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BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE WARNED BY DAVE FULTZ TO BEWARE OF THEIR CONTRA
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DAVE FULTZ' WARNING TO
PLAYERS LIKELY TO STIR
UP TROUBLE IN BASEBALL
Magnates Resent Statement Issued by Presi
dent of Players' Fraternity Split Between
I Members and Magnates May Result
Th Bniiabnir Players Fraternity, through Its ambitious president, Davo
Tvttlz, star outfletder of Connie Mack's first ponnant-wlnnlnir team In 1902, Is
'tfcrftg to play an Important part In the flnnl pence- settlement, If a warning Issued
4j President Fultz to the Federal League players who havo "Ironclad" contracts,
Jw tho anticipated effect. Futtz has stirred up a hornet's nest by Intimating
that tho magnates of organized ball Intended to tnko ndvantngo of technicalities
la 6rder to release themselves from tho obligation of tho contracts by Federal
LcMffuers who will not be sought by National and American Lcaguo clubs.
Kultz also Intimates that tho situation Is bo complicated that somo of
Ihft players who do hold "Iron-clad" Federal Lcaguo contracts nnd who aro
desired by teams of organized ball may be forced to tako a cut In salary If
they did no't observe tho proper formalities boforo malting terms with their
nw owners. Tho consent of tho Fedcrnl Lcaguo club Is necessary before
Any player of the Independent lcaguo can sign "with n, tram of organised ball.
It A player signs without tho written consent of tho Federal League owner ho
la Automatically breaking his original contrnct by signing another beforo ho
has been officially released. Fultz Intimates strongly that tho owners of
National and American Leagues will bo quick to tako advantngo of this
technicality.
Players o Seek Legal Advice
AH Federal League players aro requested to seok legat advice, preferably
that of Fult2, beforo signing now contracts with teams of Organized Ball.
No doubt the players will listen to Fultz and tho Players Fraternity, mak
ing possible another rupture between tho owners and player. Frequent
squabbles between tho players and owner wero In a largo monBuro rospon
Ible for many of tho players of tho National nnd American Lcngues Jump
ing to tho Fed oral Lcaguo.
That themagnates resent tho Interference of Fultz Is proved conclusively
by a statement given out by Prcsldnnt Barney Dreyfus, of tho Pittsburgh
Club. lie accuses Fultz of meddling Into something which Is nono of his
business. Dreyfus also says that Fultz has Insulted tho magnates by Im
plying that they would tako advantage of technicalities to break contracts
after Organized Ball had gono into court to forco tho players to livo up to
these contracts.
Other magnates express similar views and nil declare that It will bo time
enough for tho Players' Fraternity and President Fultz to tako up cudgels
when tho contracts In forco had not been honored by organized ball and not
before.
Players Not Bridled by Peace
It was generally believed thnt players would bo completely squelched after
peace had been mado between tho warring fores, but ns long as Fultz can koep
tho players together and tho fraternity In good shapo tho players will havo far
mora to say than tho magnates will like. The first sign of weakness shown
by tho forces of organlzod ball In tho peaco negotiations with tho Feds and the
reinstatement of nil Jumping players was a boon to tho Players' Fraternity, and
It would not bo surprising if practically every ballplayer In tho cntlro country
Joined the organization fn tho near future.
At tho present time thoro are many star players who havo refused to
Join the fraternity, the entlro Athletic team bolng Included In this list; but
It la thought they will now fall In line. If tho players stick together as Indi
cated there Is certain to bo ono big fight waged between players and mag
nates In the future, tho result of which will have an Important bearing on
the future of baseball.
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HARRY SINCLAIR
Tho multl-millionairo oil king,
who backed tho Newark Federal
Lcagua ball club, Is said to bo
dickering for tho control of tho
New York Giants. Hempstead
declares, howovor, that his club
is not for salo.
MANY YOUNG
EXPERTS TO SWIM
IN PENN TANK
New England and Middle
Atlantic Scholastic Star's
Will Compete
SCHEDULED SATURDAY
Ono hundred swimmers, tho pick of
the New England and Middles Atlnntlo
schools will contest for tho Intcrschol&stlo
swimming tltlo Saturday afternoon In tho
Unlvorslty of Pennsylvania pool, Weight
man Unit. In all, moro than a dozen
prominent schools will bo represented. It
tII1 bo tho first lnterscholastlc meet of
1918.
