The Washington times., 1930-12-09
CARNEY DREYFUS TO BATTLE AGAINST HOME RUN EPIDEMIC
LIVELY BALL
NIARREg
AT CONFAB
BY JAMES 4. Ku.GAIx&N
tCopyEisl.t 1a9el

Il . 4 s54 !.
by JAMES 4. KILGAILNN
{CapyFfght. 1881 \.
nv Tnfsgnefaaalak News SaFvi&s
NEW YORK, Dec. 0 0N.S.l.
aCiye ms good tight nennant
race in the National Keague-
and In the American League,
too, for that matter and base
hall business win be fsne In
1891. am not worried at all
about this taIk of economic de-
pressi0n.
Barney Dreyfuss. owner Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, who has been
active In baseball since 1892 and
who has been through one big
league @crisiss after another in
the past 80 years. made this
statement In an interview today.
Il found Dreyfuss, o small,
sharp featured, kindly old gem
tleman standing among the
palms In the lobby of one Of the
hotels in the roaring forties
where the National and Aneri-
can League magnates are holding
their annual convention.
"a
DFeyfuss was right ct hOme.
Fer, aII around him I'm the
crowded lobby, were some Of
the NEST famous personalities
I'm baseball, chatting among
themselves ab0ut player deals,
the h0nae rum epidemic, the
draft controversy and other
subjects Of direct interest to
them.
These personalities included
such as the alert, gray-haired
John j. McGraW, manager Of the
New York Giants, who is trying
to bring the majors ard minors
together on the draft; Connie
Mack, veteran manager Of the
world champion Philadelphia
Athletics who says he is "al1 set"
and will stand pat" on his team
for 1891; Billy Evans, general
manager Of the Cleveland Indians
who told the writer he has the
best young BAN club in the busi-
ness: E. s. Barnard, president Of
the American League, who wants
to legislate against the sacrifice
fly; Bill Killifer, manager of the
st. Louis Browns who is trying
to make a trade or two AMI
Rogers HornSby, manager Of the
Chicago Cubs, who is here to
spend some Of MIR. Wrigley'S
money If he can get o good bali
player or two.
Too DOME Bush, manager Of
the Chicago White Sox who Is
reported to have Third Baseman
Willie Karnm on the trading
block. is here as is Dan HowIey,
manager Of the Cincinnati Reds
who told me he viii win or lose
next year with a young ball
club. Joe Mccarthy. newly
appointed manager of the New
York Yankees: John (''Shano')
Collins, manager of the Boston
Red ISox; Bucky Harris. manager
Of the Detroit Tigers; Roger
Peckinpaugh. manager Of Cleve-
land; Bob, Shawkey, ex-manageY
Of the Yankees; Bin McKechnie,
manager Of the reiuvenated
Boston BRAY. Johnny Eyers,
Dave Bancroft, Jack Quinn,
George Sisler, Joe Dugan, Art
Fletcher. Jack OnsIow. AL Moore,
Val Picinich, Oscar Witt, Al
Mamaux and Whitley Witt.
Dreyfuss had come loaded for
bear" and ready to battle against
the home run epidemic, it was
said. He is going to have his
say before the magnates on the
subject.
'The ball il too lively, i'm my
opinion" Dreyfuss told Inter.
national News Service. 'Tn the
20 years prior to 1893 only
two balls were hit over the
right field fence i'm Pittsburgh
for hOmers. They were hit BY
OutfieIder Stencil and Tim
Jordan Of Brooklyn. Now they
hit two or three over in q
single game"
Dreyfuss said he was for peace,
rather than war, between the
majors and the minors ON the
draft issue.
"The draft should be re.
tanned In baseball" he said.
players are entitled to ad.
vance I'm their profession. All
minor league clubs were agree.
able to the draft up to 1920,
and it was . mistake then
when some Of the minors were
told they could stay out If
they wanted.
Baseball men should mot be
split into factions. We should
be all one big family. What
helps one helps another, and
by the same token what hurts
one hurts another.
"The maj0Fs need the minors
70 develop ball players. E il
cheaper than trying 30 develop
them ourselves. realize others
think different-the ST. L@ufs
club for one, with their nuHlaeE-
Gus FARMS think Z knew,
however, for / have tried both
ways. Pittsburgh has only one
farm Wichita, Kan, in. tho
Western League"
Declaring that if the pennant
races are close in 1881 business
will be good, Dreyfuss pointed
; out that Brooklyn and Chicago
drew big crowds last year be-
cause they were ''up there" all
the way and that st. Louis
started drawing in an important