New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-07
Fultz Much Pleased When
Fifteen of Seventeen
Are Granted.
SAYS MEN GOT ALL
THAT WAS EXPECTED
National Commission Shows Dis
position TO Meet the Men
on a Fair Basis.

Cincinnati. Jan. with the exception
~ possibly two minor considerations. the
committee from the Baseball Players
Fraternity which came to this city to-
dav. won every point that ii demanded
Of the seventeen requests asked for from
tho National Commission and committee
from the National Association OF PROBES
sional Baseball Clubs.
During a session in the afternoon eleven
of the seventeen requests mad been 'en'd
lively granted. and at a night session
that lasted almost until midnight the
PLAYERS. the minor league representatives.
and the National Commission debated the
ITS which were contested
I'm fifteen OF their requests the PLAY ers
were practically successful. \ slight COM
promise was effected in four requests
while the fraternity PLAYERS waived Two
REQUESTS entirely. President FulH OF 'he
Baseball Players Fraternity Sald al'e'
the meeting tonight;
"Of course. we would like TO have Ieit
the room with the commission and the
minor leagues concedng all Of our re-
ouests which We considered just. but we
are perfectly satisfied. We got as mucn
IS we expected. and possibly niue
more. We have no complaints. ana we
were treated royalty.
Request No ]. which during the al'el-
moon session the commission onered 10
compromise on by inserting the "oio
negotiate" instead Of the word sign
was finally conceded by the commission
to read: When player receives u"
DAYS notice Of unconditional release ne
shall be free to sign with any team imme-
distelv. the contract 10 run from the en-
p3ration of the ten-day period.
M 0 request. which asked that Ma
,ional Association players shall receive
,o, DAYS notice before they can be re-
leased unconditionally," was modified 10
include a five days notice of release 10
class "A and Glass players put 'ooN
no notice whatever of leagues IN 'o"ei
classification. 81,
Request No. was conceded by 'he
plavers' fraternity with an announce
ment that they would leave it to the com
mission to do what the latter consioereu
equitable. IL.
THO committee which conferred WIN
.bo s,,nrere court Of baseball was headeu
bv David Fultz. president OF the rate
,,itv and included FIVE players-Joht
Miller. of the St Louis Nationals jacob
paubert of the Brooklyn Nationals Johh
1senrv Of the Washington Americans anu
psv collins. of the Boston Americans
p.dward Reulbach Of the Brooklyn Ma
,io,ols WAS 10 have been on hand, out
- rrevanted bv illness in his family.
OF X.
the hearing was open to the press ai''
nublic. and about $50 persons were pie
ent Among those gathered IN the Ioo''i
us a representative OF the America"
Federation Of Labor.
II was decided 10 take up the reques.''
one bv one. II no agreement could pe
cached on any Of them. it was to be iald
aside and the next taken up.
Tho first request was follows: "When
o. plaver receives ten days notice OF un-
conditional release he shall be Tree 10
s,on with any team Immediately the
contract TO run from the expiration oi '"o
ten days period
II was discussed three-quarters OF an
bo,,r and after the committee OF players
refused To permit the word negotiate
laid aside. 20 be taken up later
The second request taken up read
National Association players snail re
ceive ten days notice before they can oe
released uncondiuonally.'
Mike Sexton argued this rule for the
committee from tho minor leagues. lie
said this concession might be maze by
Class "A and Class A leagues, but that
below that standing ii was Impossible.
He declared that 70 per cent OF the
leagues below Class were losers last
year. and that he estimated with TINS rule
in effect in May. June and july OF last
year il would have cost the minor leagues
below Class A $3So,OO0.
After further debate request No. was
PASSED over for further consideration.
Request No g. which reads: when a
plaver is transferred he shall be trans
ferred subject TO all the terms OF his con-
tract" brought forth more opposition
from the National Commission.
August Hermann insisted that il would
he doing the player a grave INJURY 10 pass
this rule. but intimated that If the fra
ternity desired it the commission had no
veal objection. Mr. Fultz continued his
argument on the inotioii, anu ~ NN'''N"'
this was passed over for further delibera-
tion.
REQUEST No. 1 was the first one that
met with 10 opposition. Ii reads wv hen
q plaver is transferred he shall be fur
nished with writing, which shall be
binding on all the parties concerned
showing what teams have claim 10 him
and what that claim Is.
Request No. brought up another
souabble. IL read: When player re-
,eiyes his unconditional release. or when
waivers are asked upon him. he shall be
notified in writing 10 that effect.
The commission did not take exception
10 the first part OF the request. but seri~
ouslv objected 10 the part concerning
waivers. Mr.. Hermann explained that
the secret asking OF waivers did not in
iure the ballplayer. while Mr.. Fultz could
no understand why any secrecy IN the
matter was necessary. This request was
finally laid over.
Request No. read: AT the time con-
tracts are sent out every player shall re-
reive "a copy. 10 be kept by him for his
own use" This was agreed TO without
discussion.
Request no. :: All written astee-
rlents. whether embodied in formal con
tract or not, shall be binding upon both
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