New Britain herald., 1916-12-04
l,2l5 MEMBERS IN FLUTES FRATERNITY
DaVy's Report Shows Indians and Athletics NOn-MenberS

New York, Dec. 4.--In the fOurt1 annual report of the Baseball Play CTS Fraternity, made public yester- day, Dave Fultz, president, gives a detailed account of the benefits the players both major and minor leaguers, have obtained through join ing the organization. F'uitz in his re- port states that . the organization, which has just completed it's fourth year, continues in strength and is demonstrating it's ability to accom- pnsh benefits for it's members
 The report shows that only two clubs in the major leagues, PhilaIet- phia and Cleveland American League clubs, are not members of the fra ternity. The players of one other club, the Chicago White Sox, have shown a lack of interest. Their lack of interest, however, has been more than offset, according to Fultz, by the large representation in all parts of the country.
 |fhe minor leagues, according to. R,tSident I7ultz, the fraternity has made rapid strides. Three Class A clubs, Baltimore, Indianapolis and San Francisco, are not in the organiza ton, but mem bership in the others is a Association is represented with entire strength except the Mobile club. There is room for improvement in the membership from the Western League says Fultz. The return of a number of Federal League players increased the active membership considerably during the past season. The total en- Tollment consists of 1,215 members.
 Players Forbidden to Join.
 President Fultz states that, accord ing to reports made to him. players have been forbidden to join the fra ternity from the Philadelphia Amer icans Indianapolis and Denver clubs, and adds if this be true all three ciubs have violated the fraternity 2 agreement which says that there shall be 10 discrimination against thc fra ternity members
 As to what has been accomplished officially since October 1, 1915, F'ultz says that in $40 cases advice has been given to players. Monthly financial statements have been furnished to the directors, seven bulletins were sent to Ike representatives of the forty-four clubs which comprise the orsaniza- tion, forty-aeven meetings with vari- ous clubs were held at which an aver- age attendance of 80 per cent of the membership was recorded.
 Claims of Players Won.
 Many claims of players were taken lip by the fraternity on formal a:f- davits during the past year. Of these eleven were decided in favor of the players by the National Commission, which in every instance sustained the claim. Out of eleven cases brought } before the national board seven were decided in favor of the players three met with adverse decisions and no action was taken in one claim. Five out of six complaints of players against clubs were allowed and three others which were placed with at forneys for suit, were adjusted
 The sum of s7,521.98 was recovered from club owners through the instru- mentality of the fraternity and in ad- dition the validity of certain contracts was established, saving $2,775 to the players involved
 McGiII Denies Report
 Indianapolis, Dec. 4.-James D. Me Gill, president of the Indianapolis club of the American Association last night denied that his players had been forbidden to join the Players Fraternity, as was indicated in the annual report of David l.. Fultz, presi- dent of the fraternity. McGill said he and his players had never discussed the fraternity mem bership question, and he denied that he discriminates against fraternity members. He said none of his players, unless some re- gently acquired, belong to the frater- ty.
 McGill formerly was president of the Denver Western League club also mentioned in Fultz's report.
 Still Another Denial