The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-08-17
PENNANT RACES NOW
BATTLE OF RICHES
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Pennant races in both major leagues
have developed into a battle between
the rich and poor.
With millions at their finger tips,
the two New York clubs have spent
prodigiously and not unjudiciously.
Both have seen their investment
turn into pennants and pennants re-
turn large sums of cash.
Fighting the Giants and the Yam
KEGS are the two st. Louis clubs, slim
of pocketbook, but fat in resourceful-
ness. While the New York clubs
bought, the ST. Louis teams sought
and they found mostly castoff misfits
that were worked into real baseball
teams.
Both St Louis teams are built
around two great stars, the only big
stars that New York has not, prob
ably never will be able to buy The
Cardinals are built around the great
Rogers Hornsby and the keystone of
the Browns is the super-star, George
Sisler, the perfect ball player.
The Giants have invested half
million dollars in Arthur Nehf, Frank
Snyder Irish Meusel, Dave Bancroft,
Heinie Groh and Hugh McQuinlin.
| The Cards got Rogers Hornsby for
| 1900 and developed him into a $780,
| 900 player. Jack Fournier is a cast
off from the Chicago White Sox. Del
Gainor went from the Boston Red
! Sox to the American Association and
was grabbed by Branch Hickey. Eddie
Ainsmith was kicked off the Tigers
kteam as through and he is sensa-
tional comeback with the Cards. Doc.
Lavan came in cheap trade with the
Washington Senators and Stock came
at low figure from the Phils. Jack
/ Smith came from Seattle for $500.
Muller was drafted from Syracuse.
The Giants have three developed
players but they are real stars-Frank
Frisch, Ross Young and George Kelly.
Close to a million dollars have been
spent by the New York Yanks fol-
Babe Ruth, Carl Mays, Waite Hoty
Sam Jones, Joe Bush, Frank Baker
Everett Scott, Wally Schang, Bot
Shawkey, Mike McNally, Wally Pipp
Jos Dugan, Jonny Mitchell and Whitley
| Witt
In contrast, the Browns have spent
practically nothing. Sisler was Sc
cured dirt cheap when the nationa
commission decided the Pittsburgh-St
Louis argument over his contract II
favor of the Browns.
Ken Williams and Jacobson, major
league castoffs, came up from tht
Western Association. Hank Severed
was sent down from the big time ano
brought back by the Browns. McMan
US came direct from the minors anc
Ellerbe was grabbed, after Detroit had
rejected him. Gerber was picked out
of the American Association Snocker
} the pitching ace, was secured in
J trade with the Yanks for Pratt anC
Plank. Pruett came direct from co!
lege, while the other pitchers wert
groomed in the minors.
4 If the Browns and the Yanks were
put on the auction block as a working
ball club, the Browns probably would
bring the highest price.
While the Giants and the Yanks art
4 fighting for the title of the champion
buyers, Harry Frazee holds the undis
puted selling championship CT al
times andall weights. Since Frazee
secured the Boston Red Sox in 1916
he has disposed of Babe Ruth, Car
Mays, Shore, Leonard, Foster, Gregg
Carrigan, Thomas, Cady, Agnew, Hob
litzell, Gainor, Barry, Scott, McInnis
Gardner, Janvrin, Strunk, Schang
Shawkey, Hoyt, Bush, Jones, Speaker
Hooper, Lewis, Shorten, Walker
! Walsh the greatest assemblage O
talent in baseball.
For that all-star gang of players
Frazee must have benefited to the ey
tent of at least 100000. He has SUI
fered a poor gate at his Boston par
but he doesn't care as long as he ca
find a market for players. One thin
in Frazee's favor is that he is franz
He admits that he has only a passin
interest in baseball and that his chic
concern is to get the money.