Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-05
KENW0RTHYT TRAILS
MORAN TO COAST
Manager Griffith Gets Busy,
Kidding Team of Players
He Can't Use.
AK WELDING TO GO
ON FOR SOME TIME
Several Clubs Anxious to Get
Rid of ''Lemons" in Trades
at Meeting.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Bill kenworthy, who, during part of
last season. was given a trial by Man
ager Griffith. has been returned to the
minors. Like Roy Moran, Kenworthy
has been sold to the Sacramento club OF
the California League The dropping of
this player does not come as a surprise
to local patrons of the game. 1t was
evident from the first day that he ap-
peared in a Washington uniform that
Kenworthy was never intended for
major league club.
NO player that has been picked up by
the local club in recent years ever came
better touted. He was heralded as an
other Ty Cobb, and it is hard to under
stand how a manager of Jack Hendricks
experience could be SO fooled in a play
er's ability. 1t was Hendricks, then man.
ager OF the Denver team, who tipped
Griffith off to Kenworthy. He is per-
sonal friend of the local manager and
came all the way from Denver to Chi
cago to make sure that Griffith would
get this prize. Hendricks insisted that
kenworthy was by far the best young
ster that had come to the majors in
years. and he actually gave it as his
opinion that in due time he would be the
equal of Cobb.
Griffith paid pretty stiff price for the
chance
good here.
The dropping of Moran and Kenworthy
is but the beginning of an ax-wielding
performance in which Griffith will in
dulge before the team reports for prac-
tice. Several others of the youngsters
who We're tried. out last fall and found
wanting will be returned to lower grade
leagues to develop, though there is not a
chance for either Moran or Kenworthy
to get another trial in fast company,
God hat ur1,a i'm
provement can be expected.
Business in disposing of the 1912 crop
of lemons at the annual meeting of the
American League at Chicago next week
promises to be exceedingly brisk The
supply is large. Whether or not the de-
mand will meet it remains to be seen,
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer Presi-
dent Navin of the Detroit club says that
he will trade any man on his team with
the exception of Cobb. Crawford, Stanage
and Dubuc. Well, Joe Birmingham will
gave him Hanger for Outfielder Veach
and might be persuaded to trade Infielder
kibble for Witt or Louden. George Null
lin is included among those who will go
upon the market. but that is nothing
new. Mullin has been pitching for De-
troit since 1902 being one of the charter
members of the veterans association,
American League chapter. His name has
been mentioned in connection with trades
and sales for several years. but George
the Tigers despite his twice published
statement that he would never pitch an
other game for Detroit
President Navin would also part with
I1tcher Joe Lake. He bought Lake from
st. Louis last summer. He thought he
was getting prize. He was perfectly
willing to part with a check calling for
the payment of a few thousand He's
sorry now that he did not stop payment
on the check.
Edgar WiIletf G aDOfhar Dafroif I,,,rIor
who has been slipping for year or so.
The big fellow from Wichita has the red
u!site speed and twist, but control is
| missing in the critical moments and
critical moments are bound to bob up
now and then during important games.
Navin admits that he does not think
| much of his infield. Others think the
same. Outside of Bush, he has not
Gamer did show promise, but when he
| stopped one of Jack Coombs' wicked
shoots with his wrist year ago. his big
league career received terrific jolt.
Prior to the time his arm was broken he
looked like the one best bet among the
| first sackers Walter Camp would have
| picked him for the All-American. But,
| like Billy Bradley. who suffered a similar
| mishap Del never seemed quite as good
as before the accident. In fact, he retro
, graded faster than Bradley. The latter
| could come back today and show up some
| of the third sackers who are getting away
with 1t in the big leagues, while Gamer
| will have to give a better account of him.
| self In 1913 than he did in 1912.
! 1t isn't o!-.y Joe Tinker that Murphy
| is Fostering these days. c. Webb is still
| considerably riled up because Chance
price-about $1O,OOO-for certain stock In
| the Chicago club on which he has since
| drawn from $4,000 to $4,000 in divi-
dends each year. but sold to Pitts
burgh capitalist for $4,000
Murphy wanted that stock. and it was
partly because Chance refused to part
] with 1t at Murphy's price that c. Webb
I hitched can to him. Murphy knew
manager If he could possibly get
Tinker. and, therefore. felt no uneasi-
ness about sending the peerless leader
| to Rhineland. But now that Chance has
| to Harry Wolverton as manager of the
Yankees. c. Webb is doing about every
| thing he can to keep him anchored at
Cincinnati.
Just as soon as Tinker is traded to
| the Reds Hermann will have Chance de-
clared a free agent, with permission to
| sign with the club Offering him the best
terms Frank Farrell has denied that
he ever invited Chance to lead the Yam
| KEGS. and he probably hasn't. But that
is no reason why he shouldn't II the ex-
Cub mOgul ever gets out Of the National
League. Murphy KNOWS finance STANDS
| in line for one of the best paying jobs
in base ball-so he's keeping him in Gin
| cinnati.
With any one but Murphy at the head
Of the Chicago club 1t would be easy
enough to patch things up. The rest
of the National League feels that 1t
owes Chance something and would
stretch any number of points to help
him to a good berth. But Murphy. is at
war with everything in sight. including
Ban johnson.
| Chicago fans are so completely out of
sympathy with Murphy-even the board
Of trade. his old standby. Is now against
him-that they can see only the White
Sox. Murphy never has been Johnsons
little pal and the growing popularity Of
the American League In Chicago-in-
| creasing at the expense of the Cubs
doesn't strengthen his love for the
[ American League or it's president
One base ball sharp asserts that the
| WaShingtOnS will he * cent ar rer