Evening star., 1922-01-26

There are two reasons why some OF
the contracts are unsatisfactory. One
il that the players are growing AZ
the lack of equity In splitting up the
stipends. More than ever the maoor
league clubs are paying top-hesvy
prices to star performers. Players
generally realize that the big guns
are booked to get the most money'
but the old cry raised twenty years
and more ago is floating again that
the so-calIed stars are receivng pro
portionately too much. The publicity
attached to making announcement
of special contracts Is sword cut
ting both ways.
The second reason advanced for pet
ter pay than has been onered IS the
added cost of living in cities. Bali
players who are thrifty and whose
wives are thrifty are finding 1t diH-
cult to put by enough during the play
ing seaAon to carry them through the
cold months. At least such IS tnelr
complaint BY the time that the train
ing season is ready to begin most of
them will have made peace and will
be on hand.
Jersey City ON 'skids.
At first the announcement that the
franchise of the Jersey City club could
be bought at stated sum was look
ed upon as joke. but there Is MOTH
ing funny about it. Jersey City is
ternational LEAGUE in 1929. unless
there is some one in that part OF the
state eager to save the franchise for
the town, =
Objections offered in Jersey City to
the present arrangements are that
the park is out of the way and the
city in general too close to major
league base ball. 1t Is as easy to
get over to New York. almost. as 1t
is to go to the base ball park in Jer-
sey City. and 1t is quite as easy to
go to Brooklyn and see a ball game
as 1t is for Jersey City enthusiasts to
attend their own games.
Both Montreal and Providence have
been barking to get in the Inter-
national circuit. and il either of them
is serious it would seem to he an
easy task to take the club off the
hands of the Jersey City owner. pro-
viding, of course, that they can agree
on the amount involved.
The American Association has every
advantage over It's .copartner be-
cause it has a circuit one-half of
which is as compact as It can be.
Columbus, Toledo. Indianapolis and
Louisville are four of the best located
cities for high-class minor league
circuit that could be imagined, and
IL all four OF them ever become rivals
in the same season for the champion
ship three states bordeEing.oT each
c'hSi WIN cSho WIN but HO"iS VI tHe
fans.
Roger Bresnahan of Toledo has
been in New York trying to capture
some of the Giants, surplus players
for Toledo, and he will very likely go
to San Antonio while the Giants are
there. don the catcher's mitt and
coach some of the young pitchers for
his old manager. That will give him
the best opportunity to get line on
what the players can do.
Killinser to he EARNED.
Killinger. the Penn State foot ball
star, who will start the season with
the New York Americans, probably
will go to some club that Is in need
of q third baseman and willing to
take chances in order that he may get
a year in regular work to see what
there is in him. AS a batter in col.
lege games Killincer hit for 800.
That should make him somewhere
near a $50 hitter as gaines go in the
change from college bas. ball to or
ganized base ball of a lower classi-
ficatien. He is a good fielder because
he Is a quick starter. and his hands
are well nodded. In foot ball he
gained many of his points because he
could get into motion on the first
crack of signal and because of his
great agility Both of those Qualif1-
cations are requisites for the position
of third base, and that is where Kill
linger wants to play.
Copyright. 1927