The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-17
SOME PLAYERS MAY TAKE CASH
 DEAL TO LANDS
Trout Was "GOat'' of De. trOit Decision - Green-
 berg Dean to Hold Out?
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY nikad PrAns 9kafp CnrresnnndenI

United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 New York, Jan. 17.-(UP). With Commissioner K. M. Landis indicat- ing by recent edicts that he'll use the offices of baseball's highest tribunal to protect the ball player to the, hilt, the question arose today whether any diamond slave might have the audecity to carry Q salary argument to the 70 Jedge."
 No major league player has ever appealed to Commissioner Lands to settle a salary dispute with . club owner, fearing boycott by all clubs in case he lost his case and was turned back on the mercy of the hard-hearted magnate. But Landis' momentous rulings this week shout out loud that the commissioner is campaigning to see that the ball player gets an all-round square deal.
 Player Protected
 The major league agreement 'ur- der which Commissioner Landis' of- flee was created has @ clause in 1t giving Q ball player Q right to ap- peal any dispute to which the player is a party. Probably the majority of the ball players in the majors have never read the baseball blue book and never knew such a rule was in existence. But Landis' ukase in the Detroit case and his seven-point bulletin regarding the manipulation of players focuses attention on the wide authority he has as commis-. sioper, and is likely to encourage any ball player with @ grievance to write the "Or Jedge" Q letter.
 Early indications are that there will be plenty of dissatisfied ball players during the next few weeks. Paul (Diz2y) Trout, the Detroit pitcher who visioned selling his serv- ices for $20 900 until Landis revoked his free agency, may seek some ex- tra balm from the Tigers for his shattered nerves. Everyone agrees that Trout was the goat of the LaE1. dis ruling In the Detroit case. sa
 Zeke Bonura, the misunderstood New Orleans Latin, and the New York Giants are working themselves up to a bitter battle of words. For Q fellow who led the Giants in hit. ting and runs batted in, Bonura has been forced to take lot of insults, but the one that hurt most was when the Giants trimmed @4,000 of his 5000. Zeke is mighty burnt up about the whole situation especially the methods used in trying to ship him down the river to the PhiIies.
 Mere Trouble
 Dizzy Dean, whose contract was slashed from 10000 to $l0.000 by the Cubs, has always shown "cold feet" where Landis' office was concerned but he might take 1t into his head to air his case before the cont1ais- sioner. He's defled everyone else in baseball, including President Ford Prick, SO another one-man rebel lion couldn't harm him.
 The Yankees are likely to have sev- eral severe holdout cases on their hands, Red Rolfe, who was @ hold out last year, already has indicated that anything less than $18,000 will be distasteful to him even before he'd had Q look at his contract. The Tanks aren't due to send out their contracts until later this week.
 The unlucky Tigers may experi- ence more grief when they try to sign Hank Greenberg, whose salary was close to $30000 last season. At the close of last season 0reenberg was in the bad graces of both Owner Walter o. Briggs and Manager Del Baker and is likely to have @ serious operation performed on his contract. Greenberg Is known to be eager to stay ahead of Joe DiMaggio in the race to succeed the retired Lou Gehrig as basebalps highest paid player. DiMaggio drew o25,000 last season and is due for a raise which may hoist him over the $S0.000 mark.