The New York herald., 1922-01-14
Under Suspension for Reserve
Clause Jumping-Phillies
VS.. the Athletics.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

BY WILLIAM ID. HANNA.
1t is one thing for Harry Frazee to
get Joe Harris In trade with Ceve-
land and another to get his reinstate-
ment- As smart baseball men now SEQ
it, baseball men eminent in the lcgis-
lative and executive ends of the game.
the chances of Harris being reinstated
for at least year are so slim as to
be catalogued by them as mot a
chance" kind, Harris. slashing good
player. by the way. and one who would
strengthen the Red Sox. is what the
magnates call q rsserye jumper--thar
is. he jumped the reserve clause, an
offensf not as bad as contract jumping,
but one not regarded as trivial.
He jumped to the Franklin club Of the
outlaws and was with them until
that League went under last season. a
lot of these lads want to be taken pack
into the major fold, but their outlook
for forgiveness inside of a. year from
now is pallld. unless magnates inter-
ested can induce Judge Lands to so
relant to that extent Apropos of
which, concerted appeal by the mag
mates to bring the erring ones back this
year Is said to be favored. But il Ruth
gets a 5000 fine and FIVE weeks off for
the lesser offense Of breaking a rule
against transforming the outlook for
ieniency for tho others Is not over bril-
liant.
The long suffering Miller Higgins has
been through another ordeal A letter
received by Edward Barrow of the
Yankee office tells the interesting in
formation that the manager has just
had all his teeth pulled. Judge Lands
pulled a good share Of his teeth when
ne suspended Ruth and Meusel for five
weeks, so Hug figured what happened
to the rest didn't matter.
Now that the daleting affair with the
odontologist is over. Huggins is thing
ing OF having his tonsils out. He will 70
the doctors advise ii. he writes. for he
wants to be rid of that rheumati IL
ne mas 10 part with everything he has
except his hope of another psnnant.
tntil the gums "set" plates cannot be
put In the mouth and mastication will
be no primrose cinch, but Hug expecta
to be on hand In March, even If he has
to take his nourishment through a tube:
and he has the consolation OF knowing
that any kind Of food will be soft COM
pared TO finding man to provide the
home run quota while the Babe is serv-
ing his time.
Carl Mays. probably the best field
shot among ballplaycrs, had Wallie
Schang as a guest last fall. NAYS
knows as much about hunting as
sehang doesn't. which is saying a good
deal Schang, however, knocked squlr-
rel out OF tall Ozark tree and went
to pick 1T up. He grabbed it around the
belly and the squirrel. being only
wounded, promptly sank its teeth In the
flessy part of the catchers thumb un-
til they met. The wound healed all
right, but the scar will be there a long
time to remind Schang Of the adventure.
There'll be one intracity baseball
series this spring anyway Heretofore
there have been two annually. the
Philiies and the Athletics and the Car
dinals VS.. the Browns. But now, since
the Browns and Cardinals have called
off theirs for this year--unless they
meet in thu world series next fall. n
possibility but not probability with the
Giants and Yankees and several others
entering the lists-only the Phillies and
Athletics are left to battle for munich
pal prize and glory.
They will clash in PhiladeSx,hia m
Friday and Saturday. April Z and s.
On April the Phillies will play in
Newark. The Philly people aren't say
ing much, but will have considerable
timber from which to select a ball club
when Manager Wilhelm herds his men
together in Leesburg. Fla. in March.
The first base candidates are Leslie. a
newcomer from the New Orleans club.
and Clifford Lee, catcher. who played
first while last year.
For second base, the club has Jimmy
Smith and Ralph Miller, and there's
brewing witch, If 1t materi-
Allies, will strengthen the middle area
n lot. Parkinson. the youngster who
went we'll last year. Is the short field |
hope. and GoIdie Rapp. who writes that
his health is much better this year
than last, Is the third baseman.
The Phillies have Cy Williams, Le-
borveau, Walker, King and Wright- |
stone for the outfield; Henline, Peters |
and Witherow for catchers; and for !
pitchers. an extensive array, including |
Lee Meadows. who will stay right in |
Philadelphia; Jimmy Ring, Hubbeil. |
George Smith. Jesse Winters, Belts, n |
conner: Baumgardner, Colonel Shower, |
Behar from Hamilton. Ont; Pinto from |
London. Ont; Morgan. who won seven |
teen and lost ten for Rochester last
year; sullivan. big fellow from AL |
oany who has been dubbed a second
Ruth he hits the ball so hard. and /
Weinert. at present on the suspended |