Show rs- rs to Close P Parks Players Refuse t to Sign SignI I Their 1917 Contracts P Persists in Its De- De erell Be No Base Base- Summer According tion Furnished by t American Le League u uZ ZEMAN Z MAN BULGER Uv RK Dec 9 It It can be stated I authority of an nn owner owner a a Into nt one one tn in the American I le ft th that hat t torr orr If t the ball players resIgn re- re sIgn their 1917 1911 contracts as Beaten every club In that se Its gates and that there eb U next summer this his owner declares that the totes tes will not change chango their kurto to bring salaries down to tos s basis b sIS In other words If Fraternity want a a. fight tight the theT T owners is laid face tace up on the Uhe athletes can go as far Inot not a a. club in tn the American I f owner informed his question question- RIot Inot well vell prepared to stand enn and though I can not Absolute certainty I feel sure club lub in the National league ible t and just as aa wilting willing to Iwo want to get the 8 salaries alles allesIa Ia because it tt is the only run baseball In tho end for all 1111 concerned play- play ers ners The game cannot con- con success that it deserves policy polle Is ia purk pur- pur think k the players are taking ration a Ion n the high cost of living lit a decrease was they have that h In mind he 4 rd iW But no- no noman man a can suffer want a salaries they are getting A OnTo them are making more Ifor six ix months months' work worle and hard working efficient like to starve on that to a a. to he If the players will con con- th us a as Ii an they w will ill treat as r 1 Instance It would be f leyer getting 2500 2300 and one discuss new contracts on Ott els f readmitted that he was not with the demands made madei r leagues es i b by the fraternity which has brought on the ile C inor lnor leagues turned down n tile the they probably knew were doing said laid the owner seem exactly fair that leagues should be made to in which they had hadI well ii I be Le explained that the tIle that they will not contracts until the demands leagues have been they hey ey do not term it a a. strike L hat it ft II Is merely an exercise to tolle use lle their own Judg- Judg ether they shall sign l pu vu u the players did stand firm Lowner would the owners owner t feet get now new Iw players and go SO on hf lit replied If Tf t ers insist on not signing we wilt will simply aim sim ply close the gates and go a season without without with with- without out baseball you ou suffer a heavy property loss 7 Not so bea heavy as you ou would think but even so 50 we would not suffer f r rs much muchas as the players You must that they have been getting all the 1 profits many out of f c cities baseball the speaking players r gh have generally e made l b big In Inmany Inmany money while the owners ODers have gone through the season at a a. heavy financial loss la In one ort oct two cities clUes that I could mention the salaries of or the players for forone forone forone one month would amount to more than the ball club has made in two years rears In the meantime the fraternity has submitted submitted submitted sub sub- Its ItH claims to the National commission commis commis- sion and is keeping quiet It is also noted that these players have not signed a a. 1917 1911 contract |