The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
Capt. Huston Says There Is
No Deal or Trade, on for
Second Stacker.
BUREAUS vs.. GRIFFMEN
Old Fox Agrees to Play Exhibition
Game Against Local Sand
lotters-Comment.
By WILLIAM PEET,

Capt. Huston, part owner of the New
York Yankees. who was supposed to
have been in Washington during the past
week and In conference with Clark Grit
fifth regarding the sale or trade OF Second
Baseman Ray Morgan to the New York
club. is back in Gotham once more, and
In an interview declares that he never
had the slightest intention OF discussing
trade or sale whereby Morgan would
be transferred to the New York club.
las a matter of fact" states Huston,
II was only in Washington a few hours
and saw nobody there connected with
baseball. ! don't want Ray Morgan for
my club simply because I don't think he
can hit any better than some of the men
We already have under contract
In other words. the New York Yankees
are not very keen for Ray Morgan, who,
according to local experts, is slated for
a change OF scenery in 1916.
Morgan's services will be very much in
demand by the Nationals next summer
providing he Is the Morgan of old. and
it's a cinch that Grit will make no move
disposing of Morgan until the Old Fox
is convinced in his Own mind that the
watch charm infielder cannot deliver the
goods
When in condition there is no more
valuable player on the local club than
Ray Morgan, and it's dollars to dough-
nuts that when the Griffmen go into
spring training next March Morgan will
be there with bells on and in condition
TO play ball
The Nationals will stage an exhibition
game next April against the Bureau
team of the Government League. winners
of the final half Of the 1915 season.
Griff was an invited guest at a recent
banquet under the auspices OF the Bureau
crowd. and his little speech made such
an instantaneous hit that everybody con-
nected with This department is still talk
ing about II.
The employees OF the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing and the Bureau Baseball
Club, in particular. feel very much elated
over the success OF their committee.
Messrs. Posey V. Hall, George Strow.
Charles Brumm and Manager Williamson.
in obtaining Manager Grif1th's promise
for an exhibition game early in April
with the Nationals. Manager Grifith. in
his whole-hearted way. willingly granted
the game. for he saw the strength of the
argument presented by the committee in
recognizing the strength OF the Bureau
team and the compliment bestowed upon
the Bureau fans themselves.
It is the purpose OF the committee to at
once get busy and arrange the details for
the game. and as the day is to be recog-
nized as the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing Booster Day" the fans OF the
Bureau are to be congratulated to have
this opportunity TO help support their
team in the diamond battles of the COM
ing season. It will be now UP TO the
fans" and "fanettes" OF the Bureau to
make Bureau Booster Day" a red-letter
day in the Capital City.
The management expects to book games
with several strong college teams before
the game with the big leaguers.' and
when the regular season opens in the De-
partmental League the other teams will
find the newcomers pretty tough pickings,
and II is known that several local stars
have been added TO the 1916 team.
The record for the Bureau team last
year is herewith shown: