Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-17
Current Pay Dispute
lis Possible Factor;
Has Oil Business
By Joe Reichler
Asseeiatsd Press Sports Writer


MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla, Feb.
17.-Allie Reynolds, at the very
peak Of a brilliant pitching ca
reer, disclosed today he may quit
baseball at the end Of this season.
The Yankees great right
handler. In a surprising interview,
frankly stated that baseball pre-
sented an unhealthy situation for
him and added:
II doubt If I'll come back,
especially il we don't win the
pennant."
Allie had his greatest season
last year, leading the league in
earned-run average GOD and
trikeouts (161). ranking second
in shutouts COZ, and third in
complete games (24), and in win
ming percentage (20-8-.714). He
placed second to Bobby Shantz
in the most valuable player bal
loting with 1873 points.
Told Yanks Of Intentions. n
The 34-year-old Reynolds, who
capped his first 20-game winning
season in 1852 with two World
Series triumphs over the Brook
Ign Dodgers. declared he had in
formed the Yankees of his inten-
tons during a salary confab last
month.
II told Roy Hamey assistant
to General Manager George
Weiss that the only thing that
was keeping me in the game
this year was my keen desire to
be on q fifth straight champion
ship club. plus personal ambi-
ton to become the biggest World
Series winner of all time"
Reynolds said. II need one
more to tie Red Ruffing's record
OF seven World Series victories
and two to beat him. Red won
seven games and I have SIX"
The husky Creek Indian, re-
laxing after his upset" victory
over Alvin Dark for the cham
pionship in the annual Ball
Players Golf Tournament at the
Miami Springs Golf Club sun
day, then explained why he was
thinking of leaving baseball.
Kept Away From Family,
Baseball has presented an
unhealthy situation for me-" ne
said. 1T has kept me away
from my family for too LONG.
I'm no youngster any more and
the children are pretty well
grown now. Eli be celebrating
my 18th wedding anniversary
next July. Since I've been in
baseball. I've spent very little
time with my family. They've
sort Of grown away from me. I
don't think it is fair to them. I
feel I eve it to them to give up
the game.
Then, too, I can do much
better away from baseball from
q financial standpoint. I have a
good business all set up, one that
will enable me to make more
money than 4 could make from
baseball. The day leave base
ball. ! win step right into the
oil business.
please understand me, base
ball in general and the Yankees
in particular have been very
fair with me. I am grateful to
baseball for what it has done to
me-"
Pay Dispute Possible Factor.
ut is because of baseball that
I am able to go into the oil
business in the first place. The
best thing that a fellow can get
out Of baseball is not the money,
but the associations and con-
facts he can set up for himself
after his active career is over"
Reynolds, whose current salary
dispute with the Yankees may
have had, something to do with
his decision, was extremely care
full not to say positively that he
would quit baseball.
$50 many things can happen
during season." he said. "that
it would be foolish for me to say
that I would quit for certain.
If we don't win the pennant. I
feel right now I'll call it a career.
If we should make it five straight,
1t would be nice to try for six"