New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
SALARIES WILL NOT DOWN
GREAT BALL PLAYERS COME HIGH.
THE So 500 LIMIT TO BE MORE HoNoREp IN THE
nREACH THAN IN THE OBSERVANCE


BREACH THAN IN THE OBSERVANCE
Thai salary limit rule. passed with 20 much pomp A.
the recent League convention in this city, has already
hecun IN wayer The cub-owners do not acknowledge
this but tho indications point that way never
,beIess The old 600 limit rule was never ehioroen'
except in one or clubs which were nha"ciaN
stranded II looks the 80 500 limit rule would 20
he wav OF its predecessor There undoubtedly some
GOOD features present rule but there arc also some
moor ones The undesirable paraPraphs must DC thrown
out and the club owners VIII probably ma u M easei
matter 10 formulate entire new agreement tran 70 hker
,,h ,ho old ono Under the present rule ~ f. Young
the president the League. has the classvne OF inc
PLAYERS He has TO be assisted however o' inc mana
GERS and clubowners. In putting the paFers III '"er
snctiye classes their records on the neh arc not only
ns,soroA lint their general usefulness TO club and
heir deportmcnt and sobricy Young can make IN the
pavers' records all right from the figures sent MIN oS the
various Official For the rest he must ueDehu
largely upon the Of the clubs This Will or
orrss cvc an uuprnciulcd manager a chance TO help
along favore PLAYER and keen down one whom no per-
sonay dislikes This Is OF the clauses "hich VIII
have 10 be changed Baseball managers are out humsn
and have no RIGHT to such unfair advantage over
, plaver They won't have It. either for the CLUB
owners will soon see the Injustice and correct It.
nha Limitation Of all salaries to a. 500 is also wrong
and will not stand limit the salary OF outhelders
,r,or ,nAeIders and second or third pitchers and
Is all right but when It TO putting such
men as Recfe. Ewing Hardie. Richardson Kew. Ahsoh
connor Ward Clarkson. Brouihers Dunlap ana men or
that order under such limit II cannot he done They
al, receive larger salary than So 500 and few OF them
uould NAV for that amount None Of them VIII receive
az low salary that next year nor for several wears
To come MANY people who follow baseball Closely are
f the opInon that rule will serve as scarecrow
for next season but will be enforced As a. present
Interpreted. Il probably will be enforced
That salary amendment the constitution OF the League
,as like many other changes in the rules worded ~
ecuarv that an ordinary mortal could not Rrasp Its real
manning until after long and laboriOus study Some
oone not well versed in baseball might imagine that tho
owners who word these rules are rather deficient
I'm knowledge Of the English language The shoe Is on
the other foot: they proficient for the average
individual In It would take lawyer to get at
once At the meaning OF Of the rulings and for the
simne reason that John j. Rogers. OF Phiadei
mia generally attends the wording OF the rules II
n now suggested that class be added 70 the
limit rule and the new idea will be fahered by the New
york club 1t will receive respectful attention The
dea Is ,mpy 10 exempt certain Ilavus from the limit
rule entirely MI Day. Of the local club who Will oner
HAT when certain PLAYERS class A." and receive
he maximum salary. they viii have reached the TOD ana
have no ambition TO work harder. Why. L have some
mon in nv club said Yesterday. q to whom would
not think OF Offering 90 500 a They are worth
more than that intend TO give them more. would
not think of going to Ewing Keefe Conner and Offering
them that sum Of money"