Evening star., 1915-12-25

But the chances are that, regardless
of what action is taken. the deal will
be consummated, peace having been
established.
There are reasons for believing Taft
wants TO get rid of the Cubs. To re-
tain the team means that 100000 or
more must be spent on the west Side
plant to make 1t modern. 1t now is
a frame structure, far behind the times.
and Taft may hesitate about going into
the game that much deeper. especially
since the Cubs, because of the Murphy
connection. are not nearly as popular
as the White Sox.
Jim Callahan proposes to make Hans
Wagner the Pirates field captain. and
a better or more popular selection
could not be made. Leave it to Gala
han to do the proper thing for the
Pittsburgh fans. He proposes to make
the Pirates popular, and nothing would
please him more than to make a good
showing with the team.
Callahan has never ceased resenting
the turn-down he got in Chicago. Just
as soon as Comiskey got ready to spend
q fortune for a lot of star ball players
he turned the management of his team
over to a minor Lacquer. who had no
experience. With the same team CAL
lahan might have won pennant, for
with the start that Rowland got last
spring a wiser manager would have
husbanded his teams strength and had
plenty left to make a Anal dash for the
flag during the closing weeks of the
season.
There will be many disappointments
as a result Of the Feds going out Of busi-
ness. For instance. many of the man
ayers who seemed assured Of their jobs
for years to come now are out OF en-
ploynent. Fielder Jones and Joe Tinker
are the only ones of the eight who will
continue in the major leagues.
John Camel. who jumped the Rochester
club to take charge of the Broo1eds. is
IN a bad way. He has surely torn his
pants with organized base ball. and there
is no independent league left which can
give him employment George Stovall is
rot as poorly of, for there is a chance
OF his making living at playing ball,
but Rebel Oakes Of Pittsburgh and many
others probably are out of the game for
good
That the bell has sounded for Hal
Chase and Harry Lord there is not the
actually playing with a team. and Lord.
after begging for his unconditional re-
lease. on the pretext Of staying with or
ganized base ball In q minor capacity.
also jumped to the Feds. Neither OF
these worthless will ever be forgiven. and
II is unlikely that either a major or minor
league club will ever offer either a posi-
ton Chase has had checkered career
In base ball He was eccentric at all
times. and not always clean cut IN his
dealingx Lord. too. was peculiar. and
this pair Is sure to be under a permanent
ban as result of the peace pact which
was entered into a few days ago
Only In the event that there is no
house in Charlottesville which can ac-
commodate the Washington squad next
spring is there a chance of any other
spot being selected as the Nationals
training place IL Is confidently ex-
peeted that accommodations will be
found in due time. and as soon as they
haf ,.r,rI Ill
any other city may have had to see
the Grifrmen in action during the train
ing period in the spring.
Grimth Is determined to go to Char
lottesville reports to the contrary not
wfthstanding. and he is not going to
overlook a single chance to find a
house which will hold the athletes.
c. L. Schanberger. Baltimore CORE
spondent of the Sporting News, ie OF
the opinion that the old home of the
Orioles is thing of the past as far a.
base ball is concerned. He is one OF
alize that the situation IL serious ant
that Baltimore may not be represented
In any league next season. The fol
lowing Is from his letter this week te
"The cards are stacked. and Baltimor,
fans might as well look the situation
equaSely In the face. Indications ar,
that peace 10 about to be had. ant
peace will mean that this city will
again fnd itself in International cir
cles. As q matter Of fact. Presiden
parrow ts' credited with saying tina
baltimore should be taught lessor