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Show LITTLE CHANGE II DRAFT HULL; BIUBJJECIS Coast League Prexy Opposed Op-posed to Lifting; New Method of Settling Disputes Dis-putes Among Minors. By Internatioaal News Service. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Severance of relations between the Baseball Players' fraternity and the American and Na- j tional league club owners meets with the fullest approval of the members of the national commission. In session here toil to-il ay the commission passed a resolution approving the acts of the two major "'leagues in severing relations and abrogating abro-gating their agreement with, the fraternity. fra-ternity. "Resolved, by the national commission commis-sion the resolution reads, "that the ac-. ac-. tion of the American and National leagues in severing relations with the Baseball Players' fraternity be and the . same is hereby ratified and approved, with the understanding that the status of all interests in organized baseball club owner and player alike is the same ; as it was before the agreement hereinbefore herein-before ra tilled was entered into." The action taken by Fultz yesterday undoubtedly means the reorganization of the Players' fraternity, from which Fultz drew a salary of $50(0 a year. The next move is expected to be the resignation of Fultz as president, since he no longer can get recognition from the heads of organized baseball. ' Word went forth today to members of the fraternity that the threatened baseball base-ball strike had been called off. Baum Favors Draft. Applications from the three class A A leagues for the lilting of the draft privilege privi-lege was refused by the commission because be-cause President Al Baum of the Pacific Coast league objected to it. Baum maintained main-tained that without the draft class AA . players would feel themselves on the same plane as major league players and would make large demands. The commission, com-mission, however, agreed that there should be no immediate delivery drafts. The commission also refused to in-; in-; crease the draft price. President Barrow Bar-row of the International league asked that drafts be conrined to once every two years, but the commission ruled in favor of the yearly drafting. Another Request Denied. Request for a hoard of arbitration from minor leagues to sit in controversies with the major leagues was turned down j by the commission, but provisions were made for a board to consist of the own- " ers of the tiaras in controversy to sit with members of the national commis- i sion. The commission passed recommendations recommenda-tions to the minor leagues that thev re-(- district their territories. This would be in the interests of more compact circles, with less competition for the teams, : American Follows Suit. Relations with the Baseball Players' fra-s fra-s ternity were severed by the American league at its schedule meeting here to-. to-. day, when similar action taken by the National league yesterday was indorsed by the following resolution:. Whereas, The players' fraternity has repeatedly violated the letter and spirit of an agreement entered into with it on January 6, 1914 ; therefore, there-fore, be it Resolved, By the American League of Professional Baseball clubs, that r 11 relations with said fraternity be and the t-ainc hereby are terminated. termi-nated. The playing schedule for the coming ' season was adopted, the action of the national commission in reference to the requests of the National Association of Elinor leagues was approved, and, while the playing rvi'es were discussed, no changes were lecommenJt d.' Ball Players Soldiers. Indorsing the assertion that baseball . should do its part in a movement looking look-ing toward the country's protection, the league passed a resolution suggesting that the players be given an opportunity to become civilian soldiers. The proposals pro-posals were that at each spring training . - camp one hour a day be devoted to mili- iarv instruction; that a military training camp be established at the close of t he-world's he-world's series, and that President Johnson John-son be empowered to consult with Major General Leonard Wood concerning the de-tai's de-tai's of this project. President Johnson was directed to contribute con-tribute liberallv toward a fund for a monument in Boston to perpetuate the memory of Timor hy H. Murnane. Ispite the fact that the organized strike lias been broken. Graver Cleveland Alexander, star pitcher of the Phillies, is still a hold-out, Alexander, upon hearing hear-ing that the s:rike had been ended, at once sent a telegram to President Baker reiterating his demand for $15,000, irrespective irre-spective r f the ending of the strike. Alexander Al-exander has been receiving ?700O. President Baker declined to discuss the matter except to say that he was going 10 talk with his star flintier. Asked if there was any chance that he wouid give (Continued on Follorisg Page.) LITTLE CHANGE II DRAFT RULE (Continued From Preceding Page.) Alexander what he demanded, Mr. Baker replied: "The same chance that . I will buy the Waldorf-Astoria hotel." |