The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Old Fox Hikes South and Hopes
to Have Smiling Southpaw
in Line on His Return From
Old Dominion's Soil.
Barney Dreyfuss Says Interna-
tionaI League Ought to En-.
ter Bronx, Anyway, It Its
Baseball Life Is in Danger.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

ny LOC1o ~ ~ OONAAAAs'
Manager Clark C. Griffith may
have a conference late today with
Joe Boehling, the lone remaining un-
signed Griffman. The Old Fox has
gone to Richmond, Va, and may not
return until tomorrow.
"I am going to Richmond to clean
up a number of things" is the Of
ficial explanation of the Washing
ton manager. 81 want to talk to
the president of the Richmond club
concerning the appearance Of my
ball club there next month. l want
to arrange for their quarters in a
hotel. Incidentally, I may see Joe
Boehling-incidentally, l said. l
shall try to come back tonight, but
may be kept over till tomorrow"
Though Griff refuses to admit it. it
is generally thought that he Is going to
Richmond to confer with Joe Boehlins.
and, incidentally. arrange for the visit
of his ball club toward the end OF
March. Correspondence could we'll be
used to clear up such simple things.
But correspondence has fooled badly
in the case Of signing Joe boennne 10
Washington contract.
The Richmond southpaw considers
himself worth moro money than mas
been offered him. Griffith's method Is
to boost a. players salary, follo"ihs
sood work. and to chop following the
other kind Last year Roehllng's IN
iury early in the season kept him from
liyicy nm to the record Of 1913, and the
Old Fox is against boosting MIN "ht,i
the lad shows he is capable or repeat
ing. ,or
consideration for a month now. In all
that time no mention of Federal League
fiirtir, has come from the smiling
slinreT. on this account, perhaps more
than any other, Griff has not Worrien
over Joc's possible Jumping. lie has
insisted that Bonh'ing will he with the
Washington club at Charlottesville. and
so he has gone down to se> that the
y3uns twirler does really get into line.
Barney Dreyfuss is worked up to the
TOP Of his four feet two inches OF man
hood. He says that If he were Ed
Barrow he'd go into the Bronx, no mat
ter what the National League Thought
about It, At the same time, Barney al
mits that he has counseled delay IN de-
Gliding this matter until Judge Landis
has had time to hand down his decision
in the Federal League suit.
II onerate National League club IN
Pittsburgh" says, Barney. But my
franchise never has and never VII give
me a monopoly Of that terr,tory'
could not through process OF law re-
strain anybody from attempting rival
promotion I am protected from pos
sihle opposition on the part Of organized
baseball simply because OF the national
agreement. which. after all. Is nothing
but code OF honor.
'If the International League feels
that its life depends upon an invasion
of the Bronx. then ] say the lnterna-
,lonal League should go into that ter
wishes of the major leagues. There Is
no good reason why Barrow's circuit
should suffer the full brunt Of the
Federal attack
Il stand ready to shoulder a great
deal of the responsibility for the fact
that Barrow's proposition did not come
to a vote In the National League meet
ing. ] counseled delay. believe that
this Is no time for organized baseball
to commit itself upon such matters We
are honor bound to await the decision
of judge Lands before attempting ter
ritorial retrenchmcnt. Indeed. when the
verdict in that case is published there
may be absolutely no occasion for re-
tTenCnHleHt. l am nTHllE FoHN l1iceu VI
the justice of organized baseball. 1t
was my absolute faith in the integrity
Of the game that prompted me to move
for delay"
Pat Powers and Harry F. Sinclair
mentioned as owners of the late Kansas
city Federal League franchise, visited
the Bronx yesterday. inspecting the site
offered them for II ball park. Sinclair
is said to wish a club in New York
rather than in Newark but nothing Of
fetal has come out OF his trH
Johnny Evers, captain Of the world 8
champion Braves. is going to Camden.
S. C.. to play golf for his health. lie
is not expected TO Join his team until
the Campaign is about to get under
way. k.vers is still weak from his at
tack Of pneumonia last December.
Thoueh he has failed to sign :hem
Walter Pipp and Hughey High will be
with the Yankees at Savannah. Both
Detrotters are holding out for more
money than Donovan has offered.
If Ivy Wingo is awarded to the Gin
cinnati Reds. he will be played In the
outlied. according to Buck Herzog
Wingo, though a catcher, is fast on his
feet, and good hitter.
Il want a two-year ironclad contract
Cor $4,000 year" said Leslie Mann to
Jim Gaffney:. 'If don't get it I'll ump
to the Feds
Jump while the jumpirg's good"
Gaffney's reply to Leslie Mann.
So Leslie has hoped to the Chifcds.
Joe Massaguers all-white Cuban ball
team. the Havana Reds, champions of