Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1918 — SHORT CONTRACTS WILL SAVE THE MAJORS $300,000 [ARTICLE]

SHORT CONTRACTS WILL SAVE THE MAJORS $300,000

When the major league club owners get together shortly to consider the future of baseball they will vote not only for the 140-game schedule, but also for a new form of player’s contract. It is the plan to reduce the term of the contract to five months, covering the period from May 1 to October 1. This means that a «player who received $5,000 for six months’ work this year will be asked to sign a new contract calling for $4,167. By cutting down all the players In this manner each club will lop off from $15,000 to $20,000 from its salary list, and the major leagues combined will save more than $300,000.