The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Alex and Few
Others Missing
.AsDriue Opens
Mitchell to Have Only Fifteen
Players to Start From
Chicago for Pasadena,

CHICAGO, March li-Grovcr Clcyc-
land Alexander and that $4,000 bonus
are not yet on speaking terms, but.
nevertheless Mitch and the Cubs In good
standing are going to start westward to.
night Getaway hour has been set at
10 40 from the Polk street depot and, ac-
cordlng to schedule. the Chicago entry
In the coming National league matathan
will be down to work by next saturday
at Pasadena, Cal BY that time tho boss
Bruln expects to have most OF his men In
harness-all but Alex, who Is too busy
pursuing that bonus TO engage In any
other line Of ondeavor.
According to the scheme outlined last
night by Business Manager Walter
CraigheAd only about sixteen athletes,
including Mitchell, will be members ot
the party starting from here Some OF
tho others are already on the scene of
action, come are travelling direct to camp
from their homes. stu a few others are
refusing to bulge from their flrcNaes un-
III the pay check Is boosted, and there
are three men who Will be detained IN
definitely because OF Illness.
Alex Ignores Telegram.
The Alexander case seemed farther
| from solution last night than A. any
time since the great hurlcr hlossomcd
| forth with his demand for bonus. sun
| day night and again yesterday Wecgh-
| man wired Alex to come here and have
| a final talk, but there was no response
| Evidently this athlete has made up his
| mind to ignore all communications until
| one comes along with tho Information
| that he can have his price. II may hc
| that he will have TO wait long time.
AZ Wceghman has displayed no signs ot
| Weakening without at least talking with
| his prima donna.
! cuts himself or the payroll At I2 OO0
| per season At least that Is tho rate after
the race gets under way Yet Alex hopes
to convince the dfnft board at 81, Paul
| NCh, that he Ia entitled TO deferred
! classification because " dependent par
cnts His holding out is practical Ud
! ',t"ain., that ha dnos not have tO worry
about money matters. aud the drnft
board may find itself unable TO reconcile
his actions with his claims.
| outside Of the famous hurlcr, Man
aEcr Mitchell was not inclined 20 dis
Cuss holdouts yesterday II seems that
there are more ot this particular variety
Of athlete than had been expected E0llc
Zelder and Max Fhck blow In during
the day and talked things over with the
boss aud II was presumed that they had
grievance. II they finally signed, the
| club officials ARE keeping the mfurmo
tlon secret However they will be on
hand when the train pulls out Fred
King Lear, an inhclher drafted from
the Bridgeport Conn, club, was the only
other arrival Lear Is a big fellow, or
tho order of HcInc Zimmerman, nnc
after ono look nt tho rookie Michc.
remarked lie certainly looks like
hnll player"
knabe and Carter m.
! otto kulho. COuch and assistant u
Mitch and paul CNiCkD Carter vii
not report because of illness Knnh
tclcgraphcd from Philadelphia that h
was confined with an attack Of grip AM
had orders not TO seek the open mir 10
about week CnrterE Rilment ]
] said that he had no idea as to when b.
D would he able to start west from M
= home At Lake Park. Ga The only othe
4 invalid is Phil Douglas, who Is recoyerin
2 from an OperatiOn for appendicitis
? Mitchell does not expect 10 see shut
{ fling phu' untll after the season starts
e Pete kilduN viii not go west with ~
: mates and there is no telling when n
} viii show up Mitchell thought h
| might drop into town yesterday or To
I day but there rs no need oi looking 70
D the young ln0cldcr as he Is hrcathln
I easy out At Pittsburgh Kan, and np
$ parrnuy lmperturbcd over reports of IN
e | getaway In Rn interview at his hom
b town KiIdun said that he had returned
Z two contracts unsigned and would re-
q turn a few more unless he gets the sal
o arv he thinks himself entitled 10. XII
duff is an Al man In the drpft, hut Il
7 well down In the list and expects 10 re
Q main In civilian toys until next flll
r Expect Hollocher 70 Slpn
= Charley Hollochcr the kid inhclie
: from tho Portland, Oregon, club. Is cN
u pected to be among todnys arrivals
h Charley has shown no inClnatl0us I
q contract despite a good offer but b