Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 11 | [Illegible] Won't Sign 1917 Contracts until Granted Demands

ALLAN TM 1 BlUM AND MD SIX COAST LEAGUE DIRECTORS WHO WilL ATTEND ANNUAL HERE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY T 4 j j pr iAu 0 0 j c v I I 44 c I 4 c S 1 1 4 1 v fV 1 1 D' D In c 1 S. S 1 ILLA T ayers I Wont Won't on t S. S Sign Contracts Until I Granted Demands I mK II Expects to Beat Owners by This f Striking as Only Per Cent of Majors i-er i S Signed Sied for Next son IOn m 3 BOZEMAN BULGER SULGER R I Ha nm ial M s Am Tr YORI Dec Dee 2 t 2 That th tha pro- pro Nil ball players player are about to tD a II strike In a quiet though manner mainer has ha come to light LeVeI f eder ent cent out by wI ID the last ten days In f-eral f things thing are aro beginning to toD D WC or the tte Players fraternity Ito tv don by byee ee eab- eab t Is to g on OA strike by mr to 1917 1911 mW Lh lb d demands mands on the na- na and the National As- As fat ol 01 Minor Onor League gue Ball Clubs Cubo nl gran ted 1 ns about their buS business DesI In jn this vay the have put ut a a. v very strong position lops Jops that there thero are less than nt of the major league players ed contracts for lor 1917 The II per cent will not sign until 3 be een n advised to do so by oUt oUt- be AL AI least that JIrm Is JI rm now In Ia possession of aes Les Members of the frater- frater disc disc ass the matter at alLatt alL iatt att and h and a a. s significant the e Sew few con contracts sent out ont as have have- ve- ve either cither come back blank lb l J. J illy lr Li an aH or of u the so caned war which ran from l two o to ar ITS and carried big wanes salaries Ir and with those oat out of the players er claim to know that tho tare aye planned a general cutting cuttings t s sy Th hc only way they ci can pro pro- evea I is by concerted action a Mo aign without the tho consent I of ot all the others era ij-era ers rul realize that there Is La no eue to which thoy they can n go o now also alIO that until these aro signed tho the big leagues can I ra new season le baseball law that no player can fa ra championship game gamo until he ho a contract and It Jt has baa be boon beon on ted ed r strike comes cornea about It Is to l in that tho the players will not but will Ill decline to start tart nation on behind tho Urn whole matter whether the magnates or the an an the more easily ly afford to I the contention of one or orr orre orre r re who will discuss the trouble it tV the owners owner win will give O In be be- 1 twill see their parks parka ito llo lo Idle r t r. crest Is bei being lost o on their vestments The athletes say MY themselves to look after alter rare are very ry few fw of them who can other work 1 forced to It other otter hand the magnates magnate pro pro- h perfectly agreeable to a strike sorry orry now that It did not occur if f ago go when It was stopped by taking hack back water I al I the tha owners d Clar would woold do tb the g game gamo mo a a. Jot lot of good as it would enable them to wipe off oft all the theold theold theold old slates and start on a a. new basis of salaries There is la no doubt that the salaries during during- the past two or three years yeara have been out of proportion and unless they are brought down to able figures the weaker clubs may cave In in- President Barrow of tho the International league declares that his organization would welcome a a. strike They couldn't hurt us much he be h sa says because We minor league baseball hada hard bard time last Jast year and If It got any wor wore WOle e ewe we Wc could simply quit for lor a spelt spell and save eave money money This question of salary adjustment willbe will I be the most Interesting subject at the coining meetings of ot the two big leagues next mon month th And they will go o at It InI in I full fuU knowledge GW o of what the Players Players' fra fraternity tra- tra has ha In Iii mind Lat The Tho bulk of f the contracts win wiD not be sent out until after I the December gathering