The Calumet news., 1911-12-07
NO ATTEMPT TO
LOWER SALARIES
MAJOR LEAGUES WILL NOT FOL.
LOW ACTION OF MINORS
SOME HoLD-oUTs AND
HIGH PAID MEN.

| New Ork, Dec. l.-AlthOugh most
OF the minor league baseball clubs will
reduce the salaries of players next sea-
son, there is no danger that the major
leagues will follow suit. This authori-
tative announcement Is made here to-
| day. The big league magnatcs will
continue salaries on present lines
that is. scaled all the way from $500
to $4,000 for the seasons work.
AS a matter of fact, the major league
clubs at present are paying higher sal
aries than ever before in the history
of the game but they are reaping larg-
or gate receipts, and any move to re-
duce salaries would mean rebellion
among players and fans.
In 1889 a plan to cut salaries in the
| big clubs to a maximum of S240O
brought about the Brotherhood revolt
that wrecked organized baseball and
resulted in tremendous losses. No at
tempt to reduce salaries I'm the big
leagues has materialized since that
time.
The larger number of disputes over
salary matters i'm baseball never be-
comes public Those that arc publish
/ ed come from the players; the owners
do not care to tell about them Every
club in the country has it's arguments
over the salary question just as every
business house has and they are al
ways settled.
Vean Gregg, the phenomenal left
handed pitcher from the coast Grover
Cleveland Alexander from the thriving
west, whom the Philadelphia Nationals
secured for $500 and who proved the
biggest pitching sensation of the year;
big Ed. Sweeney the tall and muscular
backstop of the New York Highland
crs; they are among the hold-outs al
ready announced There viii be 9TH
ers. for the season is just starting.
National league moguls look upon
'Gregg's demands as a joke. This is not
his first dispute with the Cleveland
club over salary. lie had a few before
this. What he wants for pitching for
Cleveland in 1912 is $4,000. Several
club owners i'm the National league
when they heard of Greggs demands
laughed.
In the National league there are but
five players outside the managers who
are getting $4,000 or more season.
They are:
Christy Mathewson OF the New York
Giants, whose salary is said to be
$4,000 year and who gets the top fig
urc paid National league player lie
will get the same amount next season.
Hans Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates gets probably $1,000 less than
Mathewson. He again led the National
league in hitting this year and will
probably sign for the same figure next
season.
Mordecal Brown, the veteran mem
Der of the cubs pitching staff, is paid
about $4,000 year. His work last sea-
son will allow him TO demand an equal
salary figure in 1912.
Sherwood Magee of the Phillies, one
Of the best htters in the game. pulls
down $4,000 a season. He will demand
md undoubtedly receive the Same sal
lry next year.
Tommy Leach of the Pirates got
$4,000 last year. but all he hit in 1O2
games vrs .s-c ~r1 ~ r-i1~v WI be
ut by Barney DreyfGss.
Only four clubs in the National
eague are paying as much as $4,000 to
my one ball player. Take the Cincin- !
iati Reds for instance--the highest
'alaried man on the team is Larry Nc
.ean. the Giant backstop. Besides be-
ng one of the best catchers in that
eague Mclean is a great slugger But
III he gets is S45OO