New-York tribune., 1922-02-14
Hoyt Demands
$4,000 Salary
From Yankees
Young Pitching Star Re
quests Three Times Pay
He Received Last Season
BY ". ]. Macbeth


4 rev sort OF baseball war. ono he
tween the promoters Of major league
baseball on the ono side ard tho pro-
fcssicnal players on the other. IS about
70 set in. f the expressed sentiments
of magnatos hero for the National
League schedule meeting to- day are to
be taken seriously.
This sort Of war is no rev one It
has occurred annually ever since the
rational game was promoted profcs-
sioually II is the lifelong struggle
between capital aud labor; between
employer and employee. But never III
.hc history of the frolic have distinc
lions been so closely drawn as now.
Never the issues so cleanly cut as to
demand a real showdown.
Players OF real worth arc this yea
holding out for increases of such pro
portion as to bring the blush Of "piker-
isn" 70 the checks of the most reck
less hold-o of former years. Waite
worlds series (who really established
his fame in that scrics), demands onl.'
three times the pay for 1922 that he
received in 1921.
He got $4,000 last season: he pro
poses to retire unless paid $4,000 for
his services the coming year The bat
cling colonels (Ruppcrt and Huston)
declare $4,000 is the limit of their
indulgence TO this Young rccalcitrant;
that he may accept this or remain idle
forever.
Roush Seeks $4,000 a Year
club has quite as tough chattcl in
=, :o1 :,
Roush received $4,000 salary. paid in
full in 1921. though he did not report
until May and appeared in but 10
games. in six of them only as pinch
hitter. The club offered to renew last
years contract. Roush immediately
wrote his ultimatum. He demanded
$4,000 guaranteed for a period OF
three years (S1s.000 per annuln) and IN
su~arce against accident sickness and
death. He demanded likewise the elm
ination Of the ten-day clause. which
would entail violation OF baseball
law. Cincinnati, in short, was to in
sure his life for three years for a sum
Of $4,000. the policy to be turned
over to him or his henefciarios.
Officials of the Cincinnati club, from
president to manager. declared yester-
day afternoon that the board Of direct
title to Eoush to make no further
concession from the original $4,000
offer. even II it meant his loss to base
ball forever. The cases Of Roush and
Hoyt are illustrative OF n score more.
The magnates declare themselves ready
to accept the gauge Of battle even if
they have to go to the sandlo.- for
niues to protect franchises.
The magnates, VINO have sown to
tire whirlwind in loose talk Of millions.
are now rcaping the whirlwind The
impression has gone out among the
players that unheard Of sums paid for
magnates' desire to utilize part of cx-
cess profits taxes for retrenchmont.
The fraternity Of players figure if
their employers wish to call on gov
ernmcnt aid on a fifty fifty PROPOSE
tion it would be as easy to do so with
salary roll as IN excessive expendi-
lures for "bushers."
The promoters, of course. figure
against that day when excessive profits
past Baseball history shows through
scnle. The players have never stood
for deduction. They talk in the one
term, TACT Lowering the scale to
meet new conditions would mean
simply battle deferred.
On top of the spirited declarations
Of principle of the heads of the Yam
KEGS and Reds. Billie Nccck. pres dent
Of tho Chicago Cubs, yesterday de-
clsred that no unsigned players would
be taken to the spring training camp
on the Catalina Islands. 1t is under
stars of the Chicago Nationals are rs
vat nm CNCtl