New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-14

"Not a few Of us have repudlated
Taltz." Sherwood Nottingham Mage!e,
the anarchist Of the Boston Braves, IS
speaking. Half dozen Of his fellow
associates of the Fraternity are gain
cred around nodding assent. once IN
a while Dick Rudolph, Of The bronx
cuts in. These Fraternity members
have been talking 10 Ed Reuloacn, sec
retary of the organization, from tlme
TO time all afternoon. Reulbach, II Is
pointed out by this revolutionary rae
ton. has not seen Fultz for two weeks.
"Fultz must get out says Magee,
ulayed fairly with us. He called 3
strike without consulting the board OF
directors. His public utterances bound
us 70 motives which we never Endorsed.
Minor issues we're dragged in with
which we had no concern. The whole
proposition was befogged and clouded;
Our president has put the Baseball
Plsyers' Fraternity in a false light
lie did so acting for self motives. he
must 60
Wants Committee Of Players
Rudolph's remarks we're Of the came
tenor. ~,
lieve itself of an Objectionable execu-
tive quickly enough If organized base
hall will agree TO treat with COM
,nittee of PLAYERS. The members Of
our organization have been placed IN
false light. There are those among US
honorable enough to realize that some
of the lesser lights Of our profession
may be made 70 suffer for declarations
Of. Fraternity principle II a stampede
20 sign results. For the protectloh OF
these weak alone we are lighting now.
Upon unimpeachable authority II was
learned that Fultz's only guarantee
sought "a forwarded through McGraw
for uneouivocal surrender, was pledge
that the forces of organized baseball
would not prove vindictivej that there
would be no prosecutions Of the mig
leaders of the revolution.
While the National League refused
20 entertain any overture from tultz or
WcGraw. President Tener guaranteed
against such vindictiveness. Tener and
Ms associates Of the National League
beld an open meeting for the press.
During one Of several impromptu ad-
dresses. prompted by questions, the eX-
ecutivc declared that in ignoring the
Fraternity his club presidents would
make no determinations between Fra
ternity and non-Fraternity members.
Hermann Gives Reasons
August Hermann, chairman of the
National Commission and president OF
The Cincinnati Reds, delivered a long
address, pointing out the many develop
rnents that finally led 10 the rupture
with the Fraternity. Mr.. Hermann,
hacked By letters from Fultz and other
documentary evidence, attempted TO
how bad faith on the part OF the
Fraternity head IN many Of his con-
;entiOus. lie declared I'm summing up
that the National League had broken
with the Fraternity because that or
panizstion had forfeited By attempted
cytortion, self-confessed, whatever
rights had been guaranteed IN previous
conferences.
Hermann wound up his arguments
i'm an effort % prove q point Of con-
spiracy on the part Of the players
union by quoting a postscript from a
bulletin Of Fultz 20 players of his or
der. which read:
"Keep all contracts sent you, and
when you have won you will get the
biggest salaries offered you"
other National League club owners,
including Percy D. Haughton Boston,,
Barney Dreyfuss Pittsburgh, Will
Jam =. Baker PHILADELPHIA and
Charles II. Ebbets, talked 20 the scribes.
All declared the National League would
ignore the Fraternity for all time 70
come.
Edward G.. Barrow, president Of the
International League, was the only rep
resentatiye Of the National Associa-
ton on hand. Fraternity members
vho talked with Barrow were assured
that the minor leagues would never
acknowledge any communication from
The players organization 30 long as
he present administration obtained.
Message from Johnson
There was a rumor, thought j. could
rot be officially confirmed. that the Ma
tional League. or part Of -, was
weakening toward compromise when
NcCraw sought out Fultz. The story
goes that Just about that time Ban
Johnson got into touch with John X.
rener by long distance telephone from
Chicago; that big Ban notified the Ma
tionAl League that his club owners
were prepared 10 go % the length Of
= population % the peace agreement
tatber then cOUntcuance backdown
from any quarter ~ 0rgar'z"d base
ball
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