The Washington times., 1922-02-13

There you have the difference
the owners of the American Leagu
extra $4,000 and the Yankee CO.
they will not pay it.
Ruth Is on the suspended list
until May 20. Under the ruling of
Judge Lands, on that day he will
be eligible to apply for reinstate-
This does not mean that Judge
lands will be anxiously waiting
the receipt of the registered letter
or telegram from the Bambino on
that date, asking that he be per.
mitted to knock a home run that
afternoon off Urban Shocker's
benders at the Polo Grounds.
This does not mean that Judge
Lands will have a Western Union
veteran, standing first on one foot
and then on the other, awaiting
the hastily signed telegram from
Judge Lands, permitting Ruth to
face Urban Shocker that same af-
ternoon at the Polo Grounds.
1t is more than likely that, when
Ruth and Meusel make their appli-
cations on May 20. they will cool
their heels for a few days before
hearing from Judge Lands.
knowing this to be likely, the
Yankee colonies are. trying to
dope out their losses. They have
figured they will lose $500 900 be-
game for the first six or seven
weeks.
Barred from playing ball, Ruth
can hardly take as much interest
i'm his daily practice as would be
the case were he facing the pitchers
every day and piling up his home
runs. Therefore, when he does en-
ter the Yankee lineup, IL is not to
be expected that he will begin ham.
mering home runs the first day.
Many fans will remember that
Ruth got away to a slow start last
spring. He looked like a Philadel-
phia pie-woman for several weeks
and he did not really hit his stride
until he worked himself down to
weight.
The chances are that Ruth will
make another slow start this sea
son, owing to his enforced absence
from the Yankee lineup until the
latter part of May. 1t is on this
account that the Yankee magnates
are holding his demands to be ex-
orbitant. However, the Bambino is
standing out for his S75 900 salary
and $500 per home run smack.
Hank Shanks, the best fielding
thirdsacker in American League,
according to the official figures
for 1921, has signed for the COM
ing season. President Griffith
reported this fact today and then
lighted n fresh cigar
While not every Griffman has
signed the papers making him a
diamond slave for another season
with the Washington club, no really
serious trouble is expected. They'll
all be in line.
Ted Sullivan, the best-known build.
er of baseball in the country, was in
today. He is planning to sail for
London May - or % to complete ar
rangements for the tour Of the ball
clubs next fall.
I'VE are planning TO have one New
York club and some other one in the
opposite league make the trip" said
Ted. We'll open in the Irish Free
State, starting off the proposed ath-
letic opening in Dublin. Then Wen
play i'm London and Paris.
Wen have about three weeks of
baseball weather. Then the rain will
Set in and We'll be on our way back
home. The whole trip should take
up about a month or little more"
Ted Sullivan expects TO coach the
University of Virginia varsity
squad until IL Is necessary for him
TO go to England. He will not have
the status of a professional coach,
hut more that Of a fatherly adviser.
Proposed taxation is going 10 put
big Crimp in baseball this season.
Dollar seats will cost the fans $l20.
A bleacher seat will cost 90 cents.
Unless there is decided change for
the better industrially. many cities in
all leagues are going 10 be hard hit.
Fans working on short time or not
working at all are going to have little
money TO spare. and even those
working will think twice about spend
ing their earnings for baseball plus
bonus taxation.
Tomorrow the National League
holds it's schedule meeting in New
York. Despite recent charges by
Colonel Baker, of Philadelphia, that
other clubs have been "tampering
with his players ii is not believed
that there will be any fireworks, at
least for the public. The wild days
of the maRnates are over. Now they
do most Of their fighting in the Coun-
oil chamber and 20 right home after
ward. Once upon a time they used
80 hoist a few with ;ae scribes and
tell them their trouble. But the
wild days OF baseball are over, rob
bling the game Of much OF its colOrful
publicity.