| Show r Moneyed Ball Player Is Doomed f of 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o I Limit Is Placed on Future Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 Q O 0 0 0 Les Prices Paid Are Bi Big Features BY CHADWICK Copyright 1923 by The Standard Standard- I NEW EW YOI YORK K July The 21 21 boIl ball player is doomed e major league club owners It was as learned here today have bavo reached a tacit that gold sold would not be around the minor leagues yar In ex exchange hango for tor promising as It has haB been the last two t earll eari The The leara-The minors who ho have been groom groom- ing log grooming their youngsters in tim the tation expectation of or an awakening some somo morn morn- ing morning to find a 0 stranger at the tho gate with Ith a sa sack k of or doubloons will not have their dreams molested So say the big league leogue fello fellos fellows s so No o No minor league placer should sell Bell for tor more than 25 said one bethe of or the magnates It Jt should be the price and be to I 5 question 1 e en that Is not too much's much There is 12 the text teat for tor player pur pur- pur- pur purchases purchases chases chaOs this ear Le Lep the minoT heed it The lusty porter with the sack lack of at gold does docs not wait with with- out THen THen gi e on the other r side of or orthe the he picture Some rich club probable able CIt abl will slip around the corner It if It has not done so already and every put a Ue use mc me option on all every every- everything thing that tan ean can wear a glove tad nd inda II a copper toed tOld shoe MILLIO Something Something- like has as been poured Into the minor je coffers In the last three ears cars mostly In exchange for Cor l Ihy rs b by big league clubs 1 the Ie highest prices were the tho ho for lor Kamm for jimmy 0 Connell and 6 for or J Jack ac Bentley Plenty of or other largo large sums were spent for tor b pla ei and there were ere also some other linen finan financial n- n dab cial arrangements that hal to do with th time The llona were too high In U n many cases and that Is partly the fault lault or of those who ha hate hale e been exploiting baseball lute like a circus gail and nd who now bare re beginning to realise o that lacy vere I were playing on the wrong key kc- A new clement in baseball which has not been through the u mill li like Ban Johnson Barney Dreyfuss and ind ome others has haB been boiling over eagerness to place base baseball boIl before the public like a ling circus or a a bargain sale a a I d de- de df store The They have bLen b crazy to blazon the walli with three sheet posters and cIrcus and yellows not realizing that hat such a courso was the to l keep away gway a ay from the ground ground conservative lovers of or the game gome who ho are arc the tho backbone ot of o Its sup sup- support support sup port Sensational boosting 0 and nd r vr r have never been n connection with ball bast-ball 1 Esen en the header double can show but rC reason Ulon for its 1111 ta existence ex- ex ex except when hen it is absolutely n ces- ces cesary eary ary because the scheduled number lOt ot games must be placed c cb eon s-a-eon eon on Conservatives of or the games ames are aware of or this condition and have been the first to note that the PI pie pie- pie e- e publicity attaching 0 o Ih th high price players did not noe pub Jt 2 la is doubtful II 11 the Giants have drawn a single additional r J tron lear Car car because they p 1 for tor two players If It the China o White Sox can show that thai halm has brought to them tenth one or of orthe the price they paid for him they will have to do a lot of ot fl on their books 2 0 PITCHERS Ono national league club how how- how however e ever eser er Is wilting willing to pay any anywhere here from pitchers to Co lot toi pitch pitch- ers But produce th the There is the rub The minors are not showing anything that ot of the type The Tho Yanks traded around And got Pennock from the Red Ked Sox Sax nod he has haa been worth more to the club ue than all the bush league pitches who have havo ben blen working this season Such put a crimp in the Inclination or of any havea league owner to have a sign painted for Cor his Ills park I paid I for Bill Jonel Jones Dt do ou think of hIm The Tho tat lat Is likely ely to back ThIis a bust busL Some Sorno of or the major league own own- own owners e ers rg held a II conference recently and lud greed a not to patronize the Pacific Cot t C league because of McCarty the t he president has nerve nervo and cour courage convictions a age ge enough to stand by hi com conic conic- Ic- Ic ions t and oppose the drat draft But tho t he attack has made friends friend for McCarthy Instead of or enemies At least half halt of or the major majoe league cague club owners believe that the ITI S paid for purchases of or releases are out possibilities ot or all proportion to th the of or the business end of the game sume They blamo blame tho the Now York clubs for tor starting It it The Tho Yanks are aro censored for tor the largo l arge suns um they turned over or Ruth Huth Even now when the end of or the deal dent has broken so strongly in their ra fas favor or there are who hold that tat the move was bad Naturally they are thinking of ot 0 their home troubles In cities which lack the he or of New York |
