Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
TO Be CUT
Salaries of High Priced Men
Certain to Be Reduced.
MAGNATES HAVE INNINGS
Lot of Wrangling Predicted as
Long-Term Contracts of Hold.
Up Artists Expire.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, January S.-Certa in high
priced base ball players are about due
to get theirs.
The elu6 owners have had 10 swal-
low a bitter pill for two years, and now
it is their turn to administer what they
had to TAX and a little more. War in
that time was to them what Sherman
said it was. and now predictions are
that they are planning to make the
high salaricd athletes come down to
where they want them.
Immediately after the Federal League
came on the scene the monthly
stipends OF the players jumped. some
of them sky high. Club owners hello
their heads and lost many a nights
1t and go along as best they could.
Now they will ascertain whether the
men who caused them so much worry
will have the courage to stand for
what was handed them as soon as the
war broke.
In for a Dumping.
1t can be predicted right now that
there will be- a lot of wrangling as
soon as the long-term contracts expire.
Some Of this wranglins will take place
before the season of 1916 rolls around,
for there are e players, and stars,
too, whose contracts end this year.
These men are in for a humping. The
trend of the magnates is to make the
men suffer who forced them to swallow
hard and often.
gr,s- --.yr D-l g.
is one of the most prominent ball play
ers in the game who will feel the eff
fects Of the peace agreement. He vir-
tuaIly held up President Lannin for an
enormous contract last year. He was
sought by the Federal League, and
used that as a wedge to get a big
stipend from the Red Sox owner.
Considerable negotiating was done
before Speaker came to terms, n
when he did the figures inscribed on
the document were $4,000. Nov it is
a certainty Lannin will not renew that
agreement, for he said after the world
series last season that his salary list
must come down. as he paid most Of
his profits to his players. He said the
world series was a life-saver for him.
Baker Likely IS Quit.
Frank Baker. who quit the Athletics
ard then refused an offer from the
4 OSin l<-dSut, 10 n iii
ming, according to inside Informal
ton. Baker, it is said, made the mis-
take of his life when he turned down
the offer of Harry Sinclair to sign for
$4,000 for the season of 1915. Sim
clair did not want him to play, but de-
sired TO hold him for 1916, when he
could go back to third without a fight
in the courts. Now it is thought he
will be forced to retire from the game
permanently.
Connie Mack is through with Baker.
it is said. and has decided that he will
not sell him under any consideration.
IL is doubtful whether he will take
him back to play at third base. Baker,
when he deserted the ranks of the Attn
letics. was getting a salary of $500.
and 1t Is thought now that If he pleads
to be taken back this will be reduced
possibly $1,000. (,
Many players on the Cub team pro-
not earn before the Federal League
came into existence. They took advan-
tage Of the scrap and got what they
could, but the worm is soon to turn.
Manager Tinker of the Cubs was re-
sponsible for Heinie Zimmerman, Vic
Safer, Jimmy Lavender. Wilbur Good,
Jim Vaughn and others getting a big
increase, but his efforts now have come
back to him, for Weeghman, in pur-
chasing the Cubs. has to assume, their
contracts. Some of them have q year
and two years to run, but when they
do come to an end Weeghman will un-
doubtedly insist hat they be reduced
to a reasonable sum.