The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07
DAVE FULTZ Is HEAD
OF INTERNATIONALS
Succeeds Farrell as President
of Only Minor League to
Weather War Storm.
WILL SERVE ONE YEAR
Also TO Act as Secrctary-Treas-
carbohydrates in
This City.
WILL SERVE ONE YEAR
by FREDERICK G. LIEB.

By FREDERICK G. LIEB.
Lieut.. David L. Fultz. who was a
thorn IN the side of Organized Baseball
when he acted US president of the Base
ball Players Fraternity yesterday was
elected president -secretary-treasurer of
the New International League at the ad-
burned annual meeting In the Hotel
Imperial Lieut.. Fultz, who Is connected
With the aviation service, was elected
i his own request only for period OF
By a strange tlrn of fate Fultz sue
leeds the man who formerly was his
most bitter baseball enemy, John II. Far
rel, Farrell resigned under pressure at
The meeting of the New International
league hed here last month. In the
opinion OF his club owneSs, Farrell was
got aggressive enough in placing the
wrongs Of the International League be-
tore the National Commission and the
major leagues. While Fultz was ep-
saged as president of the Players Fra
-arnty he continually was at odds with
Tirrel who as secretary of the Ma
iional Association OF Minor Leagues,
tven refused TO answer Fultzs cor
dependence.
Will soon Be Mustered Out.
Fult1 now Is stationed at Haxelhurst
rteid. Long Island but expects to be
'1ustered out of sArvice within the next
fortnight. He will reestablish the head
charters of the International League in
New York. and will operate the league
rom his Wall street law offices. This
2so was formerly the headquarters of
ne Baseball Players Fraternity.
One of the first men to congratulate
Fuliz on his new baseball job was Major
Branch Riokey, president of the st.
'0GiS National League club. Major
hickey Is now at Camp Hendricks, New
Jersey, where he expects TO be mustered
at within the next week.
II want to congratulate you" said
E!ckty. We formerly were on opposite
s.ies, Dave. hut deep down in my heart
! always admired you. 1 think your
election to tho International presidency
Is q fine start In baseball reconstruc-
Fultz says he has no fixed policy to
follow Il have been out of touch with
baseball matters and / guess i will have
% get on to the ropes again." said the
lew executive. II realize that taking
ho.d'of minor league club isn't the
Easiest kind Of a job just now. but ]
guess We will be able to whip the
International League into some kind of
shape"
Futz is a graduate OF Brown Uni
'ersity, where he starred at beth foot
all and baseball. captainisg his teams
"a his Junior and senior years. He took
70 professional baseball at the end OF
ms college career and played on the
Baltimore National League team In
,NSg He played the outfeld with Mil
waukee in 1900. the first year OF the
Amer. an League and came to Phi!a-
Gelnh.a with Connie Mack In 1901.
He was one of the stars OF Macks
i-st Guardianship Athletic club ia 1902.
Re agreed to jump t. the Giants In
eN' llt cast his lot with the all-star
Yankee team with which Clark Griffith
.-'aled New York in that year Fultz's
career as Yankee was terminated
when he and Kid Elberfeld had a coll
.'sion on the Old Hilltop grounds, which
almost proved fatal to both players.
Fu.tz later won fame as football
"'hclal, and in 1912 originated the Play
'r' Fraternity and was elected its first
resident. He continued as fraternity
Lead nn:il two years ago when, during
ne winter OF 1916-l9l1, the players at
tempted their i'll fated off-season strike
- force the minor leagues TO grant GER
'ain concessions to their players When
re strike was broken the fraternity
''ent down with II,
Evcrs Also Considered.
Before the election of Fultz, which
vas unanimous, an unofficial offer was
Hade to Johnny Evrrs. former Cub and
Brave star and knights OF Columbus
sAcrc'ary. +. S. Benedict. representing
ne Binghamton club. asked E,vers II
.a would consider the presidency. With
m at the time were McCaffey OF the
Toronto club. Tom Mccarthy of New
ark and Arthur Irwin. manager Of the
Rochester team.
Such support as Evers had never had
chance to exert itself. as Fultz was
ne candidate of Joe Lannin and Jack
Dunn and between them they controlled
our clubs. Lannin was absent from
e meeting, but his proxy was held by
'harlfs Knapp, attorney of the Buffalo
.Gh while Newark and Hamilton, On
.tgo were represented by their respec-
"a mlnagers-Thomas Mccarthy and
fa'-irt Donovan.
Carries Chaplin. the Rochester owner
7-s not present, the Rochester club being
ne only club without representation at
On" meeting Chapin's absence was sig
,.'eaut, in view of his utteranee at the
.ss' meeting OF the league In which he
'7', IT Dave Fultz is elected president
'f The International League there will
.' no international League bail In
rochester next season"
r'a.r International League men de-
f-h~I that as the usual Chaplin bonn
'ss, 5Ld pointed TO the big deal he
recently put over with the Giants as
.ro ( hat he would be in baseball next
sea-ou. Arthur Irwin, manager of the
Rochester team, represented the club in
zoo hotel lobby, and said that Chaplin
.ld 20 attend to a meeting In Chicago,
ireN'utng him from attending the base
sau eOuclavo.
TIE International League passed
-eso.ution which 1t will put before the
Joint meeting Of the big leagues in New
.ark on January 10, requesting that the
graz; os lifted from the international
League.