The Washington times., 1929-07-26

the National League, last year
1t is the football coaches who are
going to lead the attack against
the big league clubs. "A coach win
go long way and spend much
time in developing q star player
for his team. Then along viii come
the baseball season and the star Of
the gridiron will show that he Is a
fair fielder, or q pitcher or per-
haps a catcher.
A big league scout will hear about
this player. He win scout the
team and then IL the grid star
shows any sort of diamond promise
he will make him an offer. They'll
oven offer him a goodly amount
of cash FOR signing . contract.
Maybe the youngster needs money.
He forgets about hil football and
signs contract.
Some Of the college players
sign under an agreement that
they will not turn professional
until after they are graduated.
Others quit college without
troubling to finish their under
graduate studies and getting
their diplomas. They Feallze
that there Is plenty Of money 10
be made In the big leagues II
they can develop into another
Gehrig ~ FrisclI, OF Eddie Col.
Inns. +.
In quite few cases where the
y0ungster signs and agrees to
play professional baseball until he
has graduated, the news Of his hay.
ing signed leaks out. and he can
no longer continue with his varsity
nine. Such was the case of--Johnny
Murphy. Fordham ace. who signed
up with the Yankees. and that Of
Frank Nekola, OF Holy Cross, who
also got job with the Hugmen.
The college football coaches claim
that II Ii useless to develop d foot.
ball player who can also play base
ball.
You may spend lot Of time on
football player and build your
team around him." said q prorli.
nent grid mentor recently. .tYou
expect him to have his big year
next season. You count on him to
lead your team to yictoriess
The other players look llp to
him. He Ii the spirit and power
that is going to give you q winner.
Then You wake up some morning
and read In the papers that q big
league scout has come along. Of,
fered your football star a thousand
dollar bonus for signing and away
goes your hope OF having 4 big
season on the gridiron.
Big league scouts should not
tamper with college players until
they have graduated. Then, il they
want to play professional baseball.
they should be turned over to judge
Lands. The Judge should give
them to the weak teams in the
leagues. In this way the college
yOunggter would get more Of an
opportunity to develop his latent
baseball talent than by sitting on
q bench with an ali.star team
President Heydler declared at
the time he received this com.
plant against scouts making in.
roads on the college team that he
would consider the matter. There
Is no doubt that iE Mr. r.IIeydler had
his way he would pass d ruling
that no club could sign college
player until after he had graduated.
The National Professional Football
League adopted this rule thee
years ago.
While the scout doesn't personally
cover this much territory, as soon
as q player shows a little above the
average In college ability the scout
receives word about him Through
some friends OF the team.
Sometimes a college player will
receive several offers. He may sign
a contract on the first and then re.
ceive q second and better one. Then
he will try to get out Of the first
and sign contract on the strength
Of the second ntfsr.