Show Big League Wages MayBe May MayBe MayBe Be Small Next Season Payroll of Ruth Other Stars Due Oue for Slashing B By Dixon Stewart United Press Correspondent NEW YORK Dec Dee 22 Indications 22 arc are that the 1932 1032 big league payrolls will be the smallest in years 7 ro j In 1931 they ap- ap W. W J i A 00 00 iO with Babe Babet 1 t t Ruths Ruth's contract con can 1 s tract topping the M. M 4 9 to t list Colonel Jacob JJ w. w j. j X tk f Ruppert owner of Jr 3 Ithe Y Yankees has Wt announced that hat t z 1 Ruth h must take a aAm Z m A AmZ t cut for 1932 It is believed unlikely that the big slug jer's jers ers er's new contract C will call caU for more SS than pos possibly pos pos- sibly with a bonus r F rr r ran a ang n g gem e ement m en n t whereby Ruth can cnn Ba e c Ruth earn his Ills old salary i if he has a 8 brilliant season Hack Haek Wilson who ranked second to Ruth last season at will be fortunate nat if he drags down halt haUl that figure in 1932 Many other high paid stars who experienced experIenced- dis disappointing seasons in 1931 1931 Babe Herman Vance Glenn Wright right Lefty ODoul and Babe Phelps of ot Brooklyn Edd Eddie e eMorgan Morgan of Cleveland Lloyd Waner and Pie Traynor of the Pirates Pinkey Whitney of the thc Phils Gabby Hartnett t of the Cubs and Firpo Marberry Marberry Mar Mar- berry of the th Senators included InCluded also also appear slated for salary slashes Directors ol ot the Brooklyn club met yesterday to consider salaries and while no official announcement was forthcoming it was indicated that at a general reduction was was voted The Robins of 0 recent years have been one of ot the best paying clubs In baseball with average players drawing down double tho the salaries salarIes' they would earn elsewhere while Vance Herman ODoul Wright and Frederick were paid from to Next year Jt It is ts' intimated no player on the squad will receive more than that's The only salary increases as s in prospect prospect pros pros- poet for 1932 arc are for tor youngsters who enjoyed exceptional success Pepper r Martin doubtless will receive a substantial substantial sub sub- raise from the he St St. Louis Car Car- One or two other brilliant rookies ar are destined for similar treat treat- meat ment |