Evening star., 1915-12-30
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Ted Sullivan, one of the pioneers OF
base ball, is in this city conferrlnG with
delegates to the Pan-American Sclen-
tific Congress in regard to a Trip
through South America next winter OF
a couple Of star base ball teams. one
of which probably will be the Chicago
White SoX Ever since ComiSkey mace
the trip around the world Few years
aso he has been anxious to tour the
South American countries, ana SuiH-
van. who has much experience IN tne
arranging of details of long trips 10
foreign countries, is here to talk things
over with the Big men from the Lati"
American republic now here
Sullivan has had numerous coniet
ences with the visitors, and ne pelieNes
that in due time arrangements 1or an
elaborate trip will be consummated'
II am satisfied that if we can take
couple of strong teams through South
America we will not only have a sue
cessfuI financial trip but we will create
Interest in the game which may result
in strong leagues being formed uo"n
in those countries where the Eauie -
Sure TO become decidedly prontapie,
said Sullivan.
I'VE would take team of stars down
there and show the people What the
American game is 1t would tlshtel
Uncle Sam. and who knows but that IN
due time the winner of the big league
in that country would play the winner
of the championship of our major
leagues for the world title.
There are fifteen players on the Fed
eral League list which the Yankees
have named as desirable, but, OF course
they do not hope to get more than
three or four of them. and Will De
hot
Owners Rupert and Huston deserve
a lot of credit for the efforts they are
making to better their team. III they
can get a winner in New York they
son.
There never was better opportunity.
for the Giants will need more strength
eD:ng for next season than Will the
teams makes the best showing un-
doubtedly will have the bulk or the
patronage
1t is admitted by Owner Joe Lannin
of the Red Soy that several of his play
ers have not signed their contracts for
next season. but the Boston owner very
wisely admits that he is not doing any
worrying about the players, now that
the war is over. While passing through
New York Wednesday Lannin maze the
following remarks:
Il did all the worrying about signing
players while the war was on. but they
can do the worrying now. however, 1
don't anticipate any trouble IN getting
the boys into line. Some of them ap-
parently forget that the war is over,
but they will realize it before the sea-
son begins | am not out for any play
er in the Federal League and am pre-
pared to stand pat on my 1915 team
for next year, but unless some OF the
boys show some reason in their de-
mands / may have to pick up some OF
the surplus talent which will be avail
able. In many instances i, like other
club owners. have paid ball players far
more than their playing ability or the
gate receipts justified, simply because
wartime conditions made it necessary
j have already renewed some contracts
for next season and have voluntarily
raised youngsters whose work last
season deserved it. At the same time
! expect to reduce some OF the salaries,
as players on all clubs have been get
ting more than they were worth"
Mr. Lannin took occasion to deny the
story sent out from st. Louis few
days ago that Branch Hickey would
succeed Bill Carrigan as manager of
the Red Sox. The story gave Owner
Lannin good laugh. There is not
chance of anybody succeeding Carri-
gan" said the Boston owner. Bill is
a great fellow and a good manager.
We always have been on the best of
terms and | never thought of displac-
ing him..
Johnny Evers. after getting one of
Owner Gafneys letters TO the effect
that any player who had run-in with
the umpires next season and was sus
pended would not draw pay during the
vacation. made il known that he would
quit base ball just as soon as his pres
ent contract expires. AS this agree
ment still has two years to run, Evers
will go along and help to win another
pennant for the Braves, and by the time
his contract is finished he will be glad
enough to sign another one, for he likes
the game too well to quit.
Rohsrt Hedges is being given credit
for having made lot of coin out of
base ball, having started the Browns
with an investment of $4,000 and hav-
ing sold them for $4,000. But Hedges
cannot hold a candle to Charley Muir
ply. The former owner of the Cubs un-
doubtedly is d millionaire and ne made
II all out of the Cubs. which he pur-
chased in 1905. In a few years Muir
ply had cleaned up fortune. He won
pennants, and world series and when
10 he al hat