The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-05

the clubs as much as the clubs
need them.
Mays Started Something.
Carl Mays started something
when he bolted the Red Sox. Some
magnates who can see farther than
| their nose. predicted last summer
that II the rebel Boston pitcher got
away with his vaulting stunt, that
others would try it.
, The wisdom OF their belief was
proved later in the season when
Scott Perry took French leave of
the Athletics. He failed to accom-
plish his purpose. But ballplayers
are human. They give preference
to the success and ignore the fall
ures.
Mays planted the seeds Of a ten
dency to consider contracts as the
well known scrap of paper" which
resulted in the late confusion across
the pond.
The most prominent example Is
that OF one Babe Ruth. king home
run hitter of all times and a Red
Sox pitcher and outfielder.
Harry Frazee gave the Babe a
three-years' contract in 1918, CALI
ing foF $40 900 a year. Ruth. since
the biggest gate drawer" in the
league. wants the ante doubled.
Had he slumped into the ranks of a
ham. he surely would have held the
SoX boss to his contract. But It hap
pens the other extreme resulted and
he wants Frazee to forget the
parchment.
Garry Has Troubles.
come higher to his flock than the
, other managers. However, he
says he will do that thing if the
champions do not want a mortgage
on the ball lot.
, Garry has quite a few to talk new
terms with. but none with the ex-
ception of Jimmy Ring. who has
cast out some hints, has advertised
himself as a holdout. Outside of
the American League battle there
is not much fuel for the Hot Stove
League and the fans are getting fed
up on the court brand of baseball
Watch Centre College.
Centre college, the great unknown"
In football, will be watched closely
next fall when 1t steps out to meet
several Of the best teams in the East.
Centre College was the only school
| to run up more than 400 points on its
! opponents, but 1t must be admitted
that there were few real teams Of
class on its schedule, Indiana and
West Virginia being the strongest two
elevens. and Minnesota and Notre
Dame whipped Indiana by larger
scores than did the Kentucky school
Even Northwestern whipped Indiana,
yet 1t was beaten by four Conference
teams.
Next fall II will be different THOUGH.
Big and strong bruising elevens will
strike the little school one after the
other from the middle OF October in to
the close of the season. There will be
Harvard and then Georgia Tech, snd
the following week Washington and
Jefferson and no doubt one or two
members Of the Big Ten Conference.
One big season does not make a
lasting reputation. despite the fact
that Centre was the only school to
place two men on Waiter Camps ALI
America team. but a good season
next fall with a number of tough
opporets will place Centre College
among the select in collegiate foot
ball circles.
During the past year L. Fator, the
jockey. won, in stakes and purses,
the most money for tn, owners he
rode for. The total am ,unt he won
was s21S.o51. Those nearest to him
were c. Robinson, SOL, 80: T. Murray
s14o.51a; c. Hummer, 37,sCs: K. Sande.
si2o,o42; L. Ensor. s1leo44; H. Thur
Der. $40, oes.
The best incorporating trainers
we're II. @. Bedweli. who tops the
list with SOS. TBS. s. c. Hi dretn was
next with sl23,s6: L. Feustel. sSs, 600;
w. H. Karrick. ss7.5s2; X. Spence,
ss7. 3S2;' James Rowe. 54,9,3.