New-York tribune., 1922-11-11
Trim to Minors Planned

A leak TO Middle Western paper
discloses the fact that Carl Mays,
champion pitcher of the Yankees in
1921, had q narrow escape from a
years sojourn in the minors, at least.
The story yesterday was confirmed by
the ts battling colonels who control
the destinies of the American League
champions.
The work of Mays during the sea-
son of 1922 was somewhat unsatis-
factory to his manager and the
owners who paid his semi-monthly
cheques at the rate of $4,000 a
season. Carl, of the undressing de-
livery, was working under two years
contract that has still another year
TO run, and those most interested in
bis behavior appear to have been of
the opinion that the submarine ball
artist did not always have his mind
on his work. The trip to the minors
was figured proper prescription to
make naughty little boy behave. It
was Cincinnati that saved Carl from
che bugaboo.
At the conclusion of the recent
worlds series the Yankees asked
waivers on Mays. All of the American
30 did all the National League clubs
'1fth the exception of Cincinnati. Of
course the Colonels did not wish to
sever connections permanently with
such valuable chattei as Mays had
been in 1921, and when Cincinnati was
obdurate waivers were recalled. Mays,
therefore, will be among those present
when the bluebirds sing again.
Colonels Rupert and Huston are
now shaking hands with themselves
that Cincinnati interposed Carl Mays
was the storm center of a fight between
New York, Chicago ard Boston on the
one side and Ban Johnson and the flve
other American League club owners on
the other that for time threatened to
disrupt the younger major league and
perhars organized baseball on the side.
Out of this fight eventually developed
Commissioner Lands and new era
of prosperity. Certain Western papers
friendly to the majority anticipated
the transfer Of Mays to the minors
and made capital accordingly of VIC
tory for Johnson and his henchmen.
Battle Likely at League Meeting
IN admitting their innocent part in
the transaction the two colonels yes
terday afternoon made it quite plain
that there was no weakening on their
part as to the principle involved in the
Mays litigation. There are ominous
scrapings in the armory that suggest
the furnishing of war gear for another
tilt in the lists. The American League
meeting here in December may mot be
as peaceful as an Irish wake after all
Colonel George Ham, of Montreal,
tho Canadian Pacific Railway poten-
tate, who plays host each fall to a
selected few Of the baseball scribes,
made the baseball rounds with hast
lily improvised reception committee
yesterday afternoon. The colonel, ac-
companied by Joe Page, dean of the
Canadian writer's, stopped off for the
day to break journey from Washing
ton to Montreal.
Babe Ruth will act as host to the
local chapter of baseball writer's on
Monday night, the eve of his retire
nent until spring training time. The
king Of sluggers, who has Just returned
from transforming trip with Bob
Meusel, fellow exile last spring, will
depart Tuesday for his farm at Sud-
bury, Mass. He will take his last peep
at the bright lights surrounded by
critics to impress upon them the sim
cerity of reform.