Evening star., 1946-03-09
Outlaws S115,000 Bid
Appeals 10. Griffs'
20-Win Pitcher
BY Burton Hawkins
Stor StoH Corysspondsnt


HAVANA, Mar. 9.-Pitcher Roger
Wolff, who won 20 games for the
Mats last year, today was consider
ing a $115,ooo offer to Jump his con-
tract with the Washington Baseball
Club and sign for three years with
the so-called outlaw Mexican
League.
After conferring with Bernardo
Pasquel, president Of the Mexican
League, late last night, Wolff re-
vealed Pasquel had tempted him
with a 100000 contract for three
years plus a SIS, 900 bonus for sign
ing.
Pasquel, who earlier last night
told Outfielder Ted williams Of the
Boston Red Sox to name your own
figure" in an effort to get the
American League slugging star, was
quoting fabulous salary terms to a
few members of the Red Sox and
was expected to approach more
members of the Washington and
Boston clubs today.
Wolff indicated he would desert
the Mats only if a considerable
portion of Pasquels offer were
placed in an American bank. He is
slated to confer further with Pas
quel, who to date has not approached
other Washington players.
Shortstop Ed Pellagrini Of the
Red Sox has been offered $4,000 for
three years while Pasquel recently
revealed he had wired Pitcher Bob
Feller of the Cleveland Indians an
offer of $500, 900 for three years.
Organized Game Is Worried.
Organized baseball is preparing to
hit back at the Mexican League
through Cuba. Refusal to permit its
players to compete in Havana's
Winter League will be the weapon
Commissioner Happy" Chandler
will hold over the heads of officials
here, unless Mexican League play
ers are banned from Cuban COM
petition, it was indicated today.
Backbone of the winter league
here has been American minor
league players. Each winter league
club may employ up to five. Unless
Cuban officials are willing to string
along with Chandler in an effort
to stymie Mexican League raiding
Of organized baseball's ranks, such
support will be withdrawn.
10 "a lott nle ~, ~
over the prospect Of losing more
valuable players than those who
already have gone south Of the Rio
Grande. Now allied with the Mex
lean League are Luis Olmo Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, Nap Reyes and
Danny Gardella of the New York
Giants, Bobby Estalella of the Phil
adelphia Athletics, Alex CarrasquelI
of the Chicago White Sox and Rene
Monteagudo of the Philadelphia
Phillies.
Dino signed for $4,000 for three
years while Estalella will receive
$4,000 for three years play and
Carrasquel will get $4,000 in three
years. These three also have been
guaranteed all expenses.
Guerra Undecided About Jump.
Fermin Guerra, Washington
catcher, has signed Mexican
league contract and has received
a bonus, but has stipulated that
he will return such money if he de-
cides to play for the Mats. Gilberto
Torres, Washington infielder, has
been offered $1,000 a year for three
years, plus a bonus of 5000, to
play in the Mexican League, but
President Clark Griffith hoped to
talk both Guerra and Torres into
signing with Washington today.
Pitcher Santiago Ullrich of the
Mats will not play baseball this
season, having decided to submit
to an operation to remove bone
chips from his elbow.
Meanwhile, the Mats were to tangle
with the Boston Red Sox in the
first of two-game series here to-
day with Pete Appleton, Marino
Pieretti and Make Wilson slated
to pitch for Washington tomorrow.
President Griffith was to be honored
in pre-game ceremonies.