Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-05
PLAYERS TO PARRY
WITH CLUB-OWNERS
Fultz and Committee Meet Ma
tiOnal Commission in Gin
cinnati Today.
EXPECT TO WIN THEIR POINT

Baseball fans in every part Of the
country will be interested in the re-
ports from Cincinnati during the pres
ent week. when the committee of five
from the Ball Players Fraternity
meets the National Commission.
President Dave Fultz, Of the Players
Union, will parry with the moguls for
the requests framed by the Fraternity
some time ago. It is expected that
all the players ask for will be granted
and that a thorough understanding
between the Fraternity and the Ma
tional Commission regarding the in
vading outlaw league viii be made.
Besides the initial appearance on the
National Commission of John K
Tener, Governor of Pennsylvania, and
recently elected president of the Ma
! tional League, the supreme court of
baseball will have, before the week is
over, wrestled with questions pro-
pounded by the new Baseball Play
ers' Federation.
Nor will the National Commission
be alone in the discussion of the Play
ers' Federation's requests. The Ma
tional Board of Minor Leagues has
| appointed a committee that Is ex-
pected to arrive there tomorrow to
hear the requests of the federation.
The National Boards committee
consists of Secretary Farrell, of the
| National Board; President Barrow.
of the International League; Judge
Kavanaugh, of the Southern League;
Thomas Chiyington, of the American
Association, and M. E. Justis, of the
Central Association.
| The National Commission will meet
today and hear the annual report of
its chairman, August Hermann, and
| it's secretary, John E. Bruce. Fol-
lowing these reports the officers for
the ensuing year will be chosen, and
from all indications both Mr.. Herr
mann and Mr.. Bruce will succeed
themselves.
Following the election a number of
cases of minor Importance will be de-
cided by the commission, after which
1t will go into a conference with the
commission from the Natioanl Board
relative to the requests from the Play
ers' Federation. 1t is hoped by Chair
man Hermann, of the commission,
that all of this work can be accom-
| plished tomorrow, so that both the
commission and the committee from
the National Board can have a free
hand on Tuesday Immediately to GO
\ into a conference with the COMMITTEES
appointed by the Baseball Players
| Federation, which will be headed by
David Fultz-
1t is probable that the commission
will discuss the new Federal League
in so far as the signing up by the
new league of Joe Tinker and Nor
decai Brown is concerned. 1t is hard
ly probable, however, that any official
| n m
until the actual playing season of the
big leagues open.
Expect Requests VIII Be Granted.
The Players Federation represen-
tation will consist of Jake Daubert
PBrooklyn; John Henry, Washington;
Jack Miller. st. Louis; Ray Collins
Boston, and Dave Fultz, president Of
the federation. Reulbach, of the
Brooklyn Club, is also a member OF
the committee, but may be unable tc
make the trip, owing to the illness OF
his son.
President Fultz, of the Players
Federation, said in discussing tbs
coming conference: I'VE hope to com.
plete the conference not later thai
tomorrow night, in order that tbs
federation can release its members
from their pledges not to sign con-
tracts until so notified by the organi-
zation. This cannot be done, how.
ever, until formal contract has beer
entered with the proper baseball au-
thorities, and 1 have notified all mem.
bers of the federation not to consider
themselves released from theil
pledges until personally and formally
notified by the organization to thai
effect.
I'VE are confident that all of oul
requests will be gratified when they
are laid before the National Commits
sion and fully explained, for tn,
L players do not believe that there was
at any time objection to our requests
on their merits. The objection which
once existed because these requests
were presented by the federation can
no longer be said to be a detrimental
factor. since the prejudice against thu
organization is fast dying out. i
means much both to the players and
the clubs to have these contract diff
ferences removed, and the member:
of the federation are deeply gratife6
that what might have developed int
a controversy, attended with many
serious consequences. is apparently
so near happy solution.
Now They Want Movie.
The Pittsburgh Federals are max
ing a strong bid for Ray Move, sold
by Troy, OF the New York Stats
League, to the Brooklyn Nationals
and who is said to be slated to play
at shortstop for the Dodgers. The
Pittsburgh manager offers Move &
two years contract, with a salary 6
little in excess of that provided by his
Brooklyn contract, and with raiss
of 800 a month the second year
Move is spending the winter at hi:
home in Rochester. Ind. 1t is said b.
his friends that Move will refuse Il
leave the Brooklyn team.
May Play "AIl-star Series"