San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-21
GETS
!. WHAT He ASKS
!. AND IS ON WAY
Baltimore Club Quits Act
ing Foolish and Last
Giant in Fold.
NEW YORKS TO SEGUIN
McGraw Stays in San An
tonic While Regulars
Go to Sox Camp.
NEW YORKS TO SEGUIN

Jack Bentley, star southpaw pitcher
and, between-times, a smuggling first
baseman, is today on his way TO join
the training New YORK; Giants in San
Antonio. Bentley Tuesday night went
into conference at Baltimore. Md.
with Charles Dutch Schmidt. vice
president of the Baltimore club, from
which the Giants bought him for
S65,0O0 and two unsolicited ball play
ers, and came out of the star chamber
with Schmidt's guarantee that he
would get the 5000 slice Of his pur-
chase price for which he has been
holding out.
This is the information carried in
dispatches from Baltimore Wednesday
morning.
Bentley left Wednesday morning
for San Antonio and will reach here
Friday night. il is said.
3 The smoothing over of the difficult
ties that kept Bentley from reporting
here and making the Giant camp COM
.plete TO a man was news 10 Secre-
tary Jim Tierney of the New York
club. Mr.. Tierncy said Wednesday.
but, of course, I'm mighty glad
20 hear of it." he added.
The dispatches from Baltimore
stated that notice of Bentley's coming
had been wired to the New York club
Tuesday night.
Bentley Story i'm Brief.
Bentley had demanded a compare
lively small part of his purchase price
when his sale to New York by Balti-
more was announced. Owner Jack
Dunn of the Orioles, who was never
accused of being a spendthrift. told
Bentley there was absolutely nothing
doing. Bentley threatened TO retire if
he did not get the $1,000 asked, thus
cancelling the deal and forcing Dunn
10 surrender the 100000 profit and
two players he now gets with Bentley
satisfied. Dunn was stubborn to the
end. even though Manager McGraw
OF the Giants sided with Bentley and
1t was whispered that the Giants. if
they thought they needed Bentley
would pay him the $4,000 themselves
In baseball circles in Baltimore. il
IS said that the recent death of Jack
Dunn .Ir.. son of the club owner. and
q buddy Of Bentley's in the army
during the war, precipitated the set
Element of difficulties.
The reporting of Bentley will pro-
vide the Giants with another seasoned
1eft-hander. McGraw has stated he
will use Bentley as a pitcher and per-
haps occasionally as n pinch-hitter.
Giant Vans Are Gone.
The Giant Yannigans left early
"wednesday morning for Cuero to staff
their exhibition tour of % games
against Galveston in the Crabs train
3ng camp. They will not return this
year, unless one or two of them come
to the Bears this season. Lee Demp-
sey, Bruin utility man in 1922, went
along TO play first base for the Vans.
Whether he comes back to San Anto-
MO remains to be seen. according to
Boss Benson of the Bears,
i. A couple of hours after the Giant
Vans disappeared toward the Sap
hepot, a fleet Of cars carried the Giant
regulars from the st. Anthony hotel in
the direction Of Seguin for the after
noon contest there with the Chicago
White Sox. A few players were left be-
bind and were to practice at League
Park in the afternoon. Manager John
McGraw stayed behind to nut them
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