The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Rookie Insists
Release IS
Illegal
By FRANK BUCK" o'NEnL

By FRANK BUCK" ONEILL
GAsToNIA, N. c., April 10.
Jackson Salveson. sold down the
river to the Chattanooga Look
outs, pending action by the sew
eral major league clubs on waivers
asked by Washington, will fight
against servitude in the South
ern Association. He will carry
his case before Commissioner
Kennesaw Mountain Lands.
charging two violations Of the op-
tional agreement rule.
Salveson alleges that his con-
ditional release by washington to
Chattanooga Is illegal for the rea-
son that he already has been op'
tionally released three times.
He further charges violation OF
that section of the rule on OPP
tional releases by which q club
can not send a player on option
to a league Of lower classification
than the one from which he was
secured by the major league club
unless he receives at least the
same salary as he received from
the league Of higher classification.
LOOkouts Cut Salary
Chattanooga is in the Southern
Association, a Glass A league. Sal
veson most recently was with Los
Angeles Of the Pacific Coast
League, q double A league. Chat
tanooga cut Salveson's salary, he
alleges.
salveson had his first major
league trial with the New York
Giants in 1888. He was sent on
option to Dallas in the Texas
League on April % and after pitch
ing six games with an earned run
average of LAB, was recalled by
the Giants on or about June l.
Salveson says that more than 80
days elapsed between the date OF
his release and his recall respec-
lively, by the Giants.
In 1884, records show, SalVeSon
was with the Montreal club Of the
International League, on option,
from May 4 until July 10. In that
period he won II games and lost
four. In 1885 he was with Pitts
bursh until June 10, when the
White Sox bought him, later send
ing him on option to Los Angeles
Of the Pacific Coast League. Sal
veson was with Los Angeles the
entire season of 1896, willing 81
A~Al laCSVan caUoN
Salveson will fight the salary re-
duction imposed by the Lookouts,
as he contends it is in direct viola
ton of paragraph 4, section Co Of
rule II. This paragraph and sec
ton Of the rule govern the salary
conditions set forth above.
Section C, paragraph Of rule
IL. setting forth the limitations OF
optional agreements, sets forth
that no player may be sent to a
minor league on option more than
three times.
May Win Case
It Is set forth, and this provision
Is Of importance in the case OF
Salveson, that in the event Of a
player being sent out on option for
less than 80 days in one season, as
determined by the dates of op-
tional assignment and recall, re-
spectively, that shall not count as
an optional assignment in connec-
ton with the limitations Of the
rule.
II Salveson's dates are correct
concerning his first optional re-
lease and recall by the Giants in
1888, namely, April 20 and June
/ or May 80, then he has legally
been optioned out three times, and
is not again subject to release un-
der option.
It was learned from sources
normally reliable, that major
league records said to have been
issued from the offices Of Com
missioner Lands, state that Salve-
son had been legally optioned
twice. Such errors, genuine and
Intentional have occurred in base
ball before this. Salveson is pre-
pared to present his case to Com
missioner Lands, with a definite
violation on the salary issue cas-"
lily established.
If nothing else can be done,
salveson said, at least an adjust
ment Of his salary should be
made.