The schools that havo entered teams
are Lawrencovllle, Brooklyn Poly, New
York Jlnnunl, Mcrcersburg Academy,
Boston English High, St. Luke's, Ilavor
ford Prep, Central High, Lansdowno
High nnd West Philadelphia High, last
year's champions. Representing theso
schools are som of tha best schoolboy
swimmers In the country. The events
start at 3 o'clock. .
Lawreneevllle, always a favorite. Is saia
to bo In excellent shapo to go after t no
tMIe won from them by the Wcit Phila
delphia team last year. Franzhelm, the
60 and 100-yard man, and four years a
member of tho team, Is In excellent
shape, and will give Klstler and Drasher,
of the "West Phillies, a har race In the
sprints. Brooklyn Poly, Now York Man
ual and Boston English High havo strong
teams.
Coach Lory Prentiss, of the Lawrence-
vIIIa nulmmr. had neverai ot his pro
teges at work In tho University of Penn
sylvania tank yesterday, but the tlmo
trials wero not mado public. ,
Last year the West Philadelphia High
team captured tho interscholostlo title,
and Indications point to another W. P. II.
S. victory this year. Coach Irwin An
thony has a veteran combination, with
the exception of Greene, n sprinter. Cen
tral High, the other Philadelphia entry.
Is not up to tho strength of former years,
although Captain Dippy nnd his team
mates may upset the West Phlladolphlons
expected victory by scoring heavily In
tho BOO yards.
Lansdowne High will bo represented by
Uhl, Its only entry. Uht Is ono of the
fastest schoolboys in this section of the
Slate and Is n fnvorlla In tho sprints.
Tho West Phillies, who have been prac
ticing for tho meet In tho West Branch
Y. M. C. A. pool since tho closo of the
football season, transferred their train
ing quartors to tho Wclghtman Hall pool
. . . - . m-ta tAtl fit thA
Pcoaoh, frS&Sr of West Phlladel
phla High.
Tho final tryouts for Saturday's meet,
recently conducted by Coaoh Anthony, re
sulted in all the veterans w'1 "
on the team to represent West Philly.
Klstler, Allen, Drasher and Jones will be
entered in the sprints, Drzyma la, Gilbert
and Tllden In tho plunge and Klstler, Om
merlo, Williams and Murdoch In the fanoy
jlve. On the Orange nnd Blue relay
teams will be Allen, Williams, Drasher
and Klstler, first team, and Dugan, Om
merle, Burns and Jones, second team.
AUTO SPLENDORS
NEAR-DIMMED BY
SOCIETY'S PARADE
The "400" and Some of Its
Neighbors Capture
Show Today
Lehigh, 38; Muhlenberg, 16
SOUTH OTTniLKItEJf, ra.. Jan. 18 Lj
Meh vlrtuAllr ran airay from Afuhlentijr fait
Slit in Taylor OymnaHum, as to 16. Th
AUenlownlans were held to a solitary gen
thi first half, ana only threa during tho
iame. LehlgVs exhibition of raMlnr. caps
Skllr In tho first half, was vay rood.
GRANTLAND MCE
WINS POM
Noted Scribo Sho-wa Best Groses
m uinss a at Pinehurtf
land nice, Biiglewood, L fO
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78 was tho best gross thus far 2i"
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A In the play-oft today otV? 5fl
tie with Lorento Daniels, W.rt.vSffl
Stewart's score was M n ."'' I
mlck, New Brunswick, won SSSM
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REAL EXHIBIT OUTSIDE
Washington and Jefferson Has Three Good Years Ahead
Tho appointment of Bill Hollonback by tho Football Committee of Wash
ington and Jefferson to coach tho football team for tho next three years means
that tho little up-6tato institution will contlnuo to havo ns good teams as
she has had In tho rocent past under direction or Bob Folwcll.
Hollenback's splendid records at Missouri, Ponn State and P. M. C. speak
for themselves. Furthermore, they forecast unprecedented success for Wash
ington and Jefferson during tho reglmo of "Big Bill," tho former gridiron Idol
of the Red and Blue.
Tho two essentials for success as a football coach-pcrsonnlIty and foot
ball knowlodgo are possessed by tho new Washington and Jefferson coach
superabundantly. Hollonback has studied the gamo from every angle. He
knows the styles of play used by overy well-known team In tho East, South
and Middle West. This knowlodgo gives a basis for constructive work on tho
offense and defense that Is not surpassed by any football tutor in tho country.
