The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-22

pay check OF the player as well az
the club payroll
Ono rule passed IN the league
meeting. according 90 the players.
hut not officially announced by the
magnatcs. IL that each club cannot
have over 10 players on Its roster:
that tho club salary limit shall be
81 900 n month and that no player
shall get more than siT5 a month.
The salary limit on the individ.
ual player VIII be the bone-of.con-
tention between the owners and
the diamond stars Most OF tho
old timers on the Northwest clubs
have been getting on an average
of $3.50 a month The shortest
way 10 a ball players heart IN
thru his pockethook. Before they
will accept such a drastic cut In
their pay envelopes they viii holler
until some one slips them
schooner OF suds TO choke the noise
Charley Schmutx. the Seattle boy
who In on Brooklyn's reserve list.
wants 10 play bali here. but he ex.
poets more money than Dug Will
give him. Ed kippert has drawn
big money in this league. but he
Is a free agent now. Harry Cheek
got a fat envelope from Bob Brown
last year. Cheek will make a big
fight before he accepts any smaller
salary. Willis Butler. shortstops
for Victoria before the team was
dlsbandcd. won't play here unless
one OF the owners raises the ante.
Hes going East All that IL trou.
bling the players II the money
question.
Northwestern league club own.
ers are not the only ones who are
having trouble with their players.
Roy Bates. the sensational third
baseman OF the Portland Coasters.
passed the uitimatum 10 Judge Nc.
Credie that he had 10 get 81 500 for
next year or he wouldn't play.
That is more money than a lot OF
majors are getting.
Art Younger. graduate manager
OF athletics az the university. who
is getting nice little Xmas trip
Journeylng over Eastern Washing.
ton with the Glee club. told j.
Newt Colver in Spokane that he
had never even heard OF Walter
Rhelnschild OF Los Angeles. who
was reported TO have received an
offer TO coach Washington next
year
Younger also told Colver that
John McGovern. twice All-Ameri'
can Minnesota quarterback. who
has applied for Doble's old place,
was we'll up in the race for the job.
McGovern played three years un-
der williams, Dohie's old coach,
and knows the Minnesota system
of play developed here by the
tall Scot. For that reason. some
think he would be an ideal man to
step in and take charge OF the Pur-
pie and Gold football squad. ]. Ar
thur also mentioned several 9th.
ers who are being considered as
the next grldiron mentor. includ-
ing Elmer Henderson. OF Broad
way high, Seattle: Wee" Coyle. ex.
Gonzaga coach; Enoch Bagshaw,
Everett high mentor; DIR. ]. q.
Sweetland. former Willamette
coach, but this year with Hobart
college. New York. and Wayne SUIT
ton. for two years Doble's assistant.
Younger expresses some hope in
Spokane that Washington may yet
enter a team In the Northwest con
ference track meet this spring.
FIRED Boiler, w. S. C.'s ath-
letic manager. may get his
board to o. X. the meet on
non-freshmen basis II my board
refuses TO sanction u on any
other" said J. Arthur.
Students from w. s. C.'s most
hated rivals helped pay homage TO
the Pullman football team Al the
dinner given by the state college
alumni at Spokane Tuesday night
Members of the University OF
Washington Glee club who appear
ed nj n Spokane theatre Monday
and Tuesday we're invited to the
dinner az guests and they sang a
number OF college songs. The Pull
man squad, 20 strong, left after the
dinner for Pasadena.