The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-15
QUAKER FANS ARE
NOT CONSIDERED
RebukeS Being Handed Out by
Club Owners,
M'INNIS GOES TO RED S0X
Ten Clubs Are involved in
Winter Trades,
BY Harry Bullion

DETROIT, Jan l5-Rebukng faudom
In Philadelphia these days seems TO bee
moro Of pastlme than the national
game itself
Az an answer to the howl- Of protest
Baseball supporters IN the Quaker city
sent up when 1t was announced that
Grover Alexander aud Rll Kiltcr were
sold 10 the Cubs for some cash and two
mediocre players directors ot the PM
lies reelected William " Baker prehl.
dent for term of 1--we years ana passed
a resolution cudorhug and compllneh'
ing him
Encouraged to that extent n is hard
10 see how the fnus Of TnilAdeipllp are
going to realize their wish that Baker
retire from the fhill.eH As president u
Baker overstcppcd the bounds Of pro
prlcty iu the estimation ot the fans lheio
when he disposed Of the great battery
II is ciuch he didn't incur the enmllN
OF his employers aud the Uctiun uf the
board Of directors Ia proof lhul Phihdrl-
phians win be- obliged to take what IN
coming 10 them In II basennl way next
summer or leave It alone
His Excuse Very Lame
Bakers excuse that Alexander was be.
slnnhg tu slip bcCQuse NJ increasing
age s very lame, Grover tx eligible Tor
the draft takes excellent care OF hm-
felf and hs record during the season OF
1917 would indicate anything hut thhl
AL he ala last year was lead the eAeugue
pitchers In effectiveness ana pitch one
less inning than In 1915
Were the truth known the logical YER
diet would bc that the PhllUcS manage
ment sold Alexander because II saw
way out of assuming two mrEe contracts
for another year and tho money ina
COuld he g7inod hN their sales appealed
20 the Quaker ho'ses too strongly WIN
the support Of the sort coming from ihe
men who shape his career there lH u
tie wonder Baker doesn't dispose ol inc
whole team and frame the franchise
II IL reported Officially that "StutN'
NcIruis. the only real bah player with
the Athletics, has been sold 10 the hed
SoX There isn't ANYTHING siAttlhs
about thot Mack might lust ~ wen dlS-
pose of his first haseman and mike the
Job Of wrccking the worlds champions
of 1918 complete.
Few fans viii deny "suffy' an the
pleasure he can get ont oi the switch
that takes him from the Nthieu.s hn'
plants him In Boston. Everybody that
has followed baseball VIII support the
| abatement that Mclnuia had IT coming to
| him. the experience NJ real ne n.y.
regular baseball town rather man
death speaking from STANDPOINT o'
| prestige, I'm philadelphia
"Stufty'a" departurr from the Penn
| sylVnnin metropolis marks the last coz
| NJ the most powerful baseball machine
| ever collected, critics uSfrt The "a
| nous $40 0O0 uncld OF which Mclnnls
was hig uart Is sc0ttcrcd In three d.
rectiurs. barry with Mclnnis, in Bos-
ton Collins in Chicago, aud bnker IN
New York
Ever since the elongated loader " the
Athletics began d,smant'ins the All
| conqucring Mnckmen, McIhnls mas neen
Jest OF fate in that he has been
Obliged TO play with club that couldn
I've considered a dangerous candidate ~
class u league 'StuiiN dosetNeu
bcttcr fotf than anything In prospect
In Philadelphia
Wac Jest Of Fate.
FOR three wears, 1915, 1916 and 1917,
McInnls accented his fate without pro.
testing nud during that time llpor'u
| vallantly for "a Clusc that never was
! npythlng hut lost Coomhs, Bender and
| TANK, the clubs trio nt winning huN-
crs, were allowed TO depart first, then
| Collins Barry and Baker dotted Marks
| livery for other scenery Rut sentiment.
N YOU want 10 cau ID that, kept Mcln.
MIA NJ his old station for three years Oh
| wasted effort
There isn't ~ club In either ot the ma,
jor lcugucs that couldn't use 'Stuny
Few better fieidcrs have appeared IN the
| hIg tent In the last 10 years, while MS
work with the hickory has won MN
plpcc In the select circle Of 300 hltlers
repeatedly
one thing can be said for this winter
In baseball way II has been the
yrentert perlud for trading and sales in
the national pastlmo and 1t IS doubtful
" the end In here
Even before the world series was de
cldcd last fan maEnutcs bcgnu talking
about rctreGChment policies md lhe bert
wny 10 reduce expenses Rut few OF
them have lived up TO advance predlc'
lions The manner I'm which cash has
been pnHycd along for talent dcsired ana
the reckless abandon with which others