The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-24
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BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-Maybe
~ there So snne merit in this

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Maybe
IN there is some merit in thi;
thing called organization at that.
You take the Yankees. Now peo-
pie tell me they have a swell or
g~anization, and that is one reason
why they usually have a pretty good
ball club.
On the other hand you take the
Giants. People say that the Giants
will never get any place until they
get a better organization, a sounder
policy of administration.
Personally. ! do not know much about
organization. To me II Is a very school-
like. forbidden word. But since 1921, the
Yanks have been the ball team of tins
town. even In world series oeieat. ana 10
more recent years they have added ire
mcndously 10 their popularity.
You may be disposed 20 say that 1t has
not been so much organization as Rutn
and how do I know but what you are
c%Orrect2 Still 10 took enterprise 70 set
q new record IN purchase money TO buy
Ruth. / have been reading books on HOW
70 Succeed" mot that I need to- and ]
IND that enterprise is a hne iu9Iicant 70
TIC wheels Of org2nization' ~o dnis me e
Bruce Barton or Eddie Guest?
II II
ITO me a striking thing about
i the Yanks from the business
point of view is that they seldom
have any trouble signing their ball
players, whereas the Giants do.
The case of Bill Terry is an exam
pie. Here is a player who came
within q point or so Of duplicating
his batting championship perform
ance Of a year ago.
/ think he was getting s22, 900 q year
ago. When new contracts we're sent out
u was announced that Terry would have
TO take a 40 per cent cut. This would
have been understanding if he had fallen
of 40 per cent In efficiency, but the
records showed he hadn't. A minimum cut
would have been IN keeping with the occ-
nomic conditions, no matter what the rec
What was the effect Of this announce
mentY Certainly it wasn't hattering 70
the front Office Of the Giants. Even in
mand for fair play. More than one peas
ant mas died Tor a monarch WrOnged.
SHY III grant you. but IT'S these things
t.ha5 keep magazine editors in caviar.
And what a pathetic world this would lie
~ magazine editors did not have their
Finally, Of course, the Giants signed
Terry, and they signed him at much less
than a 30 per cent reduction in salary.
4 IldUlEH 10 KNOW GAHCLlY WnHb LDEY
signed him for. The reduction was much
closer to 10 per cent. 1t was inevitable
that this would be done. The attendant
publicity did not add anything to the
Illusion that baseball is sporting.
There are still some very ardent Giant
followers. An army Of them. in fact. To
offset any charge of unfalrness in the
matter OF contract trouble, I will make my
own attitude on the semi-occasiona Ruth
disputes clear. This can be done very
simply. If u couldn't be done simply, 1
couldn't do it.
ITO begin with, Ruth always gets
Il what he thinks he is entitled
to. A great amount of ~hullabaloo
always is made over his signing.
This comes under the head of le-
Ultimate publicity, and what would
the Yanks, or any other club, do
without publicity? You tell 'em,
Junior. That's right. They'd fold
up like an opera hat.
This year Ruth demands $50. 900. He
has been offered $4,000. There is no sug-
geStion Of rancor or rebellion in the ne
ing camp. Shortly. Colonel Jacob 2upGert.
owner of the Yanks. will get there. Tor
an l know maybe Ruth and Rupert iiave
an understanding. 1t Is possible the con-
tract has ALREADY been signed,
But that isn't important. There will be
no light. There will be no harmful pub
licitv.
There will be no trouble. Ruth will
sign. Rupert. fair-minded. will rive him
what he thinks he ought to have. which
Will be $75.0 900 for one year. or $40. 900
for two years. It will be. very serviceable.
mers will think Ruth is all right and Rup-
pert okay. That is good business.