The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-22
NEWARK SETTLES MATTER BY PURCHASING PLAYER KRAFT
 FROM NASHVILLE.
THERE WILL BE NO STRIKE
Organized Baseball Loses Another Case When the Hal Chase lnjunc- ton Is Thrown Out on Account of Lack of Mutuality of Contract.

New York, July 21.-The Baseball Players Fraternity won a victory here today and a threatened strike of Ma tional and American league players members of the fraternity, was avert ed when the case of Player Clarence O. Kraft was sett ed to the satisfac- ton of the players organization. The incident is considered closed Charles Ebbetts, president of the Bro klyn baseball club of the Ma tional league, was the magnate who brought peace. Ebbetts announced | the settlement of the case at the meeting of the American league rep | resentatives who were preparing either to prevent the strike or re- | taliate upon the fraternity for it's | strike order. Ebbetts, who is a | stockholder also in the Newark h. ternational league club, of which hls sen, Chas. H. Ebbetts, Jr, is presi- 1 dent, announced that the Newark club officials had paid the Nashville club of the Southern Association S2,. 300 in settlement of the latter's claim on Kraft and that he would report and play with Newark at Providence in tomorrow's game. In addition, the Newark club agreed to observe all the stipulations of Kraft's contract as | originally signed before he was or dered to go to Nashville by the Ma tional Commission, besides paying him five weeks back salary for the period he has been under suspension for not reporting to the Nashville club
 Kraft's contract with Newark calls fer a salary of $450 per month and the ten days notice of release clause and the disability clause were strick- en jout before the document was signed. The Nashville club received Si,500 for its release of claims on kraft and $1,000 in addition as bonus for accepting the Newark clubs terms.
 Under the Newark club contract Kraft receives $150 more per montl than he would as a Nashville player, which was a crucial point in the con- troversy Ebbetts denied any pres sure had been brought to bear on him | or the officers of the Newark club in making the deal. He said that he had l 4oI La int without being influenced by either the National or American league magnates.
 While the National league did not assemble to discuss the proposed strike of the players as did the younger major league, it is under. stood that President John K. Tener was in touch with the situation and the other officials and club owners were cognizant of Ebbetts' plan to end this controversy. National League powers who could be reached appeared even better pleased with the outcome of the affair than did the American League officials.
 President Ban Johnson said after the meeting adjourned:
 "The American League was ia no wise concerned in the Kraft case, so far as it affected the Brooklyn, Bos- ton, Newark and Nashville clubs. We were drawn in when the payers fra. ternity officers issued what was vir- tually an ultimatum to the club am glad that the case has been ami cably settled without involving the American League, for I can assure you that had we been forced into the fight we were prepared to go the limit to protect our rights"
 From other sources of the Ameri- can League the belief was expressed that sooner or later there would be a struggle between players and mag mates for control of professional base ball and that the settlement of the Kraft ease was but postponing the inevitable. It was said that the American league was ready to fight the fraternity to a finish and i'll the future will be prepared for any hos tile action or order that may arise from any similar situation.
 | President David l.. Fultz of the fra ternity issued a statement after the adjustment of the Kraft case, in lwAieh he said
 "The Kraft controversy has been l lsettled to the satisfaction of the