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Show ALEX DEMANDS PART OF PUKE PIE Pitcher Will Not Join Cubs Unless He Gets $1 0,000. By International News Service. ST. PAUL, Nob., Jan. 24. Grover Cleveland Alexander will not play -with the Chicago Cubs next year unless he is paid a bonus of flO.OOO of the price paid for him when he was purchased from the Phillies. This Roes, whether he is drafted for army service or not. Alexander declared here today on his return from Omaha that he had given this ultimatum to Charles W'eeshman, president of the Cubs, at a conference there yesterday. The star pitcher, it was learned here today, had asked exemption from war service on the ground that he has a dependent de-pendent mother, but he has been denied deferred classification by the exemption board of his district. Alexander expects to go to Philadelphia soon, lie said, but on purely personal business, lie denied he had been summoned sum-moned to Philadelphia by President Baker of the Phillies. "I- told Weeghman I couldn't think of working for hiru unless 1 get a part of the purchase price and he said I'd have to take that up with Baker," said Alexander. Alex-ander. The former Philadelphia star contends that he originally cost the Philadelphia club onlv $700, that he served it faith-fullv faith-fullv and that he thought he was entitled en-titled to part of the money the club received re-ceived for his contract. He said that when the Chicago Americans purchased Eddie Collins from Philadelphia, the star second baseman was presented with $15,-000 $15,-000 by Charles Comlskey, president of the Chicago club. The big- pitcher is eligible for military service, having been placed in class 1 in the selective draft. |