Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-15
Corcoran'S SAYS
Ted Will Play.
3 More Years
Mantle Fires Back
First Offer; Compy,
Erskine Take Cuts
BY the Associated Press

Ted Williams not only will
sign for another season with the
Boston Red Sox, but it is also
likely that he will play at least
three more wears, his business
manager, Fred Corcoran. told re-
porters yesterday.
That announcement was the
top development of the day on
the baseball contract front, al
though a number of other head
liners figured in the news.
Mickey Mantle rejected the
Yankees first offer. AL Kaline
expressed willingness to compro-
mise his salary dispute with the
Tigers. Roy Campanella and Carl
IFrskine accepted pay cut by the
Dodgers and a number of lesser
lights came to terms.
Corcoran. stopping in Los
Angeles in his capacity as tour
nament director for the Inter-
nation Golf Assoc iation, told
reporters that Williams will sign
"a one-yedr contract about Feb
ruary /. but he wouldn't be
quoted on the salary. 1t figures
to be about 100000.
No idea of Retiring
The Boston slugger will piav
at least three more years, Cor
coraa predicted.
Ted has no thoughts OF re-
tiring." his manager said. Hes
a young 38. He hopes to play in
100 games this year. He's in
great shape"
Williams, now living at Isla-
morada. Fla. plans to be in Ros-
ton for the Sportsman Show Feb
ruary 2-1l. Corcoran said he
expects Ted to meet with Joe
Cronin and sign at that time.
Mantle, in Baltimore to accept
the Babe Ruth award at the ban
quet of the Maryland Profess
sional Baseball Players Associa-
ton. said he had mailed back
the first contract submitted by
the Yankees.
Mantle, triple crown winner
and the American Leagues most
valuable player, would not say
how much he is seeking or how
much he and the club are apart.
There have been reports that
he is asking for $4,000.
Bob Fishel, the Yankees pub
lie relations director, termed
Mickey'S action nothing to get
excited about. Mickey has al
ways sent that first contract
back unsigned and we expected
him to do the same this year"
Kaline. expressing unhappi-
ness over the publicity given his
financial squabble with Spike
Briggs. said he is willing to give
in a little-provided the club
will reciprocate-when he hud-
dies with the Tigers general
manager again in about two
weeks. The 22-year-old slugger
repeatedly is seeking about
$32, 900.
At one stage of the hassle,
Briggs was quoted as saying
"Kaline thinks he's as good as
Mickey Mantle and wants more
money" but the former batting
champion emphatically denied
that.
The last time talked with
Spike the figure he mentioned
wasn't far from what I thought
1 deserved" Kaline said. But
when I got my contract. 1t was
an entirely different neure-
quite a bit lower than the one
we were discussing-so mailed
IL DacK unsigned.
Campy Not Upset
Campanella's skid from .3l8 to
.2l9 in an injury-marred season
and Erskine's hot-and-cold per-
Torrance brought their salary
Islashes. 1t was reported that
the 35-year-old catcher was
sliced $4,000 to $37.500 and
Erskine was cut $4,000 to
/ 22, 900.
"I'll get 1t all back next year"
said the grinning Campy, who
underwent an operation late in
the fall for removal of bone
chips from his right thumb.
Campanella's recent career
has been a succession of peaks
an valleys. Starting in 1851,
See SIGNINGS, Page A-19
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