New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-27
Head of Players Frater
nifty Wants Him to STAY
on Commission.
AGREES.WITH PEPPER
ON RESERVE CLAUSE
Not Prepared to Take Action !,
Johnson Case - Gilmore
Coming East.
b. HAYWOOD BROUN.

The suggestion that the Nations
Commission drop August Hermann :,
its next election will receive no sy,
port from the Players Fraternity u
would a thousand times rather do bus.
ness with Hermann than with B,,
Johnson" declared Dave Faltz. head a,
the players organization. yesterday /,
discussing the new demands which IA.
fraternity has made upon the National
Commission. I'VE have always found
Hermann fair and just in his De.
cisions," added Fultz.
1--WE recognize the unsettled state o,
affairs in the minor leagues at pres,
cnt." said Mr. Fultz. "and conseouen;lr
in our new demands we have asked "a
concessions except from the major
leagues Chiefly we are interested IN
trying 10 protect the Young player VIE
is turned back 90 the minor leazut,
under an optional agreement We Zee
that in many cases such players miI:
be used by other major league elsb.
and we think it would be only Just iAr
the major league club holding the %
ton on the player should make up Re
difference in the figures between bis
major league contract and his salary IA
the minor leagues"
In discussing the reserve clause
from the point Of view Of the players
Mr.. fultz stated that he was entirely
in accord with the Interpretation held
by George Wharton Pepper, counsel
tor organized baseball
"Mr Pepper said during the trisl o.
the suit in Chicago declared Nr
Fultz, that playe- became free
gent after serving for the term Of his
contract and one additional year under
the option clause. John B. Foster, Of
the Giants. on the contrary, has stated
that although a player might be con.
sidered a free agent in the eyes Of the
law the major league clubs would con
slider him still bound by the reserve
clause. Such action would in my opir-
ion b. nothing short Of conspiracy.
recognize the need OF a reserve clause
Of some sort for the protection Of
baseball, but believe that Il should
cover only a limited period, say four
or five years"
Mr.. Fultz was asked whether Walter
Johnson would be expelled from tie
fraternity as a contract jumper
Eve are not prepared TO take action
on the case Immediately" replied the
representative Of the players. I'VE IN
tended at one time 20 eXpel all con.
tract jumpers, but when the courts de-.
cided that the agreement between Hal
Chase and the Chicago White SOx was
not binding we decided that II would
not be fair 10 take action against nea
who left their clubs after giving TED
day notice. and we must wait now 70,
further rulings"
In regard TO the new demands Of
the fraternity Mr. Fultz said: III Is
not true that the National Commission
has turned US down. The requests
which we made are still under the con-
sideration Of the ruling body Of or
ganized baseball"
Jim Gilmore is expected here on
Thursday or Friday. While his chief
object in coming East is 20 attend ne
meeting in New Haven for the lorna
tion of a New England Federal League
IL is probable that he will look over
the ground in Newark and come 70
decision over the possibility OF placing
a major league club in that city.
Local representatives Of the Federal
League were informed yesterday u
Narsans he'd siCnifed his intention o.
sticking with the 81. Lou.s Feds.
Lee Magee still maintains that y
Falkenberg, last year with the lndlalsl,
apolis Federal LeagU champions. VII
pitch for the Tip Tops this year, 10
spite of the denial of Gilmore.
Billy Sunday says he will come y
New York "to strike out booze u
Larry Mclean does the catet ing, h'
will probably call for a high one o.
the inside.
Now we know how Jefries felt De,
fore the fig,.t at Reno. and the men'sl
anguish c. Trayers az Sandwich. Daley
Rice and Adams are done. We are tns
last hope Of The Tribune in the news.
paper mems pocket billiard tournameh'
at Doyle's. This afternoon we arc
scheduled to meet Don Marquis anu
gosh, how we dread IT.