Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1921, Page 29

SP ORTS: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, "D. Rigid Retrenchment Urged for Bush Circuis SEXTON INFORMS MINORS I ECONOMY IS IMPERATIVE Recommends All Superfluous Expenditures, Includ- ing Bonuses for Players, Be Eliminated— Gos- sip of Big Base Ball Conference at Buffalo. "BY JOHN B. FOSTER. UFFALO, N. Y., December 7.—This seems to be the open season for B chastenings. Base ball has a wall: “Spare the Rod and Spoi Ball Landis took down the birch and President Sexton of the National Association removed his carpet slipper and massaged his organizati more than it hurts you, my son,” and called it a day. It was a brave thing to do, because | here and there were offending clubs | in the big circuit of which Mr. Sex which felt each | ton is executive, e stroke which he laid on with smh‘ persistent emphasis. Not all may have agreed with all that he said, but the fellow who felt that the other fellow had done something wrong did agree with some part of it. So. tak- ing it collectively, the president re- ceived an atmosphere of response all around. The running story of the presi- dent's address to the men who had come so far to hear it had to do with economics, 1t was as if father had reached the point where he wanted the whole family understand that | the high cost of living had reached another point over which he could not climb. Wants Everything Trimmed. Mr. Sexton wanted everything trim- med from fruit to sausages. Al those frivolities—to him superfluous | players, y hotels with I menus Tor plavers, Pullmans for plavers and expense accounts to and from business for players, he suggested, would be better abolished than continued. He advocated iron- clad agreements for limits of sal- aries and plavers and such things. and hinted at not helping out the major leagues by engaging their sur plus players, but forgot to name the date of the millennium. Perhaps an official millennium is not to be an- nounced until after a trial has been had of reforms. Tn the final analysis it will be found that individual clubs in base ball will closely imitate individual own- ers. A team which cannot rise above 1 i cighth place is the greatest stickler earthly pprieties and a team ich can a_championship b. expenditure of a dollar or t ely to skip the proprieties and | hase the pennant. fitting to go back It may be very to the days in base ball when the players rode over to Jimville in the it le | t ! V aboose of the local freight. but Tayville ever hears of it the Jay: am_will go to Jimville in touris cars just to be different Proposes Pooling Receipts. Julius Heinemann, all the way fromi New Orleans, thinks a lot of these vexations will be eliminated if some day the smaller leagues adopt his theory of mutual pocling of at lea part of the receipts. He desires no mutuality in the race for the cham- pionship. That would be absurd. but | as there are certain costs which are alike and which must be met by each club, it seems proper to him for the strong to help the weak, because the strong are dependent upon the weak, after all, to help maintain the circuit. | Rather altruistic, but sincerely for | the good of base ball in smaller cities. | Doak Roberts of Texas, a man who makes base ball grow where ranches are figured by miles and oil derricks are close enough together for clothes bars, says his economy in- handling the sleeping car-gues- tion saved his league $6.000. How- ever, Texas has a hot climate and tourist sleepers are comfortable—at times. President Sexton stated that the average price of a ball game in class A last year was $1,122.22. An interesting statement which will tend to keep any- body from invading class A. and which demonstrates to the citizenry who patronize class A base ball that they are not getting a cheap and ordinary article. “However. if they prefer to Jjudge their base ball more by results than by first cost that is something else in which even the price is with- out significance. President Larkin of the Hartford club boldly announced that he would buy and preserve his own ball players in ‘the future. President John To 605-607 7th St. Treat him to a lasting, servi in excellent fashion. All sizes. 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Plenty of plain or fancy blues, s, browns, greens; in all materials, such as annels, cassimeres, worsteds, serges, tweeds, new motto hanging on the parlor il the Child.” Commissioner of Base applied it to Babe Ruth. ion with a fatherly, “It hurts me International League said club would be forced from his o make room for f a club wants to go and play base ball nex i that no cireuit but Montreal another city, to also foremost in mxmng to place a club in Montreal. When it was announced that George McBride would not manage the Washington club in 1922, it was also suggested that, whatever for- tune may have in store for McBride, he at least goes into glory as one | of those managers who, in his first | vear's major league « *perience. had | some of his rivals a.ncing to hh[ music for part of the season. There were times in 1921 when it almost seemed as if Washington might be a championship contender and whan right next to Washington Monument or in the .near vicinity they could erect ano! to the date when the END OF DEAL FOR GROH BUFFALO, Y.. December 7.