The Washington times., 1915-12-27

Manager Griffith expects Joe Gedcon
10 report for another trial with the
Washington club next spring. Gedcon,
fearing that the Old FOX meant to send
him to Minneapolis. took the flying lea o
into the camp of the Federal League a
couple Of weeks before the indcpend-
cntS "surrendered He agreed to play
with the Newark Feds His Christmas 8
present was the Information that the
Newfeds had dropped out of business
and that his only haven Of rest would
be tho Washington club. Unless he de-
cides to quit playing ball and remain
at home on his ranch. Gedeon will once
more electrify the fans with his spec
tacular performances at Florida ave-
nue.
Gedeon has a fine chance now to make
place for himself with the Grffmen.
It is doubtful II Ray Morgan will be
with the team again next season He
has been offered to Cleveland, and. II
Somcrs retains his interest I'm the In
dians, will probably land there. This
will leave carl sawyer, Morley Jennings
and Joe Gedcon to battle for the key
stone berth.
Sawyer appeared light hitter during
his short trial last September. Jen-
nings is shortstop, not II second base
man. Gcdeon played great baU at sec
ond for Salt Lake last year in the Pa
picccs in the big show. it would appear
that he stood the best chance OF all to
earn the place as a regular.
II is the same old story with the big
league moguls. After flamboyantly an
nounCing that he would have no Feds
on his team" Charlie Ebbets owner Of
the Brooklyn Dodgers. has changed his
tune.
I'VE are looking over the different
FED players says the discoverer of
holidays, to see If We can Use any Of
them. am confident that in the long
run not more than ten or a dozen Fed
eral LCaGucrs will b" taken back into
the National League"
Henry p. Edwards the Cleveland
Plain Dealers veteran baseball writer,
has some sterling truths to tell the big
league maEnates in the following:
Tho baseball war. which has torn tho
rational game asunder during the last
two years and all but killed 1t. is ended
and the club owners and league Off
cials, in their characteristic short
SiShtedncSs can see nothing but the
brightest of careers for the grand old
sport
1T is up to them to make it so. but
a continuance of their policy of double
dealing. evasion and tampering with the
truth will not restore the confidence of
the public. Had the magnates and Off
cias dealt fairly with the players and
public, and also each other. there would
have been no baseball war and condi-
lions would not have reached the
chaotic state from which they were
rescued at enormous expense during the
peace negotiations of the last few
weeks.
Gum shoe tricks may do in politics,
but the public is tired o: such methods
heins applied to baseball The latter,
through its agents. the baseball writ
ers is insistent that the magnates
cease to mislead those who support the
national game and deal the cards from
the top of the deck. Both fans and
writer's are weary of being gulled. and
they call upon those who appointed
themselves to guide the destinies OF the
national pastme to steer into channels
that are free from the snags of discord
and the eddies OF intrigue.
Reforms are needed and now the
governors of organized baseball are
afforded The opportunity or restoring
the game to the popularity which il
enjoyed prior TO the time the public
sOt next. 4 short sighted policy Of sac