The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Climbers Big Backstop Will
Spend Winter in
Washington.
EXPECT TRADING AS
BIG LEAGUERS MEET
Dan Johnson Will Conduct Side
show Next Week in
Chicago.
By SENATOR"

~ S0NAAONs
"Massa John" Henry, the Climbers
etellar backstop. will return to Wash.
snston In q few days where he Will
remain all winter, allowing Mike Mar
tin, the teams crack trainer. treat his
injured knee. Henry is now visiting his
sister In California. going there from
Manager Griffith's hunting (?) camp In
the windy wastes Of Montana.
Though he wore his iron brace
throughout the hunting (ss) trip in Mon.
tana, Henry's knee bothered him con.
tinuously and SO he has determined not
to winter In his home town. Amherst.
Mass. but to come here where Mike
Martin may try his soothing influences
upon the painful place.
Jacinto de Calvo. the youthful Cuban
outnelder. who will be given a trial In
The spring At Charlottesville. has signed
- contract. He has also written Man
aSer Griffith q neat letter In Spanish.
The "Old Fox" 10 now taking q course
being able to decipher Calvo's meaning
by the time Of his arrival here in
Expect Many Trades.
Many trades are expected to occur be.
tween the National League clubs In
New York next week. There are 50
many new managers in charge Of teams
In the older organization that something
Is bound to happen. once they all get
together around the mile track at the
Waldorf. The annual meeting will be
held beginning Tuesday next and con.
tinuing until the last armed foe ex.
pires.
The Pittsburgh club 10 the only one in
the National League willing to stand
pat on its lineup Of 1872. Every other
club in the circuit IL expected to mingle
In the hurly.burly Of the trade and
emerge with q new makeup. It will be
amasins to read the first line-ups Of the
coming season in the National League,
% many athletes are due to shift their
uniforms.
Johnny Evers. in his lust for success
in his first season as q big league mana
ger. will listen to anything that doesn't
involve Archie Zimmerman and him.
self. He wants young blood. II what
'ChatterinR Charlie Murphy says Is
70. Many wise old veterans are due to
leave the Cubs this winter.
bad Biz Dahlen wants to strengthen
his outfit in Brooklyn. and will let the
whole bunch 20. except Jake Daubert
and Nap Rucker. However. no one
would take any Of the others.
All But Sweeney.
George Stallings. another lover of
young blood. has only Bill Sweeney on
his favored list. though young Bill Rari-
den may be kept on account Of his
youth and promise. The rest Of the
club II for sale to the highest bidder.
one by one. Arthur Devlin and Jack
TITUS are sure to be canned.
Cincinnati has no favored son. unless
II be Marsans. the slusging cuban out
fielder. Redland wants winner and
doesn't care how It 10 obtained.
None can tell much about what
Charlie Doom will effect at the meeting.
fore the "Phiting Phils" viii get any
's!as aoS9.s soSm sAe'i MupSs.y Mpns,"FM Mcor.w VII,
stand pat on his regular lineup. but
he may do something to get hold OF
some promising youth about to- slip
back into the minors without much Of q
trial by some other club.
White Sox Ready.
At the American League side show in
Chicago Jimmy Callahan will stand
ready to effect some trade Kidding him
Of Harry Lord and Ping Bodie. Ed
Walsh II to be kept another season In
th. homes NJ His deve,oninv into q CO.,
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very good.
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