Evening star., 1946-03-05
Salary Raise Demands
Hit 13 Clubs as Top
Performers BaIk
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Mar. Big league
baseball bosses were being besiegeo
today by the biggest holdout brigade
that ever clamored for more money
With every major league training
camp officially launched and the
deadline reached for ali hands to be
present and accounted for, an Asso-
ciated Press poll revealed today that
at least As players were still outside
the fold. And that does not include
those who bolted to the Mexican
professional league.
With the exception of Washing
tons Mats. the Boston Red Sox and
the Cincinnati Reds. every club is
represented in the I'VE Want More
Dough- Club, with the Brooklyn
Dodgers "boasting" II players in
that select circle.
The most prominent of the un-
signed group include the Dodgers
Dixie Walker and Pete ReiSer, the
st. Louis Cardinals Marty Marion
and Whitley KuroWSki, the Browns
Vern Stephens and Dick Siebert,
Clevelands Frank Hayes and the
New York Yankees Ernie Bonham
Others Not in Line.
Other of perhaps lesser quality
include the following:
National League-Boston, Out
fielders Chuck Workman and Butch
Nieman, Infelder Ted Cieslak and
Pitchers Jim TreXler and Charley
Cozart; Brooklyn, Pitchers Ralph
Branca, Cy Buker, Art Herring, Chet
Kehn and Joe Matten and InfielderS
Jack Boiling, Ed Basinski and
Leighton Kimball; Chicago, Outfeld-
er Harry Lowrey; New York. Pitcher
Adrian Zabala and Outfelders
Charley Mead and Jesse Pike; Phil
adelphia. Pitcher Johnny Hum
phries and Inhelder Roy Hughes;
Pittsburgh. Pitcher Max Butcher,
Catchel Bill Salkeld and Infelders
Frank Custine and Pete Coscarart.
American League-Chicago. In
fielder Gene Nance; Cleveland, In
fielder Mickey Rocco, Pitcher Am
brose Palica and Outfelder Stan
Benjamin: Detroit, Infelders Eddie
Lake and Bobby Marie New York
Outfielder Tuck Stainback and In
fielder Joe BuZas; Philadelphia
Outfielders Frank Demaree. Hal
Peck and Gene Handley and Pitch
er Phil Marchildon.
Dodger HOldOuts Stubborn.
Brooklyn President Branch Rickev
admitted that while he was not
particularly worried about the
others. he was deeply concerned over
the refusal of Walker and Reiser to
report until their salary squabbles
were lroned out. The veteran Dixie,
who led the National League in
batting IN 1914 and in runs batted
in last year, won't bulge from his
Birmingham ala haven until
Hickey agrees to boost his $40 900
salary of last year. ReiSer. the
senior circuits batting king in Al,
is demanding 100 per cent increase
over his ST, 500 salary of AZ, his last
year before induction.
Marion doesn't fancy the cut in
flicted upon his s13500 figure of
last year by Card Prexy Sam Brea-
don and wants the same contract
which made him the highest-paid
man on the club in As. Kurowski.
who led his mates in batting last
year with 1923 and drove out 81 home
runs to set new high for National
League third basemen, promises to
wage stubborn holdout campaign.
1t was learned that the hard hitting
blond Pennsylvania, who is under
stood to have received $4,000 for his
services last year, has asked for a
$1,000 raise.
Stephens Staying Home.
stephens, American League home
run king, twice has rejected Brownie
terms and has returned to his Long
Branch, Calf. home prepared for a
long holdout siege.
Hayes, iron man catcher of the
Tribe. has not even bothered to con-
fer with Manager Lou Boudreau,
while Bonham sulks in his lone,
Calf, home brooding over the
giant-sized slash Yankee Boss Larry
MacPhail admitted he gave the vet
erdn fork ball hurler.
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