The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-05

There was a tremendous uprCar and ar
Eument when Judg" lands forhad"
l:ahe Ruth from going on barnstorn?-
inK trip after tho worlds series. W ME
there vas no argument 99 TO whether
Judge Lands was right or not. since he
WAS simply acting as an executive en-
forcing Jaw which has stood Cor ten
years there was a tremendous lot OF
criticism OF the law itself. The base
bail officials We're blamed for passing
such n Law. and IL was declared to be m
injustice to Ruth especially and to ball
players generally ha' they Shout !. kc
forbidden 10 play exhibition games be-
cause they were on = worlds champ n
ship team.
This attitude Of III" public was the
result ~ the ignorance OF the fans -:
conditions and their idea that the p.ry-
GrS behave the same when free form
control as they do during the sen sou.
AS Il matter OF fact the chief rea son for
passing the Laws vas 10 prevent Ii1pr-
drnming and making tho game a farce.
Also tho owners thought that the rcpr-
Triton Of the game md III" pl1y%iC:,t ,.on-
dItion OF their players suffered.
: Now comes the p"iiON ~ tie E":"t-
lyn ba sehall club. threatening TO with.
draw permission and Ia inClic! punish
men' upon !ts play err who ore IN ''uha
TIL" complaint OF l.hNets is tha' tie
players are nr' ee'irI. In condition.
Worse than thai TIC I;"mo,;lyn t"a:n has
games. IN on" gaze. Grimes. being
beaten. grew anEr" and urit and AT out
fielder and on intc'd"r itc'ird the re
ma!nd"r nf ;he ga":". fGhnH snort writ
erS and fIne are :T'irr"Nt and have
bitter criticism upon the Rr1o!iiyn play
ers
Unless organized hnsHhali can control
teams nlavi,g ont o. r"aSon ne on'y
thing possible - Ia i~@i,t that they@live
IN to 'h"lr Ncrr round contracts and
play only dur'rk thri- r"ru'ar S"?snr.
Championship Basketball.
New YORK = AZ 'a<t I" have "N!7nrH-
h"nsive chnmH:onsl1 y series in basket
ha II. il~"etoinre H.. SHcthA'l ~ f"".I tor
New York faS hcrr veEV ch"C'!r Hri u
has been difficir't I" a"-s"re ~, series
which would de"ir definitely wk.cr
t"r:nS rank hi"rr"t M:"r ~ the
stronger toms Hevc" had an "rportu-
nifty OF playing against each other.
The organization Of the Evening
Malls Mtero~o!itan Basketball League
has son" 'onG VIZ toward re:n"dyins
this condition and "s tive league or aS-
yN".atinN Of the Cl"hs r"Ows !; IL CO.
tain 10 re>;i't in b-;tr" $ -"ir,"s. in
h"ttr- rlnirhiaE ~ :cn MS nd - - yea
drciSioA - 20 st-erath. Tie ~ ni biz
ties are that wien tie play is completed
there will he tire" or NOR" classes OF
clubs affiliated. VIII TIE stronger pro
fcaSional "lr:hS fr' ned TO - rnrlprA-
henS.vc l-HGTe. pla rinr '''u'al.y S'hed-
uled games and assure! of strong OprO-
nents at each game.
Tho plan Ia to have sectional char!
pio1Ships plqr nv the teams nf Nah-
haitian. Brootlvn. the Bronx. Richmond
and probably the New Jersey suburbs.
The two semi-finalists in which VII be
the CHAMPIONS
Il h"S become quite necessary Cor ha s.
ketbal; clubs to join in sucN - asSncia-
tor in order to secure good attractions
and get their prone rating. The Even
;rE Mail, in qupnortiT~ the r@T lea que
hHS don" 20 at IN" request ~ "1;.nv oi
the managers Of teams no; aff.l:a ted
with any organization ard to- are en-
thusistic over the prospect TO- orderly
tests
rondit:ors amor 70 t. - tl.aj have
played Independents az" no. good.
although sreninEiv 90 s:d-ra III i'm
proved over last SEASON. J"a.o.Sies.
and the Stealin" or players from each
other ati.l mar the game. Recently one
we'll known player was signed by a
BrooElyn club and before lie mad nlayeG
his first game he was notified that he
~ould be Killed II he went onto the
floor. The threats came from some OF
his former associates. AMI scores OF
them were in the hall 10 put him out OF
business" when he decided Sudderl: not
to attempt TO play. Such things as
those cannot help AIRY sport