The Washington times., 1930-02-01
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~ BOB THAKER

M BOB THAKER
President CLARK & Griffin and
M washington club have made
htIH top offers t0 star members
1880 Crlffrnen And no.
no0iit ok dickering win de- any
<o1a
This point was emphasized t0-
day as tlae washington prexy
sikea over TIE situation
VERY man viii be paid what
deserves and no more The
old Fox explained. high salariod
formers VIII have to earn what
they get and that's All there y
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There was 4 finality ia Crit
lth's tone that left little room
fdf doubt He means business
and even now issues warning
k0 w0OId.he hnldOt1ts
don't think I've any players
Iio could be placed il that class
HoW ne explained but the
sooner heg forget high finance
nd get down To business the
better There's > lot Of ON boys
who couldn't Get started Ii 1922.
And when give them i chance !
50 make good money On 3 bonus
asis I'm doing nv part
Always reluctant 60 discuss
Individual eases GRfffith
thcfess . 0nSemte Il q
hFimg Out2leIdes Goose G0a
liz ana Pitcher sam JOnes
into the conversation.
we've mailed them both con
ae6s and have ia turn received
s0l10ble letters he admitted.
was particularly ilnpre ressed with
GOsIin's reply.
ITO enc knows any better than
the Goose that he failed to earn
Ills big pay check last year And
ais frankly saying 50 doesn't lower
his stock. Briefly he informed me
thai he wasn't To be consi deKed 4.
h0ldout Ia ans respect and would
lve me his answer after thinking
over the matter.
0nes. Ii Is understood a not
pleased with the terms Offered
mini but is likewise taking hts tiTae
eb0lat reaching decision. And.
Griffith 0eClareg. SD Sam like.
;lse remains i'll the best 81 stand
l3g pending his deci ion.
What goes for the rest 81 the
Fellows must So Tor even such taI-
ited players Is OsliIa and
Jones lle insisted this morning
they're both ilavaIaa9le when
they're right But neither was az
n1s best 3 veal ago.
sther than taking aily.
thing away from them, how
ever, we are merely PRO tectiAg
ourselves hy adOpting the
Qnns lem.
IS lfEtie oiiht but what
the h0nls plan brOu E,t0 play
this year viii cause no lift hes
fancy en- the part O some Ol
victims before signing But, 6Si
It'll declares. all hands must
lined tlp lllc;er the clubs terms or
no others.
bali clubs Just IKE any
other business, he volunteered
either YOU deliver Or else YOU
don't make money. The players
VINO Topped last year may come
back la 1880. IN which Instance
they will be wen paid
on the other hand yon
0tldn expect business
man ID 0gerspag Inferior HELM
would you? The same ar-
lles 10 baseball where man
elther produces 0r he d0esn
The Old FOX vas rather nOn-
cllalant when warned that some.
OF his veterans may ha1k well
into she spring. While eager to
iRn his entire roster Is soon aS
BE, he nevertheless contends
that unless al of his players are
sntisfi he might best cut off the
lalCQnterts.
n harmony and spirit must
N hAa On any winning club. lae
0ecle here are pn8sibiy
0Eae Of the boys mo lliay not
understand my prop 0Sition. And
Wouldn't want ~ see them sign
ip dissa tislied.
however thay yet the riglat
Slant on the situation antiei
pate little trouble. BaH PLAYERS
know only too wesI that ) team
must wiz ball games t0 click at.
the tlafnstiles agl1 unless those
fastiIes click there seldom Bic
money fu anyrOt md that
e0Ss for the csslb officials more
than anyone else