The Washington times., 1915-12-30
GRIFFMEN MAY YET HIKE.

oNxl i IAHlN IVA
II the lea que does purchase the 'CleVe-
land Club, it is more than probable that
Gandil. Morgan and Bochling will be
turned over to the Indians. s ins
bankers committee refuses to allow TINS
suggested & Plap h.r5,r TO oe do Tsffi anv sue such
charitable act but will use his men IL, ~,
possible trades with different ciups III
the big leagues. ,,, i,
Cleveland yesterday that he PeheSett
affairs were haping themselves so ina
he could announce that the ln1a lnaians
would be strengthened by hass@sn the aau,''e at
least one COOL pitcher and poss,nay "a a
catcher. These players are oeleyeo 10
he Gandil, Morgan, BoehlinS ana pos
sihly Ainsmith. though TINS ,ip, AVE Eith % the
rejuvenated Indians Manager Grlh.n GiI,,,,n
declines to name the men he is WINS Wl.i,nS
to send to Cleveland. contenting hlinssil
with saving that he S W'il tr;aOd ao ass somers'
That Ban Johnson is the car IN MS
cwn league js shown by ms redusar arom ="
nromulCate the sale Of Sam AgneW from
Re tbe Rrowns to the Red sox. His action
has stirred up the blood of Joe Lannin
who said today that he would MAKE
hsht to keep Agnew, o,a Lanh,n' mn intention nt
Of Riil Carrjsan to become bench man,
arer in lois, giving that as his reason
for desiring Agnew to assist Caoy anu
Thomas. Ban Johnson makes ,s; no nsncw
20 to the Red Sox.
~ see 1t reported" says Ban Johnsoh'
that the American League d;.nosition W,n Hson
~ Frank Baker 1t would be lmpos-
sibie to do that. Baker belongs TO tne
Ebiiadelphia club and the league , has
nothing to say about where ne VIII
play" o :, absolutely
correct in this attitude. Baker Is Ion,
ME Nack's property in basepali anu ~
would be taking Macks property H,,,
without due process of Ia" 10 oroe, M ,o
sent to this or that club. II mlsnt p'
veil to remember, too, al thls pnnor pih.,
tn.t Connie Mack has said that RAKE,
.,il, NAV in Philadelphia in 1915. OF ho'
at all
Rill Phelon, Cincinnati Wor6,s',,st az 1mt'
has looked over Buck dcrzog's 1916 "ut
At. not counting any Feds YET 10 Nv ~,
rIrcha sed. and oprks that me tSa,,'
niooLs 10 he the genuine goods. fheioii
stros Saving New York for Cincy, has
fallen into real Cincinnati habits, "eaI
;nr rose -colored goggles between s; &c
toSer and June. At that tne ,won ',.on
weren't so very 6sd a das, ..nIencins, HG there
is much reason for hop: ,.,,,,,,
ror one thing. Herzog has Hpparenl,E
STRENGTHENED his twirling corps WIN, WIN v, v,
even calling uISn iIkIpued to- the Feds last
~esr Toney, Schneider. Mc'>enerN anu
bale look to be good quartet, VIII:
Tho hush records Of several Iewto'.Ne ~
prove beyond shade" " uouu world:
Cincinnati VIII ehteI '''" "
series in 1916. 90 ph.,on
STANLEY Dougan, according TO h,,,orr nr
is quick-thinking and inteIhsen,i s,,e viii
IL he did play in the No''h WEE LEE that',
wbV he is quick -thinkinS, had ss,.,' 20 o.
10 keep from listening to Hoo. "N.p
Dowd, a comeback, is booked tor rt
lain place, on the Reds retormed oTmssdnEF Fed i,
nosi,,yeIv sure of b<:ne n marvel y
the National League. Why nov. Ma
.nee Mitchell. the Denver soutnpa w;,h, ";
Benton, because he pitched great o"'
nn an all-star tour last ear. oo.
Then there are "Lefty,' George, One ,Ia
tho hIg noise in thc Tri-State LeHEur II,
who can hi like demon 10 ''e r5srye p
from the Virginia League. and ,i,nsn rnsn
liscn Cspsrula. the spaghetti lnhee
Crou the New York state l.easue'; :, he
vas a pippin laet SuInmfi any HutcheIl
IisTed to be as sood as Nllle MltSne.'
>SIa,.iand was when he first bFok
non,t YOU wish after all, that Fo'
lived in Cincinnati-in the winter
:, !. ,orcd around tho big league
,hat croyer Cleveland Alexander ma
, sore arm that refuses 10 h"haNc' an an
'hst Manager Moran has ordered NV
a. take some kind of a treatment Io'
mis- winter IN the homes OF p"i'i" -.
when the training season opcus w. @
.nrinr Alexander is said to nave huE
his pitchnE wing on Iap0r DtE, Ii hi
same day that sa" lhH kl.nI.' 'oH, ,,;m ~
r.,mrirr behind the platter. GlNlh
,-enrge Rurns q chance ia deliver reg
snappv STUFF ~ the world HerleS.
th@ king Of twirlers in IN" Eehcr GU h1u "
rsrs TO be ready neM' Ect'' p,,I,
make your own ticket that the fh''
wont re9ea'
Reading the papers these last fe'
days We have "ecn the toIloWh" ~
rures outlined for Branch y. NJ L !
VIII retire 10 take VI LEGAL praCtic
with Judge George r. Williams Of ;
Viii become president of the amag'
mated Brownies.
VIII become assistant manager an
scout COR FIELDER Jones.
will replace Clarence Rowland .
manager Of the white SoN.
viii renlace Wilhert Robinson as ma
sser nf the BrooklNn Dodgers.
win repIacn Lee Foil as manager
tho cleveland club.
Viii plan ball again, signing to cat
far the White SoN.
There have bean Z Counle of oth""
lures for him. but aren't these enou
To keep him busy
Tn. Chicago Cubs have completed
T,sns for their coming raining seasC