Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
PLAYER REDUCTION PLAN
. INTERESTS THE FEDERALs
Independents Hope to Secure Mate.
rial Mt Little Cost-O. Ii. Strongly
in Favor OF Movement.
BIG REDUCTION IN EXPENSES
Each Club in National League Will
Save Enough Money to Pay Sal
aries OF Officials and Part of Rum
ming Expenses.

a' the annual meetings OF the two ma
jor organizations. is giving the mag
notes considerable concern. The reso-
tuition has been accepted ny the Ma
tlonal and will como up for action at
the scheduled meeting of the American
rebrunry, says George NJ. Young. in
the philadelphia Public Ledger
Whiie tho majority of the clubown-
on account of the effect it will have
h IN ,reauciing expenses. few of them
the hands he of Leagues t%s sd ARE PLAYING into
supplying them with playing material
Mt little or no cost
S. There is not. club in either the
did not carry from twenty eight to
s sear.yh Sea players al through last
than forty. The New York Giants, Chi
cago White Sox. Brooklyn and Cleve-
Ian land Maps probably carried the great
rolled Just as many this year.
INC American League plan Is to re-
a quo ,h the PLAYERS list TO twenty-five.
swo resolution cutting the number to
May ! there will be probably $50 play
| Srs booked for the minors or released
outrlght. From n man in close touch
with the Federal League movement it
was learned that the Independents look
upon the reduction plan as working
to their advantage. inasmuch as they
expect to strengthen their clubs by
s, SIX up the best of the players who
| tfonal Leagues
Withhold Players Lists.
very active in signing up nj ea tse pls2
ers It could get, and before the ANIMAL f
meetins las! month IN Chicago it was
! this year would be published and dis
trihuted among the various clubs. This
, MS, was never published and no dis
known that the major leagues were
about to pass resolutions cutting down
me number of men each club would
DO allowed to carry. and the Federals
saw chance to grab 4 lot of material
NJ very little expense. Almost all :he
i neh TN a seh,, rom on the ranks of organ
duced to desert by n big increase in
salary and long-term contracts.
me Eeaerals have realized their error
IN giving contracts for long periods,
ana are now refusing to sign men for
more than two years, even declining to
give players like Sherwood NIagee n
contract for more than two wears. and
no bonus for signing. 1t was their
refusal to follow their usual custom
, ball and resulted in his going to the
Boston Braves.
deduction Strongly Indorsed.
me club owners of organized base
hall, who are backing the new rule re
Iarding players, however have strong
HrGim,me t,,s. In favor OF the movement
LOT the Federals to get players for
nothing. and by, giving them an In
rcc"ive frnn, III npo ,N Mnnt they would
would be confession of weakness. on
the part of the Independents in signing
h." rcto,n cd NV W. ,h no. s.ronS enough 10
, one of the American League mag
rnInc,t imn ,'o 10, rs stronSlE IN favor or the
The old nI p'"m. oS .h ,hnt ~ rs only
league company are numbered, and who
so,arU M t1r Eoou perth at big
Iomhffu,' n.,, ,nG S0,uhs payer. who Is
non iui wiener ne VIII ever be good
ennIaed 10 no eomhmana Dig salary In Or
tempted IN iun,n' ~ ~ p, Icy 70 pe
clubowners exnpct ~ 'G Io reuer2 9s: me
whcn the ,,n, Mpg i 70 rose rev men
iirurn thot awe am, ii,,,u EXPIRES nut they
les hat ba sonhs payer VINO real l,
would rather take chan, IN pnseDai IL
in,r "a thn 49, IN d chai'ce Oh return
Gnisbed Nc ng,, ,tiS ues when ne mas
than go to tho Endomn,, =" MY JUNIORS
piayed ont his contrnct 81 ai'Sr ne n mas :
"a moke u uoo ms contract or mas failed
The ma $50 ,,,o,;, ,,,
rule c,mnot se yes ,, tinNorihg me reduction
r rrS ta ,nh see where the Federals will
rrs from ~ NY G.dton,hg released play
that, in order 70 ~ 20 fo rot .ne reason
those thcr nou utI ho 6eo ria OF some or
thn s,rmnses s% no Inte on hand. This is
What 10 70 honomna 10 70 their hreunent.
Isasnd - ~, 70 oeG I OF me players re-
a, .nose .aken next year? They must
60 ison'eW masa ana the doors Of or
That This has haon nro eiose4 10 them.
,,iovors 10 nro'a hia"e pain 10 me
anbnmt 6rtS , tiaonen ny the iact that
ITe1cr,Is ~ rs VINO We're win the
s,otcn"nn, 20 Ippileu lor rein
which nnhro a a,.e iS",iiuiai AsSoclatlon.
icrnnnctnT Win . al, a. tme minor leagues
instatcment W,s rnt,sna nasnDaiI' IKE :
Jaa~ua Ss.oc IL ,eiu seu sE me Minor
a arat ara Ms nr,. and IF these play
IcnseI NV ~ T i,h rnouEn 10 pc re-
thev viii have ~ , epI,n"e,.s NEXT year
of making living than on tho bali
,x,,, o..
Tbns. cnn6;t,nmp Wpposin"n.
, ra nieu oua ~ me club owners OF or
TcsnIiItions 49, mmen re reuuctlon
mai meniin~s nv ~ 81, az me an
nnrs os ~ inc OF me club ow-
far In ~ s,, me aineriCan League went so
clare ito, h nms IN, me movement to de.
~ II 10. mheh tne tne comes That