The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-30

VoB0I SlVV on the Closing day at
IN New York uniform next spring
have come the same information.
Jack Bentley declared yesterday the
story had reached his ears and said
that he had phoned Manager Jack
Dunn, OF the Baltimore club, to see II
there was any truth in the numerous
rumors. Dunnie denied the yarn to
Bentley and also repeated the denial
last night. =
For some time there have been
stories going around that the Orioles
were not entirely happy family and
that Manager Dunn might be forced
10 make one or two changes in his
lineup before next season. Dunnic
new record for baseball by winning
four flags in succession. and II there
In any truth in this talk of q lack
OF harmony, the fans needn't be sur
prtsed to see a trade contaminated
30 far as is known. neither Tommy
Thomas, pitcher, nor Otis Letter. left
fielder, have signed their Oriole con-
tracts for next season It is a lit.
tie early to class them as holdouts.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30,-The latest
/ news from Brooklyn is that Willie
Keller, one time batting idol. Is crit
Gates avenue. Brooklyn. 10, the last
time when he attended the last game
OF the late world series and saw
Hoyt, the Brooklyn scholastic star.
, lose a heartrendinG battle TO the
Giants. 1t was the only time Willie
,aeft his home in a year.
Keller, perhaps the most scientific
batsman that baseball ever hs'
known, has been Ill for over a year
bal
Wee Willie has been making rather
poor progress. Always Of a retiring
nature, Keller has not proclaimed
his trouble from the housetops and
has fought off his malady as best
he could. 9.
There used to be an idea in base
ball that the former Brooklyn. Balti
more and Yankee star was well fixed,
but this seems not to be the case.
In fact. keeler's friends say he
would be in actual want but for a
trust fund formed a year ago. when
friends took over some of Keeler's
undeveloped lots on Long Island To
the credit Of Squire Ebbets. 1t must
be said that he was one of the
prime movers of the fund.
There Is TO doubt that many old
admirers Of Hit EN- where they
amt" Keller would be glad to chip in
Tor wine IL tney nau chdnCe.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 3c.-The an
nual meeting of the minor leagues,
which will open here next Monday,
win be given more attention than any
minor league session held since be-
fore the war. Many big leaguers will /,
attend the session Of the little fellows. |
including Judge Lands, the entire Of |
fetal family Of the Yankees, Charley |
Ebbets, and other Eastern club |
owners.
The minors reached their zenith in |
1913. Just before the Federal League |
fight. and though d lot of leagues have |
made strong comebacks since the war, |
the field never has been as prosperous |
as II was eight years ago.
High railroad jumps have been the |
greatest problem of the minors. Many |
of the cities in the middle West have |
not grown as steadily as older towns |
in the East, and their patronage has |
increased little in the last ten years.
1t has been harder and harder for
some Of the little fellows to keep up |
with the high cost Of operating.
The draft has ceased to be much of |
a problems for either the majors or
minors. The major leagues last win
ter agreed to a new scale of draft |
prices and then declined to draft at |
the high cost of drafting