Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-06
Rsler En- Route to !u vis,s
Teteran Shortstop With
oaer to Boss Club Ness
Season
|uIlE WILL HELP AS

Hugo p Penn m,anorer Of the Philadelphia
M pos., " League Club. lie has sent
Natlscn,1a, Natls,1owine wire to President Baker
ne H1,.r. ID',uJ Jecided to remain at college
nav, - Ia n question OF service.
vi vi be glad to help in any way way ''..
OBJ. doc;sion Of the state tutor was
d&.t,nct & shock to the phi,iies; ,, naxei nnd
IA 'so,,nted upon getting beHaeK l.xus mmu
-. @ so sure that he would ns suc sS..,ss,
~ y, n his effort to obtain tne !oIner .s
Y, iMs,,..hurah 4 manager that nc toid lhtI.
rs'f I',s friends the proposition was aS
mi as clinrhcd. .,s,, ., Mint
Wow that Bezdek has re1used W p,'o.
A.. phIlics next scn"on.. rumor has
.ns ..ns,.od which POINTS 10 Arthur f!etcher
e's,h ,ho 1Oo3 boss. Baker Is said to be
Is iIs his way TO Collinsville, Mo-, to zee
On q. r, r0tsron shor,stop and talk terms.
'aStt rSt.r .rpHd had offered Bezdek three,
Da"rr Contract. calling for an nnnua!
!en, !..v ~ SpO, 600, but the influence OF
sa'tS; sas S,a,e nc College alumni and the en-.
!ae !!aaes.;ostic S.si nrreaIs of the undergraduates
!u.SI, !!uM.""I tho famous gridiron tutor.
s" aSie Center County collcgians tid NOT
.a'leot aS a trick to show Bezdek nc
v,eJ vnsnJ STAY ut State. Between the
s.iroS s.Ius of thc State. Penn game here. nc
san;. ss.a';roJ 900 kilograms from. state
Tsvi !,umni MI over the country arguing him
.lu.,r ."rn dawn tbo Pills offer.
rlotcher would. in all probability,
soke nm excellent manager. re was
tt,sined under the eagle eye OF John
Wc;raw, and has been field captain ot
Rsker's club ever since coming here III
Ii, Bancroft deal. ,.,. .,
,.,nect of his teammates. Though
rl.ttcher has slowed up badly in the
tsd his brains arc rs quick ns eyer,
.rd he il n scrapping sort OF chap
rho % would keep his men popped up, and
IN addition, would tolerate no non
sense.
Baker Gave No Hint
D,kcr went off TO the minor league
u.atinr at Louisville without giving
sry indica ion MS to whether or not the
State College mentor had turned down
,hs % %splendid offer made him. But ru-
,,Ors emanatcd along baseball's UNDER
sronnd wires that he had done 50.
They said that Hugo was disgustcd
with the showing of his gridiron pupils
and that he wanted to stay ut his old
most 10 wipe the blot off his escutcheon.
Besides, the Center County authorities
announced themselves as willing to meet
suy terms that Baker offered.
This Is not the first time that Fletch.
rs name has been mentioned as Philly
ekipper, but this time it appears that
terms will be offered him. if they have
no, actually been proffered already.
Hsle's Acquisition
Sammy Hale, the newly acquired $75.
90 third baseman. is the highest. priced
MIN that Mack ever purchased. When
BE- was with Detroit he was poor
fielder. but always hit well, and SHOWED
10 considerably bet ,cr advantage than
Joe Sargent. the other recruit who was
fighting for the job.
His year in the Coast League has
apparently FURNISHED his fielding quail.
ties, until he is rated. with Willie
Kamm, as the best intielder on the cir.
cult. He is built somewhat like Chick
Galloway, though n bit heavier In the
shoulders than the crack shortstop.
The acquisition of Hale will probably
mean that Dykes will be shifted bacl
to second , lsc. Some critics seem Il
think that Riconda will be placed nt
third and that Hale will go to second
This would mean the henching OF Dykes
which is not at all likely.
Jimmy handled more chances at thir'
base than any other man at the position
last year. The previous season h,