Evening star., 1955-02-15
Major Leagues
Have 135Men
Sill Unsigned
Many Stors on List
Two Weeks Before
Opening Of TRIMMING
BY the Assoeiated Press

Ii the major league DaSeDall
clubs go into spring training
March with all Of their players
signed. a lot of Ink will have been
used within the next two weeks.
A check today showed that about
l3S players have not signed their
contracts.
The long list includes such
stars as Ted Williams, whom the
Red Sox hope will change his
mind about retiring: Batting
Champion Bobby Avila of Cleve-
land, Sal Maglie, ace of the
world champion Giants; Eddie
Mathews of the Braves. the Phil
lies Granny Hammer. Richie
Ashburn and Curt Simmons; the
Yankees Mckay Mantle, Avila's
teammates, Larry Dolby and
Early Wynn; Minnie Minoso Of
the White Sox. Boston's Jim
Piersall: Bob Porterfield, Jim
Busby, Mickey Vernon and Eddie
Yost of Washington, and Jim
Finigan, star third baseman Of
the Athletics.
Few Clubs Worried.
A host of others who figure
to play important roles In the
pennant races and many new
comers also are unsigned.
For the most part. however,
the clubs are not worried. Un-
signed players are not consid-
cred holdouts until March l..
Several have said they have just
delayed in signing and will be
on hand when the first ball is
thrown out.
The White Sox have the small
est list. It consists of just
Minoso, who wants a $4,000
raise. He repeatedly is getting
just under $4,000.
The Indians. with one Of the
longest lists, are not looking
for any real contract trouble
and point out some of their
youngsters still are playing win
ter ball. It is believed that
Avila. Dolby and Wynn and the
club are about $4,000 apart.
Maglie Near Agreement.
Only a minor difference is said
to be keeping Maglie and the
Giants apart. The Yankees ex-
pect Mantle in the fold within
q day or two.
Mathews, who was paid an es-
timated $25, 900 last season, has
said he would ask for q sub
stantial increase. But appar-
emily he hasn't gotten around to
talking with the Braves officials.
Hammer, apparently slated for
a raise following q fine season.
and Earl Torgeson. slated for a
cut. are due to discuss terms
with General Manager Roy
Hamey of the Phillies in Florida.
Simmons has been into the
Philadelphia office to talk, while
Ashburn, first asked to take a
20 per cent slice after a .313
year and now offered last years
pay, is still negotiating from
his home at Tilden, Nebr.
The unsigned players:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
INDIANS--Bob Avila, Larry Dolby,
Early Wynn, Sam Dente, Bob Hooper,
p@als Dale Mitchell; Dave Philley, Dave Pope,
Aeauirre, Joe Game. Hank isss' FoiIes. NATION sh5s
MnIr1,rEewski, Ny, Stan Pawloski. Herb Score,
W YANkEEs;s-Mickey Mantle. Andy
carey; car T., jim ra-r Konstanty' Art shallock
TIoERs~Billy Hoeft, Fred Hatfield,
Jim Jim, pe1sIns' Rnn Werner a9.g BirssE jim Bun
Ma,a,I,IIow. Bob Schultz. Bob Wilson. JACK
phalIPs Rkb snH.T e5d 7 " vI,S,.: RSrtsr r n,..,,
M hsns osn Ss ehrss xss Af'sns Al cnr Gem T.ss. ss
Freeman, Bill Henry, Tom Hurd, Sid
Hudson. Willard Nixon. Al Schoil, Bob
Smith, George Susce. jr.: Billy Good
man. Ted Lepcio. Frank Malone and
WHITE sox-Minnie Minoso.
SENATORS-Bob Porterfield, Chuck
Stobbs. Mickey McDermott. Mickey Yer
non, Eddie Yost. Jim Busby and Roy
oRIoLEs-Lou Kretlow, Jim McDon.
aid, Preacher Roe, Vern Stephens, Carl
Abrams and Chuck Diering
ATHLETICS-Charlie Bishop, cloyd
Boyer. Ed Burtschy, John Gray. Charlie
Aass JIM RA1ToNaL A1rn1Ssa fns IsAGTE sGnsst JACOBS
GIANTssal Maslie. Bob Lennon and
Foster Castleman.
DoDGERS-Jim Hughes. Ron Negray
and Don Bessent.
Ernie Johnson, chet Nichols, Jim Wilson,
Jack Dittmef. Johnny Logan. Eddie
Mathews. Danny o'Conneii and Billy
PHiLLrEs-oranny Hammer. Smokey
Earl Torgsson. Curt simmons. Murry
Dickson. Steven Ridzik. Bobby Morgan
Danny schell Ted Kazanski. Marvin
REpLEqs7.Bua podbislan, Jim Willis
cunninsham. Del Rice. Dick Rand, Joe
Tony Jacobs. Barney Schultz. Ken
Boyer Don Blasingame.
;. GuBs-aal rice: Jim Bglaer. Randy
Hosue. William Bell, Vernon Law, Bob
Purkey.- Jack Shepard. Dick Cole, Dick
0roat. Vic Janowicz. Bob Skinner. Frank
Thomas.