The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
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CLEVELAND gets
TWO OGRIFFMEN
Morgan and Candl Slated for
Indians if Griffith De-
cides to Unload.
WOULD HELP SOMERS
Old Fox Declares Ohio City Enti-
tied to These Men-Other
Sporting Gossip.
WOULD HELP SOMERS
BY WILLIAM PEET.

First Baseman Chick GandiI and Sec
play with Cleveland next year according
to story printed in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer two days ago.
Here's the dope written by Henry p
Edwards, one Of the western scribes:
Two Of the player. tentatively
offered to Cleveland by American
League managers will be accept
able to S0mers. They are FfFst
Baseman Arnold Gandn and See
end BaseAAn Ray Morgan, Of
washingt0n. whom GPiff1th said
Cleveland might have II they were
not used In q trade. SomeFs says
he believes both would strength
en- the Cleveland club aaterially.
Asked for a confirmation of the Cleve-
land story Manager Griffith to the writer
said: II am not at present in a position
to discuss the matter. for the reason
that I have not decided yet Just how
will shape up my ball club for 1916
. Much will depend upon what the play
ers show me at camp next March. I have
never said that / would sell or trade
Morgan and Gandil. but II should de-
eide to get rid of them you can bet would
give Charley Somers. OF Cleveland. first
chance. for am working in the inter-
ests of the American League. and IL
cannot use these men would rather sell
them to Cleveland than any other club
In the circuit. Cleveland deserves all the
help the league magnates can offer
them"
Grifith is not taking chances with his
club for next year. He is going to pre-
sent the strongest front possible for the
opening Of the season, and incidentally
he would be foolish to part with Morgan
and Gandil unless he can see a couple
Of youngsters able to take their jobs
and give better accounts Of themselves
than the so-called veterans. although
neither Morgan nor Gandil can hardly
be placed in this category.
Assuming that Gandil and Morgan are
let out to Cleveland, the natural con-
first base and Eddie Foster again be
played on second with Mcbride at short
and Howard Shanks on third.
The makeup Of the outfield is prob
lematical. but there appears to be plenty
of material in sight and Grin Is not
worrying.
A number of folks are spending their
days feeling sorry for Chief Bender. but
AFTER perusing the financial record OF this
same Mr.. Bender We feel that he's en-
titled to Just about as much sympathy as
Is John d. Rockefeller.
Bender Joined the Athletics in 1903. At
the time his salary was only about s2,o00
but during the years that followed he
was continually boosted. At the time
he was let out by Connie Mack he was
drawing something like $500 a year.
Bender was with the Athletics twelve
years. and during that time his average
salary was around $500.
BY process Of mathematics one ar
rives at the conclusion that Bender, over
4 twelve-year stretch. drew down $4,000
In salary. In addition to that he shared
in five world series splits. That netted
him q total of sl1, ,7A During part of the
1915 season Bender was with the Balti-
more Feds and got from them 5000 Of
his $500 salary.
In other words, Bender has gathered
into himself since 1903 the sum total of
n. 74 for baseballing. and probably 5000
more in side issues. such as newspaper
writings. That makes Bender's average
income for seventeen years about $6, 600