Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-10
.HOYT WANTSRA|SE;;
] HE'S MARRIED NOW
Nswiy-Wed Yank Pitcher Inti-
mates He VIII Demand :
{ $4,000 for Two Years
IS HERE ON HONEYMOON
~ EDWIN J. POLLOCK


w Tho sent,emun--or was IL woman
who coined the adage that tive can
,,,. AZ cheaply as one"
"'SSGooI "'SS Thought, that Waite NH.
iosophized. "bnt not at all practical" :
Waife's words should have coi,sidcr.
.h,e weight. He speaks with the knowl.
sSce Of experience. He has been mar
s,sJ sjmost ten DAYS.
T Younr Mr.. Hoyt probably has been
,,.nfajiv chewing over the proverb and
S:s reached a very definite conclusion.
Ia is about 70 hit his boss for raise,
s;sven as you and H..
The blushinS bridegroom and br
oretty little bride arrived In our town
yestsrday afternoon. He was found IN
Ns room at the Bellevue: HIS wife
lad gone shopping With Waite's per.
mission which proves they are stu on
/, their ,honeymccn. j.,
a'1i 4 t was married on February t." he
replied. 'G '',,.a ..
| speskins Of Contracts Z
| He was assured that We meant short.
| term contracts. -.
"Oh, you mean with the Yankees!
Why. no, I haven't yet and don't intend
90 until the figures are changed. ! re,
eeived The papeT through thc n'S,, S,..an ano
ercd that the salary called for $500
LESS than what drew last season.
II am probably what you call hold.
out. I have had two conferences with
the oflicials Of the club. but we have
not reached any Agreement
| II was only natural to assume that
Waite was given a financial boost for
! 1922, His nineteen victories during
1921 and bis three splendidly pitched
games in the Worlds Series. two OF
which were wins, is q record. that would
cause most any pitcher to enter claim
for a John McGraw- Babe Ruth con.
tract. .,..
Expects About $4,000
+, But Hoyt's ambitions are not a. lofty
las $50, 900. As he puts Il himself, he
believes he Is entitled TO as much as
sny pitcher in the league. This means
that the blushing bridegroom has his
mind set on about SIS 900. II granted,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt should be able to
struggle nlong without stinting them.
,Selyas. except on two or three days pre-
ced!ng pay day.
tinued. when asked for m explana-
S'oi vi thS NuI tuuI INc "EVuR COuLTdCl
hal hecn. sent me and was offered
additional sgures. hut they didn't quite
come up to expectations. Furthermore,
] want a two or ,three.year contract.
j was rendered one for q year."
White expects to have another talk
With his bosses In New York Saturday.
IT Is one Of the rules Of the Yankees
that no ball player goes to the training
camp unless he is signed. The New
York pitchers are slated to leave the
biz town for Hot Springs next Wednes.,
day. The fireworks undoubtedly will be
put on Saturday.
: The Yank hurlers will remain at
Hot Springs for about two weeks and
then move on to New Orleans, where
staies will be driven for the big tent
training.
Regular Apollo
Hoyt is q handsome youth, Just old
enough to vote. He stands closa 70
ok feet. but his we'll set shoulders
anu splendid build seem to detract from
his height. His blond hair, blue eyes
That twinkled with ready smile and
The healthy red that tingcs his cheeks
make him eligible to pose for any
He appears good enough to 20 ou.
and win ball game now.
II feel great" he admitted, and he
looked 1t. When asked wha. he
thought he could do next year, he re.
piled:
Next year I hope to be good enough
70 beat the Athletics at Shibc Park"
There wasn't any twinkle in tho
eyes and the smile was missing when
ne said It,. Apparently. Waite takes
our AS seriously.
Never Beat As Here
.u u mean that" he continued.
There's q club I haven't beaten here
IN Philadelphia since I've been in the
!easue. I've turned the trick In New
,tork, but not here. IN addition to
beating the AS here. I hope 20 win
twenty. four other games. I've set
isss.'"' 'n'e v'et0F'e" as my goal for
Mr.; and Mrs. Hoyt will leave ma
Sohight and 90 to the live nest in
6rooklyn: Last night they were tho
guests or honor. at surprise dinner
staged BY Joe r.. Brown. the comedian
M Greenwich Village Follies at the
shubert. Joey told Of the Hoyt
romance at the dinner.
They were kid sweethearts," he
sHld. She went to Packer Institute
When Waite was the star pitcher of
Erasmus Hall. She has followed his
stnieuc career from the beginning"
And will follow It to the end" She
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