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: irrnnuWtiwttCORPSINGERSATURDAYs of thc«Un!U. A. SI., of tliii street last Satur-illes for a trip to The y arrived ilrty p. tn.. and ore in time to fall inics of the Amer-i wore already InGarry Hermann Talks On Contract Jumping and Baseball SlaAerythat of Old ilotuo aud there were n *w«ple lining the «al boy a arrived, ambulance, which pouches on board, in and marchedsupper was sert-t Church for the of the Uniform o'clock the Ik’s freedom from duty. They all themselves and imlvaly spirit of will. Leaving a detachment, driv-ring the beautiful me n little after le cars, with two spital corps, got p. taking the mad r, and arriving the others. Ready expressed aa se membarg^rlio way homo'afterof Wappto sor’s of Company K“ it. Uniform Hank, boys with a box loke on tho way re frequently ap-• of march and took the trip.Garry Hermann snys In the Soji-trmber Itasebell Ma*a*li»:•They accuao us of buying and sell-in« men at the auction block! They say that wt$h«te made organized into a condition of slavery, aud regard a man oniy by what he can be sold for thut he lave ceased to view basetxill as a simrt ,aml look on It as a hopper, grinding t-nJl ‘players Into mere artlclM of merchandise. They have painted themen behind organised linsoball In deep tdack colors, and the time has come when, for the sake of the game, and in the Interest of fa!r play and true sport, the real facts should be made known.It was iu Kill that my relatione with Marsans began. I want to say at the outset that he Is a good ball play eg, a v«r good ball player. In fact. Indeed, my statement of the stearly increase* In salary wo have given him Is alone sufficient to show the high value we attach to him. Tho situation, which has now developed, does hot reflect in any way on -Mr. Marsan's ability. And now to continue my story:We bought Marsans from the Now Britain Club, and paid $d.t*H» for his release, which included also the services of player Almeida, another fu ban. Mnrsana was receiving flBO a month from New Hritain. Wo start ed him in June of 1M1 at $::5lt; a. month, and Increased this the next yeor to ||00, and last season to $:. ton for the season of six months, or nearly six hundred dollars a month Last winter we sent to him in Cuba an oiler of 13.81*0. He wrote back, and asked $1,100 per season for a period of two seasons. I have the let ter now with his own signature, set ting forth his terms, and agreeing toplay two years for this figure. In other words, we met his proposition without any argument, feeling that we were giving him a fair deal, and ouo which entitled »s to fair treatment In return. You must bear la mind that a buscbull contract la a business proposition; representing one of tho principal assets of u club. It is absolutely essential to have such 11 contract clear and definite, ami when, as In the case of Marsans it was drawn according to his own mg gestlOO. wo fell Justified in regarding It as final.This was the situation when a bombshell was exploded la the an iKMimw'inent that Marsans was nego tinting with the Kcdonri l-caguo. W. at once took up the matter with him. and I asked him point-blank what ho considered his services worth. II answered $7,00 a year, and I rejoin ed that It was utterly Impossible to. us to get together. That Is the figur • he was offered hy tho Federal U'agur. with u $7,000 advance. Mar sans jumped to St. Louis, and wi took the course which any nthe; business man. with his property jo«: pardlred. would have taken under thlt; same circumstances. We brought tho matter into the courts, on tho conton lion that Mr. Marsans was clearly violating his contract, assured thn: our contention was entirely legal. A* a matter of face, the courts, upheld our claims, and dii-ld.nl absolutely In our favor. The matter was appealed to a higher tribunal- in whoso hand, the Issue rests at this date. I amcontract 1 llonal Lea t'lause 8. trating m Tho p the club. 1 lug the p loss with club) BUIexhibitionas may b club, at 1 places as Durini than $5oo tional and purchase 1 money w.i minor le;. of the t» minors, 01 ed by themillion d. was very-country.conv1nc.il that we will be again upheld. and that the case will bo decided a second time against Marsans.•The case Is very definitely ;ivpressed in Clauses 7 and 8 of the acceptedIs so. the er. who the chib would a of tho pi If tills s; there »« velopmen mem. in at all? 1 tlcmlly no uble to 111 receipts, main by . men of t Interested is a busi loyalty In of a prof developtm Player. 1 ■tood. ag salary an whether 1ou er. not ou
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Middletown Daily Argus
Middletown, New York, US
Mon, Aug 24, 1914
Page 6
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Ryan E.
CA, USA 30 Apr 2017
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