The Washington times., 1930-02-03
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BY DAVIS J. WALSH

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NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The an
!: nual hoof-and-mouth convention,
!. so called because it is equally
I hard on each, win get under way
I today with the annual meetings
Of the international and Eastern
J leagues, followed by the schedule
meeting Of the National League
tomorrow.
They hold a schedule meeting
every year, largely because it
feels SO good when they stop.
There is no other purpose for
the thing, since the schedule is
always approved, ad lib and per
: Sc, but there is ever the POSSIBLE
ity that magnate will lose his
presence Of mind under a potted
palm in the. lobby and SO commit
himself to something really con-
;sstructive. This possibility breathes
life and hope into a program
that otherwise is defunct, by
choice.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, for in
stance, may try to hawk Dazzy
Vance TO the Cubs or Pirates or
I any other club that is willing to
support the Dazzler in the man.
] ner to which he is accustomed.
u This represents about $2O,.
: 600 year in money, not to
mention the players that
would be tossed in by way of
emphasis and for good mea-
:. sure; so the interest Of the
meeting in Mr.. Vance may
turn out to be pardOnably
tepid.
= Perhaps the Pittsburgh club
will try to do something with
Burleigh Grimes, another fretful
young man who has a vulgar
interest in money, thereby diff.
fering from the average club
owner. The latter has absolutely
no interest in money, as long as
1t isn't his.
, Adolfo Luque may be offered
for trade by the Reds and the
Cubs are understood to be about
to swing a deal with another
first division club for a catcher,
but otherwise nothing is supposed
to be contemplated. This is
orninous. Baseball has a genius
. for doing nothing that is expected
of it and, by nightfaI, it may have
!. half of the National League
traded to Fort Wayne, Ind.
: The so-called Brooklyn situa.
ton will go for another airing
and this time 1t probably will
be settled definitely, for it is
all very simple. The only trouble
in Brooklyn is that President vii.
bert F 1binson refuses to fire Man
ager Wilbert Robinson at the Sug-
gestion of. Vice President Nc
Keever, who signs the pay checks.
And Vice President McKeever re-
fuses to sign the pay check for
President Robinson who refuses to
fire Manager Robinson, proving
beyond all doubt that he is a
very headstrong fellow. Mean
time, the ball club is getting
along great or greatly, as we
= say at the feed store, and is get
ting resolutely ready to finish last.
Something, too, may break
ON the hOIdout situation, it
: being admitted that such q
thing exists, except at the
=. offices of the local American
League bali club, where Babe
. Ruth is employed.
. Vance was cut $4,000 a year.
Freddie LindStrom $4,000 year.
Ed Roush $4,000 a year and
Buzz McWeeney $4,000 a year.
None of them are angry, of
course, just terribly hurt. AS for
Mr.. Roush, he probably will be
willing To compromise by taking
the $4,000 that was mashed off
his salary and let the ball clue
have the $1,000 that remain. He
= IS very big about things like that.
However, it will be well If we
don't look for too much, from the
Y baseball men. There may not be
enough potted palms to- go around
and besides, some Of the magnateS
: may find, themselves at a dis
advantage is these surroundings.
: A palm is not always potted.
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