The Washington times., 1912-12-30
ONE!yEAR CONTRACT
BEING PLANNED FOR
BIG LEAGUE STARS
Magnates Would Control
Their Players During
Season Of Rest.
MAY END "ExPERTIN0"
ILLS FOR ALL TIME
EdR Pieks Up Unknowns for
Trial in Training
- 49, Camp. ...A.,.
By SENATOR"

I--- By "sINAToR."
Ne coming. the twsivs-month con.
tract In baseball Indeed. the passing
Of another season on tho diamond II
expected To fnd the players hooked up
TO ail.ths-year.around contracts. thus
0lving the msSnates complete control
over their performers during the on.
season.
Il 10 said that Ban johnson 10 behind
the scheme to change the tenure OF the
present baseball contract, continuing II
for an eptirs year. Then the magnates
will be able to control the alleged "ex.
perttng'' Of their players ut the yearly
battle for the worlds title. though this
10 but one Of the evils to be remedied.
There are those other indoor baseball.
polo. and basketball evils to be eradi-
Gated. Under present-day contracts. .
player may insist on engaging In on
season sport, though most Of them quit
when tipped by their magnates. The
''axperting'' evil. though, 10 something
which may work to the injury Of the
game.
Last year members OF the RED Sox
and Giants, not to mention . few others
not connected with either team. raked
In tho coin a. baseball experts for
big New York syndicates. None thought
10 wonder how a player had sufficient
% ums 70 "r'.e al 'reu,.ea euse 70 . MN ,or me ,ne
0raw was credited with criticising
Chief Meyers. the explosion came.
The Little Corporal told how he re-
ceived tat sum Cor allowing the use Of
",s ~ 1 -" """ ~" ~.
oio the real "ork. IL was tne same Win
all the other writer's. Eddie Collins.
the one player who really writes what
snarsed to MIN. was playing IN tho
Philadelphia city championship for his
~ and 20 he escaped being punched
, with the rest.
Sure To Re Bad.
II this evil n not wiped ont. Il IL
.... ' - ~ W" n o' rss
players expect to be criticised BY the
professional baseball writer. Indeed.
they take that ali IN rood uart. gen.
srsi,v hs,n. ths h..t ., sr,.ns. .,,,,
their critics. But when a p,syer
reads the harsh criticism of q team
mate. it's q horse Of another color. No
man wants to be held up to ridicule
ny q felow-player. Continuance OF
SmtS s.a..,, praSce may sericusy LhterIeIe
OF the situstion which has attracieS
Han Johnson's attention.
This expertinE' has become .
mania with few New York papers
ana syndicates; 1T was seen at Its
when q former Princeton player was
Snar:ed with ealing Charlie Rriekley,
course. the Princeton man did not
write Anv QtlCh n thing and h0 n q
10 correct the Impression. but the
truth never runs as fast as a lie and
many stu think the Princeton man
t"t. neaeVed what was under his sigma
BasebaI PLAYERS are under stricter
discipline than college men ard may
De controlled better: This twelve
month contract may be the result Of
recent scandals.
Three unknowns are cxp.cted to be
given trials by Manager Grifhth this
sprlns. They arc JACK Egan--hateful
nsmne-a seml.pro catcher from
bridgeport: Ccnn:: BIZ Keenan,. also
Frat Bssemnn MN " i.mssi ho,p P'Sner; srem ahe ths
Helena. Mont, club.
Haven't Done Much.
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vomns.t.r ,vb" r,is,, ,e h.nn'. ~
have srornS "' ~
SuI,ivan or Ksen,p ma. ,,-,.s .v.,
n ~. U,,oro c,rh NV W,..o,,Ie ~,
S.u.a % -, Al. ,,..,I
isne ana su.'S w a on nns IN MON
who does NOT take bssebaii .er;,Eai,i, Gnn
a mi. is carGinai romi, wIt, ~,
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sh"rt ir ,bIs "itS i, hn .Sa, WI. WI ~
FAR East wis e''' - "' e''' Se'S '"'
Iussi IN thu nther hand 1. cr.a,,.,
with hs,ng verv rair sort - ~,
ruaw.r eood hi;, and VI oaI
Iesdin. h,s loo e''s IN st",oD ha ~. ~ !.
scasor, II ,s barc,v poss;h,. ,hot ,hn,
viii h. brompht Esst :" hear rv w,,nn: me!
thst GrifS =" : rcai Se.rs,av 20 Scr vcr Hnen ws
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nIckeI mn Inc .tore e T., sT NV. eoM ~ G,,v wv y
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po,m nssor rs y u. rno,,sa q,
IN 1ns angsls. ,or ern,har 20 ss.. osc,
nsrencs thomgb he viii hs t.L.n so,t,
%nh IN: E,In,hers nc MI n.,e- "s 'aK.n ha ossi Sou,
h,l,ties as a pitcher. but need. NOR
Ssre '"a" "e Gu" 'o"'e"'e"'e'y se
p,.v.,. poor A..or.
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