The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-02

Mack bel1eveS ~ Woulu % easy
for Commissioner lands to keep the
money, and when the player signs
his contract his share Of the pur
chase price could be turned over to
him.
Mack points out that Ia this era
u high-priced players as soon as q
minor Lacquer Is bought from the
smaller club he Immediately de.
rlands part Of the price his owners
receive, The money having been
paid by the majors to the minors
there is nothing left for the big
: hague men to do but pay the bonus
1.-THE player demands.
Frequently q minor league club
promises star player that he win
Ret d bonus IL he is bought by q
major league club. When he Is
sold the small club owner imme-
20 diateIy repudiates his pledge and
as IL Is not in writing the major
league club has no redress. When
80 player is purchased i'm the play
ing season he is needed badly and
the club frequently is forced to
pay the bonus.
Il Recently Connie Mack was held
NO by Lamar, who refused to put
On an Athletic uniform until Mack
had given him a bonus for signing.
The team at first played without his
services. 1t was found that he hac
been promised q certain sum. from
the minor league club, but he never
got 1t.
NWhat Is needed is definite rule
On the subject of purchased players
nj that q player may know exactly
how much money he will obtain Il
he is sold to higher classification.
Lamar was not the first player
this season to demand what he be
uAves ne is entitled to. Johnny
Jones was the pioneer Of this year 4
class sc rockies to demand bonus
Cor Staining. He refused to Join
BfOoklyh until he got what he
thought Was his share and when ne
did appear he was not in the best
Ofshape.
IS Then bud Tee, Of the Red SOx,
who brought 100000 in cash from
!, Boston to Tulsa for his release,
demanded part II that fortune and
got It before he signed.
= AS soon as Griffith found Scott
would not report to the National
Capital he got in touch with the
owner Of the Kansas City team
and ordered him 70 send back to
Washington at ohce Catcher Har'
grave and the Cash. Kansas City
did this, and thdp purchased Bert
Griffith and Gaghon. who were in
! the deal, outright.
Scott got on his high horse and
demanded that the Washington club
psey him $500. He, did not care
whether it came as, part of the
purchase price or whether Griffith
dug down in his owl pocket for
the box us.
Scott did not get the $500
from anR source, ami has been
sulking since the deal was ar
ranged, according to yspOrts. This
holding out business .las finished
8 him, SO far Nas the Griffmen are
concerned.
4 y
es President Griffith alt that hi
had paid high eTEough for the staI
81 the Blues in s1en Tag three play
efs and a bundle 81 coin to Kansas
City. Even should Scott decide tc
cast his lot with the Washington
club without getting a bonus, he
would be spurned.
IT certainly seems that President
Griffith is morally right in this
Scott case, and Judge Lands hai
assured the Griffs' president that
ne Is legally right in the matter
too. lands, while in Washington
,a few days ago, perused the CORE
epondence relating to the deal, and
told Griffith that Kansas City'l
failure to deliver the player tC
Washington Immediately, as pro
yided In the transfer papers, really
constituted breach Of contract.