The New York herald., 1922-02-13
SQUIRE EBBETs PANIED
Upset Over Holdouts and Mr..
Bakers Accusations-Yankee
Colonels May Play Ball.
BY w. o. KIcGEEHAN.

and sound proof doors at the Waldorf.
Much conversation will be turned loose
at both gatherings
All will not be the dear old harmony
that prevailed at the National League
gatherings of the National League in
the pre-volstead days of the Waldorf.
Charles H. Ebbets. the good old Squire
of Flatbush, will attend the meeting
very much panied over some aspersions
cast upon him by William +. Baker.
self-confessed owner of the Phillies
IT seems that Mr.. Baker has declared
that the good old Squire has been tam
pcring with some of his players. On the
face of 1t the accusation seems unjust
and unwarranted. A close search of
the old dope book would indicate that
Mr.. Baker has no players to tamper
with.
Mr.. Baker seems to be in the same
awkward situation in which Izzy KapIan
OF Harlem found himself at the photog-
graphers' banquet. During the festivi-
ties Mr.. Kaplan burst into tears and
exclaimed, Somebody has insulted me-"
Whereupon the chairman of the BAN
quet rapping for order, demanded of
Izzy. "In heavens name, how?" That
pacified Mr.. Kaplan. He could not an
swer.
The good old Squire has such a sem
have completely unstrung him. He was
so upset that he made the arrange
ments for sending the Robins to Jack
sonville by train instead of by boat,
which will entail large cash deficit to
start the season
To add to the sorrows of the good
old Squire most OF the regular men,
bers Of the Brooklyn baseball team
are In the holdout class. Mr.. Ebbets
hos
mercenary traits of the professional
baseball player. Mr.. Eobets is the
leagues great authority on the evil
effects Of over pay and over eating on
the ball player. He can point to the
fact that the Brooklyn team twice won
the National League pennant because
OF carefully audited diet and a pay-
roll that did not permit the indulgence
In luxuries that undermined ancient
Rome and modern Hollywood.
Giant Owners Serene.
President Charles A. Stoneham will
attend the meeting in a most compla-
cent mood while Magistrate Francis
Xavier McQuade will survey the pro-
ceedings with entire judicial calm This
Is the Giants year for pillng UP an
annual dividend that will REQUIRE a few
offices. The Giants open at home. fin
ish at home and have the best holiday
dates in New York. Also the Giants
are worlds champions. Henry Fabian
has been Instructed to have the Polo
Grounds turnstyles we'll oiled.
The Giants have no particular hold
out troubles. Most of the signed con-
tracts are locked in the till or are under
way. President Stoneham has 6een
asked to referee the verbal tilt sched-
uled between Baker and the good old
Squire OF Flatbush. but wants to re-
main the great neutral.
The Squire Is little worried over
the report that Baker has gone into
training for the bout. Reports have
II that he has bought new thesaurus
and Is prepared to hurl lot of poly
syllable aspersions. Despite these ru-
mors the Squire has announced that he
will stick to The plain catch a s-catch-
can rhetoric that Is taught in the
Brooklyn public schools. The Squire
hopes that the better man will win.
which would indicate that Mr.. Ebbets
has some earnest convictions as to
which is the better man.
CoIoneIs Are Desperate.
Col. jacob Ruppert. president of the
Yankees. Is still telling the world that
the holdout members of the team may
hold ou1 for the entire season az far as
he is concerned. The Yankees are pre-
pared to start with younger players and
81 necessary some OF the decidedly older
players
It Is suspected that the Colonel il
prepared to seize a mtt and bat him
self II things should come to the des-
perate pass where his personal services
would be required. The Colonel was
well known amateur in his youth Just
what position the other owner of the
yanlls. Col. Tillighast L'TIommedieu
Huston. viii play has not been decided.
But IL the Yankee mascot should Join
the holdouts 1t Is quite certain that Hus-
ton will don his lucky iron derby and
hurl himself into the breach
The Coloncls are firm about the mold
outs this year. The new ball yard ca st
Of the sllvery Harlem River will make
quite hole In the Yanks' sinking fund
and 1t looks as though few stars might
be considerably surprised and panied to
find that the season IL on without them.
Col. Huston is absent on a mysterious
GRAND. In WASHINGTON IT was rumored
that he was opcrirg negotiations to
borrow n section of the Washington
Monument to be used MS cornerstone
In the new grand stand. Other reports
have It that he has started to lure Babe
Ruth from tho glare Of the footligrts
SIN Oppose Draft.
The international League Mt to-day's
meeting probably will rel,crate It's plat
form OH the matter OF the draft despite
the efforts OF George Stallings and
walter Hapgood to make the rest Of the
naEnates sec the error OF their ways
There Is whisper OF possible com
promise, but IL Is hoarse and infu-
enznl sort of whisper.
The schefnc II 90 admit The daft. but
10 exempt any International League
club that hss disposed OF a player 'or
cash from the rrov sions. This is being
considered. but none too SERIOUSLY.
Three signed contracts wee received
at the Brooklyn office Yesterday, bus
there was no loud cheering over the
thing. Ono was from Bert Griffith who
outfelded for New Orleans last year
He bats and throws with the right hand
according TO the Information sent out
by Ebbots. Jr., and wieids the fori,
when used. with the left hand
Andrew High IL an inieldar from
Memphis Tenn. bats with the left hand
throws with the right and ea.s vita
either or both. John s. Sr;'on. a
rookie. comes as free agent from
Philadelphia. lie hats and throws with
the r'~' ''"~d n~d scrnppes with both.