The Washington times., 1929-10-14

One thing, however, is certain
The world seIies will never again
be dragging along TO the middle of
October as it is very closely approach
ing now.
John Heydler, president OF the Ma
tional League, says the next year
the ba seball sea son will be condensed
to "a weeks, having the same num-
Der OF playing dates. but fewer open
dates. In 1880 the last game of the
regular campaigns will be played on
September %, so that the world
series can be started either Septem-
Der 80 or October l.
President Ernest Barnard, OF
the American League, declares
changes i'm the junior loops
playing rules next year. He
will take more drastic measures
to see that some of the present
ones are observed, particularly
with reference to speed'er
games.
Now. folks, here's one right out
OF the barrel. Wade killifer, brother
of Bill. who Is to manager the st.
Louis Browns. will manage the I'm
cinnati Reds. Jade has been run
ming the Seattle team. They VIII
be the first two brothers Of basebaiI
history to ever manager MAJOR
league clubs the same season.
It's a dead game cinCh Dan How
! ley will go to the Red Sox. Howley
| is we'll liked throughout New Eng
| land and the feeling is rampant here
that he can't miss stepping into the
| Boston berth.
Here's another bit of gossip. Clar-
ence Rowland, former White Sox
manager and erstwhile American
League umpire, was offered the
White Sox post ahead OF DOME Bush,
but turned it down because his sal
AIRY at Nashville, where he pilots the
| Volunteers. is $4,000 more per year
| than Comiskey offered him Ia 30 to
| Chicago.
Too, it is pretty we'll cut and dried
! that Eddie Collins has been offered
the job of managing the Yankees.
! However, Eddie isn't SO sure he Will
take it. Collins is idolized around
Philadelphia and the suppositlon Is
that he's the heir apparent to Connie
Mack's throne when and il the tall
! leader should want to pull out of the
game in which he has spent all OF
his life since the early eighties when
| he caught for Washington as mem
Der of that famous Gilmore and Nc
| GilliCuddy."
Collins doesn't denX the offer has
been made HIM. He admits Colonel
Rupert has offered him the post
and he is going to take plenty OF
time to think it over. The feeling
of baseball men is that Collins would
have his troubles in New York. he
isn't liked by three or fouT OF the
older Yankees, and they have been
quoted as saying If Collins comes
here, I'm through"
The recurring rumOr that
Bob Meusel and Henry John.
son will go to the White SOx
for OutfieIder Alex Metzler,
gives notification to the plan
for Collins to go to New York,
Rupert In the meantime MAX
ing trades that will give Collins
the players he wants In the
spring.
DUSTY" Cook, from the Amer
lean Association, the greatest young
hitter since Hornsby came up
would fill in at left in Meusels
place.
Cook is the sensation of the yeal
in up and coming material and is
expected sometime to be the boz
office attraction that Ruth has been
Meanwhile, today Ruth issues a pro
clamation to the effect he will moi
be the next manager Of the
Yankees, but he will succeed the
next manager, after he has put II
couple more years of playing. i
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