The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-28

Jack Dun is liable to break up the
lH~;r:ual.onI. League. Jack Is proving
such d good manager that baltimore IS
running away from tho rest o. the
70 play for second place money.
The situation is 4 SERIOUS ono. and the
fact that Baltimore won twpn,y-s!x
stratrh, games and Is sprrad-caclirc
The entire !"asu has served 70 hurt In
tcrcs' In the race IN IN" oth"r seven
ctt.cs. with only buffalo IN the hoping
class. and that hope based pom the
chancc hat Dunn's Orioles may he
caught IN a train wreck and maulcd
around until IN" others have a chance.
Dunn has been :hr leader IN the fight
AGAINST the draft rules Of the major
leagues ana FOR Inr right Of minor lea
que clubs 70 hold their payers. lie was
pra,u"ai.y IN rcNut' AGAINST nrEtnizrd
bali. d"clartnE < wrong that IN" ma Jor>
should take his stars and break up h,s
team. He WIS perfectly correct IN his
contention, hut tho fact ,ha: MS intact
team ~ 50 far superior Ia the other
cams thar II IL making n lop-sided race
perhaps hurts as badly as the loss OF
STAR players would do.
The international situation reminds
m" ~ an incident that hapTcHcd when
Mike NCliy. then going hack. had the
Allentown team. Min" had accumulated
on" OF tn" greatest team ever put to-
Sc,Ner. tha' - II he could have had
Them I'll when they WEI" IN th"l- prime.
II" had a collection OF old stars with MI
sorts "c sptNluS. ~riuGhOrcs and hal:s-
hUt still great. Among them VIZ p,ctro
Gradin'or Browning, whose "ianptccn-
les" wore a :ri'lc dim and whose arm
was departed hence. hu' s'Ili a great
player. was with .Nn>"n'$ Id 'r,m
ana Arson decided 70 Stop or and play
an exhibition game GCaIn$t ke!S motley
assortment. The rnr,iaE g: his o.!
friends IN the biz ,ca:Uc spurrsd pctcy's
waning ambition. lie rame back for one
day. He hit and ran and throw rs he
had done n The days when nc was
Younger. II" S"t four HITS. caught three
or cou. flies and nailed a runner on the
ia Scs.
That evening we wrr" holding n re-
union IN the usual rlar" when re'ry.
6tllTcf IN ms .N'NltHpir ITlnce -AIp'rl,
Stroiiei in.
"r",ry." said Make so.cmnly. Tn
going to release you"
VIVA. for. Mike" cried Pctcy. In
distress. "Ain't | Playing g"rI bail"
That's Just tho trouble. Icrey." said
Nike Soicnnlr. you're playing such
good hail you're showing all the rest OF
US up"
Don't let tho fear that you Will
DO too good hold you back. only n
few Of Us lose Jobs through that
failing.
Waiter w. Russell. S"7n North Eff
tcenth street Philadelphia, is one base
hall fan who has the courage TO come
through wish -"lt facts and sign hia
own name. | rr"civ" trrm SIX to twenty
letters Il LAY from h1N"na:, fans telling
Of this and that. and urging that gam
bling m baseball 20 checked ~ stopped
M""c II them scoid me for not exposing
~" gambling IN ball parks tr-sard!ess
of the fact | have been ~hammcrinG
IVA" on 'hi. i'nc Cor ten years. and
ONE accuse club wn"!S. The weak
moss Is thai in almost every case the
writer's siSr "A Good Spor," (which
they are ROY or "Inver of Sport" which
they surely arc mot. Iiut Mr.. Russell
.Gcaks right out regarding conditions in
'hc Philadelphia Na'Ional LcaEue park.
lie SAYS.
II am a Phi!lle fan and have soon
about halt INC games this year. ! usual
y sit in FIX -. Il Is n Co1rTo thing
"a ace e!N or eight mea in Il box. almoSt
IN front OF where am sitting. with
money in their hnNds and betting openly.
attempt Is made t. keep It secret