Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-05 | Page 12 | Medwick May Hold out on Card Moguls

Medwick May Hold Out On OnBy Card Moguls By LA LAWTON TON CARVER United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Feb 5 The 5 The clamor for salary increases among the thc St. St Louis Cardinals spread Tuesday from the pitchers box to the outfield with Joe Ducky Medwick l lined up behind Dizzy Dean Officials o of the world champions rc refuse we to regard to-regard regard M Medwick dwick as as a holdout holdout hold hold- out because no contract has been drawn for him but the hitting hard left fielder said irl h hr hn would not slim sien for lor- lor less lc 15 tha thaS than S Oo O. O n. n n And several confer conferences ces indicate that the clubs club's salary proposal will not be satisfactory he said Led Lcd In Triples Medwick was second ranking hitter with the Cards last lat se season on with a final average of He also belted out 18 home runs and a like number of triples to lead the league in three three- base bilse blows and says sas he ie figures hImself himself him hIm- self almost as important to the flub club lub lubas as Dean Denn who demands for lor forthe forthe the 1035 1935 season President Sam Breadon said he hadnot had hadnot hadnot not discussed terms with Medwick but that he believed Branch Rickey vice president and Manager Frankie Frankle Frisch had had a talk with him The They could not be reached Was Storm Center We haven't even offered Medwick a contract Breadon said so I dont don't see how he can figure ligure himself a hold out However I did not know he would ask Medwick revealed that Rickey and Frisch gave him the argument that because he had en in the league only two seasons he could not expect much more than the salary he was was paid last year ear generally reported as But I dont don't figure my time in the league has anything to do with it the he old year ld storm center of the last ast world series said