New-York tribune., 1922-02-16
W ard Reported
To Have Asked
$4,000 Salary
Babe Ruth to Report at Hot
Springs Training Camp
With Other Stars Monday
BY W. !. Macbeth

&C AR OF mESteEy surrounding the
serious "hod-out' situation which has
confronted the management Of The
champion Yankees for some time past
vas cleared to some slight extent yes
tsrday. when it was announced tha.
the sigucd contracts Of shortstop
Averctt Scott and third baseman Mike
NcNsjly had been received at the Of
accS OF the loca American League
club. With tho signing of these two
stars the Yankees now have eight
Veterans within the fold The others
arc Frank Baker. Click Fcwster, Elmer
Miller, Al ncvormcr, Carl Mays and
u aite Noyt
The present contract OF Mays has
srother season 10 run. hut the blond
tv,rler Is SAID TO have requested 4
-a.sc IN salary for the coming cam
"a 81. Assuming that The other play
c-s have refused to accept the prot
fe-"d contract terns Miller Muggins
and the battling colonies have yet TO
s;sN mare than Il dozen Of tho other
stars. including Joe Bush. Wal.ie
schaHs. Wa'iy ripp. Bob Sbawhcy,
san, Jones. Bob Nouscl. Frank O'Doui
aud Ered Hofmann.
Following closely upon the aNNource-
''f'ft' W. tit' fitiiS- e. s'tOS~ "tsu NtN-
Naliy yesterday came the rcpor. from
}o't Smith, Ark. :o the effect tina:
Aaror Ward had returned his second
1r'.cNcd contract to the management
e the Yankees. Ward is said TO haze
declared that me document callod fo,
salary Of So 800 Cor next season and
tiat be ras very much dissatisfied
with tho terms. He * further quoted
as aging tia; he VII persist in hts
- IS.
iract unless he is guaranteed 4 sa.ary
- $4,000
Owners Maintain Firm Stand
If toe report Of Wards defiant att
tnce 's authentic Il is quite safe 20
say that the owners Of the Yankees
VIII not &cceGc to ms demands. Tie
40 colouels have been thoroughly
aroused ever the nold-out situation,
md tney recently asserted they would
exc = Hrm stand in The matter. Hus-
.o9 and RUPERT have stated that their
nired athletes had been generously
treatei II the contracts mailed out
.oale time ayo. and that the cluo would
Worry along without tho services Of
those Players who perss ted in their
8, reasonable demands.
A snail contingent Of The Yankees
Ill assemble at Hot Springs. Ark.
tsaiNinc session which viii last until
"ae man squad reports at The main
amp at New Orleans. abou. March |.
= was announced yesterday that Nc
Aaily and Hoy. and Their brides Will
cave for the famous resort next Sur
-. Scott and Dcvormer are slated
Tn arr,ve there on Saturday,
Business Manager Ed Barrow Of the
:arks received letter from Babe
fNth yesterday, in which the home
u h'ng stated that he would reach
lot Springs next Monday. ready to
NeSln training No announcement was
orthcomiNg IS TO whether tho Babe
nc the club had agreed on anv salary
.erms for this year.
IN addition 9 the players mentioned
Nay. Jones. Shawksy. BUSH and IIar-
po' "oTe also scheduled to report al
't't Springs for the preliminary prac-
&C. but nothing definite has been
.rc"rned as 20 whether they VIII report
mere. L is known that Harper has
reNues;ed q leave o. abencc until June
;. IN ordc~ that he might devote his
,'mc to his porous trucking bust
.oss IN New Jersey. but any action
rat might have hecn taken in his case
as not as yet heea announced.
Five Youngsters Sign Contracts
Earrow also stated yesterday that
gncG contracts have been received
fom oIt'iciders Camp Skinner, O. D
] Iucker. Ed Neusel and Denver c.
''r!ssby The last naMcd played with
ne Sapupla Club OF the Western Asso-
':atlon last season and was recon-
'nendcf. tn the Yankees by Bob Con
e'y. Skinner wa stakcn South last
orire and Nade q vcrv favorable
: = tr-.
70 tAc minors for further seasoning. =
$so~tston Wcscott Kingdom vas re.
.eascd Yesterday by the Yankees to
INC br:dgcYcr, club o: the Eastern
sagoe iIc VIII be Kept under OBJ
ervation and may he recalled by the
oca. c'uN At the end Of tho next cam
psisn.
A runor Of trade between the White
son and she Yankees has again been
started r Chicago. following the report
ihat Miile~ Hugcips VIII arrive in the
Windy ('tr within the next few days
ihe Yanks still have hopes Of obtain.
'ng tho v"tctan Amos Strunk TO patro!
orc of the out-icld posts during the
- fe"cCd aAsoncc Of Babe Ruth and
sloh N'-so' but it is reported that
Nd Gleason viil talk business only
N-'' '"'ill some NdhiN needed:
oitchlng strength from tho American
League champions.
Another addition 70 the ever in
'feasiNs - of ho!d-out players was :
roported from Dotroit Yesterday. Ac I
oordne 20 the dispatch. Harry He'll
.iar. leading batter OF the American
'.e2suc end star outfcldcr Of the
llcr's. !as returned his contract un-
-'a"od and has demanded u large in
rcasc ln salary.
sss:ether Tries for Transfer