Evening star., 1932-03-08
HOLDOUT SUBJECT
To AF|NE AS WELL
Griff Threatens Drastic Ac'
tion Unless Heinie Gets
in by March II.
BY TOM DOERER.

IN HOXI, Miss, March 8. -
X Heinie Manush failed to
- appear today, the second
day which he is overdue at
camp, and Clark Griffith an
nounced that the Michigan vet
eran was nothing less than a
bona fide holdout.
Unless Heine reports by mid
night tonight the salary of the
highest paid National of 1881 will
be clipped harder than setup.
II have given Manush plenty of time
to report and have been lenient with
him IN the salary cut for this year,
night after it was certain the out
fielder was going to be out another day.
IT will wire him tonight that new
agreement is being written which will
call for a greater cut than the original
one" said Griff. If he fails to come
in under that then still other terms will
have to be met, and he also will face
a fine, or suspension until I think he Is
in shape to play.
Unfair to Other Players.
1T would be unfair to my other play
ers to have Manush duck training
camp. no matter how good his condi-
ton at this time, which, have learned,
is fine.
IF he is not here by March IL, then
he has violated base bSll rule which
calls for player to be IN training for
10 days prior to the opening OF the
season
While Griff was frank in his remarks
about Manush's kalky attitude he failed
to show any riarked concern. Thers
was feeling beneath his conversation
which leads to the belief that he ex-
poets Heine to be in before the 11th.
Griff's only other holdout in recent
years was Roy Spencer, his catcher.
Roy held out two years ago and re-
ceived a two-week pay cut. Yet Spen-
Ger did report before the season opened,
and he had been in training.
Manush is Wintering at West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Absence Surprises Few.
While there is considerable discus
sion here on the outfielder's act, few
seemed surprised, the story having got
ten around that Heinie declared earlier
In the Winter that he was not going to
report at Biloxi unless his figures were
met.
And another yarn percolates through
camp that Heinie Is adverse to spending
training time In Biloxi. He Is said to
be Of the Tyrus Cobb type Of player
Ty always refused to 60 South to train,
probably for the reason that he had
spent his Winters at his home in the
South. But Heinie has another reason
None Is taking the non-appearance OF
Heinie down here more quietly than
Grifhth. However, the boss of the Ma
tionals seems to feel that Heinie will be
along and his tardiness will mean that
he will have to put in plenty Of work to
get into the shape that the prompt ar
rivals are in.
May Hurt Heinie's Chances.
Hardness in arriving here may be
serious to Heinie's chances next season.
His work at bat slumped last season,
and If he does not come down In very
good form, he may face another season
in which he cannot reach his peak
early enough.
In the meanwhile Griffith is pointing
to the wonderful form displayed by the
veteran Sam Rice. While at bat today
Griff asked some of the boys If they had
ever seen better batting stylist than
Sam. The Washington regular was
clipping them from the portside of the
plate with beautiful form far into the
outfield. Fischer served him few with
something on them besides the leather,
and Sam nicked each one of them for
an outfield blow.
Sam has been hitting the ball like
that for Grih since 1915, and the gray
. pilots tribute means something.