The Washington times., 1913-01-31
Big Baekstop Affixes Name to
Papers as First Official Act
After Leaving Hospital.
@oLD FOX" DISCOVERS
GEDE0N'S WHEREABOUTS
San Francisco 0utfieIder Writes
to Club Leader and Inquiries
About His 1913 Contract.
By aSENATOR.

John Henry. proud and happy over
his recovery from his recent operation,
dropped into Manager Griffith's office,
in the Southern building. today. and
signed his 1913 contract. Then he bought
cigar in anticipation of a great year
Then he went DOWNSTAIRS and indulged
in a/chocolate soda. Then he went over
TO the Y. M. c. A. to have Mique Mar
tin, safe-and-sane trainer of the Climb
ers, gaze upon the place where that
loose cartilage used to be, spread upon
II little olive oil, and then expend
much elbow grease. In other and brief
er words, John Henry is at peace with
the world.
"Of course announces Griff, John
Is happy Why wouldn't he be? Here
he is. all right. strong again, and puff
ing big cigar. He'll stay in town for
a week or ten days and have daily
treatment applied to his knee by Mique
Martin. Then I'll let him go home to
see the folks in Amherst. Mass. Ten
days up there will be enough for the
folks to get tired of looking at him.
He'll be here In time to begin prelimi-
nary work with the kid pitchers on
February 30.'
Joe Gedeon, the San Francisco flyer.
HaS 06en loCdtCQ. hhO"
address, and sent his contract to the
Coast metropolis, unaware taat tne
player resides in Sacramento. To-Day
letter arrived from Gedeon, saying tnai
as soon as he receives his contract ne II
sign il and stand ready to jump across
the country for his trial with the
Has Fair Record.
Gedeou has a fair record on the
Coast. He played eighty games in the
outfeld for figures of .s47, twenty-eight
games at second base for an average OF
.s2S, and hit for -263 in llS games.
Though generally considered fast rum
ner, Gedeon stole only twenty-siN bases
and scored only forty runs. Cndoubt-
etly there is something radically wrong
with his methods, and Manager Griffith
Will endeavor to teach him how TO use
his speed when he joins the Climbers.
Herman Schaefer. comes to bat with a
mean lest Ban johnson, supreme pa
trfarchS OF the American League, forbid
his antics on the coaching lines this
season. Manager Griffith says that the
funny man can get away with all but
his tight-rope stunt
Schaefer promises a new stunt next
summer. He's going to be Brutus and
Cassius to AlIrock's Julius Caesar,
and they will try it out on the WASH
fngton fans here during the exhibition
series. He credits the fans with mailing
MIN Iunny, IlOuRn, IL
wasn't for the fans / couldn't coach
along team no more than l could
pitch like Walter Johnson"
Doesn't Want Thorpe.
Frank Nayin. like Clarke Griffith,
says he doesn't want Jim Thorpe on his
team. He says that a mediocre player
in q bush league cannot expect to make
good from the jump in the big show and
that no sane manager would weaken
his lineup by playing him. The man
ayers offering Thorpe fabulous sums to
sign a contract are simply looking for
the advertisement. The fans want ball
players, and it is doubtful il any town
would endure him on the team, Unless
he could deliver the goods.
The Tigers will depart from Detroit
on Washington's Birthday. Hughey
Jennings win arrive there a few days
before that date, closing his theatrical,
toEr just in time to jump into a uni
form. Jennings will be seen at Chase's
next week, telling stories, 1eaping and
now and then essaying a rare burst OF
melody.
Some folks seem to think that Ty
and don't get along well together"
says Jennings. why. | haven't a play
er on my club that is more friendly
than Cobb. / don't know how those
reports get out I'm quite sure ] never
said anything that could be construed
into statement that Ty and did not
hit II all right