Show Ll BASEBALL IS THROUGH WITH DAVE FULTZ r Little Change in Draft Rule Coast League President President President dent Objects T N TC or e 1 e Sm-I Sm lee to The ne Tf Telegram T n m. m EW YORK Feb 16 Sever nce Severance of N N- N NEW relations between n the Baseball Players' Players fraternity and the tha American and National league legue club owners meets with the the fullest nations nations- ap Pj of the members of the national commission In session here yesterday the commission pasted passed a resolution ap- ap e proving the acts of the two major leagues s In severing relations and abrogating their r agreement with the fraternity Resolved ed by tho national 1 commission commis- commis lon sion Flon tho the resolution rea reads s that the action action ac ac- ac- ac National lonal tion tion of ot the American and J leagues 8 In severing relations with nith the the Baseball Players' Players fraternity bo be an and h tho thu samo namo Is 11 hereby rat ratified fled and 1 approved v with wah the understanding understanding- that the tho status t. of ot all an interests In o organized baseball baseball- club owner and player alike alike Is Is t tas te the he same samo amoas herc as It H waa before the tho agreement before ratified was entered Into The e action taken b by Fultz und undoubtedly root root- edly means tho the reorganization tho the I pla- pla 15 flat fraternity from front which Fultz drew drewn n a salary of ot a year ear Tho The next next m move o os Is 18 s o expected to bo be the tho resignation of f Fultz as alJ president since he no longer can get ct recognition from tho heads o of organized baseball ball Word Vord has gone bone forth to members 01 ot th the fraternity that the thc threatened baseball base- base han ball lift strike has bas been called off oft Applications from tho the three class s AA AAS S h ca leagues for fOl tho lifting of ot the draft I i w w lego I o was refused b by tho commission lon Lecause because because be- be the tho Pacific cause President Al Baum of Coast league objected to It Baum naum maintained maintained maintained main main- that without tho the draft class clas AA ph- ph players ls l's would feel themselves on the th s. s same plane piano as major league players and would make largo demands Tho commission commission commission com- com mission however agreed that there bould be he no Immediate delivery dell drafts Tho commission also allelo refused to Increase increase In Increase In- In crease the draft price President Barrow Barrow Bar r row TOW of or the tho International league asked that drafts be he confined to once every two a year year-s but the commission ruled in favor of ot the yearly earl drafting Request Bequest for R l board hoard of ot arbitration from minor leagues to sit In controversies with the major leagues bUes was turned down lJ by the commission but provisions were mado for a board boar to consist of ot tho owners owners own- own ers era of or the teams In controversy to sit r with members of ot tho the national commis commis- sion Blon V f The commission passed recommendations recommends recommends- to the minor leagues sues that the they redistrict redistrict re- re district their territories This would woul beIn bo be boIn boIn In the Interests of ot more compact circles with less competition for tor tho the teams Relations with tho the Baseball Players Players' severed tho the American c fraternity were by league at Its Us schedule ule meeting hero yesterday yes yes- 0 when similar action taken by tho the National 1 league Wednesday was Indorsed ed b by tho following resolution Whereas Tho Tiro Players Players' fraternity has repeatedly violated tho the letter and spirit of ot an agreement entered Into with It on I January Januar C G 1914 therefore bo be It ft Itne ne Resolved By B- tho the Amer American can League gUe of ot Professional Baseball clubs that all aU relations relations re relations re- re lations with said fraternity be bo and tho the i samo hereby her by are terminated a President Johnson was directed to contribute contribute contribute con- con tribute liberally toward a fund for tor a monument In Boston to perpetuate the memory of Timothy H H. D Despite tho the fact tact that tho the o organized strike has been broken Grover Cleveland Alexander Alexander star pitcher of ot the tho Phillies is still a n holdout Alexander upon hearIng hearing hear hear- hear ing that the tho strike had been ended at once sent a telegram to President B Baker ker reiterating his demand deman for tor Irre- Irre of or the ending of ot the strike Irre-I Irre Al Alexander Alexander Al- Al I has been receiving President Baker declined to discuss discus the matter except to sa say that ho h was going to talk with his star J Asked ked If It there thero was an any chance nce that he would give IVO Alexander what ho he demanded Mr Ir Baker replied The same chance that I will bu buy tho the Astoria Waldorf-Astoria hotel i |