The Washington times., 1915-10-30

SparEo, Il i've wire on the Boston
Traveller. hastened to write this
President Lannin has put his Off
cial denial to the yarn u1,at Bob McRoy
was due to come to Boston to become
member of the Sox executive staff.
Which confirms our belief that Lannin
knows thing or three.
1t Is nothing In our lives that McRoy
meant something when he was given
the grand and loudly announced raz-
bcrry-we know not and care not the
why OF the cxprcssion-here in Boston
some years back. But to bring him
back to Boston would mean quite Il
little In the lives Of many "A bug who
journey to the ball park McRoy hasn't
the proper aspect Of things In general
as regards the fans. newspapers and so
on. He packs around with him the idea
that the life. health and welfare Of fans
newspapers. newspaDermcn. etc. hang
wholly on baseball. while as a matter OF
fact there would be u lot of able bodied
men who would have to get out and
work for living II 1t wasn't for the
free advertising newspapers give base
ball. McRoy may be a great fellow.
but he'll never do within the shadow
OF Beacon HILL"
Manager Griffith has kept four play
ers on his reserve list who are certain
never to bee seen In UNIFORM here
They are Howard Ehmke. Bob Groom
Frank Laporte. and Frank Owens
Ehmke was purchased from the Los
Angeles club last spring. but declined to
report here, pref"rring to cast in his
lot with the Federal League, He proved
II 'bloomer," and may quit the game
Groom and Laportc jumped the team in
1914, going to the Feds. Groom IL with
the Sloufeds. and Laporte with the
Newfeds. Owens refused to report here
when drafted from Minneapolis. going
TO the Pittfeds. The Old Fox retains
them on his reserve list In order to pro-
teCt his title to their services under
baseball law.
Tommy Clark. the Reds baCkstop. Is
expected to be turned over to the Bos-
ton Braves next season.
Branch Hickey, manager of the
Browns. has signed Louis Crowley. win
ming tWirler of the White Autos. Clevc-
lands amateur champions. During the
past season Crowley was tipped on to
Call on Clark. Griffith while the Grin
men were in the sixth city. but he
never showed up. In thirty-hve games
in Cleveland this season he won all but
two. He also pitched one seventeen
inning tie. to 8.
II the International League attempts
to shift the Richmond franchise to any
other city. legal proceedings are threat
ened by sports in the virginia capital.
President Smith says that Richmond
people have invested s25.o0o In the fran
1t without going to court.
Mobile, in the southern Association.
bad TOO. 900 fans attend the games In
1915. and yet the club lost money.
Rip Hagerpaan. Cleveland'a wild
mound performer. is booked for re-
lease this winter. his ironclad CON
tract having run out. lie Is booked
to join tn" Cleveland American As
scciation club and with him will go
Brenton and Collamore, two more
pitchers.
Charlie Som"rs may put in hid
for Chick Gandil. II Manager Griffith
decides TO part with his big first
baseman. The Cleveland ma.nate.
however. viii hardly pay any atten-
tion to Ray Morgan. Eddie Ainsmith.
or Joe Boehling. having refused to
dicker for them during the past sea-
son.
The New York Yankees will turn
back three playerS to indianapolis az
part payment for Dan Triple the
pitching phenom. Just who they are
will he determined after the spring
training trip.
Although Washington obtained
Henri Rondeau In the 1915 draft. Min
neapolis papers continue to say that
he will be with the Millers next sea
son. Rondeau was probably protected
by Joe Cantillon. as he failed 20
measure up to Griff's standard last
spring.
Claude Williams. little southpaw
tried out by Detroit in 1914. has been
sold to the Chicago White Sox by
Salt Lake City. and. according 70
California writer's. should develop
into Il winner. He was the only de-
pendabde pitcher Cliff Blankenship
had last summer.
slim" Love. the lanky southpaw
tried out by the Griffmen In 1914. Is
to receive a trial with Bill Donovan's|
Yankees. and Californians say that
he should be winner from the start.
When here Love had plenty Of speed
for southpaw. bat his curve ball
was a farce. 1t is SAID that he has
picked up a fair curve since going to
Los Angeles, AMI that he may hang
on after Donovan begins cutting
down his salary list.