The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
JACK BENTLEY
STILL SOUGHT
BY CINCINNATI
Garry Herman Said To Be Ready
To Renew Offer for Balti-
more Star.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, Jan. 10-Rumors were
revived here today to the effect
that the Cincinnati ball club was
angling for Jack Bentley, champion
batter of the International league,
and that Garry Herman was ready
to renew his offer of $4,000 for the
Baltimore star.
Two years ago it was reported in
National league circles that the
Cincinnati baseball club had made
fiat offer of some sum in the
neighborhood of 100000 for Balti-
more players. This offer was not
intended to be for Bentley alone
but was to include Ogden and JAG
OLSON Dunn of the Baltimore club
announced that it did not even
tempt him. He turned it down as
calmly as if it were leftover
soda.
Several managers have scoffed
at Bentley's ability to hold his own
if he should get into major league
company. One of them who is very
prominent as a winning manager.
says Bentley is too slow and that
he has reached the zenith of his
career and never will get further.
The best measure of Bentley s
ability and resourcefulness can be
| had by comparing him with Muel-
Ter. who was placed in Syracuse in
1921 by the St. Louis National
league club. who owns part of the
Syracuse club. Mueller played in
rs games in the International
league with batting average of
362 against Bentley's 412 in 141
games.
Deduct about five points for nat
! ural wear and tear if Mueller had
/ been able to play 141 games and
some line can be had on Bentley
! Or go farther down the list and
/ look at Dick Hoblitzell's average of
/ 351 in 126 games and an estimate
can be formed in another way
! Hoblitzell is the old Cincinnati first
I baSeman.
/ Mueller is one of the coming out
! fielders of the National league in
! the opinion of many. He hits we'll
/ is fast, throws well and fields fair
I ly well and with the company which
! he will have in St Louis this year
{ is expected to make the outfield for
! the Cards better than that of the
New York Nationals, which is not
a bit improbable. St Louis has
been outffeld strong for some time
Three weeks ago when Dunn was
present at The major league meet
ings in New York it was continu-
ally rumored that he would dispose
| of his players but he did not do so
! If he retains Bentley to play for
! him in 1922 it is not probable that
he will be able to dispose of his
services in 1928 for anything like
/ the sum that has been offered or the
/ possible amount that he might
realize this year.
Bentley is said to have announc-
ed that he wants to get away from
Baltimore He thinks that he should
. be given a chance with the major
( leagues 1t is urged that if there
were a draft law he would have a
: chance and very likely he might
but Dunn never would let him GO
to the draft. He would transfer
| his services before the draft period
+ arrived
/ The story that either of the New
York clubs had offered a huge sum
! for Bentley is not true. The New
York Nationals have not forgotten
that Dunn let Ruth go to the Bos-
ton American league club. They
wanted him and didn't get him. Per-
haps Frazee of the Boston club
might be induced to enter the COM
! petition for Bentley if Baltimore
really undertakes to let him go
elsewhere. FraZee took Ruth from
Baltimore and it was one of the
best moves that he ever made, al
though in the working out of the
problem by which Ruth got to New
York, FraZee was thoroughly
/ blessed by all the Boston baseball
fans. Bentley probably would hit
in the neighborhod of 375 in the
major leagues if he were not the
recipient of too much managerial
advice