The Washington herald., 1920-01-08

ciate. George L. Moreland.
Hero worshippers.
''King Barney won the prize. as
the local hero worshippers would not
listen to the wonderful Improvement
that could be made to such q trade
deal. as suggestions were made to
hang the crepe out at Florida Avenue
Ball Park IL johnson was cut loose.
Sentiment in baseball does not mean
anything to baseball n,Agnates, but
to the loyal fans, such as there is no
better anywhere in America than
right here in Washington, IL means
more than winning a championship.
Johnson's years and perhaps days
are numbered, but the Kansas Cyclone
means more to the patrons OF the
Florida Avenue Ball Park than uu-
furling of the league pennant Griff
realizes this himself and when ques-
toned last night on what founda-
tion was behind the rUmor claimed
that someone up in Gotham had
pulled another Hughey Fullerton
dream. and right bad one at that
Roth Deal Ends.
This new rumor which leaked out Of
blooming OF the many that have been
puzzling Broadway during the past
ten days in reference to the purchase
OF Bobby Roth for the Griffmen. New
York wanted Roth, and wanted him
badly. FoXey Griff beat the Gotham
Colonials TO the deal and New York
Is now divided in its opinion of Roth.
as many Of the baseball writers who
were boosting Roth miles high claim
he would now be a misfit In the COM
bination. while others insfst that the
Yankee team will not be complete
without him.
But they still keep insisting that
Grin is figuring a trade that would
place Bobby I'm New York
High Price of Baseball.
With the price OF ham and eggs
Where-tt is, We have the hunch the
late winter pastime Of holding out
on baseball magnates will be more
popular than ever before. II is only
a matter OF weeks when baseball
stars and business will trek South
ward for the land OF sunshine and
. hoecakes. As usual 90 per cent OF
, the baseoallers will be under con-
{ tract by that time. but in the mean
time il is probable that the wires
and the mails will be unusually
| charged with communications for
and against the advance-in wages
I thing.
The most famous holdout OF the
winter is Babe Ruth. As long as
Babe was holding out on the Red
SoN he looked like a regular hold
out but when the New York Yankees
bought him for $125. 900 the case did
Tvs
had an idea that the Yanks, after
/ paying such a fabulous sum for his
release would not "hoIdout" against
Babe and at least would meet him
half way.
The Yanks will no doubt find a way
around, what at present appears TO
I lock like tough proposition. but
only time can tell whether Colonel
RCppert has bitten OF more than he
is at this time able TO chew The
baseball players this winter are,
more insistent than ever in their
/ demands. They are no different from
the rest OF the wage-earninC popu-
lation of the good old L. $. A. in this
respect
The economists tell US that the
dollar is worth only 30 cents or so
and that being the case a baseball
player figures he is worth more to-
day than he was a year ago.
Bids for Battle.
Bids. along with more bids that
run up into the six figure column
that we cannot even think about.
are being offered by the promoters
of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight.
Wire reports last night inform the
poor public of an offer from Will
lam Fox. the motion picture mag
nate, OF fifty thousand more than
one-half million. This is topping
all bids to date. but all real Ameri-
cans should think this money craze
proposition over before once more
drawing conclusions.
When the war broke out in Eu-
rope one of the first Frenchmen to
Join the colors was Georges Carpen-
tier. Georges cast the ring aside
as a money-maker and fought roI
! a few sous a day-pennies in Amer
lean money. He fought on for four
years. He did not whimper-the
French never do.
when Uncle Sam entered the
great war his sons focked to the
colors and one Bob Martin was
among the first to enter the fray.
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