The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-22
MIKE MENOSKY Is NOW RETURNING:
STEEL LEAGUE BLOWS UP In ROAR
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Mike Menosky, agile oUtfielder pal
excellence, will be on the job when
the curtain rolls up at Georgia ave,
nue. on April %. That's the glad
some tidings waited overseas tC
Clark Griffith today, straight from
Chaumont, General Pershing's head
IQuarters.
Am starting home" reads Me-
nosky's cablegram. Then the Old
Fox walked twice around his palatial
Office, opened box of fresh cigars
read the cablegram over again. It
was great stuff.
THAT means that my outheld is
> fixed for J919,' chirped Griff, "even IL
j don't get Robertson. Menosky was
| just beginning to show his real class
when the army grabbed him. Oh, boy,
= at'l be good to see him leaning up
I against the pill again"
What'u Jimmy Dot
That loud noise heard about Z
o'clock this morning rolling all around
the horizon was the explosion Of the
Steel League. The corporation has
laid of some $4,000 men in South
Bethlehem, It is said. and has issued
. statement to the effect that "ama-
teUr sports are to be encouraged, but
the steel business does not warrant
the maintenance of a semi-profes-
Eional league"
Left holding the bag, in character
Sstic fashion, is one J. Granting Shaw,
an American League pitcher, the
property of the Washington club. He
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major leaguers were skipping back to
organized baseball, but insisted on
receiving as part of his salary Harry
RapIey's diamond ring, Clark Crit
hth's check book and Jackie Leach's
croix de guerre.
It will be interesting now to see
how long Shaw will refrain from sur
rendering. 1t may be said without
much worry that he Ti,l sccspt the
clubs terms and report at Augusta
within a few days.
Babe Ruth In Line.
Another tempest in a teapot ended
yesterday with the signing of Babe
Ruth, the "TarZan of baseball" He
IS already on his way to Tampa, Fla,
10 begin training. He is said to have
signed a three-year contract for a to-
tai of $4,000.
According 10 Ruth, and no denial
has come from Frazee, he was FIRST
offered $1,000. Then Ed Barrow spoke
about a typographical error and in
creased ii to 1000 Ruth Immediately
demanded $4,000 for one year or
$50 900 for three years He and Fra
zee finally compromised yesterday on
q $4,000 salary for three years.
Joe Bush, however, has returned UNI
signed to his home in Philadelphia |
Rfter a conference with Frazee in |
New York. He says he was cut down |
from last year and then raised to he |
came amount. He wants a raise. |
Pretty tough. with no Steel League in /
sight this year.
ShOttOn Gets Gate.
Attorney Bert Shotton has been
sent to the St Louis Cardinals, |
Branch Hickey being the one and only |
major league leader declining to |
waive on him. Judging from his /
showing here last season. Shotton |
won't survive the first hot spell in |
St. Louis.
Tonight the Old Fox takes the re-
fnainder Of his bunch to Augusta |
hard work beginning at $50 Monday |
morning. With Griff will go Walter |
johnson, Foster, Mcbride, Judge, |
Shanks, Shannon. and Brown
big Ed" Sweeney. former Yankee |
catcher, who has played splendid ball |
for Toledo for two years. has been /
Graded TO the Pittsburgh Pirates for /
Gus Getz and Warner, infielders. Last |
scar Sweeney was in France as a SER
Eeant in the infantry.