The New York herald., 1922-12-24
new YORK PLAYERS
REFUSED BY minors
Want Ed Barrow to Send Men
Now With Other Clubs
in Big League.
FOR WADDELL MONUMENT
Pitchers Grave Marked Only
by Wooden Headboard in
San Antonio.
By DANIEL.

That celebrated deal whereby the
Yankees are endeavoring TO acquire
Jake May from the Vernon club OF
the Pacific Coast League is not NOV
ing as smoothly as the powers that be
In the New York organization would
like It to move. Vernon, which has
obtained many favors from the Yam
KEGS in the past, does not appear TO
be willing to Favor tho New YorlSs
over any other club bidding for the
left handler. II mas announced an open
competition, and II is understood that
the New Yorks are fighting two other
major league teams for the hurier, who
only a couple of years ago was re-
leased by the st. Louis Cardinals, with
only line to tell about it.
Vernon is not satisfied to accept cer-
taansplayerp who now are on the roster
of the Yankees II has asked the club
TO go out and get a couple OF men who
are with other teams in the American
League. This request entails two diff
culties; First, getting tho players;
second, getting them out OF the big
leagues Ed Barrow is Carrying on al
interesting telegraphlc conversation With
Ed Mailer. the owner os the vernons,
and Barrow 10 longer refers 20 the desl
with a smile.
Until a few days ago it was though
that Cincinnati was one Of the competi-
tore for May. but the Rede, II they were
in the swim, have dropped out They
have obtained Mitchell. young LEFT
handler. from San Francisco. In addI~
tion Garry Hermann has purchased
Rube Benton from st. Paul. He thought
no had Kunz. the Sacramento right
handler. too. but the Pirates landed that
bird and sent Garibaidi after Mitchell.
"Out of Reason says Huston.
Col. Huston yesterday said that he
believed that the Yankees would satisfy
the demands OF the Vernon club and
added, These demands are out OF pro-
portion. l do not believe that tins
pitcher Is worth all that Maier asks for
him But II he must be obtained. why
Wen go ahead and get him"
official pitching records OF the Coest
League just Issued. show May to have
been the best pitcher Of that circuit be-
yond the shadow az q doubt. Ponder.
the pitcher who was sent down by the
Cubs after they had Got him from the
Pirates. leads the percentage column. lie
won ten and lost two for Los Angeles.
FOR an average ot .s3S. May won
thlrty-five and lost nine. for .7s5. which
Is good enough for any pitcher in any
company.
May worked IN fifty-threc ganes-3ss
innings--ln which he allowed 2sS hits
and 1O2 runs. He struck out 23s men
End gave 100 bases on balls. Seven OF
his Victories were shutouts. His earned
run average was 1.s4--essily the best
IN the league. Yarrison. who went to
Portland from the Athletics. had an
earned run record ot 1877, but he worked
IN only eleven games.
Dumoyich, who has been cold By Los
Angeles 10 the Cubs. won 20 and lost
IL and had an earned run average OF
2SG. The records of other pitchers cold
to the majors are: Mitchell. won 20.
lost T. earned run average. 2.9o: Kunz.
10 and is and 4.i2; Thurston. sold by
salt Lake city 20 the Browns. IS and 1s
and 39i: Walberg, sold b. Portland 10
the Giants. . and 13 and 4.59.
Arlett. tho Oakland pitcher FOR whofE
Cal Ewing wants $4,000 in real money,
won 25 end lost 1s with an earned run
average Of 2.17. with sixth place team.