The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-08
AL. MACNATES
AT WASHINGTON
IN ANNUAL MEET
Johnson Circuit Bosses Take Kindly
to Climate of the Capital
City.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

Copyright, 1922 by The Argus.)
Washington, Feb. S.-The novelty
of an American league meeting at
Washington found favor today with
part of the organization because it
is the nearest some of the dele
gates are likely to get to Miami or
Palm Beach this winter.
The clubs on the lake crow loud
ly over their cooling breezes in
midsummer but the representa-
tives OF Cleveland, Detroit and Chi
cago are perfectly willing to leave
those cities in the winter
Since the major league meetings
in New York in December there
has been a lot of talk or trade. The
Yankees are known to be openly in
the market for something in the
way of outfielding talent Detroit
is not fully satisfied with the team
that is now on its hands. Perhaps
the Boston team might be induced
to trade further if there were
anything desirable to be lured into
the net. Chicago wants pitchers
but others in the league are equally
hungry for pitching talent and
stand about the same chance Of
getting it as Chicago. st. Louis is
almost ready to stand pat but it
could afford to add more strength
along two lines which the other
clubs know They will be quite
careful to see that ST. Louis doesn't
get said strength; that is, if they
are careful as usual. The Cleve-
land club has insisted that it would
trade further than it has and may
be it would. The champions of two
years back are in the toughest Of
luck. They seem to have an al
most team. If they could get
someone to Offset Ruth little
more and could count on at least
one pitcher, in addition to those
they have, with enough ability to
win about a third of his games,
they would bite a deep hole into
the crust of the New York pie. Con
ME Mack will cheerfully take IpI
the burden with his kids as he has
been taking it up for the last de-
cade.
Some day the lucky ball will roll
his way and possibly never leave
him once it reaches him.
Washington has made it's trade
1t was a good swap so far as the
baseball eye of man can see. Be-
fore the session has begun it looks
like one of the best that has taken
place in the American league for a
long time There is one thing to
be said about it that bears directly
upon the Washington club. 1t was
a trade for upbuilding pure and
simple. If there had been any init
nation Of $4,000 being concerned |
in it when it was made the type
recording the announcement would |
have gone up to sizes at least.
The owners of the American i
league clubs have no knowledge
that Judge Lands will reduce the |
punishment of suspension against |
Ruth Nowadays there is supposed |
to be no criticism in baseball of |
one owner by another. The Ma
tional league broke loose the other
day just a little but perhaps that (
is not held to be criticism. With |
criticism eliminated the American |
league folks accept the rulings ami
If they have anything to say, wait
until they are in a padded room
and talk 70 themselves.
1t is certain that the fine which
was levied against Ruth will stand
although the infant batter probably
will insist that somewhere some
one must make good on that COL
lateral.
OF course with Ruth suspende
Tor month the other clubs of the Il
league are anxious to get a flying {
start on the Yankees and the cham
Dions are just as anxious that they ]
shall not, but for the moment it
ooks as if the Yankees are I'D il
against situation for. which they