Show Bert Dunne Tells of Opposition To Mi Minor or Loop Bonus Rule Bert Dunne president of the Salt Lake Bees said Monday that he voted against the thc retention of oC the bonus rule by the minor leagues The player clause was voted out by the major leagues but the minor leagues chose to keep the rule which allows a club to give a promising rookie a bonus to sign signa I Ia a contract Mr Dunne said he lle considered the rule as disastrous to the de- de I of or talent and that the I majors threw it out because it caused them to carry youngsters who lacked the training to pIa play regularly For Others A lOA continuance of ot this results In forcing Journeymen major league pla players ers of off the roster to make room for the he youngsters and causes a decline 1 in the over-all over 4 iri iPP 5 4 S 1 S 7 1 S 5 s i 1 I S. S fr r S SP I P S I 2 j S 1 S I IS S f S S S 5 L 4 r 4 Associated Press In the Hard Way I Robert Cral Craig U B Y 1 V r mal a tl Mint hot for far the Cats Cat while Sid ShE Ryan Run Dale Dal Toft Toll and nd Run Ron Johnson watch vatch the ball roll in S performance factor Carried to lo its Us Usi i i silliest end you could have ha 14 bonus players on a major league team who should be in AAA AA or A getting the experience When asked aked why the minor leagues failed to eliminate the rule Dunne stated staled that thai while Salt Lake CIl City Cily and two t-o other clubs in the Pioneer league wanted to lo abolish it the rest of or the circuit voted to retain it t I The new of the Bees explained explained ex ex- ex- ex this action by saying The so-called so poor major league teams learns earns put in the rule to check the so- so called richer teams leams from coraling coraling coral- coral ing mg all the talent The thinking as as that by forcing the richer teams leams to k keep ep the fruit of of- their scouting that such fruit might turn sour 1 in their mouths and force lorce them to lo lower their financial s sights m In the he fantastic bidding that has prevailed pre for lor kid kidy just out of or high school and in college What Happened To a great de degree ree this is exactly what shat has happened Obviously Ob Ob- Ob- Ob after you Oll are loaded up tip I with three or four bonus players on your major league roster you ou cant can't bid high wide and handsome I for lor more kids Enough of the minors minors min ruin ors happen to be controlled by certain major league chains who want to lo retain the rule Mr lr Dunne went vent on to lo explain why the rule is disturbing to lo the independent owner If ll the rule was eliminated we te be per- per to lo offer oHer an any percentage of oC th sale price w we desired lo to any player This would facilitate the signing of promising prospects This would give us parity in bargaining bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining for lor talent against major league teams leams and the big minor league teams leams I |