Evening star., 1947-02-22
81. Louis Ace Askinq
For $4,000; Tigers
Satisfy Newhouser
By Ralph Roden
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Stan Mu-
sial, the National Leagues batting
champion and most valuable player
today was the only outstanding
major league baseball player un-
signed.
The hard-hitting st. Louis Cardi-
nal first basemen became the lone
dissatisfied star following the sign
ing Of Hank Greenberg, Hal New
houser, Spud Chandler and Marty
Marion by their respective clubs
the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit
Tigers, New York Yankees and the
Cards.
Musial is sitting tight at the
Cards st. Petersburg (Fla) spring
training base repeatedly seeking a
$4,000 contract which Is believed
to be $1,000 more than the offer
President Sam Breadon of the
Cards has tended his star slugger.
Because the Redbirds drew over
a million in paid attendance while
winning the pennant and world
championship last year, Musial be-
lieves he should be paid the $4,000
Greenberg Signs for Year.
Meanwhile the signing of Green
berg stole the headlines from the
rest of the baseball news.
The former home-run slugger of
the Tigers linked one-year docu-
ment in New York for an undis-
closed sum which John w. GAL
breath, co-owner of the BUGS, said
was more than Hank received last
year." Greenberg was reported to
have received $55,000 from the
Tigers in 1916.
Only a short while ago Green
berg, who was sold to the Pirates
by Detroit February Q, indicated
that he was considering retiring
from the game.
Asked by reporters how he got
Greenberg to change his mind, Gal
breath replied:
Il really don't know. Just by
staying with him, 7 guess, and not
taking no for an answer. I've been
here with him for three days"
What made Greenberg hesitate
about playing for Pittsburgh? one
newsman asked.
IT don't know" Galbreath re-
piled, except that I believe he sin
cerely wanted to quit baseball
Hanks a mighty sincere person, he
has been fine with us all the way
and he convinced me he sincerely
wanted to quit"
High Pay for Newhouser.
The capitulation of Southpaw
Newhouser to the terms offered by
Detroit was completed via telephone
from the Tigers Lakeland training
site ana Detroit where Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager Bill
Evans announced the ace hurler
accepted terms.
Winner of Is games the past
three seasons and the American
Leagues most valuable player in
1914 and 1945, Newhouser reported
ly signed a contract calling for
more than $4,000 and possibly as
much as 100000. -
NeWhouser and Greenberg thus
join the Boston Red Sox's sock
artist, Ted Williams, and Cleveland S
strikeout king, Bob Feller, in base
balls upper income brackets.
Feller agreed a month ago to a
Cleveland contract that may bring
him as much as $4,000, and two
weeks later, Williams okayed terms
that repeatedly will deplete the Red
Sox's bank account by $4,000.
At st. Petersburg, Chandler was
signed by Yankee President Larry
MacPhail along with Pitcher Johnny
Murphy and Outfielder Johnny
Lindell to bring the entire New
York squad into the field.
Marion Signs Quickly.
No terms were revealed, but the
big righthander, Yankee mound
stay for a number of years and a
2O-game winner last season, is al
most certain to draw between $20,-
900 and $25,00O.
MARION, tne SICK uelQlIS SIlOTC-
stop of the Cards, agreed to a one
year contract in st. Louis for an
estimated 100000. The gangling
infielder and President Sam Breadon
of the Redbirds talked about every
thing else except contract for an
hour and a half before Breadon
said, Lets talk contract" Two
minutes later, Marion said, II was