The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-15
Salary Limit Is
Of Much Interest
to Newark Club


team Of the International league mi
particularly Interested IN the outcome3
" the protest whit h viii be made BY
Edward Barrow. president Of the
League, to the National commission. I'M
j tU.tage. th.s week, against the salary
limit OF 10000.
Nhsa the rule was adopted at the
last sue meeting follow ing It's enact
mcut Icy the National Association OF
Minor League clubs for Class AA
t,ars. Il Was thought applicable. II
WASH long. however. before the mis-
take ~as discovered. one OF the tirst#
clubs tD nud this out was Newark.
hiCh through q boost in salaries To a
number Of players already signed has
made sticking 10 the limit imeossible.s
The total amount of the monthly pay 81
roll Of the Indians viii run over the
amount unless some OF the men are
released, and the same conditions con-
front other clubs In che league. Furth-@
or than mat, it viii require sonnass
pairing of existing salaries to carry
tweuty men
Some Of the Indians are holding
out" because they are not satisfied
with the terms Of their contracts. Theses
include George Bell pitcher, and Bert
To0ieg. shortstop. the men who were
turned over by Brooklyn to Newari<s
last season, and who then drew larger
salaries than they have been ofrered
for 1918. Bell says he will quit the
game before ne VIII stand for cut
Harry Swarina, Bill Collins and Harry
Viewers are others who are making ~
kick"
( When the contracts were sent out
she regulars were offered $3.50 each
while the recruits We're offered less I'M
order 10 hold the $4,000 limit. In
almost every case the players returned1
he contracts originally sent with "a
demand for more money. II was forth-1
coming In most cases, too and often
some advance was given In order tai
get the man to sign This situation mi
said TO he general throughout th0l
league and 1t is what has prompted
President Barrow IN his efforts to get
the National commission to sanction ~
change IN the salary limit rule.
Weird comes from Cleveland that theI
Maps" have exercised their option osf3
Nick Cuiop, the soushpaw pitcher oil
the New orleans club of the Southern
league. The price paid for Cuiiop i4s
said to be $4,000 The Cincinnati Reds.
the Chicago cubs and the Philadel-
phla Athletics were among those who
tried to buy Cullop.
ON a recent trip Of the New Orleans
rlQb 10 cuba Culiop startled the 'fans'ss
Il the island by his wonderful performs
ances on the mound He pitched ~
twelve inning no-hit -no-run game
against the Havana club, sand also
pitched one-hg. a hit and al
three~hit game on the same trip. Cui-@
Top mace his start with the Bristol
team IL the Appalachian league. lie
/ is twenty one years old.
/ Frank ORourke, who played shorts
stop fer the Boston Braves part of last
season, has been released TO the Buff
falo club Of the International league.
/ Charley Doom, manager Of the Phil-a
lies, must have had some assurances
/ from Billy Locke, who holds an option
en- the club which expires tomorrow.
that the tracks were clear, as he left
Yesterday for the South to make final
7 arrangements for the spring training
trip,
Monday, the 18th. was one of the
turning points in the lives Of thosAI
/ dyed int the wool fans" who n1pati-s
emily await the crack # the bat Whens
I he last rites were read on the fatAs
baseball season wait of 175 days
/ consp.cuouslv doomed up. The long
wait reached the midway station yeH~s
terflay II is more than half over now.
y, This morning finds up only eighty
six days away from the opening gam0.a
/ The real fan" does not turn fna
another sport IN tha winter He raves
inwardly and plays the game overS
ard over again during the long. drearyss
wait, which is eniivened by an occa u
sional outturst from player whoa
I wants r77rrr money TT nv some bufstcr~
Gus owner who thinks he needs pub-a
I betty.
/ Connie Mack. manager Of the PhflA-1
I felphia Athletics. yesterday received
the signed contracts of Danny MUIR
/ ply. Amos Strunk and Reuben 0ldrinx.i
3outaalders, and Ira Thomas, the vat>
eran catcher.