Evening journal., 1910-08-18
BAR BASEBALLERS
FROM WINTER GAME
DetrOit'S Cuban transformers
Worried by Officials
Decision
PROFITS WIPED OUT
BY SALARY SLASH

The first players to feel the effect
of legislation enacted last winter,
when the major leagues decided to
regulate the affairs of their players
all the year round, and agreed on a
new form of twelve-month contracts,
are those of the Detroit aggregation.
An even dozen members OF the pres
ent champion team had decided to
make a trip to Cuba for a month of
winter baseball. the start to be im-
mediately after the regular season
or the worlds series. according to
the fortunes OF the Tigers in the
American League race.
This trip itself has not heen ex-
pressly forbidden. bur the players
have been apprised by President
Navin Of the Detroit club that I'm the
event Of the making of such a trip
each participant will be assessed $500
for his action. This statement is said
to follow out an understanding ar
rived at the league meetings in the
winter. AS such a salary slash
would wipe out all the profit of a
Cuban trip, MIR. Navin's announce
Inent probably means cancellation of
the tour.
MulIin Has Team Signed.
George Mullin, the Detroit pitcher,
has beeA arranging for the trip.
Mullin went to Cuba last fall with
Detroit team that did not make much
of showing, and has been assured a
big piece of money IL he could bring
one back that would look the part.
The Cubans asked for a team of ~
men. offering transportation and all
MOTEL bills. with a sum of money that
would give each player a little more
than S400 as his recompeuse. Nearly
all the regulars had declared in. and
the team to go included "rom" Jones,
Delahanty, Bush and Moriarity for the
infield, and Crawford. Cobb and Nc
Intyre for the outfield. Mullin and
Willett, pitchers. and Stanage, catch
er. were the battery players signed.
Donovan was to go, but was forced to
declare out on account of his Detroit
business affairs. Schmidt could not
make the trip, and Beckendorf of the
Nationals was considered as his sub
stitute
Now all these players are wonder
ing what they will do about it. The
money looks tempting, but 1t is Of
no use if an even bigger fine is to be
slapped on. And the American Lea
que will back up the Detroit club If
its men go to Cuba and are fined for
so doing. It is said that one or two
of the Tigers will go to the island
independently, and action in their
cases will be watched with interest
Arguments on Either Side.
This legislation that was passed to
enable the clubs 20 prevent these
transforming trips was the result of
conviction on the part of the mag
mates that off-season baseball hurt
their men. And the present American
League season is Offering interesting
material for argument on both sides
of the question The Tigers went to
Cuba. and are losing the first PEN
nant that has eluded them in four
years. But, on the other hand, Con
ME" Mack took his team to California
on a much worse and much longer
tour. and his club threatens to be
farther I'm front at the finish than
Detroit has been in any one of its
three years.
Mack took with him, and used, his
star pitchers Their work is the
sensation of the race. Detroits Cuban
team had Mullin, Willett and Lelivelt
Willett never was as good as this
year and Mulin is a winning pitcher.
It's a funny proposition. The one
really good argument against the
winter jaunts is the fact that a
player is liable to be injured and
thus to lose his value to his club.
The big argument that the Tigers are
making in favor of going is that they
were badly trounced last winter and
wish to redeem themselves.