The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27


changed my mind. and think it sho
Club Is Handicapped.
l base my belief on the fact that it
has proven a handicap OF every club
in both leagues. Now when 1 have a
young player that | want to send to
some minor league, after I have paid
big money for that man. but find that
ne is about three years of being ready
for fast company and / want to farm
him out for development. I am handi
capped by some club claiming him for
the waiver price. 1t had cost me
many dollars for my scout and all l
get is the waiver price. and besides
I lose a player that l know will come
through in course of time.
l believe there are Othe.s who think
the same. and would not in the least
oe surprised if this rule was changed
at the next joint meeting of the Ma
.ional and American leagues.
Connie Trades Again.
Despite Connie Mack's oft repeated
statement that ne is through selling
players reports from Philadelphia say
hat neither OutfieIder Amos Strunk
nor First Baseman George Burns will
be with the Philadelphia club when
ne open lne lS-O season.
Connie Mack recently sent Bill
Donovan. manager of the Jersey City
Tub. his lineup for an exhibition
game which the Athletic will play in
Jersey City on the Sunday before the
opening Of the championship season.
The lineup named practically the
same players with which Mack FIN
shed the 1919 season. The players of
he Atlanta Southern Association
champions formed the nucleus of this
aggregation and it was fitted out with
other bushers. BurTus, a Carolina As
sOciation rookie. was named as the
he Athletic first baseman.
Neither In Lineup.
Neither Burns nor Strunk appeared
IN this lineup. and Mack informed
Donovan that the team he would
bring over would be the same one
with which he would start his open
ing game.
Burns. Strunk and Tilly Walker
weTe among the few players Of class
who were with the Athletics last sea-
-on. Strunk. it will be recalled. came
Jack to Philadelphia in n deal where
y Mack traded Roth and Shannon
o the Red SoX for Strunk and Barry.
Barry. however. refused TO return to
he Athletics unless Mack gave him
three-year contract. which Connie
declined to give him.
Burns May Land Here.
II Mack does any trading he prob
ably will do il with Griffith. and
Washington may be Burns destin1-
lou. Griffith recently had neGotia-
ions with the Detroit club, through
which it was proposed to swap Joe
Judge. WaShington's first baseman.
or Ralph Young. Detroit's second
Daseman. This deal still is said to be
n. 1t is not likely that Griffith would
contemplate trading judge unless ne
rad another first base prospect in
sight
If any deals are made in the Ameri-
AN League this winter. il is likely
hey will be made within the different
actions. II Detroit. Washington, the
Athletics. st. Louis and Cleveland do
any trading the clubs within this al
lance will get first crack at surplus
alSnt.
Since Griffith has obtained the con-
rolling interest in the Washington
hub it is the purpose to rebuild the
hub from the bottom Mack trad
ng stock is Burns. StTunk and Scott
Ferry. and il wouldn't be surprising
''Grir'' Is given the first pick at
hese players.
Many HOld-Outs.
Fabulous offers for high class
players. the high cost of living. and
he apparent shortage in the base
ral market will all have a ten
lency to MI the ranks Of the base
,all hold-Outs to unusual proportions
his winter. 1t has been said, in
act. that players whose contracts
elves far luckier than those whose
contracts have another year or two
run. and that they are prepared
o make demands for a share of the
prosperity that the major league
rwneTs are supposed to have enjoy
d last season, and are expected to
'niOy again next summer.
10 what extent the anticipated
rOld-oUt brigade will develop will be
'nown soon after the contracts are
nailed in January. or at least by
he time the training season is at
Iand. Already there are indications
Il the ball players attitude. Babe
Ruth wants $50. 900 a year Others
probably will baIk because theiE
Ontracts have not provided for d
efficiently large increase or for any
Increase. In very few cases, how
yer. will a player be asked to ac-
ept cut in salary. unless he hap
rened to be considerably oyerrated
year ago and did not play up
the standard his fat contract
warranted.
When bids for ball players are in
i've figures, as they are in the cases
f Ruth and Rogers HOrnsby. many
f the diamond stars can scarcely be
'lamed for arriving at an inflated
.stimate of their value and import
nee. Were the majority of the
lubs supplied with superiuous ina.