The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
SPORTING NEWS
 ON SALARY LIMIT

Edjtorially, the Sporting News says:
 While at first glance it may appear that the Southern association took com mendable action in increasing it's salary limit, sober second thought tends to the belief that what has been done Is really a step backward, rather than in advance. Let's examine facts. Last year the salary limit was $320O per month for IA players, allowing a rebate on the player-manag gers salary of one half. The new salary limit has been fixed at $35O0 for 16 players, with no rebate on the player managers salary. Eliminating for the present the effect of the rebate on the player-m managers salary a simple arithmetical calculation will convince that whereas an average of $22S was allowed last season for 14 players, next seasons average must be diminished to s216 per player, counting the full quota of 16. Figuring the effect of the player-manager rebate, last sea- son, If the player managers salary was s400 per month, say, only $200 was to be taken into account in making salary limit returns. Next season the entire o4UU must De dCcOunIeQ IOT. On the basis of s4OO per month for the player manager. 1t will thus be seen that the salary limit has not been increased $500. as at first appears. but only s100 and even this addition Is to allow pay for two more players than could be carried last season.
 The action of the Southern associa- Ia cfr n r Fe-s result of it's experiment last season in baseball economies can hardly be con ceived to have been success and gave rise to some things unhesitatinsIy pro- nounced unworthy league Of the South erns standing and pretenslonE II fs to be hoped that the men with the votes will reconsider this part Of their action at the next meeting. Other things done at the recent meeting can be regarded with more pleasure. President Kava- naugh's reelection was commendabIe. He has made an excellent officer and the administration of the office could be in no more capable hands. Nor can any unfavorable criticism be made on the reduction of Montgomery's fine from s1250 to $500 in connection with the Juul incident. That there were mitigating circumstances" cannot be denied, for 1t cannot be substantiated that the club itself knew,s or, If it knew, had any power to prevent the addition to JuuIs salary made by party undeniably fn- terested. but not officially connected with the club. That the fine was not wiped out altogether but allowed to re- main at an appreciable figure, shows that even such Ignorance" or passive ncss'' will not be allowed in future with | inlpunity.
 | As for the determination to reward Juul for his "peaching'' by declarinS 1 him a free agent. 1t is hard to see how any other action could have been taken. dlstasteful though it may have been The laws provided that the informa nj sh oud be declared a free agent and must necessarily be obeyed Besides had this law been violated, 1t would have been standing invitation for clubs to clandestinely break the sal ary limit in future, secure in the be. lief that there would have been no in. ducement to players to inform upon them. We hardly believe, however, tha, Juul will find himself greatly benefited when all the returns are In.