The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-21
Confident They Will Come To Terms Soon-Majors
 Going to Camps.

Seven players who were with the Bridgeport Eastern League club last year and to whom President Clark P. Lane, Jr., has forwarded contracts for this season are holding out. MT. Lane. however, expects at least three of these hoIdouts to attach their sig natures to contracts before the eX- piration of next week
 This hOldout trick is an old one in baseball" said MT. Lane this morn ing. 'IEvery season there are some players who try to hold you up for more money on the pretence that they have a job paying $500 or better a month. This, Of course, Is not so and it's time the ball player learned that he is jollying no one but himself when he advances such a. reason for not signing.
 These ball players. some of them, are funny fellows. They will hold out on you until the last minute and then they swamp in. I am confident that they will all be in harness when the season opens in May. All of those who have not sent in their contracts so far are demanding more money, but this is impossible"
 Babe Ruth has as much chance c1 getting $15, 5,OO0 for a salary from the Red Sox as Fritz Hartman has of getting down to 125 pounds in a month. Babe, says Owner Frazee of the Red sox, is practically dead so far as Boston is concerned.
 Something is wrong with Babe. He has got into his noble cranium that he can make a good lighter. And all this he got simply by throwing a towel at a bout in Providence sev- eral weeks ago. Ruth as a boxer makes a fine ball player
 Ollie O'Mara, Tommy Griffith and several other players together with four newspa per writers left Brook lyn last night for Jacksonville, Fla, where the Dodgers will start train ing on Monday. Manager Robinson and several batterymen are already in camp.
 The United States Commission on Athletic Activities at American Camps is planning to organize a baseball league to constitute hines from every camp in the country. The eastern division will include teams from Camp Devens, Camp Dix, Camp Up ton, Camp Mills, Camp Merritt and Camp Meade.
 President Dan ONei1 of the East ern League will go to Pittsfeld again tomorrow. He has an engagement there with several men who have asked for a franchise in the Eastern League for this season. Monday he will visit Holyoke for the second time in two weeks. The league meeting is expected to be called in Spring field for a week from today.
 Harry Robinson of New Haven will be the secretary of the new club that will take over the Elm City fran chise, according to reliable informa- ton that reached this office today. Robby is said to have been asked to assume this position, but he has not yet submitted his reply.
 Ernie Shore and Leonard are the only New York Yankees to whom ! Manager Miller Huggins forwarded contracts, which have not been re- turned signed. These two are holding out for money, which the Yankees refuse to give. Manager Huggins, however, Is confident that they, too. will sign before the week ends. Bob Steele, the veteran southpaw pitcher who was secured by the Giants last year, may figure in a deal with one of the Western National League clubs. This deal may involve a star minor league player, too, and, if so, Steele will eventually wind up with Salt Lake.
 Al Vim, the Boston midget pro- is allowed to enter the ring.