The Washington times., 1922-12-23
Ry LOUIS a. BOUCHER.

d4te tor the presidency. He kas Z
future before him. He should play
professional ball in the big show
tor ten years more. He knows II,
top. and he hastened to notify John
McGraw vice-presidsnt and mana
gsr Of the 0iants.
rhiS matter has rot to be
straiGhtened out" said Frisch.
I'm taking no active part In this
aspocistion. don't want tho presi.
dtncy. nor any other office. I'm
Just etffnktng along with the boys.
1'Ye been treated royalty BY the
GAnta and by Mac especially. r
haye no grievance against McGraw
aahtnst me-
t1sch. . graduate Of Fordham
Uhiyersaty, ID no numbsRuI.
WAXING up one morning 1t his
homo In the Bronx, he found
himself selected 70 lead the newly
proposed union. His friends began
showing him the folly Of permit
ting his riaxne to be used and he
wasted Iittle time correcting the
sgFbr. \
Now II appears that the pred.
dency will 60 either to Georgy
Burns Of the Cincinnati Reds or
jacques Fournier Of the Sc. Louis
Cardinals. with Burns ruling favor
tte. s. i
Burns played good ball for Gin
cinnau last year, but the best ten
years of his major league career
were with the Giants and are be-
hind him. He cannot look forward
to maintaining the pace much
longer.
Jacques Fournier In another vet
eran. After failing to hold his own
with the Chicago White Sox ne
went out to the Pacific coast where
he obtained a new lease Of life. He
played well enough to look good to
Branch Hickey, who had no first
sacl<er and had to take the best In
sight. This happened 1t the time
to b Fournier. Today a<youngster
named Bottomly 10 about to crowd
Fournier off the Cardinals bench
and out of fast company.
In other words, the players union
ID bound to- select q leader At the
end Of his playing career. q man
who may find 1t extremely difficult
Judge Lands or the heads Of the
big leagues.
Two moro veterans are candt-
dstes for the Vice presidency.
They are Jake Daubert, Of the
Reds, and Zach Wheat, Of the
Brooklyn Dodgers. DaubeIts hit.
tins b all that keeps him In tho
majors and he II about through.
Wheat has seen his best days
and is about to be traded by the
Brooklyn club.
Art Fletcher. the veteran in
fielder, was also named as q can
didate for the vice presidency. but
his promotion to the management
of what are termed the Phillies
wiped out his candidacy. No man
sxer can be an officer in the union.
For recording secretary the can
didates are Cy Williams. the vet.
Gran outfielder Of the Phillies: Bill
Doak, the Cardinals spitball pitch.
or, and Johnny Lavan, the Cards
shortstop. Williams has . few
more years of baseball in him, but
Lavan's retirement II expected this
coming season and 1t 10 doubtful II
Doak will last out the 1928 cam
For financial secretary there are
Dave Bancroft, the Giants short
stop: Johnston, the Dodgers center
fielder, and Bill Southworth, Of the
Boston Braves. All three should
be in the majors for some time yet.
A preponderance Of veterans Ia
seen as candidates for places on
the executive board and 1t also In
dicates what clubs are tampering
with the new association.
WashfngtOn II not named.
Neither r. any other American
League club. The clubs furnish
ine candidates for the vASiouS
offices arc the Boston Braves,
Phillies, New York G;hnts, Brook
lyn Dodgers, Sc. Louis Cardinals
Ss,d Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs
and Pirates arc cold toward the
ptuposition or have some other
reason for putting forward no
candidates.
Cincinnati, will choose its mem.
ber Of the executive board from
among Ivy Wingo, Jake Daubert,
George Burns and Ed Roush.
otto Miller. recently uncondition.
ally released Tom Griffith. Zach
wheat and Hi Myers are the
Brooklyn candidates.
Frank Frisch, Earl Smith. Heinie
Groh and Ross Young are named
for the world champion Giants.
Milton Stock. Vernon Clemons,
Bill Doak and Jacques Fournier are
the Cardinals candidates.
Lee Meadows 10 the lone Philadel-
phian named on the slate.
Hank oowdy, walter Holke. re-
gently released for the waiver price
20 the Phiiiies. and Walton Cruise
are the Braves on the list OF cAndi-
Aa&s.
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ability 81 thess players menttoned.
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tutre y tn BIG shSw ea1Y fer
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worth, Boss YonnG anA Earl
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