The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-27
CUBS ARE
NOW HoLDouTS
Both Members Of Famous
Battery Among Them,
kEIDeR WANTS MORE TOO
Directors Are Behind PreSi-
dent In Refusing Demands.

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Ths Increasing
list OF holdout Cubs Ia the cause OF the
suddsn activity on the North side Al
The present time there are seven PLAYERS
oeuandlng an increase IN salary, the ai
81 addition being Charley Hollochor.
Coast league recruit, wintering I'm ~
touisL Because Cub advance done rates
hlm ss the regular shortstop this sea !.
son. young Charles tore up the contract
Weaghman mailed him and announced
70 me home town scribes that he would
quit playing ball II he had 10 work for
ne salary offered him by tho cubs Tor
nlb This u the straw that broke the
cameIs back. When Boss Mitchell read
this he purchased a railroad ticket for
I'VE have been too easy with them I'm
the past" Ia the way Business MAnng,r
Cfaighoad explains the trouble: "so
easy that the Cubs are known through.
out the league as the boob club ANY
player with little backbone could work
the officials for raise by holding out
until the season opens. These birds
are In for the surprise Of their lives this
year. President Weeghman not only has
given orders barring them from the train
Qoing TO the coast. but any player who
Zoos not make the trip will he suspend
Cd He means business this time and
is going through with The scheme n he
has only ten men TO start the training
season with"
Even Roll. zsld.r.
Aside from Alexander and Kllllfer. the
million dollar battery, Jim Vaughn. les
Mann. RoIie Zeider, Vic AldridEe aud
Charley Hollocher comprise the list Of
dissatisfied Bruins, Alec wants A plcco
of that advertised $50. .OOo purchase price:
his catching partner thinks he deserves
2 raise In pay, and the same goes for
Vaughn and Mann
Weeghman asserts that he did not cut
salaries this year. but Ia offering these
players the same contracts they had last
reason, Hollocher was given an increase
over his minor league pay, and the only
man cut was Aldridge. However. VIC
peme into the lesgno rated as star
hurIer and failed TO come up TO eIpectn-
lions. In spite OF this he wants to con
tinue drawing q stars salary In all
only two or three men suffered n de-
rreaee, 30 the dissatisfaction In due on
tirely to the fact that salaries were not
Il think have been mighty fair with
lsssrted last night Il know my pay roll
Tor the season is about $4,000 higher |
han any other club In the circuit aud |
keep In mind the fact that we had n
yecond division ball club last year Early |
n the winter almost every big league
bwner announced that because OF the |
var II was necessary 10 Slash salaries, |
hnd they kept this In mind when II came |
lime for them 10 mail out contracts |
fsfused TO do this. except in one or two
instances. but gave my men the same
sontracfs they received In 1917. In some
isses where man did good work for
ne last season offered him a bonus to
10 his best again In 1918
Backed by Directors.
II have the backing OF the entire board
= directors In refusing 20 deal with the
boldouts," Weeghman continued. They |
know what each man has been offered ,
and they know the men are getting |
That they are entitled TO- Hard luck |
ytories don't 60 with me any more, for |
am getting sophisticated In the way Of |
paIl players, Those fellows who are |
lolding out better start looking for an
'ther Job unless they change their minds
Ind come into the fold. II wanted 10 .
" mean ! might trade the klckers 10
me or two other clubs could name
rhen they would have something TO cry
bout when they received their con-
racts."
n is expected that Manager Mitchell /