The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
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The plan Of the war department TO
uelnohilize the troops now stationed at
cantonments In this country without
delay undoubtedly win meet with the
approval of Giant fans, for under this
plan those Giants now In uniform viii
be released in time to report to John
McGraw for the 1919 season. Oddly
enough, of all the Giants who entered
the service, none, so far as the New
York club is aware, has gone overseas.
So writes n New York sport scribe,
Ross Young, who became of age last
month. entered an officers training
camp upon attaining his majority, but
II IL expected that he will exercise his
right TO resign now that hostilities are
over, Dave Robertson Is in the de-
partment OF justice as an investigator,
but as most OF his work consisted OF
a"pprehending slaCkers and ~violators of
the liquor laws in their application to
the sale of alcoholic beverages to sol
diers and sailors, II would seem that
he can now resign his post and return
to baseball.
kauff reported at Camp Sherman
last summer. was given a fiftcen-day
lurlough after he had been at the cam
Torment for about u month, and re-
turned to settle down to the intensive
training which was to fit him for ser
vice overseas, At last reports he was
q member of the provost guard at the
Ohio cHntonment and expected to sail
In the near future. Benton, who Is at
Camp Jackson, and Barnes At Cam
Funston, counted upon being in France
before December. Anderson, who Is a
dentist, was fitting himself for a com
mission In the dental corps at Cam
Wadsworth when the cry for peace
came from Germany.
As far as is known there was only
a very faint prospect of n OF the
other players in service going to tn,
battle front within IL limited space o
time. except possibly in the case %
Eddie Sticking, who vas indicted neai
the close OF the baseball season anC
sent to Camp sherman. Al Baird, VIII,
enlisted in the naval reserve force las
winter, has been at Norfolk ever since
shortly after his arrival at hat station
he rendered valuable aid as an athleti,
instructor In the training OF recruits
and later, when he sought a transient,
the naval aviation service, it was re
fused ON the ground that he was morl
valuable in his capacity as mentor o
the jacktes at play. George Kelly, VIII,
Is a mechanic at Kelly Field, the avia
ton camp near San Antonio, did no
figure on going overseas,
Connie Mack, as everybody knows
has made a fortune for himself and tn
Philadelphia club selling great ba'
players at fabulous prices. We all kno,
that his 500. 900 inficld brought hir
more than that when he sold II. Ed
Idle Collins brought $50, 600.
Now for the smash.
The same Connie Mack suggests tina
when big league baseball is resumed
measures be passed eliminating the sell
ing OF ball players for big prices,
What a flop,
II It came from anyone else but Cor
nelius McGillicuddy, everyone woul
emit a large guffaw and let it so u
THAT,
But there liz sense in Comics sug
gestion,
Mack gives as the main reason tn
fact that this barterinC of talent give
a tremendous advantage 10 the ba
club backed by unlimited millions owe
the club owned by men with less car
ital who are taking a Greater Chanc
than the millionaire moguls.
Connie is dead right,
There Is another reason-to whic
Connie points. Also:
The right to buy and sell stars Il
huge prices Is unfair to the manager
The real manager-the man who ca
build up a good bali club simply by h
knowledge OF players and the gam
can not show his real worth. \ ssvot
' rate manager with unlimited capt.