The Washington herald., 1915-02-12
HOWARD SHANKS
TO De Married
Nationals, Left Fielder Will
Wed Miss Wagner, Of Mon
aca, Pa, in Few Days.
FEDS GET WYATT LEE
Former Washington HurIer Refuses to
Take International League Sal
ary Cut-Other Sports.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

! From Monaco. Pa. comes the news
| that Howard Shanks. the Nationals left
fielder. will be married within the next
few days to Miss Wilhclmina Wagner,
also Of Monaco.
The plUnGing of Shanks into the
troubled sea snf matrinrony leaves, re-
ma ming but one bachelor, George Nc
Bride Of the regular felders. All three
Of the Washington catchers are married.
while among the pitchers, Walter John
son. Doc Ayers and Booth Harper are the
bcnedicts
The announcement Of Shanks approach
ing marriage comes as no surprise t"
many Of his close friends here in Wash
Ington. Howard stated last summer that
he had the future Mrs Shanks picked
out and tn" only barrier to his mar
riaga hefor" the 1915 season opened was
her consent.
Shanks' career since he has been witt.
Griff's club has heen watched closely by
several big league managers, who We're
tip0ed off to his ability when he played
in tho . and 2 League. but who refused
to take a chance because the rumor
had started that Shanks was a Consump-
tive.
The rumor was unfounded and Shanks
made good with Griffith from the start
He was carried as substitute until the
1872 season was nearly one month under
way. or 10 De exact. "nen ITlH SOlu
Clarence Walker to Kansas City. Since
that time nobody has been able to crowd
the good looking Monacan out of left
field.
Shauks is universally popular. and espe-
CaIly so among his teammates. He is A
clean-living Young chap. conscientious
worker and Washington fans have idol
lzod him
I 1,ro is
to make good its threat and slash sa;a-
rics with a vengeance was demonstrated
to the writer yesterday. who accidentally
bumped into Wyatt Lee and cujoyed
short chat with the veteran pitcher.
It will he recalled that Lee twirled for
the Nationals hack in tho early days If
aho American League. and during the
past seven seasons has been with the
Newark team. where he was always able
I" hold his own.
Iarr, Srhfiav. manager Of the Buffalo
Feds. has made Lee a handsome offer
md the pitcher will probably jump to the
"utlaws. for he says that Charley E;b
hcrts tho owner If the Newark fran
,.niso recently sent him a contract that
,,aS badly manEled so far as the figures
arc concerned. IL fact. Lee declares that
h.. viii rot play hall for Newark at the
saInry offered. and adds that as Srhafay
mas made him a particularly iilttrrlns
l,ronu~Ition he will probably grab it.
Lee makes Washington his home in
tho winter and he has countless
.iscras in the Capital. He also i'm
parted the informa tion that Harry
SnrIrh. the deposed mana ger of the
Newark club. would proba bly, he iden-
u cd with the Federal Lea que team
slated 70 do business in New York
rh.s coming season,
Says the baseball writer on the New
York Evening Sun: In all this tur-
moiI the indifference of the American
League stands out in bold relief
President johnson. well satisfied with
the financial strength of his circuit
will be on his way TO California to-
day The American League there
fore is satisfied to allow the Feds 10
do their worst without raising the
slightest objection. As I stated
week aCo. the National League must
proceed in future on its own hook.
Johnson and the American League
ma Euates have decided to keep but of
the big tanEle, feeling sure that mat
iers can be settled without their as
sistance. For that reason II peace in
the baseball world is restored the Ma
Iioual and Federal lea CUES will have
to accomplish that end. If the fight
goes 10 ? finish the American League
viii act as the referee"
John Buck Freeman, who Was right
fielder for the Boston Americans and one
OF thcS best lunE-distanCe hitteTs In the
game when Jimmy Collins was winning
pennants for Boston, signed to umpire
i'm the International League this sum-
mrr. Freeman, the last few years. has
been an umpire IN several minor leagues.
Last year he was chief Of the Canadian
League stan.
\ weIl-knoNn American Association
maEnate has been quoted as saying: The
oustinE of Kansas city is in line with
the usual Federal League promises. None
of them have been kept"
This recalls the promise which Jim
Gilmore made last spring to the teams
in his league Our men are barred
from the worlds series" said he. but
We are going to reward them just the
same. Instead Of the worlds series
spoils. We will present to every member
Of our pennant winning team a first
class automobile. That will be Just as
satisfactory to the men as participating
in the worlds series pot"
To date no one has been found who
will swear that he has had a ride In
any of the autos which were to have
heen presented by the Federal League
to it's champions.