Evening star., 1923-08-05

Eventually, they will be wanted by
the majors and viii be taken by the
majors. 1t has been intimated so
often that the major leagues have de-
cided the Pacific Coast League must
be punished because il is as strictly
nnn-draft as the Pacific ocean Is
strictly salt. that il now is accepted
as half a fact. No one has denied IT,
Probably il is not true but the state
ment may soothe the injured feelings
or some of those who make up the
major leagues.
No scouts are on the Pacific coast
except the local scouts. Bill Lange is
still looking around for players for
the Giants. Pat Moran has one or two
westerners watching for him, but the
roamed the country in 1922 are alb
sent.
once six of them landed at one
game in California on the same day
and were SO busy lodging one another
around corners of the grandstand that
none saw the game, Yet each wired
q report home that night, Better buy
Bill Bltmp. He is the goods"
Rhyme Tops Coast Players.
1t is pretty we'll known that Short
stop Rhyme of the San Francisco club
probably is the best infelder on the
coast, but there are no stories of of
fers of 100000 for Rhyme. At this
time last year every train leaving
Oakland mole carried tons of pub
Hcity about kamm and OConnell
1t may be that Rhyme is not much
better than the shortstop material
now cayorting in the majors, but
there are big league teams which
could use almost anything rather
than continue with what they have.
ct there is no move TO invade Call
tornia National league capital has
spread itself around the Coast league
and the New York Americans han
died its players on the coast in such
a bunglinS way that Commissioner
Lands had To declare some of them
ing shy.
The American Association has moth
ing TO sell. Nor has the international
League except Jack Dunn of Balti-
more. Odd how that man refuses to
listen to reason. He talks of nothing
less than 100000 for ball players Just
as he did a year ago. No major
league owner can change his atti-
tude. Mr. Dunn has reasons of his
own. He will get his price or he will
not move his players away from the
Baltimore hearthstone.
Dunn Has Two in Demand.
He has two very much in demand.
One is shortstop named Boley. The
Brooklyn club offered 100000 for
MIN ana ISrOoEINn rams 1ltlfnated
that his cognomen should have been
Blooey when they heard the price.
Yet il was a bona fide offer. No mat
ter what he cost. Boley could have
made a championship outfit out of
the Brooklyn team in 1923.
Baltimore also has a pitcher named
Groves, a left-hander that ball play
ers say has a curve with more twists
than modern bucket shop methods.
1t has been hinted to Dunn that
some of the majors might like TO buy
this young man. Dunn answered "One
numbered thousand dollars"
Hasn't this man Dunn heard of the
new era in base ball?" ask the official
hunters OF the majors. That era
means little to Dunn. He held out
against the draft because he thought
it was the ruination of the minors,
because he had promised to run a
first-class team in Baltimore. He
asks pertinently why he should not
be as privileged to run a frst-class
team in Baltimore as Ebbets is to
So far there has been no answer.
Minors Have New Dodge.
The other day, announcement came
from the home town of d promising
minor league player that his release
was about to be bought by an un-
named club for 100000. That was
simply a new way for the minors to
announce a price on the player and
al the same time to put out feeler to
see If il is true that no more players
are TO be bought for that sum.
1909