New-York tribune., 1921-01-08

George NJ. Cohan, however, could be
found, and the celebrated son of Uncle
Sam made II quite plain he wished no
part OF basehall--organized or disor-
ganized, "outlaw' or peaceful.
II find ! have enough to do to con-
centrste on my business affairs with
which am familiar declared Georgia.
, II know nothing of the Continental
League whatever. l propose in future
TO take my baseball in occasional doses
as q fan whenever | can find time. The
most remote thing from my mind is to
try to wreck the baseball octopus so
called. Every Jack to his own trade"
Bid for Publicity
Colonel Jacob Rupert, president Of
the Yankees; Harry II. Frazee, presi-
dent of the Red Sox, and George W.
Grant, president Of the Braves, are al
inclined to regard the proposed Cont
mental League as q bid for publicity,
purely and simply.
declared Colonel Rupert. "lt is an
Incidental that will take care of itself
for the present. If there are those to
be found with money foolish enough to
back such O league after the expert
cnce of the Federal League, I shall be
greatly surprised. But as yet I sec
nothing to get excited about.
''There are many serious problems
confronting baseball that must be de-
cided at the big baseball conference IN
Chicago. Until these are Strengthened
out do not propose to worry over any
new leagues
81 regard it all rs piffle.' said George
Grant. every time anybody wishes
little advertising he starts 3 baseball
war, cannot see where any sane
business man could possibly back such
n venture at this particular time when
the Appellate Court has just rendered
a. decision declaring organized baseaA II
no trust and unfolding the validity or
the option or reserve OF TIE player
contract.
"If the Continental League hackers
think they can scare NE into selling
the Red Sox," said Erazee. they viii
be badly fooled. OF course. they can
buy; but they'll have TO come money
In hand and pay my price. Ia sell TO
any one under those circumstances.
Same Banefui Advertising
1t may be q good idea whey ball
club owns a particular star TO get all
the possible free advertising from HIM
at all times, in winter as we'll as IN
summer. But II Is poSSlDlc tHc!S Hi"J
he some kinds OF advertising that can
do the business end Of the game no
good.
The latest from Texas and st. Louis
has it that the st. Louis Nationals re
fused s30O,O00 and four players for
Rogers Hornsby, champion batter OF
the National League. Personally the
writer believes this nothing more tnan
the trade proposed by the Giants few
days ago which was four players and
$500, 900. As TIE story broke during
a duck-shootng trip of hickey into
Texas, it is reasonable to suppose such
slight mistake as the substitution OF
a "3" for a SO" may have been made in
transmission. No club but the Giants
could offer such d sum as mentioned
in the recent record offer. The
Giants have done no sucn thing, ac-
ccrdino to the officials here.
There are those who believe Rickay
and Breadon were very foolish not 10
accept McGraw's offer OF 100000 and
four players for Hornsby-to accept
the 5000 600 without the four players,
so far as that is concerned. That CLUB
certainly needs money and 1T needs
players.
But St Louis seems foolish to be ad-