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Sister Grieves Over Rickey's Removal
George SIsler, tho Browns' wonderful youngster, was bitterly disappointed
at the ousting of Branch Rickey an manager of St. Louis, and Is said to havo
expressed regret that ho Joined Hedges' team Instead of tho Pirates It will
bo recalled that SIsler really belonged to tho Pirates, but tho National Com
mission awarded the collegiate marvel to tho Browns because he Insisted that
he would enter business In preference to Joining Pittsburgh
The coaching of Rickey, when ho handled tho Unhcrslty of Michigan team,
proved of great benefit to SIsler, and ho insisted on playing under Rickey
although ho was offered a larger mUary by several other tcami, nnd despite tho
fact that he had signed a Pittsburgh contrnct whllo in his freshman year at
Michigan. Unless Fielder Jones convinces SIsler that ho is moro capablo than
Htcltey, a wonderful player may bo of llttlo use to tho Browns, as spirit Is
vitally Important to Slslor at this trtago of his career.
Kummcr Proves to Be Great Jumper
Billy Kummer, whoso presence In a Jasper uniform caused the recent
Eastern League fiasco, has decided thnt he will not Join tho Jewels after all.
Kummer Is In business with his brothers, at Butler, Pa., and they havo re
quested him to remain with tho Lafayetto team, of tho Western Penn League,
so that he can be closo to home.
It Is significant that two days after Jasper tried to use Kummer In Its
line-up against Camden he Jumped baok homo and played with Lafayette,
Perhaps Kummer had no Intention of playing with the Jewels, but desired to
Jump back and forth between tho two leagues. In reinstating Kummer, tho
Eastern League made It plain that It would not approve of Kummer playing in
both leagues. If he cared to return to Jasper he would be eligible to play, but
he was expected to give all his time to the Jewels.
Lannin Insists on Keeping Sam Agncw
President Lannin. of tho Red Sox, declares that he will not return Catcher
Stitn Agnew to the Browns. President Johnson, of tho American League,
decided that Agnew should be returned, believing that former President
Hedges' had no right to sell Agnew when he knew peace negotiations wero under
way, and that he would sell his Interests In tho Browns. As both Johnson
and Lannin are fighters, there may be trouble beforo tho question Is decided.
Attendance figures complied by Melvlllo Webb, of the Boston Globe, place
the total attendance of the Athletics- last season at 185,000, which Is thousands
leea than any team in either league, and a smaller total than flvo Federal
League clubs Bhowed.
Talo's football committee Is to offer the position of head coach of the
Sloe eleven to Harry Williams, the famous Minnesota coach, according to
j4vJcea from New Haven. Williams' first coaching position was with tho Penn
Charter School, of this city. Ho first introduced tho play which later became
famous as the "Minnesota shift" In an Interacademlo league contest here.
X Ut a Yale graduate, and went from Penn Charter School to Minnesota.
The coachlnr system at Cornell received a great boost recently, when
8&&Y Rush, the Princeton coach, declared It to be "the best in the country."
Kueh praised Dr. AI Bharpo for his wonderful work with the football team
and also stated that the new athletic field and equipment were as complete as'
any he had ever seen.
.JFJ! ponies aro up against It In Maryland. According to advices from
sasttmore, tne racing game win do strongly attacked in the Legislature, and
yam! Assemblymen are preparing to Introduce bills io prevent bookmaklng
Mitt mutuels. Should bookmaklng be prohibited, the track at Havre de Grace
-MMpM have to close, while the forbidding of mutuels would close Laurel Bowie
ytmfcJu and Electric Park.
Today Is society day at the auto show.
By tho tlmo tho doors closo tonight It Is a
certain thing that overy last ono of tho
F. F. P.'s will havo passed tho wickets,
for It Is so much tho mode to attend tho
show on "society day" that staying awny
is almost like admitting one's Ineligi
bility.
Not that there wero only tCO present.
Thero wero nearly that many machines
parked outside the building which boro
witness to the great throngs InMdo the
building as well as to tho station of their
owners. Mnny of them worn crested and
boro tho Initials of tho oldest and best
known families of the city. The stylo
and magnificence of tho cars outsldo Con
ontlon Hall, whero tho show Is being
held, were almost on a par with tho
splendor of tho cars on exhibition.
