The sun., 1918-12-22
HENDRICKS INSISTS
CONTRACT is GOOD
Ex-Manager Of st. Louis Car,
dinals May Test "Work or
Fight" Release.
BOSTON BRAVES STATUS
Frazee Hopes Janvrin Nav
Leave Army to Play Scc-
ond for Red Sox.
BOSTON BRAVES STATUS
BY FREDERICK G. LIEB.

Jack Hendricks. ex-manager OF the g.
Louis Cardinals and Knights OF Ioiur,,
bus secretary in France for a month 4.
trying to ind out when an unconditional
release Is not an unconditional release
also when II Is
Hendricks signed a two year contra,
to manage the St Louis Cardinals lsst
season, but the contract contained tina
ten day clause. Along with other mem.
bers Of the Cardinals Hendricks re-.
ceived his unconditional release, but g,
seems that the St Louis club means i,
to take" In Hendrickss case. A u,
players like Hornsby and Gonzales
merely was a war measure. not intended
to be taken seriously.
Hendricks. however. says ne sun =
manager of the Cardinals and that -
one can fire him while he holds his 1871
contract. Jack says II he does not man,
age the Cardinals next season somebody
will pay him
Asks Heydler for Ruling.
Jack. who already had discarded Nj,
Knights OF Columbus uniform, called
yesterday on John Heydler, president ~
the National League, to md out irst
where he stood. At the time Hendricks
had not yet heard that he had been
fred, but at least he suspected every-
thing was not as IL should be and canel
on Heydler TO find out his real status
Even in France rumors reached JACK
that he did not stand we'll with James
G. Jones, vice-president and leading
stockholder of the St Louis club, ard
Jack hastened back to find out II such
rumors were true. He was not kept long
in doubt, as last night Jones announced
in st, Louis that Hendricks was out.
The announcement came only twent7-
four hours after Jack landed in New
York.
Just what advice John Heydler handed
to Hendricks Is not certain, especially as
the announcement OF his release had m.
yet been given out at the time they h4d
their conference. Hendricks left las.
night for Chicago. which Is his homa
town.
Judging FROM Hendrickss remarks IA
will fight out his case, and it likely W.
bring out some interesting points IN the
unconditional releases handed players
at the time the work or flght' order
went into effect last August
John HeydIer president OF tho Ma
tional League, returned yesterday from
Boston and said his visit was without
particular significance.
TT will be part OF my policy 70 &c.
intimately acquainted with all the cllhs
as well as the newspaper men OF The
different cities. I had a nice session
with Mr.. Wise, treasurer OF the Boston
club.
1t IL no secret that the Boston Glib
can be purchased. ana several propos..
tons have been made TO the preser.
Boston owners. They have carefully
considered all of them, but decided they
could not sell on tho terms proposed
The Boston proposition Is a unique oEs
in baseball, as the club holding the fra
chise takes on obligations such as few
clubs are obliged TO take over. They
must pay rental on the massive Braves
Field. the biggest structure in base5.-,
and structure in which great dea. OK
money is invested"
Harry FTazee, owner OF the Boston
Red SoN, says that If Hal JaHvru is d e.
charged from the army he will play Sc
ond base for the team next year
I'm tell you a baseball secret" sl't
the Boston president, If Barry had
remained manager Of Boston he would
have played Janvr.n at second Nzlr7C
the team to he stronger with Hal ,a tho
inteld than If he played himself
High Praise for JnnNrln.
Late in the 1917 season, when q"
White SoX and Rcd SoX wure cont
down the homest.etch neck sri nee
Barry was hurt and Janyrin w-s fi''7g
in at second base. | was worrying a3on,
Jack, and asked him when Ae cNpoc,'.
to get back into the game.
"Barry's reply was frank Why
couldn't take that fellow Jauvri0 e."
second base If was absolutely 0'
told mo. He is PLAYING the boz ."ro''
base in the league, and It would 0ri'-
inal TO take him out tie way "a
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