The New York herald., 1922-12-06

and held a marble pillar for support.
Louie pass me a pickle, quick!" he
gasped. "Also give one to Mr.. Nc
Gillicuddy; he is getting feverish." F"
Barney Dreyfus of Pittsburgh ut
tered a low moan and dashed into
Fourth street. "An ambulance!" he
cried. Something is loose with Con-
ME Mack."
The Ivory Market having opened
with a deal of this magnitude, there
seems to be no chance of it reaching
anything like a state of normalcy
during the current session. Discour-
aged buyers are now concentrating
their attention on the social side of
the annual convention of the National
Association Of Professional Baseball
Clubs. The social activities will cul-
inmate in a banquet to be given to-
morrow night. The guest of honor
will be none other than Honus Wag-
ner, formerly of the Louisville Colo
nels and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Parade Nothing If Not Unique.
The parade which will precede the
banquet will be one Of the most unique
Wagner act as his own arch de tri-
omphe. Those who have seen MI Wag-
ner in his baseball uniform will recall
that the structural peculiarities of his
legs will lend themselves to the forma-
tion of a perfect arch of Doric type
with some Corinthian embellishments.
At the conclusion of the parade 1t is
planned to have Mr.. Wagner bestride
Fourth street near the corner OF Wal
nut and pose as the Colossus Of the ma
tional pastime while the magnates and
players march under the arch eight
abreast. The procession win be headed
by Grand Marshal Barney Dreyfus
mounted on q fiery courser which was
bred in old Kentucky. Judge Lands
will pass under in an open automobile
and deliver an grafton on Let US have
peace" while the arch awaits the dinner
bell.
The police have been instructed to deal
swiftly with bill posters or other van
dals who attempt to deface the arch.
Engineers from all parts of the country
have assembled to get ideas for new
bridges from It, One Solomon Cohen or
Fifth avenue, New York, has announced
that he will study 1t to get some new
effects in britches. He is confident that
arched trousers will be popular with the
more advanced dressers after this his
toric event.
Market Receivers slowly.
The market Is recovering very slowly
from the hysteria caused by the prodi-
gality OF Mr.. McGillicuddy. Charles II.
Ebbets. the good old squire of Fiatbush
who was about to conclude the pur-
chase Of a job lot of slightly Clipped
osseous matter was shocked to see the
quotations erased before his very eyes
and higher quotations chalked ur.
Mr.. III. j. Benson, the president OF
the San Antonio club, was responsible
for the Introduction OF the modern
method or the bulletin board and the
posting OF prices. He had his fist of
winter ivory on sale posted early. 1t
was headed by the name OF Catcher
John Henry. The opening quotations
were within reach of any reasonable
bidders. This notion was universally
adopted and made matters easy for the
big buyers. who often became peevish
over the primitive curb market meth
ods which were used formerly. Ger
tainly it would have facilitated trade
had 1t not been for the terrific bull
raid made by Mr.. McGillicuddy.
Sam Hale, the expensive bit of bric-a-
lbrac which was picked UP by Mr.. Nc
Gfllfcuddy, used 20 be the property of
Mr.. Benson of San Antonio. He sold
him for mere topical song. SO to speak,
TO Mr.. Tyrus Raymond Cobb Of Au-
Eusta, Ga, and Detroit, Mich. Mr..
Cobb sent him to Portland I'm deal.
According TO Mr.. Benson. Hale showed
promise. but his defect was that he
I'D ina 70 y y
feet wiule in motion. Ordinarily this
defect ia regarded as fatal, but IL seems
that Hale has corrected IL i'm some mys-
terious way or Mr.. McGillicuddy has
turned spendthrift. The rumor was
that Mr.. McGillicuddy had come to
place Ed Rommel. the pitcher on sale,
and Cousin Egbert Barrow OF the Yam
KEGS. armed with certified checks. stood
ready to brd. But the indications are
that Mr.. McGillicuddy is bent upon the
reconstruction Of the Athletics and IS
about 10 try the daring experiment OF
reestablishing major league baseball in
Philadelphia. 1t might succeed at that
II Mr.. McGillicuddy does not weaken.
Major Leagues Open April IT.
IL leaked out during the morning ses-
eion that the date for the opening OF
the major leagues positively will be
April II. Mr.. Barney Dreyfus announced
that this was his understanding and
eaid. II will start to commence the be-
ginning OF the season on that date and
30 will the National League" Your
correspondent has been advised confiden-
TALLY that the American League has
been notified to that effect already and
that any counter orders from Mr.. Ban
JOHNSON como under the head Of com
munlcations which are issued through
the hat
Frank Roth. the veteran catcher who
has been coaching with the Yankees
has announced a change Of base. Frank
has received an attractive offer to take
charge OF the pitchers kindergarten at
Cleveland and will enter the employ OF
Iris Speaker. teaching the young ideas
how 10 inshoot. The news leaked out
when Mr.. Roth had the tag on his kci-
eter changed from New York to Clevc-
land.
Tho callous and open manner which
Mr.. Benson, the terrible Texan, ~ dis
posing of his white slaves OF baseball IS
exciting much Indignation among visit
ors 20 the ivory market. There Is great
surge Of pity for the human chattcls
that are being peddled into bondage in
the big leagues.
The discovery OF a copy OF Uncle
Tom's Cabin" upon the person OF John
Henry, tho venerable catcher who is be-
ing offered for salo by Mr.. Benson, has
led TO tho revelation Of plot TO free
some OF tho baseball slaves tonight
Under pressure, John Henry broke down
and Confessed that he and some OF his
fellow poems had planned to break their