Evening star., 1941-02-18
CardsRankHiqh
As 3 On List
BaIk at Terms
Cubs and Yunks Also
Have Unsigned Large
Squad of Regulars
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Snorts Writer

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NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-About this
time of the year baseball holdouts
become official-and the 1941 crop Is
impressive in quality and quantity.
Major league magnates insist no
player is holdout until he fails to
report for spring training. But, with
camps opening right and left, they
can't call their salary squabbles
make believe much longer.
Principal players still unsigned
include Joe Di Maggie, reported to
want s37,5OO to $4,000 from the
New York Yankees; Ted Williams,
who wants s18,500 from the Boston
Red SoX; Harry Danning, who is
asking the same sum from the New
York Giants: Johnny Mize, holding
out for 1880 from the St. Louis
Cardinals, Ernie lombard. who
wants something like that amount
from the Cincinnati Reds; Rudy
York, angling for $4,000 from De-
troit, and Mickey Owen, whose goal
Is $12 800 from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
But There Are Others.
However, these stars form only
the upper crust. The Cardinals still
are shy the signatures of % players.
The Chicago Cubs have 13 holdouts;
the Yankees. IA; the Giants, II; the
Reds, g. and so on.
The cases of Owen and Danning,
both catchers. are serious because
their clubs already have begun
training.
Danning. generally conceded to
be the best backstop in the big
leagues last year, repeatedly was Of
fered the same scale. $4,000 But
hte wants TO get up into the class
with teammates Mel OFT and Carl
Hubben.
Owen was acquired from the Car
dinals in December, and the Dodgers
repeatedly offered him a raise, prob
ably $1,000. over the $500 he had
made in ST. Louis. But Owen de-
clared he wanted a bigger raise and
cited some Of the other Brooklyn
pay checks.
Eddie Joost is reported to have
turned down a proffered 81 900 raise
from the Reds. lombard still Is
haggling over whether a bonus he
received a couple Of years ago was
a gift or a part Of his salary. He
considers it the latter and feels he
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wants to get back However. he's
mostly just an habitual late signer-
like Arky Vaughan of the Pitts
burgh Pirates. who is expected to
carry his contract to camp with
him.
Cubs Siege Is Serious.
The Cubs holdout siege is mat
ter of some consequence. Owner
Phil Wrigley put a paddock on his
money bags at the same time he
hired a new general manager. Jim
Gallagher, former sports writer.
Some of the players really are sore
about the cuts they're being asked
to take. and some are just feeling
out Gallagher to find out what they
can get for asking. Stan Hack and
Charley Root made trips from their
homes in California to Chicago to
talk over terms, and went back
without signing.
The fact the Cubs gave Dizzy
Dean $4,000 again has been hard
for some of his teammates to digest,
also.
Cleveland has three holdouts-Hal
Trosky, jeff Heath and Ray Wealth
erly-for whom President Alva
Bradley is unlikely to claim they
are the highest-paid anything.
The Yankee malcontents include
virtually every regular except Out
| fielder Charley Keller. Some Of the
stars seem sure to miss the start Of
training next week.
The big group Of Cardinals still
dissatisfied includes Don Padgett,
Ernie Koy and several Of the clubs
shining rockies, in addition to Mize,
who wants to get into the price
bracket left vacant when Joe Med
wick was traded to Brooklyn.
Most of the other clubs are IN
shipshape