The Washington times., 1912-01-14
EXPECT TRADES TO
CONE FROM GREAT
CHICAGO GATHERING
Several Clubs Have Ma
terial They Can
Let Go.
HUGHEY JENNINGS
SEEKING STOVALL
Connie Mack Wants an Under
study for "Stuffy"
II McInnis.
By SENATOR"

Almost all the managers and owners
Of big league teams are lining up their
prospective trading material for the
big meeting scheduled to be held at
Chicago February IA This Is the regular
ratifcation gathering Of the American
League. but there will be no dispute
about playing dates from the magnates
In Ban Johnson's circuit. They don't
believe In that. and John Interference
Taylor, of the Boston Red Sox, has
been bound and gagged. However,
trades may be the result of the big
meeting OF baseball men. and on this
account Capital City fans are more than
ordinarily interested.
That Harry Davis, manager of the
Cleveland Naplanders, will make an
effort to disposs Of George Stovall, the
veteran first baseman, seems assured.
That Hughey Jennings, manager Of the
Detroit Tigers. will strive to acquire
this veteran goes without saying Jen-
nings has not forgotten the pennants
that followed the acquisition Of Claud
Rossman, once Cleveland,s first base
man.
Ed Killian, the southpaw twirler, who
did so much to bring victories to De-
trott. was another lad obtained from
Cleveland by Jennings for little more
than mere song. Luck generally has
followed players who went from Cleve-
land to Detroit.
May Trade Works.
Ralph Works, the big twirler. may be
traded by the Tigers. and SO may Delos
Drake, the left fielder without a throw
sng arm. Jennings wants to rid himself
OF these two because they don't it into
his scheme Of things
Connie Mack may make an effort to
obtain either Hugh Bradley or Dave
Cunning from the Boston Red Sox.
connie wants an understudy for
"Stuffy" McInnes. now that Harry
Davis Is gone. Bradley is a good hitter
and would have been the regular first
sacker of the Red Sox team last season
habit not been for wrenched knee
that kept him on the bench till the very
end of the campaign. The return of
Jake Stahl renders Bradley and Gum
ming, a former Princeton star, useless
to the McAleer tribe, and one or both
may figure in trades.
Cleveland is after a third baseman to
supplant "Cotton-top' Turner, the vet
eran, who is slipping back little more
each season. Manager Davis has a
number of youngsters little known to
the big show and he may attempt to
use some Of them in the hope Of landing
a promising young man for that third
corner of the infield.
Has No Material.
Manager Clark Griffith has no trading
material to use. but he is likely to keep
q close watch on the youngsters with
other clubs in the big leagues lest any
OF them get away from him. The Ma.
tionals' boss doesn't intend to let any
real good men escape his dragnet II
energy and watchfulness will get them
for his team.
More contracts are expected to arrive
at the office of the Nationals this week.
There are couple of disgruntled play
ers on the list, but they will be in line
before 1t is time to report at Char
iottesville for spring practice. Manager
Griffith is corresponding with them con-
cerning their salaries. and expects to
clear up all the present difficulties
within few weeks.