Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
FOURTH MEMBER OF 1916 TEAM
SENDS IN HIS SIGNED CONTRACT
Total of Nine Players Now Bound to the
Washington Club for Next Season.
Farrell Hits Back at Fultz.
from these players. pledging unlimited


from these players. pledging unlimited
support.
| Hy Myers. the Brooklyn outfieIder, is
the first member of any of the three
| New York major league clubs to openly
declare himself hold-out. Myers gave
| the club officials a surprise by returning
his contract unsigned. Myers was num-
bered among those whose salary was not
, cut. He is said to be satisfied with the
terms offered. hut has decided to stick
with the fraternity in its controversy
/ with the base ball owners.
! Following Myers action, Gus Getz. utl-
| ity infielder of the Dodgers. has refused
to sign for 1917. and says he will stick
with the players union if strike is or
dered, but gives a different reason.
II have been offered big cut in sal.
| ary. GetZ is quoted as saying, and
| positively will not sign. l have returned
my contract ard will remain idle during
1917 rather than play at the figures Of
| fered.''
Getz is the fifth member of the team
| to refuse to sign because of cut in
salary, the others being Charley Stengel
Zach Wheat, Otto Miller and Chief
| Meyers.
| All members of the base ball players
fraternity may be barred from the Mon
| treal club if the plans of President Lich
tenheim go through at special meet
ing of the 1nterna tional League to be held
next month. Lichtenheim declares that
II the leagLr approves his course he Will
ask all his players to abandon the fra
ternity or else offer them such small con-
tracts as to force them out of base ball.
Trial of the 100000 damage suit of
the hackers of the Baltimore Federal
League base ball club against the ma jor
leagues and certain clubs and individ
uals. which had been tentatively set for
February Is. has been put over until
the April term of the United States dis
frIo m
action was begun last March. This
action was taken yesterday by Judge
Thompson on agreement of counsel
representing both sides.
Considerable satisfaction should be
felt in sporting circles over the an
nouncement that Les Darcy. the Aus
tralian boxer. finally is to appear in
ring in this country. The middleweight
champion of Australia has been match
ed for ten-rouni bout at Madison
Square Garden in March with Al Nc
Coy, and will receive 100000 for his
end. this being the sum for which he
has been holding out before agreeing
to make his American debut. Mccoy,
Bdooklyn boy. generally is recognized
as the middleweight title-holder by
reason of his having knocked out
George Chip. who later met the same
fate at the hands of Darcy in Austria,
liza. Darcy plans to close his theatrical
engagement several weeks before the
time set for the bout in order to get
into condition. Grant Hugh Browne will
stage the affair.
Fred Clark, for many years star out
fielder of the National League. and the
man who guided the Pittsburgh club
to pennants, may be slipping in his an
nounced intention of staying out Of
base ball. Clarke recently sent his for
mer employer, Barney Dreyfuss,
notice of a public sale of farming i'm
PIGMENTS and effects on Clarke's Kan
sas ranch. 1t may be that Clarke sim
ply is trying to dispose of some surplus
stock paTaphernalia, but it also may
indicate that Clarke again is hearing
the call of the game.