New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

Of the ash in addition 70 his flingine
an addition to the already formidabl,
John McGraw had Just closed the1
deal with Jack Dunn Tor tho sale %
the player and the skipper Of the Giant
crew was beaming over his purchase
The amount of money involved was mol
given out, but it was stated that it
was Substantial sum-" This is
easily credible. Furthermore. the
Orioles will be given some players as
part payment. but the exact number
OF athletes and their Identities are
shronded in the mists Of the future
Even McGraw doesn't know who they
will be, for it will depend on how the
boys perform on the spring training
trip. AS the leader of the Giants de-
cides that he is ready 30 turn proniis-
ing youngsters out to grass or ship
Veterans to various homes for disabled
athletes Jack Dunn will have his choice
of the crop until his quota is filled.
Bentley's career as pitcher IN the
International League with the cham
pion Orioles has been somewhat ham
pered by his batting ability. He wields
the ash with such vim, vigor and effect
chat Baltimore fans look upon him as
first baseman instead o. q port-sidet!
finger. He pitched in only about fifteen
full games, of which he won thirteen
and lost one. He won two games in
the elittle worlds series against Mike
kelly's st. Paul aggregation, but was
batsed hard in another game OF the
series. The unofficial batting averages
fors the International League credit
bentley with hitting Just one point shy
Of the $50 mark in l5S games.
Stands Well Over Six Feet
Bentley is big. sturdy chap, wei!
over six feet tall and built in proper
sion. He was at one time the property
OF the Boston Red Sox, just sitter the
war, but he was not given any extended
try-out and was lost TO the major
leagues for a time under Jack Dunn's
policy Of refusing to sell his stars.
The Giant skipper said yesterday
that he was interested in Bentley as
pitcher. That was The reason he vas
purchased, not for his 1elding or bat
ting ability. OF course, if Long George
Kelly fell afoul Of .irc-ton truck on
his way to the baseball park McGraw
would probably put Bentley On first
base in preference TO Cosy Dolan or
Judge McQuade, but the Little Napo-
Icon" insisted that he was purchased
TO keep Arthur Nehf company in the
lsft-handed pitching department Of the
National Exhibition Company.
In order to forestall the walls of
wrath and anguish that will arise from
other parts of the country as this in
formation is spread, McGraw said yes
tterday that he pleaded guilty to doing
his Christmas shopping early" Doubt
less several chambers OF commerce in
Western cities will have someth ing to
say about buyinR the 1928 pennant in
the fall of 1922. Their powerful squawb
loses some Of rs pertinency when it
rs realized that thcy-are not SO sore
that the Giant owners spend lot Of
money for ball players as that they
buy first place" in the league. If Nc
Graw and StoReham spent the same
money and got an indefinite lease on
sixth position in the race the objectors
would be applauding "their noble at
tempts to furnish . great city with
an adequate team"
Signed for Pitching Ability
The Giant SCOUTS have given Bent
ley. considerable attention. this year,
and McGraw thinks that the oriole
star VIII be great success with a
team like the worlds champions play
with the Baltimore team, during
which he was chiefly used ca hard
hitting infelder. he managed to win
over fifty games, with loss of about
half dozen contests. This is very
1Air pitching record for fine fielding
FIRST bsseman who hits about $50. Il
- just hs we'll that the purchase price
HANflar ~ lna,
~ 1t is as large as rumored every
nanaSer, owner, friend, relative and
dependent Of every left-hand pitcher
in the. country would DO batterins
Gown the doors TO get at McGraw be-
Yore he spends any more money in
Jack Dunn's baseball shop.
Bentley, however, will have sufficient
financial standing 60 sit on the same
gold-inloid bench with Jimmie O'Con-
nell, the $4,000 rookie vino is coming
on from Frisco in the spring to toss
Wild Willie Cunningham out OF his
center-field JOB. Jack and Jim are
worth their weight in anthracite coal
at the present rate of exchange II
they don't make good the owners of
the Giants are prepared to state that
the dollar has lost its purchasing
power.
The Yankee headquarters Is still
busily engaged in sending out return
checks for the unplayed game OF the
worlds seriea. Cousin Egbert Barrow
hopes TO 60 on vacation as soon as
ths mess is cleaned up, but still the
tickets keep pouring in with every
mail.
Dave Bancroft dropped in st the
Giant quarters yesterday TO bid fare
wall. He is headed westward toward
Wisconsin for the winter. He said
that he, Jack Scott and Rosy Ryan
had very successful transforming
trip with Jack Haydcn's troupe, espe-
cislly Scott, who pitched three two
hit games.
Local Boy Stars at Brown
PROVIDENCE, Oct. ao.-- Rudolph
Payer, star at Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn,