The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
WIDEN BASEBALL BREACH
Only Accomplishment of Annual Base
ball Convention.
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

BY DAVIS J. WALSH
Louisville, KY, Dec. 6.-Without ex-
ception, the du4est and most trivial
meeting in the history of baseball will
be brought to a virtual conclusion late
today when most of the loose ends
IcontinguouS to the annual convention
! of the National Association of Profess
sional Baseball clubs will be gathered
J up The annual banquet, scheduled for
tonight, and handicap golf tourna-
ment to be held tomorrow with buSI-
ness session or two, remain on the pro-
gram but these are of slight moment
Most OF the representatives will go
knowledge that little has been accom-
plished beyond a widening of the
breach between the major and minor
leagues.
In this connection it has been ex-
pected AL Tearney, president of the
Three 1 and Western leagues, might
have had something sour to say this
afternoon on a proposed amendment
to the major and minor league agree
ment. His remarks, if any, promised
to introduce an element of interest
into an otherwise punchleSS occasion
but it is now known that the subject
of his intended discourse is hardly
likely to come up for consideration
here.
The controversy surrounds the pro-
posed amendment, whereby the major
leagues will increase their player limit
to fifty men in the off season and their
optional list from eight to twenty-five
men.
However. we are informed that
nothing will be done about it until the
amendment is passed by the joint
uled for December IA. After that, the
lid will be off and the sky the limit,
the minors declare.
Altho the majority of the few deals
consummated to date have been put
thru by the minors, there is a possi-
bility that few big leaguers will be
swung before nightfall. Miller Hug
gins, looking quite fit after his recent
operation, assured the writer early to-
day that he had virtually closed the
proposed deal with Vernon whereby
Jake May, left handed and not such
bad fellow at that, would become
the exclusive property of the Yankees.
Altho Coast League magnates de-
clare May would win twenty-five
games for the Yankees, the reported
price of $4,000 is just hoakum.
1t is possible the Pittsburgh Pirates
and Cincinnati Reds may do business.
The Pirates, it is understood. are keen
on Sammy Bohne and might be per-
suaded to part company with one of
their young right hand pitchers.
Ty Cobb, it is reported, had entered
the bidding with the st. Louis Card
inals for Joe Boley, the Baltimore
shortstop.
Charley Ebbetts and George Sailing
exchanged greetings in the lobby. At
one time they exchanged brick bats
with equal freedom.
According to all accounts, Perry
Weiss was responsible for the details |
of the transactions that made Stump |
Ellington manager of the Beaumont |
club of the Texas league. Major |
leaguers were pulling for Bobby Wal |
lace to get the job.
The boys enjoyed Connie Mack's |
merry little quip about paying $4,000 |
for Sam Hale, of Portland.
The original silver tongue platform |
champion of the baseball world is Bill |
Mccarthy, president of the Pacific |
Coast League. When Bill begins to |
talk, conversation ceases automatic- |
ally. He is recognized as one of the |
most dominating factors in the game. |