The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-09
PROSPER At
EXPENSE OF RED SOX

NEW YORK, Arg. 9.-Wadding up
holes in the New York Yankees has
developed recently into the mere pro-
css of engaging Harry Frazee in a
little conversation and producing a
roll of bills.
For some unknown reason the New
York club mas ready access to any
thing that Boston Red Sox possess in
the line of a valuable ball player.
Perhaps cash is the reason.
The Yankees in the past three sea
sons have turned over money and
players to the value of at least a half
million dollars tt the Boston club for
Babe Ruth, Carl Mays, Waite Hoyt,
Joe Bush, Sam Jones, Everett Scott,
Wally Schang, Joe Dugan and Elmer
Smith.
The Yanks can't be blamed for
spending money for players when
their investments brought them an
American League pennant. The cur
ious part comes in trying to find a
reason why the Red Sox will sell
only to the Yanks.
Admitting that the Yanks have more
money to spend than any other club in
the American League, does not make
it clear why FraZee would rot even
listen to the Detroit Tigers and the
Chicago White Sox when they tried to
buy from Frazee. Both of those clubs
have money to spend and have been
Spending it, but Frazee told them he
. had no players on the market.
1t is generally understood that Col.
Jacob Rupert, part owner of the Yam
KEGS, holds "a 500, 600 mortgage on the
Boston American league grounds. No
one, however, has accused Rupert OF
using it as a club over Frazee, but
Frazee might think that he was bound
to give the Yanks first call on any
players that were ready for the mar,
ket.
Frazee apparently is only in base
ball to make what he can get out OF
the sale of baseball players. The
game itself is of little consequence to
him. Since he took hold of the Red
Sox he has broken up n of the
( greatest clubs of modern years. He
has sold off all his former stars fol
what must have been three quarters
of a million dollars. That he has re
naming a poor misfit of a second di
vision team seems to be OF little con
Germ to him.
Frazee should be censured more
than the New York owners. Coils
Rupert and Huston are both multlmll
lionaires and they are in baseball fol
the love of the sport alone. They ar
both real fans and they have spen
more than 9 million dollars for thu
prestige of being known as owners Q
a penhant winning club.
The Yanks however, rose to the TOT
! by the reckless expenditure OF money
Thy actually bought the 1921 pennan
and they are going even stronger Il
having cash decide the 1922 champion
shin. Baseball isn't on a foundation
! strong enough to withstand consisten
attacks of commercialism n syndl
cate baseball.
Some advance the argument tina
! the Giants and the Yanks are entltle'
!, to have the best teams because the,
draw immense crowds in New Yorl
and on the road, and help the othe
clubs make money.
However. making money would no
seem as important a factor in preserN
ing the prestige of baseball as in g11
: ing ST. Louis, Boston, Cincinnati
WASHINGTON and the other way point
a good home team for the home tow
: fans to look at.
: The Yanks may not win the 49,
) pennant and it would be a good thin
q for baseball if they didn't. St. Loui
! has built up a fine club without spenC
ing a fortune and the Browns wi
| have the support of all America
o League towns outside OF New Yorl
6 Liberal spenders like the Yanks, tn
Giants are finding that there is som
thing besides money in baseball E
5 spending a small fortune, the Clan
started out 70 make a runaway of tt
!: National League pennant race, but
/ couple of accidents that money cou
" not buy off knocked Frisch and Gre
5. out of the lineup for extended periot
/; and the team is having a tough bait
to keep the self-made st. Louis Car
away from the pennant.