
Asked if he contemplated inf1ictinK
any punishment on players for their
activity in the Kraft case, Mr.. John~
son replied:
There win be no punishment
do not know the names Of any pf
the players who have taken part n
this disagreement
we consider the case of Kraft =
continued Mr.. Johnson, and the pro-
posed resultant strike absolutely and
officially closed. l cannot discuss
what plans had been made to op-
pose the American League players
/ had the so-called strike eventuate5-
We were willing to fight to finisf.
but were not given chance. Va
were unit IN LUt IndtttT anu - @--4
always be when a case OF this kinn
comes up"
Mr.. Johnson was asked If the Auer-'
| lean Leagues stand had been SUD-
ported by the National League pfli-
cials. Il have not been IN communi~
cation with President Tener. he said
eand the bearing and attitude Of the
I National League in no way infiuenced
us in our plans for opposing he
| Players Federation
johnson said he Mad advised EbhStS
I to settle the matter In the man neF
that was generally followed.
And the National comnissiQr'g
correspondence. he concluded. VIII
bear me out in this statement.
/ CINCINNATI, o.. July H.--Augu@t
Hermann, chairman of the National
| Baseball Commission. would make No
comment when informed that this
| Newark International League team
had decided to purchase Naehville's
interest In Player Kraft, and th9t
| this action would avert strike ny
the members Of the Baseball PiaTef#
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