The Washington herald., 1911-12-12
BY WILLIAM PEET.

| tance in the shape of real business was
transacted. The Eastern League elected
Ed Barrows president for a term OF
five years and the national commission
spent three hours discussing the world s
series ticket scandal returning YER
dict Of nothing doing" and that they
were waiting for more evidence before is
suing a statement.
Manager Clark Griffith Joined in the
general fanfest at the Waldorf late this
afternoon and took occasion to spike q
number of rumors which had been going
the rounds.
OF considerable interest to Washington
fans is the statement from Griffith that
| Detroit had refused TO waive claim to
J Kid Elberfeld, so that unless some sort
OF a compromise is effected before the
/ season opens the Nationals cannot trade
| the midget, which will be a severe blow
to Griffith, as he had counted all along
| on placing Elberfeld with some minor
| league organization in the capacity OF
manager. demanding in return cash
| consideration and the pick of the club
at the close of the 1912 season.
Although not official. 1t is understood
that all the American League clubs have
waived on Wild Conroy and Dolly Gray.
The latter will be turned over to Roches-
ter. and from the way Manager John
CANCEL, OF the Eastern League, talks
Conroy may accompany Gray.
Dunn Wants EIberfeld.
Jack Dunn, OF the Baltimore Orioles.
would like to get Kid Elberfeld, and
had long talk with Griffith about the
matter. If the Detroit club can be in
duced to revoke its decision, which IS
barely possible, Baltimore may get Ell
berfeld.
The New York newspapers this morn
| ing printed in their early extras the
announcement that Griffith was after
Jack knight, the Highlanders' lanky
| infieIder. and that in all probability
knight would be seen in a Washington
uniform next season.
Griffith denies absolutely that he has
made any overtures to the Highlanders
| for Knight. IF l wanted him there is
no chance to get him now after all this
newspaper talk" declared Griff to the
| writer. The nationals manager did not
deny that he could use Knight. but en-
tertained little hope that he could get
him, for the principal reason that he
had nothing to trade the New Workers
! in return.
Fred Clark. manager of the Pttsburg
| Pirates, was asked by the writer II he
thought Jack Flynn would make good
on first base with the Nationals. and
also why he let the player out. Clark
replied.
Flynn was bothered with bad legs
something the matter with his knees-a
lot of strained ligaments, believe, and
he could not run fast enough to suit
me. That Is the reason / let him out.
He hit fairly we'll for us, and fielded his
! position irr~SoOd shape. II he can get
himself right, I think he will make
good in the American League. Person
ally, Flynn is a fine fellow. I would
- hall 81 =
| but he was not quite fast enough to
| suit me-
Flynn Good Third Sacker.
| Several American Association magnates
who know all about Flynn declare that
| Flynn is about as good third baseman
as he is a first sacker, and there is a
chance that Manager Griffith will try him
on the far corner, which looms up as
the weak spot in the Nationals armOr at
present.
John Camel, the Rochester manager, is
carrying around a large-sized crouch. He
believes he was stung on the deal which
gave the Nationals Foster, Moeller, and
Spencer. Said Cancel:
Il wanted Lelivelt and Groom for these
men. and now they tell me 1 cannot get
| Groom, because the other American
League clubs will not waive claim on his
services They offer me Gray instead
and It looks as If l would have to take
him.
Il will pay back right now to the Wash
ington club Just what cash they offered
me for this trio and $500 additional
consented to the deal purely out of friend
ship for Jim McAleer. Nobody else In
the world could have induced me to part
with these men,
George Moreland, former president of
the o. and P. League, says the Nationals
have corralled a good one in Outfielder
Shanks, of Youngstown. 'Shanks," de-
clares Moreland lis as fast as a streak.
He can cover a lot of ground in the
field, has a corking good arm, and is
heavy hitter. If Shanks gets any kind
of a show at all he will land a perma-
nent job in the Washington clubs out
field"
Joe Kelley, manager OF the Toronto
club of the Eastern League, button
holed Griffith in the Waldorf corridor
this afternoon, and inquired II Grim mad
a good young pitcher he wanted to sell.
''Ill pay as much as any minor league
manager for a pitcher. What do you
say?"
Grif shook his head and replied, II
came here to get ball players If possible
and not to sell any
Kelley spoke in the highest terms of
the work Of Bill Bradley, former Cleve-
land third sacker, who covered the three
quarter stretch for the Canadians this
past season. He was the best in the
league" vouchsafed Joe. ''and how the
big fellows ever let him slip away from
them is a mystery to me-"
Another Rumor Started.
Another rumor which spread quickly
among the baseball writer's was to the
effect that Jim McAleer had obtained
George Mcbride for his Boston club.
Clark Griffith soon spiked this dope story
with the statement that under no con-
sideration would he let go of Mcbride.
He considers George one Of his most val
liable assets.
Charley HemphIIl. former center fielder
Of the New York Highlanders, who has
Just recently been appointed manager
OF the Atlanta club Of the Southern
League, is here for the big pow-wow.
Hemphill is enthusiastic over the change
and feels confident that he viii be able
to give Atlanta winner. He is counting
a whole lot on young Austin Howard, the
Washington boy who Joined the South
erners during the fag end OF last sea-
son. 'T have heard a whole lot about
Howard from The Atlanta officials and
from what they all tell me he should
be good man for US. One thing certain,
he viii be given every chance in the
world to make good
All OF the American League magnates
are In New York with the exception of
Owner Bob Hedges, Of the st. Louis
Browns, ana he Is expected tomorrow.
Word was received to-day that Hedges
bad resppointsd Bobby wallace manager