South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-30
LARGE SUMS SPENT /.
BRING STRENGTH TO
YANKS AND GIANTS
Cardinals and Browns Repre-
sent Wise Conservation in
Baseball Purchases.
BY DAVIS J. WALSH,
International News Service sports
Editor


Editor.
FEW YORK. July EFF either
p both Of the St Louis entries
should head the Giants or Yankees
at the end OF the major league pen
nant races, it will be a triumph of
conservative building over CONNER
cial frenzy.
The St. Louis clubs have cost their
respective owners nothing in par
ticular beyond a few hearJaches n
former years, the Giants and
Yankees are an ensemble of baseball
prima donnas. almost prohibitive il
price.
Consider the present Giant roster,
for example. Heinie Grch is sup
posed to have separated his owners
Bancroft, $4,000, Meusel, $50, 900;
Nehf and SINNERS, $4,000 each,
and Toney, Douglas snyder ana
others well above $4,000 each.
Ross Young in right field; George
Kelly. first baseman: Bill Ryan, the
pitcher; Earl Smith, catcher, and
Frank Frisch in the infeld. alone
are developments Of the safe and
sane policy.
Ruth Cost S125,OOO.
The Yankees? kindly see J. p.
Morgan & Company without de-
lay. Babe Ruth cost more than
$125, 200 before the price of major
league chattels got out Of focus
Even before then Frank Baker
went under the hammer for $50, 600,
while Mays was bought for $40. 900
several years later.
There is no such thing as esti-
mating what Schang. Hoyt. Jones,
Scott. Bush, McNally and other
! former Red Sox cost the Yankees.
! because they igured in trades
where the cash consideration was
! kept as dark as Kid Norfolk's coun-
tenance. Even more recently
Whitley Witt escaped from Philadel-
phia al a cost of $1,000
! Next we will call the attention Of
the class TO the s.. Louis Browns.
Shocker. one Of the best right hand
ers in baseball. was a gift from the
/ Yankees; SEVERED. a fine catcher.
came up from the American Asso-
/ citation at the usual rate of ex-
change; Sisler. greatest player in
the game today. was secured from
Michigan university for the cost OF
a free lunch McManus and Gerber
are minor league purchases of
I slight amount; Elierbe came in
/ trade with Washington. and Will
/ Jams and Jacobson outfielders.
were inexpensive minor leaguers.
Pruitt. great young left handler,
was an inexpensive collegian.
TObin Was Expensive.
OF the entire outfit Johnny Tobin
having been a Federal League star,
cost a good round sum because of
the rather frantic bidding that pre-
vailed at the time and Dave Dan
! forth, the left handler. is supposed
10 have come from Columbus for d
E consideration well above $4,000
The Cards were assembled at 3
! financial outlay similar in propor-
tons Flack was secured from the
Cubs in a 'hoss for boss" trade in
which Cliff Heathcote also figured.
Jack Smith cost less than $1,000;
/ the great Hornsby less than $1,000:
/ Mueller was picked up, merely as a
F. promising minor Lacquer. and the
! same might be said of Fourier.
who had failed 10 make the rifle
with the White Sox and Yankees.
Milton Stock and JEFF Pfener are
the results Of trades in which the
Pills and Dodgers respectively
took much the worst of it: Ain
smith was picked off the baseball
boneyard; Clemens. another catch
er, was a moderately priced young
man. and McCurdy a third. was n
cOllegian, hence cost nothing.
Doc Lavan. the shOrtstop was
chased out of the American League
and was sold by the Senator's at
the waiver pRce. while Doak,
Sherdel, Walker, Haines, North
Pertica and other pitchers came 10
the club at lite or no expense No
TO mention specs" Toporcer. one
Of the best utility men in the game.
, who was found on the New York
sand lots.