Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-22
BASEBALL STRIKE
IN BIC LEAGUES
DECLARED OFF
President Ebbeits Of Brooklyn
Club Brings About Peace
Between Players Fraternity
and Magnates,

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New York. July a. Tho baseball
PLAYERS fraternity won victory here
today aud threatened strike of Ma
f4anal aud American league players,
members Of the fraternity. WIS aNerted
when the casc Of Player Clarence q.
Krnn was settled 60 the satisfaction
Of the players organization ana IN az
eordnnce with rs demands The incl
dent II considered closed by both the
r. league magnates ana the players
Charles " Ehbetts. president " the
BROOKLYN National lcaRue club, WIS
the magnate who stepped into the
breach and brought about peace when
IL appeared that organized baseball
waa about 10 be- disrupted hy the
struggle between cub owners aud
players Ehbcttf announced The set
tlcmcnt at the ease at the meeting Of
the American league representatives.
who were IN secret session preparing
either Ia prevent The strike or retail.
tate upon Tho fraternity for its strike
order. which was to have gone into
effect tomorrow morning
Kraft Gets Hack Salary.
The Brooklyn elGb executive. who
also is a siOckholdcr In the Newark
International club Of which his son,
Charles II Ebbeiis, Jr., Is president,
announced that the Newark officials
had paid the Nashville club Of the
Southern association 81. 500 IN settle
ment Of the lntters claims on Kraft
and that he would report ana play
with Newark at Providence in tomor-
rows game. In addition, the Newark
club agreed 20 observe all the stipuia
tiona ~ kfaft's contract, as originally
IN force before he WAS ordered TO
Nashville by the National commission
besides paying him five weeks back
salary for the period ne haH been sus-
pended for not reporting 10 the Nash
willie club
Krafte contract with Newark calls
for salary Of $3.50 per month and
both the ten DAYS notice Of release
elnuse aud the disability clause were
stricken out before the document was
signed The Nashville club received
81 500 for it, reiensc Of claims on
Kraft and $1,000 in addition az bo-
nus for accepting the Newark clubs
terms
F'ndcr Inc newark contract Krnftl
received fib0 more per month than
he would ~ Nashville player. which
was the crucial point In the contfo-
versy the fraternity contendine that
the PLAYER could not be shuntod from
II lass "A league To q class a organ
Patton with subsequent reduction in |
salary IN the manner prescribed hy the |
national commission.
Ne Pressure says EbbcitS.
Ehhoua denied that any pressure
had been brought to bear upon him
Ut the officers Of the Newark club In T
making the deaf which cleared away
the baseball war clouds He said that
AH stakeholder IN both the brooklyn
and Newark clubs he hal taken The
initiative IN the matter without being
influenced either by the National or
American league mnRnaies This
statement vas borne out so far as the
American league officials were con
eurned hy The fact that the secret
meeting broke up within short time
after lsbhetta made his announcement
and those present appeared 10 he
eaHer 10 learn the details Of the set
Element While the National league
d|d not assemble 10 discuss the pro-
posed strike ol the PLAYERS. as did the
Younger major lehRme. b Is understood 1
that President John Is Tenef was Ia
touch with the situation and other Of
Il lag and club owners were coEnzant
af Ehhetts' plan to end the controver-
AN in fact those National league
powers who could be real he'd ap-
pearcd better pleased with The on
come Of Affairs than da tie Amer
can league officials
Ian johnson L. Glad
President johnson said after the
meeting adjourned
The American league was M 80 N
wise concerned Ia the Kraft ease ao
FAR AZ Il affected the Broaklyu Hes
ION Newark and Nashville elebs We
were drawn IN when the players ira n
ternitN officers issued What aBs sir. f,
tually un uiimaum ca our clubs and ,
players understand that Ehbetts ,
takes run responsibility for his action
IN settling The case as q private club
owner NOW that The cause ~ The
trouble ia removed There IS no further
need ot or meeting am glad the
case hos been amicahlV settled with
out involving the American league
Tor can assure vou had we been
forced into the fight We were prepared
70 go The limit TO protect aHr rights
Peace l. Uncertain
FROM other sources Il was learned |
however, that certain club owners ~
tue American league are not certain
that poace ana harmony Will prevail
between Organized baseball ANA the
players fraternity in the future The
belief was expressed that sooner or
later there viii be struggle between
rlayerN and magnatcs for control IN
professional baseball ana that ths 81
iiemcnt Of the KRAFT case VAS tut
i,''s'ivhihE .iiv inevitable II was said
That the American league wns ready
% iiahi the fraternity 90 finish ana
IN ne future viii he prepared for any
hostile action or order that may arise
from any similar situation