Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-08
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CHICAGO.-Win money buy high
class baseball talent?
Experiences of major league mag
mates, especially Of Charles A. Comis
ky OF the White Sox, seem to prove
conclusiyely that it will not.
A lavish expenditure of kale on the
part CT the Sox magnate, who has be-
about as free with his coin of the
realm as any rival in the game, has
failed to bring him talent that ha:
given him a proper return on his in
vestment.
Has Bitter Experience.
The bitter experience of President
Dreyfuss of the Piltsbrhg Pirates with
Marty OToole, the highest priced
player Of all time, is shared in large
degree by the south side magnate IN
Chicago. Experience has taught the
Old Roman that he is more liable to
get star for nothing than to draw a
big Lacquer at record figure.
That is why the fans, and even Co
miskey himself, are bit skeptical
aoout Happy Felch, the home-run re-
cord smasher of tie American assOcia'
ton who is coming to the White Sox
next season.
FeIci1 10 Home-Run Hitter.
Fetch, to be sure, looks the part of
a future great In the big show. Only
this week for Milwaukee he slammed
out line drive, one Of the longest
ever seen in Kansas City, winning a
game for the Brewers, 6 to 4. This
drive came with two down in the
tenth inning, and with the score knot
ted at to 4. 1t was Felch's eigh.
teenth home run of the season and
marks him as the hardest hitting out
fielder IN the minor leagues.
Sehalk Good Investment.
The best return Comiskey ever re-
ceiYed on an investment in player
was when he bought Ray Schalk, the
catcher phenomenon. Comiskey part
ed with about $4,000 in money and
players for Sehalk and has never re-
gretted the investment.
But other experiences of the Sox
owner might be mentioned not SO
pleasing to recite. Comiskey paid
$11 ,000. for Blackburne only to turn him
back to, the minors as failure. The
BalmyraS boy came back and is the
regular second sacker OF Comiskey's
team, but has been handicapped in his
battle to live down his first major
league experience by a wrenched knee
which may impair his usefulness to the
club for next season. a
Lameness Handieapps chappeIl.
Then there was the bitter experience
with Larry ChappeH, the -$18,500 Mil
beauty" Chappell never has
been able to give good return on the
Handicapped by q lame.
knee when he came to the Sox, his
has trailed the Jerseyville
boy all through his short career as a
big Lacquer.
In California ChappelT came near
losing his life through blood poisoning,
and today has lame foot as result
Of the accident. He has been practi.I
cally yalueiess to the team all the sea-
son.
Ping Bodie Also Slumps.
Ping Bodie, who cost Comfskey a.
traction OF the amount expended for
Chappell. has also failed to come up
TO expectations. The lad who set the
Pacific coast league afire with en-
thusiasm with his record home-runI
has been suffering the worst
year OF his career. The former fence
buster admits he will be glad when
his season is history.
Although Comiskey has been stungI
On high-priced players, he is still open
70 argument II scout can show him
promising material. His purchase of
Feleh is proof of this. Fetch cost
he south side magnate $4,000.
On the other side of the argument
S much evidence to prove one gets
players of class more through luck,
ior almost nothing, than through any
other channel Nearly every player of
lass on Comiskey's team was secured
or a small expenditure All the SoxI
pitchers came to the club that way.
Walsh. Cicotte, Benz, Scott, Russell,
Faber and Wolfgang cost President
in the aggregate not more
han $4,000. Any one of these hurl.i
ars is valued at more than that total
.oday. Is it any wonder some mag
mates refuse to pay high prices for
alleged phenoms highly touted as
world heaters?