Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-18
WITT. SOLD TO
YANKS FOR CASH
Mack Can't Get Players, SO
Takes Money, but Won't
Say How Much
WAIVERS ASKED FIRST
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK
Washington. ID. c., April 1S.

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|WH1TEY WITT is member Of the
w American League champions.
Connie Mack announced the sale OF
his tow. headed, sawed. off and ham
mered down outHeldcr to the New York
Club last night. =
1T was an outright salc," said the
boss Of the AS. II wanted to get some
infielders for Witt and the New York
Club was the only one which had neil
I wanted. I tried to swing deal with
them, but they wouldn't let any Of their
men go and sold him outright.,,'
In accordance with the policy he
practiced even in the days when he was
selling whole infields and outfields. Mack
refused to intimate the amount Of coin
age that Witt brought.
Witt and Mack haven't been very
good bed fellows. Whitley insisted on a
raise, despite the fact that he had con-
tract which tided him over this season.
Connie was certain there wasn't going
to be any boost.
witt Wins Argument
Witt, according to Mack. became
disgruntled and Indifferent: disgruntled
as 10 his salary and Indifferent as to
his ball playing. They had their lit.
tie arguments. and the ball player won.
Not that he got raise. but because
he was sold to club that should come
in for a cut in the Worlds Series
profits.
The latest member Of the Yankees
played his last ball game for Mack
against the Phillies in the preseason
intra- city contest.
Shortly after the engagement with
through with Witt and. asked for
waivers on him. And he got that from
two clubs. There were five managers
In the league who figured they could
use Whitley" The waivers, of course,
were withdrawn.
1t was, Mack's intention to snare
two good infelders in swap for his
baking athlete. but. apparently. there
were none to be SHARED.
Witt came to the Athletics six years
ago direct from high school. He was
supposed to be shOrtst top. and Mack
tried him at that post. but his fielding
was wretched. Nevertheless. he swung
a mean mace. and it was his hitting
Later Mack turned Witt into an out
fielder, and his fielding picked up to
an extent that he earned a regular post
and and S;sySSloped S;HS inP one of the stars Of
May Play Regularly
Higgins will be able to use Witt to
good advantage while ''Babe"V Ruth
and Bob" Meuscl are doing time for
the sin of playing exhibition games after
the Worlds Series. 1t Is probable that
SINNERS will be benched.
Mack can get along very conveniently
without Witt. His regulars, Walker.
Welch and Miller. are all good ficldcrs
and hitters and he has promising re-
rruits in Frank MCGOWAN and George
Hughes;
well in the games played to date. but |
It wasn't until yesterday that Miller
showed his worth with the wicket.
lting had three hits. one Il triple, but
hose three were only few in the many |
hat resoundcd off Mack bats.
,, Fourteen hits those AS of ours made.
Fourteen rife shots they were. but there
we're not enough Of them to s,bdue ths
lrOused Nationals. who battlcd through
hc shadows of poor pitching INTO the
sunlight of victory, II to 9.
1t was one ~ those weird ball games
hat can be matched only by the sandiest
OF of sandlOtters. There were thirty
men. twenty Eight hits and forty three
)nses. twenty runs. ten walks, Il balk
md four errors inserted into the box
;cOre.
Mack paradcd n quintet of pitchers
rom the bullpcn. and there seemed to
- continual procession of hurlcrs
rom the bench to the bullpen, to the
,OX and back to the dugout ayain