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Show HEAD OF PLAYERS' FRAT GIVES OUR LEAGUE 0. 0. Dave Fultz on Swing of Coast Circuit Cities, Wants Representatives on Sah Francisco and Salt Lake Clubs DAVID L. FULTZ pres dent of the Baseball Players f ratern ty who armed in Los Angeles re cently for a few days stay is on the coast for the express purpose of forward ng the fraternity interests n the Pacific Coast league and also to take in southern California for the first time says the Los Angeles Tr bune The baseball players representat ve s accompanied by Mrs Fultz and w 11 journey north to San Franc sco to take in the expos tion and also look into baseball nterests tn the Bay city before going further north to Portland From there he Villi travel eastward Of the P C L clubs, Vernon Los Angeles Oakland and Port and have representatives n the Players frater ruty Walter Boles of the Angels Jack Ness of the Oaks B 11 Speas of the Beavers and D ck Bayless of the Ver non Tigers are members of the frater n ty Fnltz wanti to line up San Fran Cisco and Salt Lake clubs v. th at least one representative from each team be fore return ng to the east again Protects Players Fultz has worked with m ght and main for the past two years stand ng up for the baseball players He fights their legal battles and protects them whenever protection s necessary In fact Mr Fultz is quite some lawyer o tside of baseball In a way tua side issue with him as he enjoys an extensive practice In New York St 11 he s heart and ssul with the ball player and always trying to raise him to a hiehar Diane In fact Fultz was a major league player himself not so many years ago He was with the lew York Yankees n 1903-4 o playing in the center field berth U s baseball career was tenni nated abruptly in 1905 through a sen ous accident Fultz collided with Kid Elberfeld then playing shortstop for the New York Americana Fultz re ce v ed a broken law and other serious njunes and his days as a player were ended Through the untiring efforts of Fultz the Baseball Players a fraternity is ree ogmzed by the b g league magnates The player lawyer fighter is the base ball players fnend and is doing all n his power to protect the men under contract Middle West Business On h s way to the Pac fi roast Mr Fultz stopped off in several of the Amer can assoc at on cities to interv ew members of the fraternity who are playing w th the A A cl 6s He re ports everyth ng progressing satisfae tor lv When most one I in regard to the I Federal Ieag e and the hanocs for peace between the Feds and organized baseball Mr Fnltz said The Federal league forces have put p a wonderful fight during te short career but T had looked for a reconciliation before the start of the 1916 season T do not bo! eve t will be brough about before that t me now The outlaws howe er have not had near the success with their proiect as they expected at the start The Fede al league clubs have nsti tuted te cent baseball in orler to draw o t the crowds There will bo peace n eastorn baseball circles before ? It7 s constantly os ng h s I fluonco an I power to the betterment of the na to al gan o He s Mrectly against the lavcr wl o ses profano lang nge on the ball field This and otl or bad faults of the game he w 11 stamp o t of the past me if possible Brown University Stir Before taking up baseball the Plaj e frate ulty pros lent attendel Brown unners ty and graluated fro that Inst tntion I 899 He made qu te a a e for h self at Brown on the gr I rou play ng I a fbn 1 on the var s ty In fa t I n s rom ne t foot ball of H al u the oust lie offic ated n the groat liar ar I Yaln gan o last fa 1 as refe on a d a ro st nt le ran I o old ate for bg oastern gr I r n bat os Th Dot o t Tigers ac o 1 ng to the layers f o I a e- I ply to capt ro the Amer ong o (lag Tl BoKto Eel Box a o t aveling at a g eat ato s I ltr, 1 t wat h 11 ghey Ion n ngs an I n s 1 gnrs I r ng the cl sing weeks of tie a fia g Tl e L e tro t cl b s t e one f a r gan a I Is R i Hobo h beat If tl ey w I 1 w n tl onnan The f atom t nf nulol ho nn f Ugh tin n ook j Rolg rs ha o t 1 b an ri 1 o j, s o Id I o u w tl g n figl fo I o flgf p lwh I ss on n h h I h I g j g V g a h Ml nte v ow Walter Ho os 1)1 DAVE FULTZ Ness, and w 11 attempt to 1 ne up other Pacific Coast league players with the Baseball Players" fraternity |
