New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Bronx Heinie
In Same Boat
As the Yankees
Giant Infielder Has Never
Received His Share of
World Series Money
By w. ]. Macbeth

Heinie Zimmerman, the favored son
of the Bronx, has a weather eye peeled
toward Cincinnati, where the annual
meeting of the National Commission is
booked for Monday next. Heinie has a
grievance. He intends to lay it at the
1eet of the National Commission
when the National Commission gets in
a position to function-if redress is not
forthcoming meanwhile from what he
CONSIDERS the proper quarter.
Helnie claims to be in the same boat
with the New York Yankees. He has
never received any part of the prize
money from the worlds series that was
awarded the individual members of the
Giants tor finishing second in the Ma
tlonal League championship race. Each
share of this consolation pot ran over
81 900.
In Hundred Games.
ut is true" said Zimmerman the
other day, shat was under suspen-
sion for alleged violation Of training
rules the last few weeks of the season.
But 1T Is equally true that haven't re-
celved cent from the club since Sep.
temoer IL. | played in more than 1O0
OF the 140 scheduled games and
always played to win. My Individual
effort certainly had some influence in
keeping the Giants in the thick of the
tight SO that the club was able to finish
second to the Reds.
near l am to be tradedM~ thinner
man went on. "Well, 1 can't object to
that. If the owners aren't stisfied with
me it is their affair. But / do not
propose to be the goat for anybody
l have every right to share of the
world series money; a fractional share
at least. if not full share. Some of
the youngsters who took part in but a
few games were awarded half shares,
and one or two who played in less
games than / were given full shares
g! have been unable to get any salts
faction out of the club" said Heinie.
II have been told by some of my
friends-veterans of the club-that the
players voted me a full share. Whether
this is true l do not know. / wasn't
at the meeting, of course.
but whether | remain with the
Giants or am sent elsewhere I intend
to collect what is my right due of the
world series pot, even if it is neces.
sary to go to law. l think have such
;. case that the National Commission is
bound to hear me favorably. But, un-
fortunately at the moment. there ap.
pears to be no National Commission
1t may be impossible for few days
to get the version of the local National
controversy exists. President Charles
A. Stoneham and Vice President.
Manager John :. McGraw are both ir
Havana. Secretary Joseph O'Brien il
holidaying at his home in Milwaukee
Player Market Inactive
The major league player marke,
since the close of the last season has
been less active than at any time with.
IN the last fifteen years. 1t was ab-
solutely stagnant until a few days age
when the Boston Americans traded out.
fielder Bobby Roth and infielder Shan
non to Washington for outfelder Mike
Menoskey, infelder Eddie Foster and
southpaw Harry Harper. Nothing but
few transfers by waiver route OF
secondary players outside the one big
deal referred to has graced the of
season so far.
Rumors of trades, however, have
been rife and no club has been more
closely associated with this gossip thar
McGraw's Giants. Some have gone Sc
Tar even as to insinuate that the Little
Napoleon will clean out the entire
veteran infield-Chase, Doyle, Fletcher
and Zimmerman. Zimmerman has beer
most often mentioned as slated fol
other pastures.
Manager Miller Higgins is expected
here within the course of few day.
to begin the annual chickering's with
disgrurtled players. All of the Yam.
kec contracts were mailed out before
the New Year Higgins will direct the
throne room in the absence Of Harry
Sparrow, who P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E-L-Y will,
loo
noon to complete arrangements for the
spring training of the New York Amer.
cans.
Since he left town, shortly after the
annual meeting of the American
League last month, Higgins has beer
working on certain deals calculated tc
bolster up his outfield, and is hopeful
of definite progress in the near future
There is still hope that Bobby Roth
will wear the Rupert Huston livery
next season.
John A. Heydler, president Of the
National League, has requested Chair
man August Hermann, of the National
Commission, to postpone the annual
meeting Of the Triumvirate till such
time as President johnson Of the
American League is ready to talk over
the prospective schedules for 1920.
By the terms of the national agree
ment the annual meeting of the Ma.
tional Commission is set for the frs,
Monday in January of each year. At the
moment there is tangle in the Trium-
virate that would make an annual meet
ing rather delicate affair. Chairman
Hermann has been repudiated by q
majority OF. the club owners Of the
National League, who have been active
for nearly a year in an effort to have
him replaced.
Indeed, at the annual meeting Of the
National League in this city on De!
cember 6 last the chairman of the COM
mission declared that he would resign
at the end of thirty days if sentiment
against him did not change in the
meantime. The thirty days Will be