Evening star., 1921-10-19


1t is admitted that the rules are
against Ruth, but it also is asserted
that Ruth told the head of base ball
jusrwhat he intended to do, and for
that reason something should have
been done to make it possible for him
to earn the added money. 1t also is
pointed out that nd more sympathy
should be shown Ruth than to other
players. NJ: VS. would have received
about $1,000 il he had gone barn
storming. but gave that up rather
than take chances with organized
base ball.
OF course it must not be overlooked
that the promoters of organized base
bail have little feeling in the mat
ter. in view of the fact that they keep
the high sal"ries going all of the sum-
mer. and then when the season is over
some CHAP who has a guarantee for a
Sunday show rigs up with the play
ers, and without mourning any Ii bill
1ty gets the services of a man whom
he has not paid a penny to develop.
Most of these outside promoters maxi
as much or more than the players.
because they drive shrewd and sharp
bargains. They live off of base ball
players away TO play Sund. games
and after the season by inveigling
them into exhibition games
Gleason Seeks Trade.
Gleason. manager of the White Sox,
is N New York to talk with the
owners of the Yankees and it is an
ticipated tn some sort of a trade
Is on foot which may be of advantage
to both clubs. The Yankees need
pitchers badly. but they can't get
much out of Chicago which will help
them. unless they induce Comiskey to
let go of Faber and Kerr Sc.
The Sox need pitchers quite as
much. and need a lot more. so that
any kind of trade which goes
through will be watched with in
terest to see who gets something
worth while.
Cohan Wants Franchise.
George Cohan is after a big league
base ball club and thinks that he
may own one before he sails for
Europe. He won't tell what club it
Is except that it is not the Boston
Americans. and Garry Hermann says
II is not Cincinnati. 1t might be the
Boston Nationals and it might be
club least expected and not west
of Pittsburgh.
Orioles stock slumps.
The defeat of Baltimore by Louis
Vile in the class AA post-season
series is rather a body blow to the
International League and incidental
ly to the Baltimore club. There is
no indication at the moment that
Jack Dunn. owner of the Baltimores.
is oyeranxious to dispense with the
services of any of his players, but il
he should wish to do so the defeat
by Louisville will not add to the
value of the players on the Baltimore
team.
Some major league owners have
held the Baltimores to be much over
Hlt al nv,@
Cincinnati would pay a fabulous
price for some of the Baltimore play
ers a well meaning friend advised
the Cincinnati end of the rumored
bargain to go slow.
Neither the batters nor the pitchers
cf the Baltimores held up as well in
this series as they did in 1920. and
1T is possible that they lacked enough
competitive urging to bring the best
out of them during the season. so
that when they faced Louisville they
could not rally.
The series was fair success. al
though in Louisville it did not come
up to expectations and ended in a
disturbance on the field which did
not add anything to the reputation
of base ball.
big Prices Debated.
Bentley of the Baltimore club still
Is in demand on the part OF one or
two major league clubs. but not at
the tremendous valuation which was
put on ball players two years ago.
There is every indicat tion that tile
prices of ball players are about to
scale downward. So little of unusual
value was displayed in the minor
leagues in 1921 that there is not much
hope for some of the major organi-
cations to gain strength through the
usual process of buying up strongly
from the minor leagues. So few play
ers were drafted in 1921 that there
almost might have been no draft.