The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-25

Whatever the result Of the trials OF
thu White Sox players in Chicago We
are certain 10 hav" some interesting
revelations; revelations which bear Ill
r,c:iv upot, the present h"ld-uut SEa-
~,r,. For in spite Of the wide and free
ak of the great SUMS that bal. play
.r> are paid. "" haN" with NS th'S
snr'ug a drop % holdoutS that - IN
ccc,,>4ngiy large.
PLAYERS az. not satisfied VITA th"ir
n4y. We hear Of Babe Rrth receiving
fortunes; and the soft pedal IL pu,
ON concerning the pay Of IN" lesser
lights The fact that some of N" Nhitc
Sox were being paid less than 5000
a season may put Judge Lands IN an
odd position.
The Judge. you know. has been grant
INK Ien;rncy To iawbrcaK"rS. One YOUTH
who drcw $40 n month while handling
hillionS, and who stole. was sent nom"
and tho bank blamed. and Judge l"an-
dis has been angrily criticised Tor
doing it.
II the Judge pursurS this policy in
dealing with the accused men. II
might lead 10 surprising developments
all Of which. perhaps. the defense
knew when 1t went 10 the PAINS 10
tell the salaries received by the pay
The straight and narrow
path 10 straight aud narrow
but SO IL railroad whom you
see II on the map.
The IDEA that any one can u" JUS
titled in selling ball games because
the club owner does not pay MN
big salary is too ridiculous to consider
Also before the trial Is over IL IL
certain that some sentimental TRENDS
If tho playcrs will attempt 10 provo
tnn, Comiskcy never paid his payers
decent wages.
rornr,y .,as been charged with that
for wears. lie pays moderate salaries
AMI gives them many SItts; VITO" -
I.nc. but not good business. | remein-
hrr one bail player whose salary was
,-,uud s., Zoo. In one season 'onhS-
k..y more than doubled that IN pres
rnrs and bonuses. and on top OF thh'
IN, playrr got Il share in tn" world
s,rics and then ComtSkeY gave the
r,arrrs his share OF. the series money
~ splt among themselves. IN" neNl
-sason that player wanted cohtrat'
under which he was to receive aS S"'
,ry a sum equal TO salary. gifts. ana
worlds series money. He got it--hot'
and for wears Il" went around uescE''-
ing commy "a an opprHsSor OIL la''''
The reason some mon are 50
hard to satisfy IS that they
arc lust like the rest Of u.s.
BOO Martin. the \. T.. r cha'"P'o'
has proved that he IL a real Gomez
and n man who. when he r!pens wiih
experience, will be more than Il serious
Contender for the crown OF Jack Deinp-
coy We sincerely hope TO be hanging
around whenever those two step mo
me ring. and somehow We nave
snaaking suspicion that We Will DC
making Il small wager that the feI""
who would and did fight will lick the
fellow who wouldn't and didn't.
Martin is 4 lucky fellow that he did
rnt 60, the decision over Bill Brennan
"a his first real step toward the chah-
rion~hjp. ~ many Of the spectators
ut Madison Square Garden thought he
should have done. There seldom mas
been a better proof of the power or
pr"Judice TO influence decisions. Al
most every one was roofing for Bob
10 win: he made nice showing: he
Smothrred the veteran and came near
llniirr HIM in the early rounds. but
Rr,,u;,n beat him ana deserved the
decision Bill won on experience ana
Bob lost BY lack Of it. Brennan gave
Boa Il fno lesson in the use or cloo"s
as a means of defense.
The big soldier boy Is a conner. un-
less something slips. l believe one OF
the worst things that could have nap
rened TO him would have been to get
that decision. He got more cheers. any
how. than the victor did: he went
through a hard battle with honor. and
hr learned n lesson. He discovered that
there are lot of points he still must
master before no can entertain 4" rea-
sonahle hope Of beating Dempsey. Had
he won he would have been courted and
battered. and 1t would have been nat