The Washington herald., 1911-12-12
Detroit Refuses to
Waive on ELberfeld
Owner Napin Wants the Midget for the Tigers.
Orioles Also After the Kid-Gossip'of
the Pou-vou

OF the Browns. believing that the little
Scot did not have a fair trial last sea-
son.
Fred Lake, former manager of the
Boston Red SoX, announces that he will
manage the Lynn team of the New Eng
land League next summer. Lake was one
of the st. Louis scouts this season and
dug up big Kutina, who made such a
good showing on first base.
MOeIIer should Make Good.
Lake predicts that MoeIler, whom the
Nationals bought from Rochester. will
be the sensation and big surprise OF the
American League. Just watch that
boy" said Lake. He is wonderfully
fast and can hit any Of them"
Tim Murnane. president of the New
england League, took occasion to con-
gratulate Clark Grifith on obtaining
charlottesville, Va. as a spring training
camp. It's a great place" said Muir
name. -Four times different Boston clubs
nave trained there. and every year they
nave won the pennant You couldn't
nave picked out n better spot"
PRESIDENT Tom Noyes, OF the Nation
ais, arrived on a late train this after
noon. He. with Manager Griffith. will
represent the Washington club at the
annual American League meeting to-
morrow.
There are some American League own
ers who are prone to select Cleveland
as the dark horse in the fight Of next
season. They have two arguments TO
advance. The first Is that a new man.
ager OF the type OF Davis is likely to
revolutionize the general play OF the
team, as Jennings revolutionized the
work OF the Detroit team. The second
is Gregg. Gregg seems to be an argu-
ment whenever anybody talks about
pitching.
Speaking of Jennings also brings with
1t general expression of thankfulness
on the part OF American League owners
that he was not killed when his motor
car jumped a bridge in Pennsylvania II
is conceded that Jennings Gas been a
tower OF strength to the Western half
Of the American League. and that to
lose him would have been serious blow
to Detroit
The American League people would
like extremely we'll 10 see a good club
in New York. That sentiment is enter
tanned by the New York fans.
There are those who believe that VOL
verton will get the position in spite OF
the fact that the owner of the Oakland.
Cal, club insists that he will NOT permit
Wolverton to get away from the Coast.
It comes on the best authority that
Fred Lake will manage the st. Louis
Browns in 1912. Lake would not deny the
rumor.
c. ". Murphy, the Cub boss. says that
he will nominate Ban Johnson for presI-
dent of the National League. He says
that Ban runs the league anyhow, so
that he might as well draw salary for
his work Murphy issued a statement in
which he bitterly accused johnson of
National League persecution.
Fred Clark signed up with Barney
Dreyfus and will lead the Pittsburgs
next season. Clark says he's through
with the playing end of the game. Here
after he will be a bench manager.
Big Chief'' Stallings says there Is abso-
lutely no truth in the statement that he
will leave Buffalo. He declares he would
not accept the management of either the
Phillies or Reds. Many believe that Big
George is only bluffing,~ and that he will
be in the big ring next year.
Supporters Of Tom Lynch anticipate a
stiff fight over the reelection of this
able executive The Murphy Fogel-Eb-
bets combination has framed up for some
unknown whose name will not be sprung
until the last minute.
W. B. Winslow, the new president of
the Boston Nationals, declares that he
will vote for the reelection of Lynch
St. Louis is also ia line for The present
executive. so that the worst the
incumbent can get is a deadlock. That
means he will have to be retained in Of
flee until all but three supporters desert
him.