— Manager McGraw of the New York Nationals, who yvesterday traded Out- fielder George Burns and Catcher Mike Gonzales for Third Baseman Heinie Groh of the Reds, refused again today to confirm the report that cash con- sideration of $100,000 went with the pair of Giants for the Cincinnaif star. Burns, understood. will replace whose demands in con- a renewal of his con- t have been considered excessive the Cincinnati management. “Groh was suspended by Commis- sioner Landis last year upon his re- fusal to play with the Cincinnati team. He had openly expressed his desire to be sold to New Y He | was later reinstated on condition that he would not be traded or sold during the 1921 playing season. Groh then rejoined the Cincinnati club and finished the season with it. During the 1921 season Groh played m ninety-seven games, having a bat- ting average of .331 and a flelding average of .950. rns played in 149 games, having tting average of .299 and a fleld- ing average of .972. Gonzales’ name does not appear in the official it | Eddie Roush, nection with tra F fifteen games. GROH WELCOMES SHIFT TO NEW YORK GIANTS HAVANA, December 7.—Heinle Groh, €incinnati-third--baseman, expressed pleasure when told that he had been traded to the Giants for Outflelder George Burns and Catcher Mike Gon- zales. “The news is as gratifying as it is surprising,” he sald. “I'm certainly anxious for the season to open and you can be sure I'll do my best.” Gonzales, whose home is here, said: “I'll do my share to win a pennant for the Reds. Court and Lewis Win on Mat. KANSAS CITY, Mo. December 7.— Dick Davis Courj of Dallas. Tex.. won two of three falls from Wiadek Zb ko in their wrestling match night. Ed. (Strangler) Lewis defea ed Cliff Binckley, Columbus. Ohio, in straight falls. Binckley was the ag- or until Lewis clamped on his Bet. F & G Sts. ccable present. Give him one of FRED STONE, COMEDIAN, * SEEKS TO BUY RED SOX BOSTON, December 7. — Fred !mu. the comedian, hu offered » $780,000 price for ke local A-er!n- l-utu base ball club, A comference re- rding a sale will be h it was sald. It was understoed b Il.e 'Ill men here that Stone was an offer made in New T ity 2 reek = Ill five or ll.l ars, has put of more tha millien dollars on He has already made mouey with the Red Sox, umlllli through sales, having' disposed half a sem promineat COBB PLANS INOVATI FOR TRAINING IN SPRING SAN FRANCISCO, December 7.—Ty Cobb, Detroit American League Club manager, wants to establish his play- ers on their spring training trip in a large home, with excellent food and pleasant quarters. Many play- ers, Cobb says, complain of living conditions in the spring camps, and their dissatisfaction shows itself in their work. Cobb, who is leading the San Fran- cisco club in the California Winter League, leaves late this week for New York, where he will meet Frank avin, president of the Detroit club, cember 14. He says he will present his spring training plan to Navin and ask for permission to try it out. TY PICKS AUGUSTA, GA., HIS HOME, FOR CAMP AUGUSTA, Ga., December 7.—The De- troit American League club is expected to train here next spring. The board of commerce yesterday received a wire from Cobb asking if accommodations for the players could be provided, and was informed that such arrangements have been completed. The clubhouse at the local ball park is being improved for their coming. Cobb is expected to reach his home here about December 16. Cobb Tops Coast Hitters. 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Dectod o agt ‘wpon Preatazat Michael H. Sexton's recommendation for changes in the national association agreement relating to the loaning and rming of players and the addition of a heavier penalty clause for clubs violating the salary limit. President John C. Toole of the Inter- national League said today that he saw no objection to owner Landgraf of Syracuse transferring his franchise to Montreal. The question will settled at the annual meeting of the league in New York on December 13. FRANCHISE OF SYRACUSE MAY GO TO MONTREAL i~ BUFFALO, N. Y., December 7.