The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
|GRIFFPROTESTS
FABULOUS PRICES
Old Fox Opposed to Money
Laid Out by Moguls for
Star Players.
PLANS A BIG SHAKE-UP
Rumor from Chicago Claims National
Pilot Will Try for Change in
Rules at Meeting.
PLANS A BIG SHAKE-UP

When Clark Griffith hands out the
sensational protest, which il Is claimed
he will at the meeting of the Ameri-
can League moguls in Chicago on De-
cember Is, he will not be alone, sas
Capt Huston. of the New York
Yankees, Is a trife- stirred because of
his failure to land Home Run" Baker.
The fabulous prices for ball players
have reused the ire of the Old Fox.
and according to information from
Chicago Griffith will make a protest
at the gabfest of the American League
magnates.
the rules governing the sale Of play
ers. and his proposition will be to
equalize the value of all the Ameri-
can League pastimers.
1t is known that Griffith was a lit
tie peeved at Connie Mack. of the
Athletics, who gathered about $780,
900 from the sale of ball players. Char
lie Comiskey being the largest con-
tributor. President Comiskey. of the
White Sox. came through with a cool
$4,000 in a deal for the services Of
the peerless Eddie Collins
On top of this rumor from Chicago
comes a protest from Capt. Huston.
who failed to land Baker at their din
ner party In Wilmington Tuesday
evening. Huston does not hope to
get the services Of Baker, as Comis-
key is willing to pay twice as much
for the Athletic star as the New York
magnates consider his value.
According to the dope the White Sox
would pay $35.0eo for Baker IL Connie
Mack was willing to sell. The Yankees
value his services about $4,000 and even
this Is regarded as being a high figure.
Many of the men connected with base
ball agree with the Yankees In this ar
gument, and It would not be surprising
to see Griffith well-backed in his pro-
test at the meeting on December 18th.
Reports from the Pacific Coast say
that Clarence Mitchell. the newest pitch
between the Cincinnati
and Denver clubs having been closed.
kitty Bransfeid will be with the Ma
tional League again. but the Phillies'
old first baseman will not return as
player, he will be one OF the umpires.
Bransfield oficiated. last season in the
New England League and any player
who can make good in that league will
hold his own wherever he is dispatched
The Federal League wanted him. want
he would rather work a while longer in
the minors and go up to either the Ma
tional or American Leagues.
Yale, with its poorest team and football
affairs in general in a turmoil. will have
only Bingham. Van Nostron. Church,
Black. Allen and several substitutes.
none Of unusual promise, for the founda-
ton Of a new team. The Ellis, however.
have lot Of ineligible stars who may be
allowed to play next season. Some OF
hem are Braden. from W. and j., who
would have been a star this season had
he not fallen behind in his studies: Reg
gle Hutchinson and Murphy. other in
eligibles 1t will have Kirkpatrick. the
freshman tackle. who is recognized as
the greatest tackle developed at Exeter
in years He is looked upon as another
Hogan.
Tom Shevlin. the man who brought
Yale out OF the slump long enough to
win from Princeton. Is very much inter-
ested I'm the decline OF Penns football,
according to an official who acted In one
Of the Ellis recent games. Shevlin in
formed this man that he was in Phila-
delphia ready to matriculate at Penn
after he had graduated from Hill School,
but nobody even took the trouble 10
make him feel At home. so he packed up
and went to Yale with his chum. Morgan
afterward a great pitcher and
full back.