Show publicity of figures in player sale Is harmful robert quinn president of the boston red bed sox Is taking the lead la in suppressing on player values ile he steadfastly refuses to name dame the terms whenever such terme term are cash whereby he acquires or sell sells a player with quinn it has b become deome a matter of policy when quinn announced the purchase of ken williams from the st louis browns broads he be was besought on all sides for the details he be gave freely until pressed tor for the amount of cash involved there he balked 1 I never tell how much a player costs me he explained it do the club say any good and it certainly do the player any ally good 1 wilbert robinson Rouin aun president manager of the brooklyn club happened to come along just as quinn made his bis observation and agreed me ale too he said that ought to be written into the rules rulee of the major leagues league a A lot of barm has been done by releasing those outlandish figures which even if they were true were all out of proportion and placed false value on players it Is the shortest cut in opinion of many experienced baseball men to the end of the mad money moon that Is generally supposed to have undermined the caliber of playing material |