New-York tribune., 1922-10-24

a decision. {
Harry Frazee, the Red Sox niaguatc,
some time ago made proposition TO
MeGraw to join forces in a transconti
mental tour. The idea was to head
westward toward Los Angeles or some
other such halcyon CLINE and after
conditioning for few weeks to come
home over the southern route, playing
ons-day stands. He held cut visions
Of wealth to the Little Napoleon, but
McGraw seems TO think that the main
idea en- training trip should be to
train, He has sneaking suspicion that
the National League pennant and the
worlds series gonfalon can both be
won without "seeing America first"
The fact that considerable amount of
current coin Of the realm could be
gained on such iaunt is not the sole
cause why John MeGraw views it with
disfavor.
San Antonio Is not out Of the run
ming yet by any means. The town is
evidently "fed up" on the Giants as
far as turning out at the gate goes,
bu. that item doesn't sway the leader
Of the Clan MeGraw to the point where
he would abandon such an excellent
camp unless he could find the same
facinties for training at place where
the financial return for the exhibition
games would be larger.
According to schedule, the big week
for baseball magnates will be the one
beginning December IL. 1t starts with
the International League meeting on
that date, followed by the National
League gathering on Tuesday, Decem-
Der IL, the American League session
on Wednesday, December IL, and the
joint league meeting on Thursday, De-
cember 13. All the minor league mag
mates in the world will assemble in the
corridors outside the major league
meetings, each with collection of slip
nooses and halters ready to, throw over
loose ballpiayers who can be led away
quietly to nearby farms or far-off
provinces.
John McGraw left town last night
to join Hughey jennings, Ned Hanlon,
Joe Kelley and other veterans who will
assemble to-day in Baltimore in what
seems to be an "Old Home Week" for
former Oriole stars. 0rnitholigists cor
rectly classified the "Orioles" as "mi-
gratory birds" That championship ag-
gregation from Baltimore was certainly
composed of "birds,'' and they have
migrated to all points of the baseball
world
Under severe cross-examination bust
ness manager Ed Barrow Of the
Yankees admitted yesterday that the
Paying Colonels would advance on the
American League meeting in body
with intent to secure several athletes
from other magnates in the same cir
cult, If such magnates cared to listen
TO reason, He was non-committal as to
the identity of the players in ques-
tion or even the positions they played.
Colonel Til Huston refused to talk
about anything except the new park,
which he asserts is coming on apace."
Barrow seemed bit pained to learn
that Ruhe Benton was afflicted with a
set Of ornamental bunions that seri- |
ously hamper the veteran 1eTt-hander
the several times year that he is
called on 70 speed up on an extra
base hit. However, the running rec
ords Of left-handers are of little inter
est TO the Yankee official family Cousin |
Egbert says trey are called upon to
throw the hall. not kick it, and Benton
might get by under these conditions.
If speed IN the legs counted as much as
epeed in the arm Lefty" O'Doul would !
come close TO leading both leagues.
WIN JAKE May hned up, with Ben
ton as a prospect and Dicke Kerr in
the. citing az possibility if he can get
inside the fold again, the business of
retting that left-hander" for the
Yankees appears to be picking up.
Rumors still persist that the Yankee
STRENGTHENING process will he along the
@median line" running from the catch
er's position right through the middle
Of the inaeld and on out into center
field. The only thing that is bothering
the "strengtheners" is where to get the
strengthening" If they find out, they
might let Harry Frazee and George
tiTant in on the secret. Both Boston
teams could take lot Of it without
hurting their league standing.