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Show 14 V SPORTING SPLINTERS Judging from the way tbe magnates paid out fancy prices for ball playcrt, the season of 1921 was most profitable. If the paying of such prices la due ti the desire, to beat the income Lax, whj I . not cut down the profits by reducing the price of admission '.' That woulu serve the purpose, and make a much bigger hit ia Candom Unless the unexpected should happen. hap-pen. It would bein that Detroit had )ort all chance ( getting shortstop Everett Scott. Cobb had hoped to build up his infield around this vetera i star. Now that he has gone to New York in exchange for Fec'.unpaugh. it would seem Detroit hadn't a look in Lew Blue was unquestionably the bes". looking player to be developed i ihe American league an year. He played a bnns-up game at flrt base for Detroit. It was feared ho wouldn't would-n't be able to hit. However, his hitting hit-ting was on a par with his sensational work In the field. Eddie Ainniilh is slaled to do nio.t of the catching for . he SI Louis Cardinals Car-dinals next year, according to Manager Man-ager Rickey. Here Lb a catcher who tus waived out of the American l sf t without any trouble, yet stan In the National league Proving that you can never tell In baseball. Howard Shanl.s will have no opposition opposi-tion at third base u Washington next spring Every year the Nationals srlgn a couple of youngsters to replace Shanks, but they never get very far. It Is said that (Jrlffin ban finally decided de-cided that Shanks Is better than five or six other third a altera, in the American, and the job is his. Owen Bush former Detroit TtRfi star, now with Washington, is anxious to try managing a minor league club, when all the major teams decide to waive on him. Bush seems to hays R couple of more years of big league HjjHjH unity In his synCem, and Griffith will H probarblv hold on to him until he has H picked up u shortstop, who will fill HHWJ the ball at Washington. H Walter Johnson has been mentioned HjaBJ In connection with "Z" Milan, as the HHHJ next manager of tlx Washington club HjaBfl John.-on would scarcely accept the pos- HjaBj l:lon If It was offered him. Inelden- HHWJ ally. It Is doubtful If he would make HjaBfl a good manager Walter is such a HjSBj likeable fellow, the players would be B prone to take advantage of his kindly HjSBfl disposition. HjSBfl Almost every club in the American HjSBH Itagu- offered cash to Conmo Mack HjSBfl for Joe Dugan. Connie was willing to jjSjMB'i listen to trade talk at tlw .imencaa fjjWJ league meeting, but wanted players HjSBB as well as money. Dugan. with HjSBB abllfcy plus youth, is the most valuably third sacker in the American league. H "Red" was one of the few ma- HAHA .lor league pitchers who wasn't both- HjaBfl ered by the lively hall last season. Fa- HjSBB bar had one of the greatest years of HjSBH his career Hi" Seemed to a better HjSBB. pitcher last Season than at any lime. HjaBH since he Joined ihti Chicago club. His HjaBBj side arm spy. ball Is a most deceptive HI delivery. H Elmer Smith of the Cleveland club HjBaBj feels the sumo way toward Boston as Stuffy Mrinnis does Cleveland- smith HjaBBj regards Cleveland as his home, and HjaBBj doesn't like the Idea of going to Bos- HHHJ n ton Incidentally, ho doesn't care to HjaBBj play on a club that shunts Its players KTgHH round as does owner Fra .' . J Youth must be served In baseball as HHHfl In all (.her sports Of tile players HjBBaj who were actlvj In the American HjaBBj league back as far as 1906. Ty Cobb HjBBaj Is the only one to remain In active 5-!B service While Cobb lacks some of the I iJH dash and fire that characterized his meHHjD play a dozen years ago he is still able HjBaBJ o show the way to most of the ath- HjBHfl letes, young as well as old. IBHjbIi Ordinarily a player is delighted to HBHJ get away from a second division club. HjHfl1 'o Join a team that has a chance to HDHJ win the pennant That Is what makes DH' the threat of Mclnnls that he. will not BHHJbI Join the Cleveland club excite so much HJH discussion. Mclnnls will be with HH Cleveland when the season siir.i. No HHJHI doubt he wants Mr. Era zee to hand HjBBaj over a bit of he purchase money BBHfl Here's hoping h di I HjBBaj EnleM Cleveland adds mors pifh- HjBHH :ng strength, unless St. Louis patches i up the weak spot at second, unless iushlngton show a more consistent front New York looks like the one best bet In the Anic:ican league to wli. Of course, there is always a chance the sorn- dark horse may upset the i calculations. |