Evening journal., 1915-06-12
.LANNN IN DISGUST
Sees LOW Salaries
Slash Not Probable" He
Says, But Positive"
INTIMATES END
B OF BASEBALL WAR

That the salaries of ball players
would receive great cut after the
close of the present season, is the
prediction now Of President Lannin,
of the Boston American League club.
! Lannin declares he is not in favor of
such an absurd proposition as cutting
salaries now as proposed by Garry
Hermann. but states that the new
contracts handed to stars who are now
, on their last year of the wartime con-
tracts, would call for greatly decreas-
ed pay envelopes.
: With the Federal League still at
war with organized ball the lowering
of salaries would be impossible, and
while Lannin would not admit direct
sly that he expected baseball peace
his entire interview would leave no
room for doubling that he expects the
factions to get together shortly. Ian
min did not say that decreased salar-
les probably" would be the order.
but stated that II positively" would
be, and that the players will be draw
ing salaries in proportion to their
worth instead of the present bank
president incomes.
The Red Sox owner has generally
Nbeen considered one of the few mag
mates who is in the game for the plea
sure he derives from It, and he would
go on paying large salaries for years
10 come, but he says he has become
disgusted with the attitude of the
players since the baseball war enabled
them to use the Federal League to
3. boost their salaries.
Lannin suspended Pitcher Leonard,
generally considered the best south
paw in either league. for failure to
: keep in condition. Leonard then gave
out a statement TO the effect that the
Red Sox president was interfering
with the management of the club, and
that there was no chance for the team
to win the pennant so long as Lannin
owned the club. Lannin brands the
statement as absurd and declared
that it is none of anybody's business
IL he did have say-so, as he was the
owner of the club. Manager Carri-
gan is in full charge Of the team, ac-
oOrding to Lannin, and he predicts a
pennant for the Red SoX.
1T is an outrage for baseball to
have been brought to this point" said
: Lannin But the present season will
see the end of It. We have gone
through this period in a manner that
has caused the fans to know that we
, are on the level They appreciate al
last that there is something more tc
the great national game than the
players themselves.
= Next summer the players will be
playing for salaries that are just e
all. and the fans will stick by us
High-priced players instead of giving
the fans an improved game of bal
have shown less than ever before.
"The players are receiving salarie.
all out of proportion to the profits o
the game, and, while / could afford
to drop a huge sum every season
without missing it, if the principle
was correct, and would willingly pa,
out more, the players have killed 'th'
golden goose
How this change is to take place
Mr. Lannin would not say, nor would
he admit that a peace agreement hat
been reached. but when asked how
they could hope to lower salaries af
ter the present contracts expire witt
the Federal League in the field. Ian
nin replied; I'VE will do it, Don
worry about the Federal League
Things will be as they should be il
1915 and I don't think the game vii
ever go through like period of fool
= ishness again.
"I had intended to make no state
ment in regard to Pitcher Leonard
charges until returned to Boston
= but guess may just as well Civ
my side of IL now. Leonard's charg
that I have interfered with the man
agement of the club is absurd, and j
the believing of a spoiled. pampered
swell-headed kid. who will come {
his senses before long. He is a won
derful pitcher. and will pitch som
wonderful ball for the Red Sox befOr
the close of the present season.
when he gets in shape | will re
instate him.. but do not intend to pa
exorbitant salaries to men who re
fuse TO keep in condition TO work. II
will keep in shape when he is rein
stated or he will get suspended agar
: That goes for every member of tn
club. Baseball is business, and ther
Is no other business where the en-
ployer will allow his men to dra'
: play when they are not fit to work.
"As for interfering with Carriga
THAT is joke, and I guess it is m