New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Redland RoOter
Sure His Team
Will Repeat
Five Important Players Have
Already Signed for 1920;
Ruether on Way East
By w. ]. Macbeth


Charles ("Kid'D Miller, the bell-coY
rooter of Cincinnati, is snowbound in
this city and making the most avail
able for lost time by ballyhooing Pat
Moran and his world champion Reds.
The Kid sees nothing to it in the
National League but a repetition IN
1920 of last years sensational success,
and he is pulling hard for the Yankees
to win the American League pennant
this year so that Cincinnati and New
York may hook up in the big classic
for the first time. Mr.. Miller is an
old playmate of Colonel Til Huston.
They grew up together in Cincinnati
and campaigned through Cuba with the
same company in the war Of '9s.
Not Afraid of HoId-Outs
Mr.. Miller declares that, contrary to
newspaper reports, there is little likeli-
hood of serious hold-out troubles with
the world champions. Already, he says,
five of the very important members Of
the team have subscribed to 1920 con-
tracts, Slim Sallee and Whoa Bill Rari-
Den being of the number. Dutch
Ruether and Hod Eller are without the
pale, or were the last time Mr.. Miller
was on his native heath. But Eller has
practically accepted terms and Ruether
is on his way from the Coast, if he
has not already reached Cincinnati.
$50 soon as Eller and Ruether whip
into line Mr.. Miller declared yester-
day, 'you will see a stampede of the
other boys who have no serious DIFF
ferences, Pat Moran is not only the
best manager in baseball, but a very
boys have every confidence in Pat and
believe they can repeat. SO why should
any one of them take any chances on
sacrificing some five thousand pin
money from the next world serieso
Stories have been printed in tho
Middle West that Jake Daubert would
not be with the Reds in the coming
campaign. Please do not pay bit of
attention to such chatter. Jake, as he
played for Moran last season, was the
best first baseman in the National
League. He never was better in his
life than through the last three months
and in the world series. He didn't hit
very much the early part of the season,
but he finished out strong.
"Stories out our way had Jake Dau-
bert headed for Memphis. There is no
doubt Tom Watkins would like to land
Jake as manager of his club, but there's
not chance Of him going elsewhere.
He'll be cracking out long hits for the
Reds in the merry springtime.
at was indeed welcome news to Gin
cinnati that John J. McGraw is unlikely
to attend the big baseball meeting in
Chicago next week That means less
likelihood Of any trades to strengthen
the Giants, and the Giants alone of the
National League field are feared in
Rhineland
Both Strong in Box
"McGraw has wonderful collection
of pitchers, but if he stands pat on
that old infeld he can scarcely hope
to nose out the Reds, for the Reds hap
pen to have some pretty fine pitchers
Of their own. They are younger, too,
and bound to improve with the expert
ence gained last year. Benton, Toney
and Douglas, Of the Giants, have pro-
badly seen their best day. Sallee is the
only member of Pat Moran's collection
liable to crack any time now"
Mr.. Miller believes August Hermann
is serious in his determination to resign
the Craftsmanship Of the National
League, and that he cannot be prevailed
upon to continue in the Office later than
next week, especially if his retention
to the same involves giving up the
presidency of the Reds. There is no
chance for Garry to step down from
his high Office with the worlds cham
pions.
Everybody in Cincinnati" said Mr..
Miller. sis roofing for Garry to be re-
turned to the Craftsmanship, for he is
one of our most popular citizens. Gin
cinnati fandom resents this fight against
the chairman. 1t looks upon it as an
imputation against Garry's integrity.
Out that way we feel Garry Is and al
ways has been the real brains of or
ganized baseball.
"If it is felt that none associated
financially with organized baseball
should serve in this high Office, we'll
and good, but we all feel Mr.. Hermann
has been more or less maligned, es-
peciaily IN certain parts of the East, and
that he should not withdraw under tho
slightest shadow"