The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
BROWN, M'BRIDE,
 AND MCDONALD ARE
 STILL HOLDING OUT
Above Mentioned Trio All Kicking for Larger Salaries-Brown and Mcdonald Invited to Hold Conference in City-TO
 Make No Attempt to
 Get Messenger
Fly ASA RoUNTREE. JR.

Dissatisfied with the salary offered him by the Barons, Burleigh Grimes,
 the young right handler secured from
 the Lookouts several weeks ago via the waiver route, has forsaken the
 ranks of organized ball and cast his fortunes with the new outlaw league
 the Federal Grimes desertion was en-
 tirely unexpected by the local man agement as the young heaver had pre- viously written President Baugh that he was completely satisfied with the stipend rendered him and was going to demonstrate to the Chattanooga club that it had made a mistake in releas- ing him.
 However. President Baugh, on reach | ing the office yesterday morning found
 a letter from Grimes written on Feb ! ruary 26 informing the local club that
 he was through with organized ball
 and was going where he could com
 mand a good salary. He also stated that
 he had been recently married and intend
 ed making all of the money he could while in the game. In conclusion he told President Baugh to take the pal try S200 month salary offered him and try to pass it off on some other young hurler.
 The entire letter was in d sarcastic vein and in contrast with the one writ
 ten earlier in February stating that the terms offered him by the Barons were satisfactory.
 Three HoldOuts
 The Baron management is also hay ing trouble with three other players
 Eddie McDopald, Curley Brown and Clyde McBride-in regard to salary.
 Mcdonald is asking for more money than the individual salary limit of the Southern will allow and the Baron club is unable to meet this demand. Un- willing to lower his demands, the third saclSer is seriously contemplating sign ing up with the Federals and according
 to reports is dickering with the Pitts
 burg club in the outlaw circuit Brown also wants a larger stipend but the exact amount is unknown to President Baugh. In each of his let
 ters to the local club the former Bill liken has stated that he wants all he can get but will name no definite | sum. Negotiations with Brown are at
 a standstill and he has been invited to come to Birmingham and talk
 things over with both President Baugh anu A1dndStr holtSWOTtn III III tlIOTI to reach an amicable settlement. Mcdonald Invited South Eddie Mcdonald has also been in- vited to come southward for a con ference and the local management hopes to reach some agreement with him before he attempts to desert. Mcbride is also kicking for a healthy increase over what he got last year
 but Moley does not consider that he is worth it and is standing pat on his original offer.
 President Baugh states that he will no, plead with Grimes to stay with the
 Barons and will let him go his own sweet way should he so desire. However, ht
 thinks the young finger is making a seri-
 ous mistake in joining the Federals and that Grimes will realize it when too late Local Club Unfortunate Should Brown and Mcdonald both de. eide to enlist with the Federals ther the local club would certainly be hi, hard" said President Baugh last night ''We have already lost the purchase price
 of Joe Finneran and the waiver price oi young Grimes, and the Jumping of these two would cause us to lose their purchase price also.
 "Moley has his eyes on another out