Show REASON FOR A CUT IN MAm MAJO LEAGUES LEtt I I I Magnates Get Rid of of tracts Forced on Th by F Federal Threat Ill By fUr TU 11 Te TC S 'S Sp-dil Sp II x j o M-o CI Jan 31 p pr C CINCINNATI Charles H. H owner champion ha hat ci o salarieS of eleven of hi hit hi I most of whom are emitting of rage and baffled fury In or order r that the public may rny stand hi his position and that the ite fa not think that h he Is I dealing h lah w h the athletes or giving them any thi tb of ot It It Mr Ebbets yesterday Issued 1 lowing st statement from Hot SPrint Ing his hili reasons for Snaking making tb the Tho The salaries of or only eleven cle were cut Six were men who vho force Caret or C cancel existing contracts under th of jumping to the Federal 1 leav 3 purpose of or exacting Increases of ot for Ion long terms term Two of the el long term contracts und under r itt Jumping and anti the lie other three c Brooklyn from outside clubs wit jt salary contracts Tho I c eleven for this year ear are bated on conditions in jp 1913 and In every I li Ir except the salary s' Is lt one an 1913 We 0 havo have valid business buit res the tho one exception i If U we wo continue wartime s sm h hold old players and legitimate Inert new flew players coming In In within three years eans under normal salary salao list would be 25 27 per er than In war lr times Under no MJ co OJ ion will wo we continue continuo wartime v. In making new now contracts If the hold hoM out we will fill rm their places place bilious youngsters who will mil thought to the playing tail end and the unfair tactics of the old we fill n a place the ambitious will not bo he removed to make mako r room holdout player CHARLES H. H EBB |