The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
'FULTz NEW HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL
Fultz Succeeds Far 9ll- Evers' Name Also
 Mentioned.

Lieut.. David l., F'ultz, former president of the. Baseball Players Fraternity, and more recently an of ficer in the aviation section of the United States Army, was elected Pres ident of the New International League at an adjourned meeting of that or organization in the Imperial Hotel, l this city, yesterday afternoon. He accepted a one-year term.
 1 Lieut.. F'ultz succeeds John H. Far rell of Auburn, N. Y, secretary of | the National Association of Minor 1 League Clubs, who resigned at the 1 annual meeting last December on tha | ground that his other duties would not permit him to continue.
 MT. Farrell was elected, one year | ago, when the New International League was organized following the disruption of the International League | of which Ed Barrow, now manager l of the Boston Red Sox, was president l for a number of years. Barrow re- l signed when his salary was cut from S7,500 to $2,500, and the league dis 1 banded a few days later The sal ary to be paid Lieut. Fultz was not ! announced.
 Johnny Evers, one of the greatest l second basemen of all time, who re-
 gently returned from France, where | he had charge of baseball for the i Knights of Columbus, was considered seriously for the position as presi- i dent. His name was suggested by F. s. Benedict of the Binghamtor
 club where, by the way, Evers played 1 his first baseball.
 Discussing the qualifications of tht
 two men 1t seemed to be felt tha | owing to the work of reconstruction which faces the league Lieut.. Fultz
 with his legal training, would bc
 more valuable and so the latter final
 ly was elected by unanimous ap proval of those present.
 J. J. Lannin, who helped finance
 three of the clubs last season, wa
 not on hand, but Charles Knapp O
 Baltimore held his proxy and repre-
 sented him at the meeting.
 Charles Chapin, president and chic
 owner of the Rochester ciub was no
 in attendance. He declared tw,
 or three weeks ago that his clul
 would not be represented in the cir
 cult if Lieut.. Fultz was elected presi
 dent, and now it remains to be seel
 whether or not he will change hi
 mind. Some of the other owner
 are of the opinion that he spok
 hastily and that he will not withdraw Rochester from the league
 It seemed to be the general feelin | hoT r 1r.
 choice in its president. Few me ] are better qualified to serve as an ex ecutive, as he combines legal trainin with a thorough and complet . knowledge of baseball. On top o , this his qualifications as an organize
 are well known, as he was the lead ing instrument in the formation c the Baseball Players Fraternity, c which he served as president for sev eral years.
 Lieut.. Fultz was born in Virgini and first came into prominence 1
 baseball with the Brown Universit team. After being graduated fror college he joined the PhaHdelphi 3 Athletics and played with that tear for two years. He was traded | l the Yankees in 1903 and played thre years on the old hilltop grounds. An injury ended his career on tn diamond on Sept. 30, 1905. In gc ing after a fly ball he came in co lision with another player and suffer ed a fractured jaw. ,
 He then took up the practice
 law and still maintains his offices z
 fl Wall street. ."
 As said before, he was largely. ir strumental in organizing the Baseba Players Fraternity and worked
 number of reforms in the conduct ( the game. The players, howeve A failed to pull together and when the
 demands became too radical the il | f1uence of the fraternity was so baC . ly affected that it finally disbanded . 1516. j. After war was declared Lieu ,,. Fultz enlisted in the aviation servic Il and was stationed at Hazelhur y Field, Mineola.
 II In addition to baseball he has Tor
 been closely identified with footba
 first as a player and later as officia
 He ranks as one of the best umpir, 9 in the game.
 s Lieut.. Fu1tz was at the Imperi , Hotel last night in uniform when u . 1 announcement of his election w; - made. He expressed pleasure at b | ing called to the important post ar
 said that it was his ambition to p1
 the league in the front rank. F
 may make a more formal statemel
 later.
 y Lieut.. Fu1tz has a host of admire e and congratulations are sure to pol r. in on him in the next few days, n Those who attended the meetir s yesterday were J. J. McCaffery r
 Toronto; Charles Knapp and Jac
 Dunn of Baltimore; Dave Driscoll
 Jersey City; Tom Mccarthy of Ney
 ark; H. H. Benedic of Binghamto :, and George Wilste of Buffalo. ; RETDRNS FROM SERVICE.