Insldo tho hall things took on tho aspect
or a huge reception
Society lenders stood about stinking
hands and chatting with friends, whllo
tho orchestra up In tho gallery swayed
from sldo to side In harmony with tho
"rags and classics" It ground out In a
fronzyor sound.
Everywhere wero groups of stunningly
dressed women, with their narrow
trousered escorts, gossiping and exchang
ing greetings. Besides theso wero somo
who came to sec the cars
But "motor row" was transformed Into
a boulevard for "visiting" like tho prome
nade at the opera. Bach booth wns like
a "box" and folks went from one to tho
other to pay their "calls "
The most interest today centers about
tho very first car as one enters tho door
at tho right the Simplex-Crane which Is
tho most expenslvo car at the show.
Across Us white bosom Is a broad red
ribbon. Just like a ribbon of nobility on
tho shirt front of a "lordship " Tho car
costs J7900. It Is tho same model that
Is owned by tho WIdeners, Elklns, Dlss
tona and other prominent Phlladelphlans.
Another car thnt held nil those who
were able to And It, for It Is tucked away
In an out-of-the-way corner. Is the Owen
Magnetic. This display Is ono of the
most attractive at the show, for there Is
a white car, ono In scarlet and another
In gunmetal with brown cushions and yel
low wire wheels. Tho combination Is
catchy.
The Owen Is tho car that has no gears
to shift, and for this reason the salesmen
here are kept constantly busy explain
ing the small lever attached to the steer
ing gear, which does all the work. It Is
also qulto a Job to Bllence nil the skeptics
and explain the theory by which a "thou
sand different speeds" can be obtained.
Today the purchaser of a heavy-duty truck demands
definite assuranco of durability, sturdlnoss equal to every load. A truck
that will be on tho Job every day, under all conditions.
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THE 1'EIIFECTKD VAIVB-IN-HEAD MOTOR
DORRIS TRUCKS
Sell Fnat nnd Stay Sold They nre Built Itlaht nnd Frlced night
And We llnck Them With the nest Equipped SerTlee Station In rhllndetpM
Dorrls Trucks como In 1500-lb, two-ton nnd two-and-one-hatr ..
slses Into onch has been put tho very best material obtainable. Tho en.
structlon Is latest and approved. Dorrls Trucks are built to give unfkiiii?.'
service and they do glvo It, year In and year out. Soo them before S5
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DEALERS! SOME GOOD TERRITORY OPEN
Ask nt the Dorrln Dooth at tho Auto Show
J. HARRY SCHUMACKER & CO., Agents
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N. W. Cor. Broad nnd Wallace Street
SERVICE STATION
4810-27 Frankford Avenue, Frankford, Phlla.
Hell Phone, l'rnnkford DOS Keystone Phone, e,,j jjj
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The Sensation and Cynosure of the New York
and Philadelphia Auto Shows
A VISIT TO THE AUTO SHOW IS TIME WASTED UNLESS YOU INSPECT THE MAGNIFICENT
PULLMAN COUPE DE LUXE
IT IS ABSOLUTELY NEW. ITS BODY DESIGN IS DISTINCTLY ORIGINAL AND ATTRACTIVE.
ITS LINES FILL THE EYE OF A WOMAN LIKE THE CUT OF A SMART NEW FROCK.
TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOUR WIFE TO VIEW IT. IT IS DECIDEDLY A WOMAN'S
CAR. IT HAS POWER AND SNAP APLENTY.
THE PERFORMANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PULLMAN ARE UNEQUALLED.
THE PRICE IS SO LOW THAT YOU RECEIVE A STUPENDOUS VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.
ANYONE AND EVERYONE CAN OPERATE THE COUPE DE
LUXE. THE C-H MAGNETIC GEAR SHIFT SPELLS EASE OF
CONTROL NO TUGGING AT AN AWKWARD GEAR LEVER.
YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE PULLMAN EXHIBIT AT
CONVENTION HALIA-ACCEPT.
Some Good Territory Open for Live Dealers
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Arrange for demamtratlon by Phont, Poplar 1830
J. W. DAVID, Manager. Standard Motor Car Co. 662 North Broad St.
Pullman Motor Car Co., York, Pa.
Export Office, 100 Broad St, New York City
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