The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
NJ w1LLiAlI PEeT.

The open season for training camps Is
once more upon rs.
Manager Grinith. Of the Nationals Il
receiving on an average Of half n dozen
letters DAY from various minor leasus
club owners and promoters throughout
the South.
every little hamlet from Cherrydale, Va,
to the big cities IKE New Orleans. Blr-
mlngham and San antonio, Tex
.Ths Old FOX reads these various let
.ters coHfainins saers. calls his stenog-
rapher over and dictates a courteous
reply to the eject that the Washington
club would be glad to consider all propo-
.sitions for q trailing camp.
No later than yesterday promoter
ffom Palm Beach, ia, wrote Grin That
Pain Beach would be the ideal spot The
'Old Fox replied, that he was slvays
strong for Palm Beach and advertised
that place In the summer by wearing .
Palm Beach suit.
z Here's The answer to the whole train
ing camp proposition.
Grin wll listen 70 all proposals, give
out 70 the newspapers that this place or
the other has invited ehe Nationals to
be their honored gubsts and when the
time comes TO rake decision he win
ehapersne his onieial family right down
to Chariottesyille Va, where the club
has trained ever since he has been at
the helm
waiter johnson BY his hold-up poIicy
ls not making any friends in Washington,
and the sooner he signs his 1873 contract
at q reasonable fisalfe the better IT VIII
be for him. How lnIeh salary VIII John
son draw from the washington club next
seoeonf johnson recently turped down
IN offer from Clark Griffith calling for
1lz.oo = year. The famous pitcher. after
Flicker Jones that he would not jump
for leaa fnaa s2a0A with the Federal
League ahsofhed johnson. nfids himself IN
= sorry plight He cannot force Grinath
70 raiea his figures and Il Is probable
that Nhkn johnson expresses a desire
10 slnn with the Washington club for
1915 he viii be surprised to learn that
be cannot draw more than $500 which
he received last season. Johnson. In
other Words. win md himself N. the same
boat with other star players who used
the Federal League as q club 70 set
higher salaries. These players win be at
the mercy Of their old employers. Il
would seem, and win have 70 a6cept the
Lr-L N-ILu1 po11lDiG OF IcfuaIu Iule1
elese
Zoe via, Of the New York sun. SAYS:
There ISN'T q doubt that players Who
Jumped contracts after the beginning
OF last season win be punished Or
eanizsd baseball ieaders seem 10 think
Il b advisable % keep Hal Chase Az
mzndo Mafsanz Chief johnson. Daren-
port Rawlings, Allen and few others
out Of tbe big leagues But IN the cases
Of players who jumped the option clause
last winter Il 4 predicted that many
win Be taken back Ray Caldwell win
b returned 70 the Yankees n spite of
the fact that he signed In August 70
play with the Brnalo FEDS nexf year.
CaldWefls contract with the Yankees
3 ir0nclad and the naiIonal Commission
VIII uphold u The commission By the
way VII have fllII power 10 seffls al
qne5ti0ns involving title to PLAYERS II
the PhNadelphia Nationals can show that
Tom Be4l0n accepted fhcif terI1e before
he z|sred With The Bro8kfeds he WIN
be retarned 70 tas oualer City. It u
d0ubtf1I however. n fke FhII1es viii
eieIul the serfiteS of Knabs. DooIan and
Brennan Who jumpsd thsm 70 play with
ne tsdz Ihe player 1pestIon ther,lors