The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
KRAFT BOUGHT
BY EBBETS AND
STRIKE AVOIDED
Players Fraternity Wins Its
Point When BrOOklynite
Runs to Cover.
WIRES $1,000 OFFER
TO NASHVILLE CLUB
When It's Accepted Magnate
Ships First Baseman to
His Newark Club
FULTI COT NTERMANDS
ORDER TO Go OFT TODAY
American Leagucrs still Hard
AZ Planning Fight When
Peace News Comes.

President David T. Fultz called off yes.
terday the contemplated strike Of tho
Baseball Players Fraternity members en-
ployed by the two major leagues. This
decision WAS reached by the head Of the
PLAYERS union when II became known that
organized baseball-or at least that por-
ton Of It represented by the National
1.eague-had reCeded from it's helligercnt
attitude. The threatened trouble arose
over dispute as to whose property was
Clarence Kraft first bascman drafted
by Brooklyn from the New Orleans club
last September The National Commits
sion. which governs organized baseball.
ruled that the player was the property Of
the Nashville club of the Southern Asso-
citation. The Baseball Players Fraternity
claimed that by virtue Of an amendment
in the national agreement Kraft belor god
20 Newark 81 the International League
The Baseball Players Fraternity Won It's
argument.
Charles ~ Fbbets president OF Iuc
Brooklyn National League club, was tho
sacrifice on the altar Of peace. lie rushed
hurr'edly 10 New York from the middle
West. and while on the way wired an Offer
20 Nashville OF 81 900 to transfer It's claim
was accepted Mr. Ebbets Immediately
notified President Fultz of his successful
negotiation and Fultz AS quickly notified
the members of his association that there
would he no walkout to-day, as had been
planned by all sixteen clubs Of the Ma
tional aud American leagues.
While Mr.. Ebbets aud Mr.. Fultz were
capturing the dove of peace ban Johnson
and his eight club presidents of the
American League were grinding their
implements OF war in secret AT the Hotel
Walcott. The Johnson hcnchmen had just
sat back TO listen 10 tho big chiefs plan
Of action when g. w. Ebb"ts burst into
the war council with the olive branch
His announcement that Brooklyn had
purchased Kraft left the followers of
johnson powerless TO proceed against the
threatened mutiny There was no mutiny
left against which to proceed
Ban johnson did not cnthuse over the
summary manner in which peace and
quiet were restored TO organized baseball.
lie minated that his league would have
preferred to fore, an issue with the Play
ors Fraternity al this time. II was init
mated by certain members In attendance
with Ban that the National League had
sldestopped the issue by prompting Mr..
Ebbetts TO purchase the release of Kraft
from Nashville.
These insinuations Ilr. Ehbets stout'y
retuted. He said the deal rad been mad-
upon his own initiative that ne had not
consulted with GOV. T,rrr or any of his
coneasucs upon tho matter ana that he
had purchased th' hrst hasemdn because
he desires his "eryices In Newark. This
contention was borne on: at least in part
last night when Mr.. Ehbets shipped Kraft
TO Providence to 'ot the indians.
While the Am riran League magnates
assumed an lnd'hfI'nt attitude " was
pam TO De seen 'hal all We're relieved
he al. hot IA
Inc Ne" 1orN ana pepult teams were
likewise happy 'hat ne fraternity mad
won us point Nl'hput gong 10 urastc
measures ava th"' p"'h sues hHu come
or sracetullN from th' 'hcounter'
ffeSldeht RUIZ OF the fraternity OK
pressed keen deIIsht tndt MS association
was aplt 10 carry us point
The fraternity wishes ." express pub
lclN ltS appreciation or me square manly
way IN "nlcn MI Epptts mas faced IN"
ISSUE SAID ne.
Y am sur" that great good VIII result
from the lat" friction players and man
ayers VIII understand each other better
in future. I felt all along thar when the
maguates considered the justice OF our
demand an amicahlc settlement would he
effected. The players deserve every
credit Tor the digntied. determined way
m which they backed M our organiza-
ton"
n was rumored ycste rday afternoon
that President Frank Farrell of the New
ynrLy vas unvotiatinr for tho services
of Kraft, and that the player probably
would report to Frank Chance AT once.
This story Mr.. Farrell denied The sin
c4ritv of his denial was horne out later
in tho day when Mr. Ehbets announced
that Kraft would ioln the Newark team
Immediately
Ban Johnson was rather paued that
none of the National League maCnates
,av. Mr. Ebl,ets mt I'm an aunonrance
H. had asked tho fellow members Of the
National Commission, AS well as many of
'g'nple III ~" T,n lot JoInt Gon l!.,r