New-York tribune., 1922-02-18

hoNt i@.e last night turned IN his
contract. lie viii leave Monday morn
ing with his bride O; several weeks for
Hot Springs.
The emh@ttled coloncls were gratiicd
IS a result Of the surrender Of Hoyt.
The young right handed pitcher. who
jumped into fame in the world series
against tho Giants last fall, was be
iieved to be n serious hold-out. lie
had asked $4,000 for the season. Just
three times what he was paid in 1o2i
BY swearing allegiance to Higgins
for the coming season Hoyt helps to
solve 3 very ticklish problem. The
Brooklyn schoolboy phenom is the only
veteran pitcher who has come into the
fold SO far. Carr Mays. so they say, is
asking kings ransom. Bob Shawkcy
thinks himself entitled to generous in
crease, even though his arm went back
or him through the closing weeks of
the last campaign and he was simply
murdered by the Giants during each Of
his two Appearances in the world
series. Sam Jones and Bullet Joe Bush
recently acquired from tho Red SoX,
are perennial hold-outs
Pennant Winning Has Premium
When Judge Lands announced that
he did not propose to act AS referee in
salary disputes between major league
club owners and players IT was pc
lieved in most quarters that his stand
might aggravate existing differences Of
opinion, bat such does not appear to
be the case. There seems to be gen
eral weakening on the part OF the
players of most OF the clubs outside
OF New York.
Pennant winning always has It's pre-
MUM in this line Members of cham
pion teams naturally have exalted ideas
of personal values, bat when the real
stars cave the rank and file invariably
fall into line. It is doubtful if the
hold-out situation generally is more
aggravated than usual at this time Of
the year. Babe Ruth, one Of the main
keys 20 the Yankee situation, is salts
fed to allow the Yankee owners to come
to terms with him IN good time. Ruth
will be at Hot SprinGs Monday to take
the baths Other Yankee players in
time are bound to fol ow the big leader.
August Hermann, president of the
Cincinnati Nationals, made Il ten-strikc
Yesterday when he signed Outhel der
George Burns, for many years an idol Of
to tie Reds with Catcher Mike Con
zales in exchange for Third Baseman
Heine Groh. ran down from his home in
Syracuse to talk terms with the boss OF
the Rhinelanders. He left with genial
Garry Il contract binding him beyond
the Rhine for the next two seasons.
The boss of the Redlegs is trying
desperately to secure a right-handed
pitcher ard it IS believed he may be
able to make some sort Of q PROPOSE
tlon that will appeal TO Charlie Eh-
bets. Hermann is very emphatic. how
ever. that in no case will he dispose of
Outfielder Eddie Roush, who is asking
$4,000 year for three seasons.
George Burns's Day
Messrs. Hermann and Charles A
Stoneham, president of the Giants, have
arranged a special holiday date for
Saturday afternoon, June 10, the occa-
sion of Cinclnnatj's first visit to the
Polo grounds. This will be George
Burl.s's day and they assure the worlds
champions Of more than the usual mum
Der of gala affairs. OF course there
Will have to be Il couple Of flag raisngs.
one of the National League pennant
and another of the worlds champion
ship flag. These priced emblems were
awarded to the Giants at the annual
meeting but have not yet been made.
According to Charlie Stoneham. the