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Show : : Mae'5ates May Cut Out iKe Spring Trips j puR the first time since the I'ultr fratt-rnlty of baseball players was i organized a president of a league club has broken tho silence the club owners of tho National and American leagues ' hae maintained since the playors got together President N'avin of the Detroit De-troit club has come out with the statement state-ment that the demand of tho fraternity foi salaiv during the spring training trips of the teams may lesull In tho abolishing of the spring trips and the saMng of approximately J100.000 per year for the two major league teams. N'aln has given serious consideration considera-tion to tin- subject, lfo ls In favor of j sidestepping all halfway measures and gies it n his opinion that, if the players play-ers really do press their demand, the clubs will merely cut out training trips entirely. The plajers will bc allowed to stay at home, will not come under the eyes of their managers and can work as much or as little as they please. But and this is the strong part of the statement they will bc re- j H quired to report in good condition aud H will get no falnry until they aro ready i H to glvo their best efforts. Thus the H will be put on the same plane as work- , H ers In any other line, none of whom MH ' draw pay from a new cmplojcr until ill I they report ready for work and none IH ' of whom are paid until they actually '1 aro delivering services. H This will not look very good to th- jH players and will not put an und to lh ut proposition they arc making if Uih i IH other magnates are of the same mind IH as the one quoted. It isn't easy to get ' H Into condition In a cold climate, and I H tho players appreciate the convcnl- H ences that arc provided for them by j jH the club owners. H Many magnates agreo with Na.vln ! . H when he says that training trips are ;' H of little value to any one but the pitch- H ore. It was once thought necessary to j H have the young players of a team re- ' H port in tho south. ' H I |