Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
COMMY SAYSPLAY
ISSAFE NEXT YEAR
40 Reason Why There Shouldn't be
Sport With Draft Taking Its
Course, He Says.
NAGNATE WANTS l5i GAMES
Chicago Leader is Opposed to Any
FaFors Shown BY the United
States Government.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-President Comis-
kew of the worlds champion WHITE
Sox returned yesterday from a visit TO
Excelsior Springs in trim for a siren
uous season around the base burner
He returned with the same ideas on
( baseball as he had when he left and
he figured that he wouldn't have TO,
change them much.
we will have baseball next year II
/ the country want sit" he said. 1t
will make no difference how many Of
my players the government takes.
wish | could 60 to the front myself.
am not In favor of asking the govern
ment for any special dispensation for
! baseball. as l have an idea that our
government knows how to run Inc
country's business better than we 90.
should some of our best ball play
crs be drafted we will have to I'LL IN
with Others, If the country wants the
/ SPORT: that's all There are still many
ulayers over and under the draft limit
whom we can use. In the meantime
we will be drilling the younger ones
to fit themselves physically for later
drafts which may come
4 am not worrying over the situa-
ton in baseball. All ] am anxious
about is for the United States to win
the big game across the water. That
= is much more important than our sport
!; at home.
l There is no reason why we should
not have baseball even with the draft
. taking its course. and ! have an idea
i that We will have it, too. The people
will want some sort of amusement dur
I ing the trying times sure to come, and
Il we can conduct the sport without I'M
: terfering with the government plans in
/ the least. In fact, will be no party
{ to any plan which would put uE
: hurdles against the draft or anything
u else in that line.
a Wants Isl Games.
President Comiskey said he had no
, changed his mind in regard to the 154
n game schedule. although some Of tht
a owners might he in favor of shorter
4 one
- The fact that Eddie Collins nigh
Ia Join the colors did not stampede III
: owner OF the Sox. He said he hatet
- to lose Eddie. but if the government
- needed him mole he certainly woult
10 have no objection TO Collins joining
the bigger league He was pleased f
20 hear he said, that Jim Scott had wol
le captaincy in the army.
N Scott deserved such a promotion,
At he said, and he is certain to make
at good officer, as his past experienc
r will come in good stead now
Is President B. d. Johnson said he ha
As heard nothing from Washington in re
as gard to his suggestion about exemr
If. ton for Is men on each club in tn
n. American league.
Mt we will undoubtedly know in du
tn time, . he said. Il do not know hor
the authorities consider the sugge:
ton now. All that is for the future"
Mr.. Johnson said he had not change
- his attitude on the shorter schedul
Il for next year, despite opposition frol
certain quarters. His principal argt
ed ment against season of 154 games
lis five and half months, as advocate
ie- by Garry Hermann, is the question {
tn double headers, which in that Gas
se, would become more numerous tina
ever
ge "Double-headers have done more
or hurt the game than anything else" /
RS said. I'VE have been trying to q
dy away from them, and now they wal
no to add them as regularly schedule
,xt games, We may be forced into Il
long schedule by the National leagu
de but it woulS be a great mistake und,
ria present conditions
est Says 4. 4. viii Open.
asst Mike Cantiilon, owner of the Mi
on neapolis club of the American ass
nd citation, passed through Chicago ye
ay terday on his way home from Rec
foot lake. Cantillon asserted that Il
zen association would open and finish Il
In season regardless of war conditions.
The he thought that the country won
en- want baseball next year more tn;
led ever.
President Comiskey, in compai
with 200 other friends Of John
Connery, attended farewell dinner
rm the latter at the Edgewater Bea
- hotel last night Mr. Connery, wi
his family, will depart shortly f
M California, 10 be gone until next SUI