—A | possible shift on the new Intern: tional League is indicated by the an- nouncement of Ernest C. Landgraf, owner of the Syracuse franchlise, that he had obtained an option on Atwood Park, Montreal, and would ask for a transfer to_that city at_the annual meeting in New York on December 12, Unsatjsfactory terms for a lease or| the base ball park at Syracuse for 1922 were give by Mr. Landgraf as his principal reason for seeking the change. TROTTERS INDEMAND INU. 5. AND IN EUROPE a PHILADELPHIA, port, Conn., out. WILLARD QUITS KANSAS Jess pugilistic Lawrence home, inchuding the luml—’ ture and livestock on the place. will move to California. REB BATTERS KEISER INAN 8-ROUND FIGHT Pa., December 7. —Hatry Greb of Pittsburgh defeated Fay Kelser, Baltimore, in an eight- round bout last. night. The Pittsburgh light-heavyweight punished Keiser severely and won Iy 2 big margin. George . 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Pmduh Co. 1319 L St tw.. 2md Fleor Nfl 59¢ 89¢ ..81.79 .82.19 .$2.89 $1.50) . $1.85) 8675 o {and lost. {did not win against the Army last E WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1921.. : Annapolis Has a Trio of Versatile Athletes SPORT BARCHET NOYES, McKEE, ALL OF MODERATE SIZE NNAPOLIS, December 7.—Few institutions can boast such an expert and versatile trio of athletes as the Naval Academy has in Stephen Barchet, a Marylander; Ira McKee, a P!nns)lvanun and Victor | A S. 29 RIDERS IN SIX-DAY RACE ARE FAR BEHIND RECORD NEW YORK, December 7.—Tirelve teams were still bunched in the lead in the six-day bicycle rate at Mad: !son Square Garden at 8 am. toda the sixty-sixth hour. They had cov- ered 1,034 miles and six laps. Two teams, Grendu-Pelloni and Bello-Gaff- ney, were a lap bebind, and the Bil- jlard-Alavoine pair three laps to the rear. Noyes. who is from Vermont, mor in, the whole history of the acldemyi Kaiser was leading on points. The has ame class afforded such a valuable and interesting group, for they all | entered at the beginning of the last scholastic year. AR three, it will be noted, are easterners, and this is unusual. in itadit, as the majority of the best at the Naval Academy come ‘west. Furthermore, they yourhs of moderate size, 60 l]l pl-y foot ball in the fall, of winter ‘nd IIV!I'R Barchet Is Leader Now. Barchet, rated as one of the best running backs among the ‘college teams this year, clearly stands at the in the the base ball nine last spring. McKee Zot & running start, winning & posis lion as re on the eleven and basket ball five in his first year, while Noyes, under certain handicaps, has not yet won the laurels of the oth- 2rs, but many believe that he will yet assume the leading position in the class. After a stiff ohtained a place in the backfield of the naval team last year and started in the game against West Point. He was awarded the coveted “N-star™ for his work in the game, and won it, wgain when, after becoming the lead- ng scorer of the bllkat ball team. he played in the winning game against the Army in that sport. McKee was anxious to accomplish something never before attained by a flrsl-yur student—the winning of three “N-stars” In one year, this in- sold his|signia being given only to those par- ticipating in a winning game against the Army. He tried to make a place on the nine, but did not show the ability in this line as in other sports However, the Navy nine | year. Barchet's star began to gain the ascéndancy when he clinched the ehortftopposition on his nine, and he reached the first magnitade whem he to 30c. ¢ competition McKee ‘ | became the star back of the eleven | and was conceded to be onme of the Lest backfleld players In the country. | McKee and Neyes, though valuab substitutes, playing in portions of a| number of games, were not rated s | first-string players this season. { © May Win Mere Laurels. All three have sturted in some line of winter eports, and will take up are likely to win more laurels during ! | the present scholastic yeur, ending in | June. McKee is hard at work with] the basketers, who will rely upon him more than ever this year. Noyes is working with the wrestlers, and Bar- chet, with a large number of the other foot bali mem. will take uj boxing. it _being the belief of th academy officials that that sport ha a particularly benefictal effect upon foot ball players. In the spring, Barchet and McKe again will play hase ball. whil Noyes probably will join the track men, for he is very fast. Al hop- . do good work for the Naval A-ader and win deserved distinction fo themselves. McKee, parlicularly, i anxious to make good on the dia mond, and secure the "N-star” I three sports, somethl never 8o fa accomplished by a midshipman. In cidentallyT all three of this grour won It in the game just plave: ainst West Point. hese young men have had one full athletic” season at the Naval Acad- emy and two at foot ball. They have two full seasons and more than halt of another before them prior tc graduating from the fnstitution They have all made a wonderfu start, and made it probable that they wifl go down in the athletic annal: A8 the three most remarkable athletes one class has ever furnished the Nuval Academ; —_— Cornell beasts four fully-equipped polo teams. Army officers instruct the candidates. real oymen DOYOUdmndgoodl:obaeco? 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