New-York tribune., 1922-12-23

OCCASION, hno pleeoehb eaAn0 va -
Now that thst's settled" said John
Mscnv, Il feel at liberty 10 pass on
a BIT Of gossip for what Il Is worth
don't know it 70 Be true, but u was
told 70 ne. and you're no better than
I am, 20 here goes. George Burns Is
snppo.ed 10 have told John Lobert that
he. zoo. would refuse the once ~ pTesi-
dart Of this ballplsyerS' association II
Re were elected"
What . popular presidency this has
tuxusd cut 10 bel Nobody left but
pooT old Jack FournIer, and unless
President George Grant Of the Braves
or G. n. Ebbsts Of the Dodgers takes
plty on ths rses Of presidsuts - Sueh'
M'siss Jacques Pournisr rnsy DO al his
presldsnting Of major league ball
nl.vsY, from a minor league diamond.
IA seems that there was no nnuonAI
convention Of players ct which the
candIdates were selected. and thereby
hangs the tale. The boys went 10 bed
second basemen and woke up presi-
dsnts and financial secretaries. The
sudden rush Of honors 70 the head was
Toe much. In the spirit Of pre-Vol-
stsadisr pienles, the individual players
esy that they are perfectly willing 70
oa1ry the keg, but nobody want 10 lead
the band. =,
srm not interested IN this alleged
nfavers' union one way or another"
saId McCrav. but II were, can tell
you a method BY which they could gain
he favor Of everybody In and out Of
BASEBALL. I have found oldtime ball
piayers N q pitiable state OF destitu-
lion. I have given what little personal
ald I could, but II the present assoeia-
tion would come out with the an
nounesmsnt that Il would start benev-
alant fund 20 take care Of such needy
enses, IN fact, ~ Il made that It's chief
reason for existence, the magnates
would be With them, the fans would be
vlth them, ard the general public
would applaud them. They could have
enc Of those old-Timers' Days here
as they did in Boston and Baltimore.
They could even ask that the receipts
for one day or q portion Of them be
set aside for distribution By the as
,oeiation for such charity. As Il 10, no
body knows what they want, why they
have orSanised, and what the future iI
. be. They're as secret ss the Ku-
ttuxsrs."
George Washington Grant was AZ the
rnfab. He Just dropped around TO
J.rnple the Christmas cheer. and in
lorsed the cigars handed out By Jim
tierney with hearty approval. Il like
en-" says G. W. There's tobacco In
hem, II I'm any judge of smoke.
On this players union ! cont kno~
they tell me all my players are mem
,ers They've never said a word 70
ne about *. don't know what their
I.risvanees are. Ny Office is always
open for complaints from them II they
.hink they are not being treated right.
don't want 70 condemn this asSoeia-
ian. beeaute I don't know much about
Il, but | hope my hired men viii not
AXE objection II say that CONSIDER
~ iust a. highly unnecessary as Per
Fan lamb underwear IN the South Sea
.slss."
In the mean while diligent search is
being made for the ninety-three men,
berS Ray Cannon, organizer OF the as
soeiation and attorney for the BLACK
sox In their suit for reinstatement,
claimed that he had recruited IN the
American League. This is one OK tne
darkest mysteries OF the whole thuing. ug
,bout n, according 70 all those who
have bean Intercepted
Speaking on the interview that VaFry
uerrmann gave out In Cincinnati on
me alieved Luquo deal, John Me0raw
reduced a lettsr from Hermann IN
vhleh the BurRomsister Of PorkoPohs
esSt hroaehed the subject and suggest
"a that the Cubanois CurvsI might Be
!. sseat SUCCESS With the heGTaW club.
Nat until then did MeGraw suggest .
trads that involved Jim Barnes, and he
wishes 10 rive Herr Hermann all the
konors that are due 10 the real origi-
natof Of the plan.
Nick Altroek. Al sehaeht, and tssir
manager, I'd Holly. the hed eo1
scout, dropped In et Yankee hssoqusr-
tsrt ct twilight. MEX was looking loi
4 ticket 70 the Lyneh-Smith ngnt, eno
didn't care who knew u. Whiie ne
saIniy sought the coveted pasteooAIo
ho Telaled the pyatanotisH W.
eount Of how Clark Grhth tried 20
Nave ham arrested In = Southern town
fer the publicity Of II, and every time
4 eop would lead MEX captive TO sone
klThsr authority the said authority
souid recognize his classic features
and murmur; "Taks your hands on
that man. Hes all right You must
hsys made Q mistake, ofaeer."
yoAn MeCraw and Colonel Huston
agree that the rome system for home
rams 10 the well-known bunk. sits
oniy locking for more trouble" said
1ehn y. standardiEe the ball and let
the hits fall where they may" roared
Colonel I'll.
IN order 20 settle q few arguments
shout the new Yankee Stadium and its
dlmsnsiont Babe Ruth has written 70
Cap Huston and offered 70 come TO
town from the old Sudbury farm Just
to give the fences q high pressure test.
eAny WArmish day suits me-" wrote O..
Herman Ruth. ~You get the pitcher
and I'll do the batting. The way
feel nov ] could knock ball from the
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