El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-22
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Many Believe War MerelyP Postponed

glad the case has been amieahly settled
/ without involving the American lezgus for
/ can assure you that had we been forced into
| the fight We were prepared 10 90 the limit
! to protect our rights"
Other Magnates Expect Conflict.
From other sources it was learned. how
ever. that certain club owners Of the Anneri-
can league are not certain that peace and
harmony will prevail between organized
baseball and the Players fraternity in the
future The belief was expressed that sooner
or later there would be a struggle between
players and magnates for control OF pro-
fessional baseball and that the settlement
inevitable It was said that the American
league was ready TO fight the fraternity to
for any hostile action OF order that may
arise from any similar situation.
walking Delegate" Says Hermann.
August Herman chairman Of the national
baseball commission, following the calling
off Of the proposed players strike by rea-
son OF the settlement in the Kraft case.
There IS more behind this than Is ap-
parent now It is very strange that Fultz
should take occasion to threaten a strike At
this time He has had many opportunities
to construe the meaning Of section g. which
relates TO the drafting Of class A PLAYERS.
before this, and has always held 70 my in
depreciation to it Now that another league
has started he has another Interpretation OF
the clause
'sFultz's methods are those Of walking
delegate Some time ago I had a misunder-
standing with Fultz regarding the qualifica-
ton Of players who went TO the Federal
league I conferred with him and other
major league men in New York hotel He
told me then in the presence OF q dozen Wit
nesses that a player who became a member
OF a league other than a protected league
was automatically suspended from the Play
ers' fraternity. I asked him what he meant
by a protected league and he said any
league protected by organized baseball. The
next day after the result Of this conference
became public my version was denied in the
papers and went 10 see him again. When
asked him about the printed statements
that I had misguided him, he told me he
had said nothing and that my construction
Of The section was correct. 7 was not sat
1sfied with this however, and when I re-
over the points carefully and asking a re-
ply in writing This received and have on
filed and the letter says in substance that
my version is correct"
Would Like to See Finish.
John J. McGraW. manager OF the New
York National league club. which is play
ing here, while discussing the proposed
strike. said:
I would rather have seen the matter put
through as planned just TO see II the players
would 70 on a strike
Z believe Krzft's claim was all right but
the news Of the settlement OF the case Is not
pleasing because I preferred to
see what the players would really do
would like TO see a precedent, 80 we would
have an idea OF how the players stand in
this matter. Ny personal opinion Is that the
players would not have struck. I think the
bulk Of our men would have been loyal, and
throughout the league there would not he
who would strike. When the ball park is
closed there IS no income for the ball player
and the players do not relish that condi-
ton very much"