Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-07-12
Over Deal Involving $22,500,
Which Took Place Six
Years Ago.
O'TOOLE THE TARGET
After Outbidding Number OF Mag.
mates, the Pirate Manager Got Pos
session of Pitcher OrOOIe, Who
Has Not Had Good Season Since
Being Purchased.
(By Frank G.. Menke)

(By Frank G. Menke.)
New York, July 11.-Charles Co
miskey, of the White SoX, feels
, grateful-about $4,000 Worth--to-
ward Barney Dreyfus, of the Pirates
1t all comes about through little
happening of six years ago.
At that time Charles, Barney and
a bunch of other magnates were
shouting themselves hoarse in rails
ing each others bids for pitcher
named Marty O'Toole, vino, at that
| time, was Netting the American asso-
citation on fire with his wonderful
twirliag.
Well, the bidding finally simmered
down to Charles and Barney, the
other magnates figuring their bank
rolls weren't huge enough to enable
them to acquire the st. Paul phenom
Charles bid $4,000, Barney whooped
it up to $4,000, Charles countered
with $21, 900, and then Barney shot
the price to $22,500.
Charles debated for some time
about raising the Dreyfuss ante, and
| thea decided to let Barney have
O"roole, although Charles surely did
want the American association star
to bolster UP his then somewhat weak
pitching staff.
Barney got O'Toole, after separat-
| ing HIMSELF from $4,000, and he got
a lemon. O'Toole never has had a
good season since he took up his
pitching chores under the Pirate flag.
SO poor has his showing been this
year that Dreyfuss asked for waivers
ON him, and it looks certain now that
it will be Only a year or two longer
before the man brought the record
price in baseball Will find his way
back into the minors.
AS a sort of sequel to this yarn
is the story that concerns Comiskey
and Joe. Benz. When Drefuss outbid
Comiskey for the possession of
O'Toole, Comiskey, being in great
need Of pitcher, exercised his OPP
ton on a youth named Benz, who
then was pitching in one of the small
minor leagues. Benz didn't loom up
largely but Comiskey needed a
pitcher and he took chance on the
party with the racing automobile
name. Well, Benz delivered, and in
such a. way, that he is regarded OF
day as one of the best pitchers in
the big leagues.
White Sox Need Hitters.
Ty Cobb, in one of his signed arti-
Giles, tells us that if the White SoX
pennant Righto, Ty; and if the Maps
| had some pitchers they'd be quite
liable to cop, too. The Maps have
| lost about 20 of their games this
year by one run, and in most Of
those games they averaged around
three runs-an average that ought to
win Is per cent of the games. But
the Maps pitching corps has been
| oh, what's the use of rubbing it in?
Dan Morgan, the fight manager,
says he doesn't want to manage a
champion. "They are too finicky,
| want too much money for their eX-
ilibitions, and always want a mana
ger to pick lemons for them, so
their title"
Frank Navin, the Detroit boss, as
sures that call this talk about Ty
Cobb going over to the Federals is
plI1le. ana THAT Wudl CHdl les EU-
belts said about Joe Tinker, and
what Jimmy Callahan of the White
SoX, said about Hal Chase.
| Turf Race at Saratoga.
| The greatest turf match race in
bany years will be staged at Sara
toga, n Y, when Luke and Masquer-
ader will race five and half fur
longs for $4,000 a side.
The Masquerader, one of the sea-
sons sensation, is owned by Jere
Wheelwright and Rail Parr. Luke,
who made such wonderful showing
on the Maryland tracks in the spring,
is owned by U. S. Senator ]. N. Cam
! den. All these are wealthy.
The race is to settle a friendly ar
| gument as to the relative qualities
Of this great pair of two-year-olds,
4 and no doubt, when they go into bat
tie there will be considerable outside
money waged on the outcome.