The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-24

The league must do that shortly
10 save Boston. This has always been
gold mine in the Ban johnson cir
cult. But the vein has surely run
out now. Unless there's a change,
IL will be difficult to get ushers up
10 the ball yard next spring. ThereIl
be no use for them, at that.
Johnson and his associates can hard
~ stand for daily losses at Fenway
. Park and the total explosion of Amer
Jean League sympathy i'm Boston, one
of the A. L. strongholds ever since
the organization started rolling.
Frazee has set a price on the club
--ridiculously high, to be sure-and
st looks as If somebody would have
to dig down and produce it. to assure
the dividends that are so all import
ant in this modern so-called sport.
It's Utterly Foolish.
The claim that no money was in.
volved in the trade with the YAM
KEGS is utterly absurd, not to men
ton foolish and ridiculous. Our re-
cent star shortstop, Everett Scott,
would have drawn a bunch of money
along with the players that come
here. And a couple of good pitchers
like Jones and Bush are hardly tossed
into the shift for luck, no matter how
Fenway Park property may have.
Roger Peck is one of the best short
stops of the present, but he has pass
ed the crest Of his greatness. Jack
Quinn is all through as big Lacquer:
Collins lacked something when the
race grew torrid last summer, and
Percy can't work for six weeks after
the season opens, anyway. Apart
from Peck, it's quite a bunch of junk
O., ~ he bril- in v1f
infielders the poor old pastime has
developed.
Manager Hugh Duffey is in line for
plenty of condolences this Christmas
time. He shows the proper spirit by
declaring that he will have a good ball
club, but you know, and so do we,
what said club will be good for. Connie
Nack's Athletics are finally threat
ened in their unenviable possession of
basebalps tomb.
Mack Wrecked Team.
Mack wrecked a wonderful baseball
machine few years ago, and has
since been riding along with rockies.
He has been making money because
races have been close, and the leading
teams draw crowds, anyway. One
club can use that system, but hardly
two in the same league.
Baseball magnates foresee a general
falling off in attendance this coming
season. With teams in the league
like the Athletics and the woeful rem
nants of the Red Sox, they have the
exact and absolute dope.
Remarkable, isn't it, how the play
ers sentenced to Boston chortle over
these trades. Roger Peck declares he
has been made goat" and takes a
fine, healthy pop at Manager Miller
Huggins. Feeling like that will not
inspuire Rog to break his back, once
the Sox machine creaks into action.
Elmer Smith claims that II is an
injustice to player to be tossed onto
a team that is disorganized and dis
liked by the home fans. Elmer will
try to duck coming here. lie can do
that little thing, by the way, II he
gets some manager to offer a Few
thousands.
Peck and Smith are the only players
pointed Bostonwawrd who make the
least difference. The others will just
Till uniforms until such time as lower
salaried athletes can be discovered.
This chap Harris, for example, has
been on the outlawed list for couple
of years. and there's no reason to be
lieve that Judge lands will reinstatc
him. He was promising ball player
with Cleveland, but two years vaca-
lion isn't helpful In the diamond pro-
tvssiou.
Don't be bit surprised IL Judge