The Washington times., 1912-02-21
GRIFFITH TRYING
TOLAND CLARKE
Declines to Let Coutng Backsop Drift to Milwaukee,
s.. When He May Be of V aluabe Service to the
ERt*5a4,,- Nifty Nationals at Florida Avenue.
BY SENATOR"

zephyrs stealing up. from the Hudson
and rolling across the diamond at the
hilltop. When the lad pastimed in Bal
timore. after his first trial In the ma iors
he found that his arm was strengthened
| IN the warmed climate, and he is hop
iEg that 4Washington's boiling after
moons will work the same change In his
| hurling wing. If his arm does come
back. watch for some action at Florida
avenue this summer
: George Stovall Is already being named
Browns, now that he has been corralled
| ty Colonel Hedges. However, this is
bit early for such representations
Let's wait a while end SEQ II he can
| beat out John Kutina, the Michigan
rnastodon. for the job at first base.
Whitman a Humorist.
President Whitman, of the United
States League. is q humorist. He wakes
funny, as the following shows:
Sporting writer's should not call the
United States League men outlaws
Standard dictionaries define an outlaw
as one who openly defies the lava
bandit
This term would more properly APP
| ply to the American and National
Leagues. They defy the law, and the
Constitution by holding players in bond
| slaves, and they admit their offense by
referring to those whom they do not
control as free agents. Wher they call
usoutlaws, they are. using the tactics
OF the robber who cries out Stop thief
to deceive pursuers.
| "They are the outlaws not we, and
We propose to remove the stains fI|m
| the great American game and to make
| and keep 1t the cleanest amusement Of
the age. We will exercise our consti-
tutional right to emancipate the base
ball players of AmeriCa and henceforth
all shall be free agents. As we have
said before, there will be no baseball
war unless one Is forced upon US by the
trust, and we would call your attention
to the fact that this Is bad year Aor
Having digested this one might roll
over and smoke another.
Herzog In Line.
Charlie Herzog, one of the few New
York Giants to hold his own against
the Athle tics in the last series for the
worlds title. has signed a three-year
contract. Marquard McGraw. and
Mathewson are other long-teIm players
with the National League champions,
but Jack Meyers, Larry Doyle, and
"Fcrgetfur' Fred Merkle: the cement
topped first baseman, haven't even
signed a one-year contract yet.
Rumors Of early starts for baseball
games in New York have stirred the
fans of Wall Street and already 400
names have been signed to an appeal
continue their o'clock beginnings.
Members of the Coffee, Cotton and Pro-
duce Exchanges are working with the
Stock Exchange to keep the late starts.
The New York clubs may now get a
J line on just how many seats they can
count on being filled during the season.
i Outlaws Hopeless.
Tom Lynch, the level-headed leader
of the National League, insists that
the United States and Columbian
Leagues are outlaws and, Furthermore,
adds the Information that in New York
the United States men are without play
crs or park. Here in Washington they
have a headquarters in a telephoneless
hotel and an option on two-by-four
ball park. We get you, Tom!
, Connie Mack's rockies landed in St.
Louis yesterday just In time to find a
blizzard covering. the Mound City. with
snow. The ball players stayed six hours
in the town and the snow never ceased
falling. They hung around the station.
watching the commuters hiking for
, | BelleVille. and then were on their way
to San Antonio, where they expect to
; be out in uniform tomorrow.
The first squad of the Athletics are
due to arrive in San Antonio at Gas
welcomed by a bunch of Texas rangers
) the Cadet Band, and many of the
) prominent citizens. There is a chance
I that the special car of the athletes
Will De SlublTdChCu al AusllH III OTutl
; that their arrival may be delayed until
|, Q o'clock, The prominent citizens OF
San Antonio dislike greatly this early
r rising.
' Jennings Will Crate.
Huchcy Jennings, pride and hero OF
Detroit, will address the thrOng at a
banquet in Providence, r. J., tonight
: The dinner is being given by Frank
Navin. the Tigers president, to the
owners of the International League
. teams, and Jennings will be tho CHIEF
D attraction, This will be his first ap'
t pearancc In public since he attempted
= to break all automobile tumbling rec
= ordg at Scranton. Pa.
siX-foot twirler. George NJ. Clarke
: from the Sioux City club, of the West
6rn League, has signed for trial will
y the New York Yankees, and will accom-
pany the squad to Atlanta on Marc!, 4
t Great screams OF joy from the me-
'tropOlis.
i Manager Hank O'Day, of the Cincin
: natl Reds. has sold Jack Compton, {
pitcher with the team for a while las
/ year, to the Louisville club. of the
American Association. Compton WASH
1 Tlo 60. he to-