Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

OF course, the player question still
is acute. Every club owner and man.
who now are on the. pay roll Of other
clubs. Since cash abounds and base
BALL men always are willing to listen
20 reason, no one knows what changes
may occur each twenty-four hours.
Cobb's $4,000 Equals Record.
If Ty Cobb is really to receive
$4,000 year for managing the
record. Owner Navin Is to formally
offer Cobb the post at conference
today. Jawn McGraw received that
sum when he was manager OF the
Giants. Now he is q club owner; in
the magnate class. No one knows
what he makes now, but since he can
builder help build-race tracks, no
one is worrying much about him.
Every one wants my players" com
planned Bill Donovan. new manager OF
the Phillies. but no one seems TO
want to give me anything in return
Well, William, that's the way Of the
world. All you've got to do is 10 40
likewise.
New Sort Of Scout.
Paul Kritcher. engaged by the
Yankees as q specialized scoa1t. who
will confine >is attention purely to
college,. semi professional. jpdepend-
ent and small town players. SAID To-
day that no college need fear he was
going to try to steal playess. nor use
undue influence in getting them into
the organized game. All he has 70 40
is to tip of his club as to the ability
OF players who attract his notice ana
let the club do the rest. KrttchsM WI VII
pay no attention to-, the minor
leaguers at all.
A Wise Geve1~Ss.
GOV. Parker of Louisiana is trying
out the commission form OF govern
ment for boxing with a new and IN
genious string attached EACH OF tne
three commissioners he appointed vas
obliged before he assumed duty 70
write formal letter OF resignation.
which the governor holds. ANY one
or all--of these designations Will 20
accepted by Cow Parker ~. Hnen , cs
have not been satisfactorily fulhMeo.
It shapes I'D as q big idea. one th4t
will help to pull New Orleans out OF
the fighting slump into which 1t has
fallen the past two years
As to Large Purses.
Lawrence Mcguire. chairman OF the
state boxing board. says that II the
large purses received by boxers 90
not receive so much publicity. Il VIII
be better for the boxing game. ma
personal opinion it may be put fortn
that if this il the case the commission
had better get after the promoters
not after the newspapers.
In the first place, there 10 reason 70
believe that the purses lighters re-
ceive have been exaggerated This VISA
found to be the case with the Dempsey.
Brennan bout The sum named -
Brennan's share of the puree was
oyerstated by ten thousand doflars.
while no one knows what DemDeeys
-'s1ee.soo'' might dwindle to II the
actual facts were known.
Milwaukee PmDao snail
Milwaukee is complaining OF ieW
gate receipts at bouts Of the fAll
season in the Cream city. To date
the only respectable return vas
yielded by q pair of outsiders. Law
Tender and Joe yelling. who did
a song and dance burlesQue on Oc-
tober Is. But aside from that bout
the quotations are very low. hairy
Greb and Bob Moha drew only U.s.
$3.50. They deserved more. Richie
Mitchell and Young Erne drew short
of $1,000. Mono of the seven remain
ing bouts yielded anything like this
figure.
A BlAek CyeBoae.
Kid Norfolk. who won the verdict
over Big Bill Tate at the Garden hast
Tuesday night. ID 50 black that when
the lights went out temporarily he
looked like hole in the inside pocket
of an alpaca coat. He looks and
fights like Joe Walcott or Sam Lang
ford. In other words. Al near to
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