New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-13
JOHNSON Will
DRIVE D. FUIT1
FROM BASEBALL
Ban Declares War Again,
Fraternity Head-Sav
Unsigned Men Can
not Go South

Chicago. Jan. r. Threat, a.,
L. Fultz, president OF the r.,
Players Fraternity, 70 cali go
between six and seven hundred Ne y
unless their demands are grant, ,
fore the beginning Of the 1917 a..
were answered By B. B. johnson. =.
dent Of the American League b.,.
night. >
President Johnson. in H.,
statement, declared that Fulr -
be driven out Of baseball: IA. -
Fraternity would be crushed ~.
every player in the American -.
would be obliged TO sign ,o,''.
before going 10 the sprinr ia.
camps. The American Lcasu. -
Johnson said, is through With Fur,
Will Crush FuItz
We never again snail 'ists, =.
propose he may Offer Preside,t +.
son said. 1--WE invite him 70 ear. ~ y
his bluff. personally do M, ~, I.
the players are back OF Fultz -
he hss been using 4 power - 49,
out statements without authorize ~
the players themselves. The Am., ~
League will see that Fultz ia e,1,s..
driven out OF baseball.
The American League has b,s, ..
with its players and will cortis,. I |.
treat them fairly without the ~ /.
Mr.. Fultz."
Henry Must Quit or Go
President Johnson also declared d
John Henry, catcher Of the Wss...
ton club, a representative Of tos D,
ers' Fraternity, could either dro, ,
affiliations with the Fraternitv a, -
the American League.
Henry or any other player IA IL,
American League who refuse, IA a.
a contract because Of the Fr,,,-,.
will be barred. We propose % +,
strong hand on Henry and other \,
him"
n the ultimatum Of David | -.
president Of the Baseball PLAYER, ,,
ternity. vas calculated 70 strik. =
ror into the hearts OF the usg,,,
great and small, il failed Of h. :,
pose, evidently. Those moguls AZ
game who hibernate in New YORK y,
able to be about and take regular ~
ishment yesterday.
Indeed, the owners and high os.,,
Of this highly organized spor, s.,-
assume that the Fultz rumpus /, h.,
tempest IN teapot and that n, ~
will all be in line at the cashier, =.
dow the very first pay day next Ar
SO far as the situation in New Yah
concerned, doubtless there is rea,,, 4,
the octopus TO sit back conul,g..,
and await. But in this connsc,ir
must be remembered that Mr. ~,
made OF the two local clubs exo,t-l
10 the rule Of ruin and disss,,, ,,i
would follow in the wake OF r,f.l !,
abdicate 70 fraternity demand
The two New York clubs wga,s Il,
customary use for spring tni,,,
camps. The majority Of Gar s.d
players were held over by u,,r,ri
term contracts; practically all a p,
rest have assumed obligation, as ".
ing in baseball law az con,,,,y
terms.
with one or two exception, >.
clared Secretary John B. Foster ~,
Giants, I'VE have heard from 80
i players 70 whom We mailed cort,r
And without exception the comms- q
4 tons have been reassuring. No,t-p
from whom We have heard bu, "a, g.
cepted the salary terms nsn. y
Manager John J. McGraw. So tsr =,
very worst that could possibly haze
20 the Giants would be two or ..w
hold-outs IN the interests Of a fsr.n
strike. These men, I might sit, ~
not Of vital consequence 20 the tl..l
future"
In light Of the fact that nunw !,
the players OF both the Giants ri
Yankees have accepted terms ia VT
ing almost the equivalent o. sri,
contracts the feeling is preul.ni a
local circles that the nsjor lura
. players we're not so serious in their q.
legged promises 20 FultI as that srsg'
tive believed. Il was pointed OF, ..ii
Fultz had damaged his hold On he
major league players by the sontsni,n
that his quarrel was not sgirs 10
National Commission and h. IE' BIZ
circuits.
Ban Johnson declares hi, er.'i
welcomes the issue" said Pr.,its,i
Iener of the National League s.,'r
leaving for Philadelphia yssterds! a.
ternoon. We'll, ! can say the sane r.
the National League.
Mr.. Fultz should appreciate it' ~
tice of baseball law which reps','s
he has eXonerated He should Sc"
that the National Commission has 60
the power to interfere in the eo'c'f
of minor league affairs. Hi. egsr''
ne admits, is with the minor eisae
{ He should settle with the minors a. ,
not hold the major leagues rsspon'o'