The New York herald., 1922-06-01
Aldrich, Yale Shortstop,
Turns DOwn Detroit Offer
COnlOn of Harvard Nine Is
Wanted by Giants, Yankees,
Braves and Others.
BY DANIEL.

With the close of the intercollegiate
baseball season at hand major league
scouts are busy trying to get the signa-
lures OF stars whom they consider ready
for trials in the big show. Recent talks
with some OF these scouts have revealed
to us the fact that while many Of the
varsity luminarles are wanted most OF
them are fighting shy of professional
baseball.
They realize that nowadays every star
who comes up from the colleges is ex-
pected to be another Frank Frisch-and
that the chance which came to the Ford
ham Flash is vouchsafed to mighty few
youngsters. College stars want to play
baseball only If they can remain In the
ma jors, and very few can stay.
We learned yesterday that Mac AID
rich, the Yale shortstop and captain, who
is q football star as we'll as a corking
good ball player. has been offered $1,000
to put his signature TO a Detroit COR
tract. Aldrich has declined that Offer
and several others. He has determined
to keep away from professional base
ball and very likely he Is right. Per-
haps he had n talk with Frank Talcott
star pitcher of the Ellis several seasons
ago, who had a short and disag-eeaole
trial with the Tigers.
seems to be the most sought after of
the college players. Conlon Is wanted
by the Giants, the Yankees, the Braves
and we don't know how NAVY more
major league clubs. As Jack Slattery,
the Braves coach. is handling the Grim
son nine Il Is possible that he has the
inside track there. Last year Conlon
declined to discuss professional ball
with agents of several big clubs. But
we hear that he Is ready TO become
professional. This is his last year on
the Harvard nine and he wants to enter
the Harvard Law School In the fall.
Frank Mcguire. Holy Cross second
baseman, is another young man whose
services are wanted by several teams.
Maguirc will be graduated this month
and he has signified his willingness TO
turn .'pro." But he will not play ball II
shunted down to the minors. When Jess
Burkett. now with the Giants was coach
at Holy Cross two years ago Mcguire
promised that he would see him before
signing with any club. IL may be that
Mcguire will land with the Giants.
Cagnon. the Holy Cross shortstop, Is
ready to sign a big league contract
and his style is liked by Joe Kelley, the
yankee scout. Siemendinger, Holy Cross
outfielder. also will be graduated this
month and is said TO be headed for the
Athletics.
Flynn. the New York University in
fielder. already has promised 70 accept a
trial with the Giants and VIII do some
work under Burkett this summer. Ras-
kin. first baseman of the city College
team. has had offers from the Red Sox
and a couple OF other clubs. but does not
want to play ball for living. Cousin
eau. Fordhams catcher according 10
Arthur Devlln. who is scouting for the
Braves. is ready to jump right into
major league uniform. Cousineau has
several offers and so has Mcnamara.
the pitcher. who was disqualified with
him some time ago.
Very few college pitchers stand out as
major league prospects. Hyman Of
Georgetown has had big league offers
for several years He is through this
month, but has decided not TO play pro-
fessional ball but TO devote himself to
dentistry.
Blume. Colgate's sensational Finger,
has the O. X. of joe Kelley. who, by the
way, has son on the Colgate nine.