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Show pises WILL ASKJORE PAY Prospects of Another Big Year Sets 'Em Thinking I About Coin. By JAMES CRUSINBEKRY. (Chicasro Trih-jne Special Service.) CHICAGO, Dec 2S. Holdouts in baseball base-ball are already appearing, and indications are they will be common Ions before the spring training trips start. For the first time since the Federal league was hashing hash-ing its hank roll, the major league player . is able to sit back contentedly and speculate specu-late on just how big an increase in salary he will be able to land next season. At least that is the feeling of many of: the leading athletes at this time, some , of whom have said as much. Tne reason is that one year ago the major league i magnates made a bad guess. Believing I they would encounter tough sailing fol- ; lowing the war, they cut their schedules j to HO games and sliced the players' pay! as much, as possible. Not only that, but in a large majority of cases players were fciven contracts for only one year. Glowing- Prospects. Consequently today the magnates find that at least t'O per cent of their regular players have to be granted new contracts. I Also they know a mistake was made laat 1 soring in curtailing the schedule, for It was a big year, instead of a tough one. ' probably as big a year as baseoall ever had. Also they realize the players knew J the owners prospered and know, too, that j the clubs anticipate a big season in 13-0, j for the magnates have voted to po back to the long schedule, ao -.veil as to the long training trip and the former customs of carrying as many as twenty-five players on a club. It is not customary to send out contracts con-tracts until February, but even two months before that time .corr,e of the players are making it knov.n they Will hold out for b.g sums. The Case of Ruth. The rle.' deration of l:abe Ruth. In which he bobh y s'-i : ed he woui'i not return to the i-!o.H:rjrj K-'J -jx for less than $2'Kt') jier "vjar, 13 the rr;o i prono'i::c; 1 of the' c;j.-'f.-s to nat?. ; ' u t Kijth's rlaim isn't 3'jp- I I'Ot'-d :-y r.y of the ot h-r Hi ars, ! en ;.- t;.e : .orr: e-r'-in rec." br'-.i k?r is j turn .r. down a cor. tract nj an ealy had j a i 1 , e j . i A yu;:r pro Ruth vas a ho nout .in'l , fw.ahy fur. irorri,.-f:d for j 1 f.O'io a y-Mr. i j-i e -ii.'n-d a r.nr'-e-year 'ontiHct. T.ien ! ht v.ent o'i'. anj -r,;i t '.ered the worM rn.irki for hotnfTri ar,'l, hef ause of his Kr-at r-;- ; ti'atioj!, iJ':;,reri to uihi aside In.- ayrcc- i n.at. I I-e-.v of the Hox and Cui r-Iayors have pA'.'i'-d tor.f rafts for nf-:t season. Thrvc ! '-ad'-r.s of the north x'.fUi hav; ;ii.rr-ecl to (: in.-- A :.'i itder, Kih'-fer and I'.oliert.ion. ')'.' o'h'-rj h.'i-.e to he signed. ; fu;-'.i'i" of pOrix:ily a few younp-Hf rs, it' i.-- dou:i':"'.! if a.nv of th; H-.x players h ;.; c-orrie to terms for ne.vt y;ir. hhlle f'oh:;. f i 1 r 'onira't -:ihred ;nl ; i. I ;;i y r'-'.r.i'. k n'ned a one-;, e;i r (-fn-trur:. a .':ir wa'j, and ha to he i''--sii,'?wd. !'! ("i''o"":'s oon'r-'ict expired Iard fail, a no rriT-U of t:-e ot h-rs had n 'reemerit-i ffr on v the one y-ar, h have to he 'Irkervd vn'.'.i ;iain t.d.s Hprin- |