Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-21
FULTz PUBLISHES
PLAYERS DEMANDS
Nine Requests Laid Before Ma
tionaI Commission by Head
of Fraternity.
WAIVER QUESTION IS ONE

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list of requests which the National
Commission refused to consider re-
Gently at the New York meeting.
Fultz, 1t is said, intends to force the
issue.
The requests were as follows:
/. A club which releases a player under
an optional agreement shall during the
life of the option pay the difference IN
salary between that previously paid by
said club and that paid by the purchas-
ing club.
2. A club which releases q player out
right shall pay the difference In salary,
If any, between that previously paid by
said club and that paid by the purchas
ing club for a period of five or ten days,
according to the length of notice OF I'M
conditional release to which the player is
entitled.
3. A player drafted, purchased or re-
called by club in higher elassifea-
ton shall report to the said club, either
before the close of the season Of the re-
leasing club or Immediately thereafter.
and shall be put upon salary.
4. A club releasing a player either out
right or officially shall serve upon him
written notice containing, in addition to
the data mentioned in Section of the
fraternity agreement a statement OF the
minimum amount of salary he Is to re-
ceive from the purchasing club, which
i1cation.
.. A club releasing a player either out.
right or optionally shall furnish him with
his travelling expenses to the point at
which he Is to Join the purchasing club.
The words travelling expenses" shall,
for the purposes of this agreement, mean
railroad fare, Pullman fare and price OF
meals, when either or both of the last
two items are necessary.
6. A transferred player shall be allowed
forty eight hours in which to leave to
join the purchasing team, unless a diff
ferent period is agreed upon In writing
between the parties.
z. Minor league players shall receive
their travelling expenses from their home
to the training camps incurred in report
ing for spring practice.
3. When waivers are asked upon a
player the fraternity is to be notified.
8. That the commission and board fur
nish the arrangements in the various or
CARNATIONS over which they have jurfs-
lease making provision for the severai
items of information required by the
agreement.
In connection with the sending of the
requests to the owner, President Fultz, of
the fraternity, submitted the following
brief on the various points:
Request l. A player under an op-
tlonal agreement is prevented thereby
from being promoted until the time co
little difference how excellent his worn
may be or how many clubs in q higher
classification may desire to purchase him
ae price attractive to the holding club.
lie is compelled to remain where he is by
virtue OF the option upon him.
Does II not seem fair that the club
which Is preventing the player securing
a better salary should pay something for
probability of his being recalled the club
could well afford to make up this de.
hciency, while if there Is not this change
would do away with the numerous re-
leases, which keep the player down ana
are of advantage to no one.
Request 2. This request is an attempt
70 make the contract an absolutely bind
ing one until the expiration of the FIVE or
ten-day period, for which period of time
the salary is guaranteed. Under present
legislation q Glass AA or a Glass A cluD
might release player to club lower than
Class a, which would not, therefore, have
TO give any preliminary notice of release
The same day this latter club might re-
lease him Internationally and he would
thus lose the advantage of the five day
clause in his contract. This, of course is
the present agreement, which, it is be-
1eved, neither organized ball nor the
players contemplated.
such guarantee as we ask is already
III operation as far as major league re-
leased players are concerned. The rem
sons for this legislation are equally M
strong In favor of similar legislation 70.
the minor leagues.
Request 3. The reasoning applicable
to Request / applies to a great extent
TO this request. At present we find a
club with title to players services. stin
playing It's schedule of games, preventing
MN by virtue of Its ownership from PLAY
ing with any other. club. irrespective or
now many may want him. yet refusing
to put him to work or pay his salary,
For instance, the past season number
sNf nj Il %
clubs from Glass d clubs. The seasons
OF many of these clubs are over as early
as september g. which means that the
player must lie idle for nearly a month.
although other clubs which would put
him to work Immediately filed drafts for
him.
Especially does this seem unfair In
the case of recalled players who have
pona nde contract with the recalling
club, the period of which has not vet ex.
PRED, and without which IL would not
have the right TO recall him.
Request L.. When player is released
70 another club 1t would seem that he
should be given an idea at least of what
his future salary is to be. In many cases
time Is lost before the player learns the
slightest thing regarding this point and
we submit that at the. time of his re-
lease a figure should be stated which
would at least form a basis for negotia-
ton.
I'm many cases the player is told that
MS salary Is to be certain figure, and
when he reaches the purchasing club m
refuses TO pay the amount, thus causing
friction and hard feeling at the outset.
"A written statement would avoid mis-
representation by the releasing manager
ana would prevent, TO great degree,
delay. in the players reporting when
transferred.
Request g. In some cases the player
when transferred, is not in a position to
advance travelling expenses and is told to
fro thn
thus causing delay in reporting.
I'VE believe that a player should re-
port with reasonable diligence and that
this requirement, as well as the one asked
end. The benefit of this requirement Is
already realized by the major leagues.
and legislation to this end has already
been passed. There is no such legisla-
ton, however, applicable to minor
''fhe construction we ask TO have
placed upon the words travelling ex-
penses' we believe is the one already
placed upon the words by most, but NOT
Request 6. We think it is only fair
TO both parties that definite length OF
time be fixed within which the player
must start to join the purchasing CLUB
not delaying his departure upon any
pretext, but on the other hand we think
he should have reasonable time to ar
range his affairs. If there were a recog-
ntzed length of time allowed we believe
the player would conform to it and thus
do away with source of much friction.
Request Z. AT the Cincinnati confer
ence last January and prior thereto we
were under the impression that grant
ing of this concession would place too
great hardship upon the minor leagues,
and so did not present the request. We
have since learned, however. that the
practice already existed in almost all
the minor league clubs, and the conces-
sion granted us, therefore, works to our
eve have in our possession statements
from representatives on practically every
team in the Class IA and Glass A clubs
showing that this custom has existed foi