The Washington herald., 1919-12-02
By GEORGE L. MoRELANp.

BY GEOkGE l.. MORELAND.
Four gentlemen were PLAYING a quiet
game OF poker not long ago with No.
/ dealing.
He handed each OF the other three
gentlemen their customary allowance
OF five cards. OF course. helping him.
self TO the same number
Gentleman sitting to his left opened
the pot with a bean. ] stick. replied the
next and the gentleman to the right
OF the dealer after taking a glance at
the corner OF his cards silently showed
IN his bean. The dealer took ore look
and said: Count on me being in there
with the winning hand.
Dealer-How many?
Gentleman to his left-I have plenty
To the next man, usual question.
Same here.
Taking a look at his right hand
How many?
Guess will stay with what I've got,
was the comeback.
Dealer-What is this. game of
blur? And looking at his own cards.
he came back with his ante.
Dealer n BIun.
Now the dealer was known as a
great buffer and the other three de-
cided that they would also go into
the bluffing game on a large scale.
So the four went at it. BluT-bluff-
hiuff. keep up until the dealer called
them. The other three laid their cards
on the table and the dealer, after look
ing at them. remarked. not good
enough to beat my hand.
As the two factions were positive
their hands were the best they left
10
That is the status of the baseball
fight between the two factions of
the American League today. Com
iskey. Frazee and Rupert on one
side and Ban b. on the other. Both
sides are bluffinC and each is afraid
to show his hands to the other fell
low.
Playing to Limit.
The insurgents have all the best
of the argument now for they are
playing their hands to the limit.
while the johnson faction is laying
low with what they claim as the
trump card up their sleeves.
II l am not wrong think John
son has the best of the argument
! read over" the American League
constitution carefully one ii = and
L Adll " II Nnt
board of directors have the power
to say where the meeting should
be held. II i am not mistaken the
rule states plainly: The regular
annual meeting of the American
League shall be held on the first
Wednesday after the second Tues
day of December at the league
headquarters. That is the rule.
is corract then
ings must be held in Chicago for
that is the regular headquarters Of
the American League.
Team Came High.
Now l am going to print a little
news that has never appeared in
print as far as / know. 1t will
show how one of the outlaws at
least stands on his bluff.
When President Johnson and the
American League held a meeting in
New York to decide upon the ques-
ton of the men who had purchased
Frank Farrelrs interest in the New
York team they called into the
meeting both Huston and Rupert.
When asked what amount Farrell
asked for his team both gentlemen
stated that the sum asked for was
Ss5o.0O0. This was for the fran
chise and players only for Farrell
did not include any grounds as Re
had been using the Polo Grounds
of the Giants. Col. Rupert then in
formed the other magnates that all
he was going to pay Farrell was
s4oo.0 900. Not a cent more.
After a days argument with him he
strck TO his statement and in order
to get rid of Farrell and get Rupert
and Huston in the league voted that
II would pay the balance, $4,000.
and that each club should be assessed
an equal amount, SO that the other
seven clubs had to dig up the $4,000.
or a few cents more than S.l42 each.
That was how Rupert bluffed the
league before he ever was a member
and he thinks he can bluff them again
apparently.
Build New Grounds.
Rupert also made a proposition TO
the league members after he was
admitted that he would build new
grounds to cost him Se.ooo. 600 but he
wanted the other members to stand
for an assessment OF $4,000 a year for
overhead expenses. This was not
agreed too. consequently the Yankees