Evening star., 1933-10-22

tNe nll-dIlu-IuIl OllSllSlNC
to the bunt system in the
American League next sea-
son as a result of the National
League champions successful eX-
ploitation of the short" game in
the recent world series.
That's the opinion of Clark
Griffith, president of the Wash
ington club that took such a de-
cisive beating from the Giants in
the struggle for base balls most
coveted title.
Explaining his reasons for this, Grit
nth frankly admits that the American
League, of which his club was the out
standing member this year uses such
thing as rabbit" ball in its games.
Which is something new with the Old
Fox
with the type of base ball We have
in our lea gue-yes, it's lively ball,
very livsly-it would not benefit the
CluDS 10 SIl-lI llGIii liAt AAAe "'AN NAA
game that has been standard with them
for some years now. to an attack call
ing for frequent bunting. such as that
the Giants used in the world series this
year and which has been employed In
the National League long time. says
Griffith.
In our league the hitters get more
from the lively ball and 1t pays club
Srrir,
The American League club plays for a
flock of runs. It's different In the
National League. There the ball. with
its thicker cover and heavier seams,
helps the man on the rubber and
hampers the batter. So with tighter
pitching. the National League clubs
have to be playing for one run all the
time
Ours is batters' league. the Ma
tional is a pitchers league" Grif1th
points out. Let the National League
stick to its bunting. Well hit EN- out
Comes the thought. why didn't the
Nationals hit EN- out in those three
world series games with the Giants in
which the American League rabbit
ball was used? Griffith answered that
some time ago When he plped. on,
we'll, We were of cur Eating stride"
Griffs to Feel Salary Ak.
VYIHEN contract discussions with
w their players are started by the
several American League club
owners in the Winter there probably
vii be much wailing done by the Ma
tionals as well as the members CT other
outfits in the circuit.
Though they wen the championship
in their league the past season, WASH
ington players a-e to feel the effects
of an effort at further retrenchment
the Harridge organization proposes to
make.
While Griffith has not committed
himself in this respect. he has declared
himself to b, heartily in favor OF any
move that will enable the club owners.
to get a fair break in thc distribution
Of ccin tfa. ght come into the cof-
fers CT the American League clubs
Like the other owners in his circuit
who have taken it on their chins plenty
IN financial way while the players
have received pay far out Of proportion
to what base ball has crossed in the
past several years. the head Of the
Washington club feels something Of
balance In the business should be
struck. He's planning to make matters
as even possible on his own club. 4
With all owners disposed to pare
down players pay to level with the
games income there is understood to
exist gentlemen's agreement whereby
one owner will refrain from dickering
with another for a player who, dis
gruntled because Of contracts terms,
may yearn for a hook-up with a sup
posedly more liberal club.
When the AK swings on the salaries
this WinteI the owners fully lnteno
that the players paths shall lead to
the chopping block.
Slaves the base ball players may feel
themselves to be. but this time they
aren't likely to get much sympathy
from Thomas, Richard and Henry Fan.
The boys who pay the freight at the
ball yards have been feeling the pocket
pinch so long they see no reason why
the high-priced athlete shouldn't feel
1t, too.
Red Sox Due to Get Grove