The Washington herald., 1920-02-13
FEUD SETTLED
BY new OWNER
William Richardson's Talk
To Moguls Causes Peace
In Baseball World.
nv GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

BY GEORGE L. MORELAND.
II any club in the American League
should feel satisfied with the doings
yut Chicago. 1t should be the WASH
.ngton club.
They got about everything they
lsked for. and then the Junior men,
ser and the baby owner Of the Amer
can League just gets into the meet
ng in time to ask those who should
Know better what all the trouble is
about. and that. in his opinion, they
ire making fools Of themselves. That
ait the nail on the head. as they have
md were doing. just as William Rich
Irdson. part owner of the Washing
on club. had to say.
Why, l never heard of business
men owning so much valuable prop
.rty trying to ruin their business be-
,4use some runt Of a pitcher decided
1e wanted to go to New York. Why,
{ know thousands of people who have
10 more sense than Mays who want
q 20 to that town." said Richardson.
Made Hit with Rupert.
This must have made hit with
ToI Rupert. for he a. once button
aOIed the new member. and as the
colonel is full of bull. he must have
shot something into the ihiladel-
ohian. for the latter at once got the
1oor and talked to the other members.
He must have talked straight from
he shoulder. for II is reported that
he attorney for the st. Louis club
offered a resnolution that all fights
must come to a stop. After some par
ey. the other members-those Of both
sides-woke Up. and it did not take
long for the three lawyers to draft
offered resolution that all fights
one present. for it was only a short
lime wien President Johnson depart
ID for home and left the regulars and
.IsurGents in the room
Trouble All settled.
That j. what should have hap
oened in New York last fall and
probably had Richardson been on
nand then we would not have had
so many lawsuits entered.
But be that as it may: The whole
hing is now settled and let us hope
or good. There was never any
,ause for all this turmoil. Had not
Johnson been so bullheaded and
said things he should have been
ashamed OF. then he would not have
rad to take back all what happened
. him yesterday.
do not care which side won. Bur
must confess from all accounts
hat Comiskey. Rupert, Huston
and FrazRa did not get any the
worst of it.
VIII stop Trouble.
Th, appointment of two such ca
uable business men as MessTs. Grif-
ith and Rupert one from each
side Of the controversy will have a
good effect. They and not johnson
will stop all this QuarTeling about
his or that. If they can not agree
hen the rule says il must be put
M TO a Judge of Chicago. of course
his is a secret. but his initials are
Judge Landis. And heaven help
Griffith and Rupert if they don
settle all troubles before Landis has
he last say.
Now that all this is finished the
.eams may prepare to pack their be-
.ongings and hike to the training
camps.
\ report from Chicago says:
George Mcbride may retire because
ne has purchased a partnership in
his brothers place of business Let
ne quote a part of a letter | re-
ceived from the Cap" the other
lay:
Mcbride to Quit.
During the past holidays | have
oeen assisting my brother. who has
4 gents shop" but indoors is no
place for one who has been outdoors
ali his life
That does not read like a man con-
.emplating retiring. You could not
Keep George Mcbride away from re-
porting unless he falls dead. Let us
lope he will last longer than the
Washington monument
Goes to Hot Springs.
Grin gave Roth permission to 70
20 Hot Springs to train with the Bos-
on Reds. but ordered him to report
t. Tampa March in time to get
cam work completed before the big
series with Brooklyn. which opens
on the 18th.
The high cost of living. Mr.. Fan.
: going to cost you more to see
baseball this year than formerly.
With prices at 5Oc. 75c and 81. you
wrIl have to dig deeper. The little
'cllows seem like they get it all
he time. for II will cost him % cents
more. The 80 cent gents will be
.aNcd 70 cents more on. those seats
while those who formerly were %
.cnts must cough up IL cents more.
The above prices with Swhat you for
nerly had to pay war taxes make
he difference. Now you do not have
% carry extra change for u. S. You
IHst walk up with even money and
ne CLUB will have to do all the book
keeping to make out reports tn The
War Department for the taxes 30
Se have more damages to secure
from the Kaiser for Starting tbis