Evening star., 1921-12-27

'tS9lSiLl upon tliS l'6I VI t4iS SNHSt!
The general plan of the schedule
will follow that OF 1927 except that
conditions VIII reverse themselves,
the holiday dates of the previous year
being alternatpd. The Giants will fin.
ish at home in i933 which is looked
upon as an advantage If Il team is
having a close fight for the cham
pionShip. The New York Americans
will be compelled to finish their sea-
son on the road and Cleveland is al
ready cOEEratulatinG itself on that
fact. Tn" Cleveland club has an idea
that il will have a great deal to say
The coming base ball season about
final disposition OF the p.Mnaut i'll
The American League.
Nnnks 10 Hold scott
The rumor that Scott viii be trans
fcrrCd from New York to some other
club in exchange for more players
found no support at the offices Of the
New York Club today The Yankees
cannot afford To weaken their infitld
by taking chances on young player
when another championship is in
prospect.
1t was tho possibility OF obtaining
player OF Scott's physical ability
that induced them 10 cousummate the
dt al by which they got tine pitchers
whom they needed and in addition re-
Il
the standard of their team.
Careful analysis OF the work of
Scott i'll 1927 indicates that he play
ed better bail for Boston than he did
i'll the years preceding. From this
fact it is safe enough /" say that he
is far from hr!u& Il WOrkcJi-out claim.
H., may play tier base bali than
ever for the next two or three years
with the transfer to New York to give
him new atmosphere and The posi-
bility OF being mvnb"r ot Il cham
pionShip team to urge him 0i.
one of Scott's best characteristics is
his ability to play his best ball under
fire. In Other words. he - Know n as
what is termed a money player. The
NOR intense the fight the mcre lumi-
nous his work on tn. field. There is
no infieldtr in either league who can
cover ground along the third-baSe
line better than he can.
Minors to Wake stiff Fight.
The three minor leagues which COM
prise class \ \ are not &oiHG: 20 Surren-
der to the demand for Il draft without
the stir iv.-t kIud "f Il h1tt!s. ihat
The International League and the
LAfnerican &sSUtitlian take .hc stand
thar the agreement which was signed
when Judge l.tudiE was ma te c1if-
Years without amendment. me PariHc
coast League not only accepts that
construction of the agreement, bat
goes further and ln,Ir}atrS that it
will remain an inde2au!eat organ
lzation on general pfin>i2'tS.
The case of the minor leagues has
not been made altogether plain said
DR.. Struh today. in speaking for his
organization The major les,sues
complain that we can hof,t plaN rs in
perpesuty and thnt therefore we
should lie willing To recognize the
draft for the sake Of principles. as ii
provides for progression Of players
from the smaller lea cue to the larger.
However, it provides for only. one
player from each class An club We
retain tn" others. Iiut why should
each major league club have the right
to retain in pcrp6tuity forty ball play
erS" It practically amounts to that.
rs tFsrrc any reason to hclIEVe that
II is muEe just for them to have con
troll of this great body of players
than il is for US? II we develop ball
players for the people Of California
j can't see any reason why we should
permit them to 80 to the people of
Missouri or Illinois simply because
some other body of men has arro-
gated the right to take them away
from us"
Now Have Big Populations.
The growth Of the cities of the
United States has had much to do
with the independence OF the minor
leagues. They HOW have populations
which they consider t" be abundantlE
large enough to take care OF their
organizations. 10 pay good salaries
and to conduct their share of the
base ball business with credit.
Another fact which has strength
ened the minor leagues in their stand
is he fact that they have discovered
that some Of them have been paying
some player who came from the
major leagues even better salaries
than they We're paid by the major
league clubs. and they think the
majors have lost part of their arGu-
1nent about bettering the condition
of the bail players with this case.
Copyright f921.)