El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-11
Holdouts Cause Managers
To Coax And Beg And Pay


ITH John McGraW back OF
NJ his managerial JOu. r0unu-
up OF the "holdouts" among
the Giants should come about in COM
paratively short order.
McGraw viii have plain talks with
the recalcitrants. try TO impress On
their minds why, under present con-
ditions brought about by the war and
the uncertainty OF q good financial
baseball season, those looking for an
increase Of stipends are on the wrong
track and should take the back trail
for the Giants band-Wason. The
more sensible and reasonable among
the back ward ones Will doubtless see
the force OF his arguments and sign
up, and quickly too, for. as ! have
said before, the big majority among
the club owners are not disposed to
have any long continued negotiations
with their "hOldout" players.
Weeghman's Warning.
President " eeghman. OF the Chi
cago Cubs. has even gone so far as 10
announce that those OF his players
no matter whom they may be, WIN do
not sign their contracts by the time
sci Tor the team TO start for their
training camp, viii have 10 look for
other jobs. and that means, OF
course, that they will be out OF Uase-
! ball for the season / think that
Weeghman means what he says, too.
The New York club has not made
any such drastic statement, but
nave no doubt that president Hemp
stead has an understanding with his
eellow presidents whereby he Will be
Just as firm as the Cubs big boss.
Many Were OFerpaid.
II the -hOldouts" on the Giants
team had been underpaid there might
be some excuse for their present de-
mands, but there is not a single one,
Win the exception OF Schupp, who
was not in a position to take advan-
tage OF the Federal league scare
They were paid war time" salaries
in consequences, much higher, in fact,
than they would have received II con-
ditions had been normal
The other Giants among the hold
outs are said 70 be Fletcher, Burns,
ROBERTSON Thorpe, Salee ana Per-
rift making an even half dozen. al
though the New York club has not
made any official announcement o.
that being the correct list
That the players who had their sal
aries increased on account OF the
Federal league invasion remained TO
the New York club and organized
BASEBALL Is in their favor, but TO the
baseball public In general Il appears
as II they had been given sufficient
rewards for their loyalty. consequent
ly the "hoIdouts" are none too popu-
lar FOR making their present demands,
IN TACT there Is a feeling against them
"A decidedly bad one.
No one objects to the players try
ing to get as much money as they
can. and surely there is no one who
would not be pleased to see them
succeed. II conditions were differ
ent, but they have selected a very
poor time 10 be so insistent in their
demands when everyone knows they
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possibly are DESTROYS OF having the
fans believe
On the contrary, professional
baseball players Of the National
and American Leagues are the
best paid aud the best treated Of
any class Of professional athletes
That so many fail to appreciate
this Il what leaves the had i'm
preston after their ahoIdoud@
fOOii~hnesS - earefuIly di@eSted.
Thorpe Has Been Fortunate.
II Jim Thorpe Is a "holdout Il Is
extremely difficult to see where the
Indian comes in to refuse to sign As
much as / remember about Jim's
baseball career as a big Lacquer. he
has been very fortunate in having Il
continue as long as IL has.
Seci etary John B. Foster, OF the
Giants. says there is no big differ
ence between any Of the ~hOldouts"
and the club. But. Just the same. Il
appears as II lt was found necessary
to send q hurry call TO McGraw In
Cuba to hurry back and straighten
out matters.
Personally. I am OF the opinion that
every one OF those players who are
holding out viii be in line by the
time the team gets to Marlin, Texas
on March Is, and also those who are
slated to take preliminary workouts
at Hot Springs. Ark What else can
they do, pray. II they intend TO con
tinue In baseball as a profession7
There is not one OF the backward
ones, with the possible exception OF
Robertson. who would not rather play
ball than eat-yes. and for murh less
salary than they are now offered-if
there was no other wy. Oh. know
the little rascals.
WeeEhman >tiu At II.
President Wceghman has evidently
not taken seriously the complaint
made against his methods Of trying
to strengthen the Cubs by president
Branch Hickey at the recent National
LEAGUE meeting.
The Cubs head nan has come out