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Show BASEBALL PLAYERS DEMAND MORE MONEY Tribune Special Sporting Service NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Richard, alias "Rube," Marquard, tho famous $11,000 beauty of tho Giants, has already al-ready gone into training for the season sea-son of 1001. "Rube" wants a piece of i the change that John T. Brush slipped the Indianapolis club for his release last fall, and not such a little piece, cither. Mo thinks $2500 is about his share of the spoils, and says ho will not sin a New York contract until William II. Watkins, owner of thu Indianapolis club, crosses his palm with said amount. Marquard has been in Indianapolis trying to talk Watkins out of this little Christmas gift. "Watty" offered the pitcher a paltry .500, which "Rube" promptly spurned. It is said, however, that he is willing to compromise for $1000. Though the Now York club has not sent out contracts to new vdnvers, Mar-quard Mar-quard states that McUraw offored him a documcut calling for $150 a month, or $2700 per season. This is big money for a youngster, as salaries scale nowadays, now-adays, but Marquard can't sec it. lie says that he has submitted his terms to McGraw. and will hold out for a three-year contract at 3i00 a month, lie has also made a stipulation that this stipend must be increased as ho develops de-velops in ability. The Detroit shortstop, and Jack Haj- den. the Cub outfielder both of whom were sold by the Indianapolis club last fall will try to get a bit of the money paid for them. Louis Durham, who came to the Giants with Marquard. is i contemplating a similar ulay. If Mar- j quard wrings $1000 oiic-elevenlh of tho sale price from "Watty's" wal-j let. thou Durham would be entitled to $irj(i.a(5. as luj cost M-Grnw only $1500. ' While it is probable that Marquard will not ret what he demands from tho New York club in the way of salary, sal-ary, he isn't majtiiig any threats of quitting. "I am sure McGraw will treat me right." he says, ".and I expect ex-pect to leave here in February to train at Marlin. " |