San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18
American League Appar-
emily Has Nothing to
Spring About Stars.
TO CONVENE MONDAY
Magnates Of Junior Major
Think They've Gained
on National.
By GEORGE CHADWICK


New York, Feb. 17.-If the Ameri-
can League has any great sensation
to spring about players at the spring
session which convenes N Philadelphia
Monday there has been no hint of it.
If there was any sensation it would
have TO be met, of courst, by quick
reprisal on the part of the National
League, for the time until the first
ball game is played is short.
As matter Of fact, the situation
today is such that it might be very
bad policy to spring any sensations
which might instigate major league
quarrel. The organizations are hard
scrapping rivals, and, as such, will
never surrender point they don't
have to, but they always try-and
they generally succeed-to keep from
an actual break by skilfull maneuver-
ing.
When the American League as
sembled at Washington last year it
will be remembered that the air was
surcharged with premonitions and pre-
dictions that the Yanks were about
to put over deal that would be so
stupendOus as to rank with Disraeli's
capture Of the Suez canal franchise
or the pinch hit that Butcher made'in
the last inning at Waterloo. 1t was
something that would insure the pen
nant for the Yanks, Naturally, the
rumors attracted n large attendance
BY many who never would have gone
had they known what was to take
place. %
Meant Half Million.
And. speaking of deals in connection
with the. team of Colonies Huston and
RUPERT. attention was today called
to the fact that IL Huston had con-
Guided that non-finished sale of his
share of the Yanks TO Rupert for
81 .000.00 Uncle SANS share would
have been something like $500. 900.
Which sum practically everyone will
admit is no small package Of dollar
bills from which to be disconnected.
The great zeal of the spring has
always been forecast for the spring
meeting of the American League and
although none doomed today, the base
ball atmosphere, nevertheless has
throbbed for a month in anticipation
(and hope) that something big will
happen. r' p
This meeting beginning Monday
closes the winter or stove league sea
son: for, even as the magnates and
baseball writer's and the attending
fans are slowing away the last bite
of the last course, there will be ball
nf n nd
dining between groans as they lift
their knives with musclc-spavined
arms.
Think They're Ahead. -.
The American League Ions begin
the season of 1923 thinking that they
had all the better of the argument.
Their position today is this:
BY completing and owning new
stadium in New York, they are no
longer sibservient to the National
League in that city. -. go. s.
Because the National League is &C.
cupying the ground Of the American
League in st. Louis. the senior or
ganization for the first time in its
long career is dependent upon its
rival. . ..s. ,--
The Americans point TO the fact that
they have at least four clubs and
possibly five which are remnant con-
tenders in the race for the CHAMPION
shin in 1923 while the Nationals have
only two or perhaps three. -.
The Americans point to the fact that
their circuit has developed in the West
until. il is much stronger as base
hall circuit than that Of the Nationals.
Granting parity ut ST. louis and Chi
cago, which they saw does not exist.
they are confident that there is no
comnarison between Cleveland and De-
troit, on the one hand. and Cincin-
natl and Pittsbnrg on the other.
Believe Yanks Stronger. s. 2
With Poston a stand-Off in the
Fast and Washington not much worse
than Brooklyn. the Americans are
positive they are better off in Phil
adelphia and willing to stake their
reputation MS prophets that they are
stronger in New York. - .
The forenoon Of Monday will he
spent at the Bellevue Stratford by
the magnafes in careful and perhaps
prayerful thought That evenirg they
will attend the banquet of the Phil
adelphia sporting writer's with Ran
Johnson and Ty Cobb the guests Of
honor. OF course. any writers from
other cities will he among those nres-
cnt and there will doubtless be- large