Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-12 | Page 4 | Holdouts Become More than Talk as Baseball's Hegira Commences

Holdouts Become More Than Talk As Baseballs Baseball's Hegira Commences Several Clubs Ready to Open Training Minus Minu Valuable Players Ruth Still Backward By Frank Getty EW W YOUK Feb 12 UP UP A AA A vanc guards of oC a number o of I major league baseball 8 b packIng pack pack- I Ing up today d l' l Pr preparatory r p t f to I spaying moving Ii south southward 0 uti ward and vest arc to the trainIng train t I Ing camps camp of or the tho sub Ji I Jeet o of holdouts 4 I I sum d n new nw tin im- f Af i in the thc P 1 j minds of or many r 4 4 i managements J II 11 heretofore S. S 4 through Jh tho the wInt win wIn- I t tr T stove tto league 7 r period r recalcitrant trant rI cd 1 ball hall pla players player or or or Ruth Ruthven ven cen unconfirmed rumors that tho they felt that wa way about their pay for Or 1 1330 d did not even mildly annoy their own owners r Q On tho the contrary it itc was c as Just so EO much more mope free ad er tlE for tor tile he ancient and national pa pastime UlUe PUBLICITY INSUFFICIENT But while you can Jc keep p interest In baseball alive with publicity you U cannot win pennants nor nor even keep a club in the tho first division dl Some of or tho better belter known ball bali all pla players players- ls l's Mr Arthur Shires for Cor Instance Instance- IHl have been heen cn members o of woefully In Incompetent in- in competent second cond division clu clubs s. s So with only a ij v week remaining the tho clubs start tart spring training train train- ing in the holdout situation a t a. a new importance Probably th the tho mo most t notable ath ath- I lete te on lI the c dl dissatisfied list I 15 hi George I H Herman Ruth nuth the New York Yan Van kees kees' b best bt Bt bet both for COl ballyhoo and busting the lie baseball F Few Fow w doubt that the th differences s between n the home run king nd his bO boss f the tho Colonel nel Ruppert rl will he be straightened d out before th the thO 1 1930 30 season opens But for Cor all that hat th the Babe is the figurehead h d and Inspiration tion of or a group of oC holdouts which includes tome borne of oC In th best ball l to- to toss toss- ers In the business s. s The The- Yankees ee may expect to come COllie to terms with Ruth lilith hut other owners do pot thank hi him n for 6 settIng betting a bad example GIANTS LAGGING The rue New York Giants lants who have spent more time Urn this winter vInter talkIng talkIng talk- talk Ing InS over Ver er law lawsuIts suits and mutu mutual 1 r re recrimination re- re crimination than plans for ding dine th the players to a a. p pennant this year enl couldn't get set to first t b base sc on April 16 with the players they thoy have o signed thus f flu far r. r Their Theil three three- b b sl InfIelders two of or th their lr bt beet t outfielders out out- fielders elder a leading pitcher and catcher livent hn nt In their thell signed contracts nor hav IHL they indIcated any intention m of or doing so o at th the quoted b by tho the owners oWne s. s which will make every en effort to become a a. contender In 1330 1930 following tho l amicable amicable- blo- blo settlement settle ment of or differences amon among the UI cub owners lids hay sonic some of or H its b best st bets Including Vance ance on th the holdout list Many players placers rs o of course arc bluffin bluff bluff- in Inc but hut others are not and th the pal painful ful p period for or pockets has hasl ar l' l r rived cd