The Washington herald., 1920-02-27
HOLDOUTS GET
FINALCHANCE.
Old Fox Orders Shaw and
Charity to Report or
Quit Game.
BY GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

This is getaway day for the WASH
Ington players, and any man who Is
not on hand at the Union Station
at 3:15 when the train pulls out
,or Tampa, Fla, will have to dig up
some mazuma or stay right here in
little old Washington. This will
apply to James A. Shaw, the big
Pittsburg twirler. and unless he
comes down of his high perch he
may be left at the post.
Shaw has been asking a price for
his services that Is out of the ques-
tion He has written his boss that
unless he receives the price he asks
tor,h will stay at home.
Here is a copy of wire that was
sent him yesterday:
IF YOU are not on hand to start
getting in shape at Tampa by Mon
day. March s, all my offers will be
withdrawn, and you will get what
you received last year. or stay at
1ome.'
Jim Must Realize.
That is telling the gentleman of
200 or more pounds a few things
that may wake him up. There is
40 better boss than Griffith, and he
goes as far as the next and further
than many, when Ii comes to pay
ing out money to players, but there
is a limit. and the sooner Shaw sees
that he is only standing in his own
light. the better it will be for big
Jimmy.
To prove that Griffith is fair in
lis dealings, we will take the case
If Charity. This player has been
offered a salary that would make
some business men gasp IL they
we're compelled to pay it to their
managers. But Charity has proven
hat ne is not doing the right thing.
LAST fall before he departed for his
lome he called on Griffith and asked
aim how much he was to get for
1929
What do you WANT" replied
Griffith
Charity mentioned the price and
Jriffith wrote out a contract which
:he catcher took to his home. II will
sign this next week and send it in
Before the gent left for Beloit
irifiith handed him a check for $3.50
'or the extra good work he had done
Turing the season.
Given an Increase.
The salary Charity demanded
and was granted was $500 more for
1920 than he received in 1919.
Now instead of sending back his
signed contract he wrote and stated
hat he could not think of accept
ng the price offered. lie stated
ne must have $500 more. That made
raise of $1,000 over 1919. After
thinking the matter over Griff de-
;ided to pay il and made out a new
contract which went to Wisconsin
where Charity lives.
AS this contract was never re-
turned to the club. Griffith waited
1ntil he went to Chicago to attend
the recent meeting. He wrote for
The player to meet him. This Char
:ity did but instead of handing the
lew contract properly signed to his
manager he told the local magnate
that he must have an additional
$500 tackled on the figure or there
would be nothing doing.
You sign those papers," said
Griffith, "at the price you asked for
and demanded or you can bet all
your money that there will be moth
ing doing. 1 will not let you or
anyone else hold me up, even if it
Is in Chicago, the home of hold-up
artists"
Charity n HoIdout.
Charity has not let the local club
$fcials know what he thinks of
The ultimatum. but Griffith knows
what he is going to do.
IF he wants to accept the con-
tract he asked for and which / gave
nim he can sign or let it be.
think / would be just as well off
Rifhnut hn hos l. iz
SOrd is no good. 1 want to deal
With people who are on the square
and l don't think Charity is. His
actions prove that. / will go along
with Picinich and Mayer as my two
re CgUlar catchers and | know both
will do the work satisfactorily"
The order for GharrIty's trans
portation is cancelled and he w1s
told in plain words he could stay
In BelOit.
Davenport Will Report.
Griffith is not in the least wor-
ried about Dave Davenport. 81 have
given him a whole lot more than
he received last season." he said.
'and | have no fear that he will
fail to appear at Tampa on Mon
day. when We will begin work He
knows that it is back to the bushes
If he don't make good this year,
and he does not wish that to hap
pen"
The signing of Sam Rice lets but
one man. Milan. to come in, and
as the latter is perfectly satisfied
with the terms offered his contract
will be along in plenty of time.
schncht Reports Here.
Pitcher Al. Schacht was the rrst
out-of-town player to report. He
got in from New York yesterday
morning" and reported to Griffith.
Schacht was the man who recon-
mended Stark, the youngster from
the Bronx. to Manager Grifith,
When asked about the youngster,
Al. states that Dolly" as he Is
known around the Bronx is another
Johnny Evers. He has the longest
fingers on his hand that ever saw"
Al. declares.
I1st to prove he is some player.
ne was appointed manager of the
Lewiston. Maine, team, which was
owned by Bill CarriRan the old