The Washington times., 1912-02-26
:: Nationals Leader Wrathy
Over Actions of Colonel
p Hedges.
DENOUNCES ST. LOUIS
MAGNATE ROUNDLY
Says League Would Be Better
Off Without
!tIRaA Him. an
BY SENATOR"

| 'Nig'' Clarke, the catcher wished"
! on the Washington ball club by the St.
Louis Browns, will probably play next
: season with Kansas City.
: AS soon as the minor league magnates
learned that Griffith would be forced
to take the former Cleveland backstop,
they started to make offers in case the
Nationals could not use the man. After
considering several of these proposals
the manager here said today that he
would probably notify Clarke to follow
IN the wake of Doc" Gessler and play
In the American Association.
You may say for me that I am
through with st. Louis so long as Mr..
Robert Hedges is connected with the
Browns. His actions consider an alb
solute violation of the ethics of base
ball and IL there Is further communi-
/ cation between here and st. Louis, the
' letters and kilograms will not be signed
by me-" declared Clark Griffith today
as he discussed the case in which he
was compelled to take a man he did
not want or need.
"Never Again"
/ Hedges has pulled some trick of this
, sort on practically every other manager
another Chance TO work anything on
, me. When l wired Hedges seven weeks
ago that would refuse to waive on
Clarke, / did 1t in the best of faith
and that's more than Ire did in making
me take the player.
AT the Chicago meeting l told
Hedges that he could place Clarke with
Kansas City, hut instead of that he
ha I'd hof I hol
":lliams as the third member of our
catching staff. Then he put one over.
Il have written Ban Johnson telling
him that the whole proceedings are
against the spirit of the laws of the
American League and that there is
nothing equitable about It. The sooner
the league gets rid of Hedges the better
off II will be.
THE Browns are in their lowly posi-
ton simply because OF the work Of
. Hedges, and they should stay there rs
: long as they have their present presi-
dent"
! Hughes Drops In.
Tom Hughes dropped in to see Crit
nth, report on the progress of his in
Jured digit, and express his anxiety to
get down to real work. Hughes has re-
moved all Of the splints and bandages
from the finger that was operated upon
some weeks ago and is now working
to remove the little swelling that re-
mains.
II have done more hard work this
winter than in any off season in years.
and feel fit. The doctors tell me that
this finger will come around all right
and If 1t does, your old uncle Tom
will be there from the start" Is the
way the, tall twirler looks at his
chances In the approaching campaign
While Griffith has placed scouts in
several sections of the country, Duke"
Farrell, who worked for the Nationals
last year, will not be one of these. 1t
developed that one of the first things
Johnny Killing did when he was
signed as manager of the Boston Ma
ttonals was TO grab up Farrell, who
Will go south to help out with the
young catchers and pitchers, and after
the opening of the regular games, start
to scour the land for talent. Farrell
will also act as sort of an assistant to
Killing in about the same role as Monte
Cross with the St. Louis Browns.
Len Stanley. the Washingtonian, who
has had several years experience in
professional ball. will play with
Rochester in the International League
next season. Stanley was drafted from
She Tri-State by the Philadelphia Ma
tionals and was sold to Rochester when
the latter club disposed of Dolly"
Gray, who was sold to Rochester by
Griffith. .f.-
"Red" Is Holdout
RED" CaIlgan, who Jugs the sticks
for the Chicago Cubs, is a holdout.
twenty-five Cent" Charlie Murphy has
taken his case under consideration.
Lefty George, wintering at York,
Pa Is delighted over his escape from
St. Louis, as well he might be. It's an
aEonizing place for ball player-or
others.
/ "Massa-Johh" Henry and e. "Dorf''
Ainsmith are due to stroll down the
Avenue about Friday afternoon, &C
cording to their friends here Both
backstops want to call on their friends
! before leaving for Charlottesville.