Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-14
PEACE IS NEAR IN
BASE BALL WORLD
Conference Held in Endeavor
to Compromise Strike of
the Players.
AGREEMENT IS ADVOCATED

New York, Feb. 13.-The National
league and the Base Ball Players
Fraternity came to the parting of the
ways here late today, while Manager
John ]. McGraw of the New York
National league club, and President
David L. Fultz of the Players asso-
citation. were IN secret conference en-
deavoring to reach common ground
upon which the so-called strike of
the players could be compromised.
The senior organization passed unani-
mously resolution abrogating the
agreement made with the fraternity at
Cincinnati on January E, 1914, and
when McGraw returned to the meet
ing it first appeared as if his self
imposed mission had been in vain.
Later, when President Tener, of the
National league read the resolution
to newspaper representatives, he ex-
planned that no discrimination was to
be made against any player, who
might have been or continued to be
a member of the fraternity, but that
the league would no longer recognize
the organization and that all dealings
in the future would be with the play
ers as individuals.
Principal Request By Fultz.
As this was the principal request
made by Fultz in his conference with
McGraW as guarantee before taking
steps looking toward the lifting of
the strike order insofar as it affected
the major leagues, it appeared that
his request had received consideration.
That the magnates realized the Sc
robustness of the situation that faces
base ball, both from internal and in
ternational complications, was shown
by the fact that the base ball writer's
were called intot the meeting of the
league for one of the very few times
in the forty-odd years of its existence
and the following resolution was read.
after which the magnates stated that
they were ready to answer any ques-
tons which might be asked
Whereas, the ball players fratern-
ity has violated the letter and spirit
of an agreement made between ma
tonal agreement leagues, clubs and
players, entered into of date January
g, 1914, therefore be it resolved by
the National league of professional
base ball clubs that insofar as that
league is concerned, this agreement
be and is hereby abrogated and all
relations between this league and said
fraternity are hereby severed and
terminated"
Won't Predict Action.
When the resolution was shown to
Fultz he refused to state what action
the fraternity would take until he had
consulted other officers of the organi-
cation. Before he left McGraw, ar
engagements were made to meet again
tomorrow, when Fultz hoped to go
before the National league, but the
action of that organization virtually
barred the way for such move. Nc
Graw returned Immediately to the
National league headquarters and ex-
planned what he accomplished to
President Hampstead of the New
York club, who in turn laid the result
of his managers efforts before the
magnates, but what effect, if any, the
report had was not disclosed.
Several of the club owners were
aware that the fraternity officials were
eager to meet the big league mag
mates more than half way and this
may have had some bearing upon
their action. Several prominent men,
both inside and outside base ball cir
Giles, had been asked to use their eff
forts to bring about a meeting be-
tween the club owners and the eiaders
OF the fraternity, but McGraw was the
only one who appeared willing to step
into the breach and endeavor to bring
about settlement Of the trouble.
Whether Fultz will decide to call
off the strike upon the strength of
the National league resolution could
not be learned tonight.