BROOKS ROBINSON SIGNS AT $110,000

MIAMI, March 1 — Brooks Robinson ended a 40‐minute holdout today, but seven other Baltimore Orioles — five regulars, a 20‐game winner and a No. 1 sub—remained unsigned, making the Orioles the most salary‐embattled team in the majors.

The absence of Boog Powell, Dave Johnson, Mery Rettenmund, Paul Blair, Don Buford, Mike Cuellar and Bobby Grich left the Oriole corps somewhat depleted for the first full workout of the spring.

It also led to continued problems for Frank Cashen, the Baltimore moneyman; new problems for Earl Weaver, the manager, and joking remarks by some of the players who are here, such as Mark Belanger, the regular shortstop, who entered the chphouse in Miami Stadium this morning and shouted, “Let's go all you infielders and outfielders—all two of us.”

Robinson, the third. baseman, wasn't on hand for the start of the workout, but he arrived at the stadium at 11:30 A.M., met with Cashen for 40 minutes and agreed to a salary of about $110,000, an increase of $10,000 over his 1971 wages.

Before meeting with Robinson, Cashen said he was $40,000 apart with the Baltimore eight who last year earned a total of $440,000 and this year will surpass $500,000.

“Never in history,” the executive vice president said, “have so many refused to play for so much.”

Weaver, who has managed the Orioles to three straight American League pennants, chose to remain out of the salary squabbles but expressed his growing concern over the collective situation.

“It's starting, to upset me,” he said before delivering his welcoming address to the partial squad. “I have a camp opening today and I have a speech to make, and I'm going to have to make it over and over again. With the gu'ys drifting in every day I'm going to have to go over the rules every day.”