The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-21
FULTZ TRYING TO RUSH
THINGS, SAYS HERMANN
Confcrs With Hampstead,
Hedges, HerzOg and Team
Giants Have No Orders.

CINCINNATI. July 3o.--Chairman Herr
mann of the National Commission made a
statement this afternoon Immediately
after the ball game in reference to the
letter from David L. FNltz, in which the
president of tho Players Fraternity wrote
TO the effect that ''lnasmuch as organ
lied ball had broken section is and other
sections Of the National agreement on
end afte- July 90 players OF organized
ball would no longer consider themselves
under contract"
The statement Of Mr. Hermann was
made at a gathering which included Man
ager Hcrzog OF the Reds the Cincinnati
players Robert L. Hedges. the ST. Louis
American League magnate. and New York
and Cincinnati newspaper men.
Mr. Hermann cilrnly took up tho mat
ter of the FultZ letter and the possibility
OF a players strike. He began by saying
that since he became president OF the
Cincinnati club twelve years ago this WITS
the irst Zine there ever had been occasion
to call his players before him or that he
had met them all together except So
cially.
He read tho Fuitz communication,
dated New Yo-A. July is. which was in
substance as given above. and then went
on to speak OF It and the Kraft case.
the case which has brought the present
situation to a head.
81 do not say that the commissions
ruling IN sending Kraft TO the Nashville
club was right or that II was wrong"
he declared. Neither do I say the con.
tention OF the other side Is right or wrong
but | do contend that this referring to
the Fultz decllI-btionl IL not the way to
settle 1t, Here Is a thirty-slx hour notice
and ! am not In position TO give an
answer to-day"
"Mr. Fultz says several other section.
~ bo ,.{,1
that Is tho case this is the first intima-
ton the National Commission has had Of
il. The way TO sottle this thing is for
both sides to the controversy to- get to-
gether again and thrcsh II ousS
Hermann then read from the national
agreement such portions OF II as bore on
tho Kraft case and briefly give reasons
for the commissions action in the case
There should he no undue haste In this
/ serious matter" he added, land IL could
20 over until fal, without the player he
ing injured
Mr. Hermann next addressed his
players and asked them. II they purposeh
I to strike, 20 give the club due notice 50
that patrons could be notified beforehand
! II there was to he strike and no game
| on Wednesday Then the room was lcf,
/ to the players, Everybody else cleared
| out.
After q short wait n spokesman for the
! CINCINNATI players came out and told
Hermann that they hadn't had any or.
ders from President Fultz and that the,
would let the matter go over until to-
morrow. No strike orders had been Ia
sued to them. Fred Merklc, who repre-
sents the New York chapter in the
| Players Fraternity. also said he had no
heard anything from headquarters order
| ing n strike.
Manager Hcrzcg of the Reds whc
ceased to he n member OF the fraternit,
a wear and half ago. he said does no
think the players will go so Tar as Il
! strike and other baseball men doubt yer!
much whether matters Will reach any sucl
stage
Bob Hedges OF ~. Louis was In New
York yesterday and talked the situation
over with Ban johnson. Interviews with
johnson quote him saying that thu
| American League 's prepared 10 close IL
parks II the players strike and go in 70
! war. Hedges says he seconds Johnson,
Hermann was busy to-day getting II
| communication with his fellow member
! Of the commission, Johnson and Tener
and the commission will get together a
soon as possible to discuss the situation
and action regarding II. President Hemp
| stead of the New York club is here watch
! ing developments.
All Mr. Hampstead would say on tn.
subject was this II think II very II
advised attempt to force their Views with
out arbitration"
when John McGraw was asked what h.
thought would he the upshot OF tn
trouble he replied tersely Nothing. II
bet nifty to ten We play ball on Wednes
day. Strike? It's too foolish"