The New York herald., 1921-12-08
M'GRAW GOES HIGH
TO Land O'CONNELL
San Francisco Star Will Not
Report Until After Next
Season.
YANKS FOR NEW ORLEANS
Finally Select Training Camp
Detroit in $4,000 Deal
With Portland.

Special Despatch to 1tIE NEW YonK HERALD.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. 7.--Another
smashing deal swung by the Giants, the
selection of the Yankee training camp,
the arrival of Judge Lands and the an
nouncement OF a trade by Detroit were
the high spots at the meeting OF the
minor leagues here to-day.
The deal by the Giants was made with
the San francisco club for the services
of Jim O'Connel, the young first base
man. O'Connell is twenty years Old
and hits and throws left handed. He
had great year on the coast last sea-
son, lifting 1886. lie was recommended
to the Giants by AL Demaree, the former
pitcher for McGraw. The Giants paid
$4,000 for him-a record price for a
minor Lacquer O'Connell will not re-
port to New York until after the 1929
season.
Practically every club in the major
leagues was after O'Connell who is re-
garded as the greatest player in that
circuit. He Is six feet tall, and well
proportioned. McGraw is Of the opin-
ion that the right field stands at the
Polo Grounds are made 10 order for
O'Connel.
Yanks Pick New Orleans.
After much dickerlng here and there
with the minor leagues about the South
the Yankees finally decided to train in
New Orleans. The deal was closed with
Julius He:nienan. owner OF the Peli-
oans After discussing the merits of
California, Palm Beach and numerous
other places. the choice narrowed down
TO Shreveport and the Crescent City.
Because OF superior hotel Accommodations
New Orleans was selected
The Yankees win be busy in their ex-
hibition games. They will play the Peli-
eans on the first and third Saturdays and
Sundays. with the Cardinals coming in
the second week and the Dodgers the
fourth week. The usual tour will be
made with Brooklyn. The Yankees will
report to the training camp on or abuot
March l, and will remain there until
March 26. 1t is probable that games
will be played with some teams in the
Texas League, including Fort Worth.
Detroit Jumped into the frenzed
finance class right Off the reel by swing
3ng a deal with Portland OF the Pacific
Coast League by which In consideration
OF $4,000 and fve or six players yet to
be named the Tigers acquire Norman
PiIlette and youth named Johnson.
both righthanders. It is said the boys
are top liners and will make good In the
big show.
Reds Buy Groh's Successor.
Garry Hermann to-day began to
spend some of that S100, 900 he got for
Csroh. He made a deal with the Oak
land club of the Pacific Coast League
for Babe Pineli, the third baseman who
will take the place of Groh. Hermann
paid $4,000 in cash for Pinelli and will
send Hod EIler and Brenton, pitchers.
and two other players, yet to be named,
to the Oaks.
Pinelli developed in the Coast League
and was acquired by the Yankees two
years ago. but was sent back to the
coast Several major league clubs are
after him, but the Reds made the best
offer. The Oaks needed pitchers.
The most important work done during
the minor league session was the discus
sion of Article l.. Section l. of the con-
Hituation. which has to do with the CONF
pensation for territory acquired by
major leagues. President Toole OF the
International League advocated the
abolition OF this article and was ap-
pointed on COMMITTEE with d. J.
Hickey of Chicago and J. II. Farrell TO
lay the matter before the joint meeting
Of the National and American leagues
tn New York on December Is.
IT also was determined that new
Board of Arbitration consisting of seven
members instead of the present ten
should be chosen. two from Glass AA,
tvwo from Glass and one each from
Glasses 3, c and ID. A nominating COM
snittee was appointed to report to-mor-
row morning.
RrsrbnII on Trial
Organised Baseball is stil on trial
pnd wifi continue on trial as long as the
game is played, Justice X. M. Lands
tcld the minor and major league own
rus and players tonight at the annual
Snnouet of the National Association OF
Professional Leagues.
re praised the spirit in which all
&renches OF the game had accepted his
decisions during the year and urged the
elimination from Organized Baseball Of
sorne OF the things which. he said. still
hold the possibility of causing discord
and bringing public censure upon the
game.
Tho optional agreement. the waiver
rhe and wnet remains of the draft,
.Nidge Lands said, had not worked out
the way he had hoped and expected.
'Tf had understood one yeer ago"
sNk Commissioner said, when we met
down In New YORK and went through
these rules what their practical opera
tion was going to he ] would have called
together again the gentlemen of the
majors and the National Association for
one more conference on tho draft qres-
.i7st
9sferrinE particularly TO the draft or
vrc collective clause" Judge lands
raid: 'I have no interest in what tho
price Is going TO be. but l have an In
terest in inserting in the fundamental
law of baseball provision that will
take these evils out OF II. II cannot
he a good thing for a thing calling itself
n sport that II is within the power OF
any individuals 20 place stone wall
in front OF the advancement of a bau
player.
'T want you gentlemen 10 20 to the
foundation of this question and re-
examine the question with an earnest,
faithful effort TO sec II you cannot fig
pire out way to compose this thing
and eliminate your differences and get
out Of the situation this thing that some
day viii surely rise to plague YOU"