The Washington times., 1930-03-24
REPORTERS
THROW
D(]ST!


Replying to a report today that
II he did not sign this years
contract that the figures on his
1881 contract would be so small
he would need q magnifying
glass to read them, Goose GoSlin,
over the long distance telephone
today declared he didn't believe
Clark Griffith said such ching
and that he'd have to have more
evidence than the words of the
newspaper writer who wrote
them, before he would believe it.
Much dust has been thrown
in the eyes Of the argument be.
tween Mr.. Griffith and myself, 4"
said the Goose, "by mouse-]ike
newSpapermen hanging around
the club president waiting to
magnify every utterance of his
with regard to our salary diff
ferencss.
Although Mr.. Griffith may
have five newspaper writer's
shouting from the roof.top every
time he lights a fresh cigar, while
I am without newspaper repre-
sentation here in my Salem re-
treat, that does not mean a thing,
because this argument isn't going
to be settled in the newspapers,
it's going to stand on my individ-
ual opinion as to fair treatment
In view of my entire baseball rec
ord.
"And rs to my 1881 con-
tract, as / am told Is dis
Cusscd in q morning Washing.
ton newspaper, that Is think
ing pretty far ahead, as the
1880 contract isn't out Of the
way first.
"The old bug-a-boo as to fine
and suspension is being revived
by those Chattanooga Correspon-
dents looking for fat to chew.
I've known from the first what
my position is as to fine and SuS-
pension and am prepared to
stand by the consequences.
IF Griff Is barking that stuff,
As he Is reported to be doing, it's
Just for effect, because a man
who has been in baseball as long
as have I, ought to know what
he's stepping into when he de-
cides he's getting the short end
of a business proposition, with
out being worried by the club
owner.
"The more they write of that
suspension stuff, the funnier they
make themselves, as well as MI
Griffith, look. They've been hav
ing me suspended every other
day and every other Sunday tor
the past month.
81 don't believe Mr.. Griffith
Is pulling all those lines attri
buted to him, and If he Is. it's
lust to give those boys something
to write. Meanwhile, they will
all find out for themselves N
time that I'm just as strongly
entrenched IN Salem for the sum
mer, as if I was embedded N
concrete.
"Griff knows what my
terms are, and If he doesn't
want to meet them, all well
and good. I wrote him once
I would be reasonable, but
his offer is ridiculous. If 1
take the cut he asks me to,
right away I am cheapening
myself, and q fellow who has
O small price on his services
has q complex to Outlive that
takes years.
II can't play ball, the kind I'd
like to play, for Griff's price and
I'm not going to handicap myself
at the start for signing at any
such a figure. That is all there
is to the argument and those
writers down yonder in Chatta.
nooga can quote Griff or manu-.
facture threats and put them in
his mouth until the cows come
home, but they won't scare me
off my roost. Griff has said
time and time again, through
those same reporters, he isn't say
ing anything, and the next day
they all come out having Grift
say plenty.
'If the public can reconcile
themselves to such a conflicting
situation, it's o. K. with me, but
I'm not falling for a line Of 1t
and I'm not budging from my
stand"
cnSTS HAZE Million