Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
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Rejected Again
Major Clubs

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 tR.-
Major league baseball player!
were rebuffed again today wher
the club owners refused to boost
their minimum salary and re.
affirmed a previous statement
that the sale Of World Serie!
television and radio rights wa.
the province of the commits
sioner.
The players. turned down or
both points last December. hac
sought to have the minimum
salary increased from $4,000 tt
81. 200 and also wanted full in
formation on negotiations for B
new World Series Tv contract
The owners. however. did ap-
prove the appointment Of q
three committee in each
league to meet with the player
representatives in review of the
present salary structure, includ-
ing the unlimited maximum
And Commissioner Ford Prick
said he would consult with the
pension committee before a new
contract is completed. The pen
sion committee consists of two
club representatives. John Gal
Of Pittsburgh and Joe
Cronin of Boston. and two play
ers. Bob Teller of Cleveland and
Robin Roberts Of Philadelphia
Feller Sees Improvement
''It looks like an improvement.
said Feller. who is in New YORK
for the annual Baseball Writers
dinner tomorrow night. He re.
fused TO comment further until
he has consulted Roberts and j
Norman Lewis, the players
lawyer.
Prick said no date had beer
set for a meeting with the player
representatives to discuss the
salary structure but that il
probably will not be until after
the start OF the season.,
The the current radio-TV con.
tract for the World Series and
the All-Star Game expires after
the 1856 Series. 1t calls fol
$l,125.000 per year, with so pei
cent earmarked for the players
pension fund.
The owners already have
agreed to apportion so per cent
OF the new contract to the PEN
sion fund through 1861 but say
they might want to re-evaluate
the 60-40 split after that date
The players have contended tina,
the go per cent is their property
while the owners have taken the
stand that the entire proceeds
belong to them and they merely
apportion the amount agreed
upon to the pension fund.
Set Up Cy Young Awards
In other action. the leagues
established a Cy Young Trophy
to be awarded to the most valu-
able pitcher in each league.
The American League also
decided to try out in spring
exhibition games the doing away
of waiting for a pitcher to pitch
four balls when a batter Is being
given an intentional walk.
Prick said the three-man "sal-
airy" committee of National
League executives would be made
up of Galbreath, Dick Meyer oil
st. Louis and Joe Carines OF
Milwaukee. The Americ n
League committee will be COM
posed of Tom Yawkey Of Boston
Spike Briggs of Detroit and
Hank Greenberg of Cleveland
The two committees will meet
separately with their respective
player representatives and then
jointly to present a solid front
Of recommendations on the SAL
airy structure.
The two league presidents re-
ported only Is men in each
league received the minimum
salary from start to close of the
1855 season.
Prick defined the duty of the
committees to review the pres
ent league salary structure to
ascertain If the present minimum
and present unlimited maximum
standards are equitable" He said
each league adopted the resolu-
ton in separate sessions after
considered judgment and then
passed 1t In Joint action.
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