New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
tNER ANNOUNCES RAT. TURN DOWN
Bue Head Says Concessions Do l Not Refer to Majors

EfW York. Jan. 6.-President John Fener returned to the National
 ne offices here yesterday after at
 ing the National commission
 Fing in Cincinnati. Upon his Urn, announcement was made that
 commission had dismissed the
 Hon of the Players Fraternity
 fh was sent to the commission at
 Fame time that it was sent to the
 ional Association of Minor leagues. klhe four concessions sought by the kfrnity, the commission held that
 Ie of them did not refer in any
 to major leagues, and therefore
 that they were internal affairs
 the National association, and
 Id come before the commission
 on appeal.
 1e fourth concession, asking that
 CTS be paid during the period of
 bility from injury received on
 lplaying field, was also dismissed.
 commission stated that in the
 1917 contracts, which were ap-
 led by that body, this request has Lhdy been granted The supreme Ift of baseball, in taking this ac-
 says:
 |nasmuch as the commission has L4r approved major league con-
 empowering a major league to suspend a player disabled in fervice without pay, and as the b of contract approved for 1917
 |ires club to retain a player in
 q In its service, for the full term, HreQuest in so far as Is relates to &br league clubs is dismissed be- ESee the condition complained of ff not and cannot exist"
 Fpe 1917 form of major league con- kE relating to this subject says: lld the player become disabled 1is ability to perform his duties n any manner or, from any cause EAired at any time during the term Ills contract. the club owner may pr terminate this contract by ag to the player written notice tS election to do so. or suspend player without pay until the dis |lty is removed; provided, however, J the provisions of this paragraph Ih not apply to disability incurred Inc player from injuries sustained Ind resulting directly from the Hilton on the baseball field of ser Ie under this contract. and during :Itime of such disability and until Termination of this contract, the Ter shall receive his full compen- |bn specified in his contract" ' it's finding the commission re- (|ks:
 lit will be noted that the right of [hse cannot be exercised by the J when player is injured while (huty and he Is entitled to salary 9the full term of his contract"
 Resident David l.. Fultz of the Ekball Players Fraternity. stated 1erday that while he had not seen |bpy of the 1917 contract recently |bted by the major leagues, the re- 3ed change in the clause relating |bayment to players injured on the field while incapacitated was hfactory to both officers and mem- ! Of the fraternity.
 II do not understand" said Fultz, |b reference to the request being lhfssed because the condition com ned of does not and cannot exist, owed immediately by tho state ht that the 1917 contracts contain lew clause rectifying the very 1n- hce of which the fraternity com- ined. If the conditions complained have been removed. as stated, lever, the method of reasoning IS material.
 rhe dismissal of the requests that brred to conditions under the ju- fiction of the National association broadly, semi-legal technical It will be followed by an appeal |the National commission. on the t of the fraternity, from the reso- Ions of the National association, (ch will have the effect of bring the entire matter before the com- ssion again in the form of an ap- II. as outlined in the statement 1s- a by that body