Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
NO |NTERLEACUE
SERIES THIS YEAR
More Time Will Be Taken in
Training in Southern
Camps.
FEDS STRONG IN ST. LOUIS
Browns and Cardinals Line-Ups
Completely Shot to
Pieces.
FEDS STRONG IN ST. LOUIS

NEW YORK, January 23.-It appears
certain now that tho only interleague
series between major league teams in
the spring will be that OF the Browns
and Cardinals In st. Louis. Here and
there can be found isolated Instances
OF single games on the ante season
schedule. such az that OF the Giants
against the Senators in Washington,
but even they are the exception rather
Than the rule. This liz queer state OF
omy policies OF the National and Amer
ican league moguls. Such series gen
orally are pretty successful matters
from financial standpoint, and IL
would seem that campaign of econ
o ony-to cut down expense-would
receipts wherever they can be made
possible.
When the plan was formulated at
major circuits TO limit tho training
time to the interval between March /
ana the opening OF the season, the
!aea was to make the conditioning OF
me players secondary TO the saving OF
money: The motive. OF course. came
from the hard times brought on by
the Federal League war and It's con.
ccomitant boosting Of salaries all along
the Ene.
van and makes IA battle for exactiy
the reverse OF this policy. The new
manager of the Yankees wants the
scheduled series with the Dodgers in
brooklyn called OF because he thinks
he can get his team in better condi-
non by keeping 1t farther South until
Juat before the regular season begins.
~ Biils wishes are granted III this re-
snect. u VIII mean that each OF the
$4,000 that would be CLEANED from the
series. 70 gay nothing or several hun
ared dollars spent In extra hotel and
travelling expenses in the Southland
me teams are bound ny five-year
, ,t, for such a series. signed
nrst look holu Of the Yanks This. OF
course viii be abrogated by President
aobe,s. OF the brooklyn club. If Dono-
Van insists, hut he is trying TO have
Wild BIZ change his mind. Two
years ago the clubs split $4,000 on the
WITH BIN Donova: az special attrac..
ton. the gate bids fair to DO around
$4,000. o.. yoi! Think of throwing
II would appear "a wise move II the
big leagues should arrange ante-sea-
son series wherever possible this year
L" help out the eXchequer. Chicago
and Boston would provide tremendous
The regular season gets under way,
and rhiladelphia would evince a, least
some interest in IL clash between the
Athletics and phillics.
Feds Flourish I'm ST. Louis.
ST. Louis fan who would place
coming clash for the Mound city su-
prcmncy would thereby qualify as a ut
candidate for the foolish house. II
ability 10 figure even approximately
the lineup OF the Browns and Cardi-
nails when playing time rolls around.
The Feds have made merry raidinE in
ST. Louis and have had particularly
upon the Cardinal forces. If they
should continue the same average es-
'ablishcd since the close OF the las,
crew that Manager Huggins would
haze to send upon the field
.p L. la
Lee Magcc are gone to the Indcpcn-
dents. Perritt and OConnor are on
the roster OF the Pittsburgh Feds, and
Maecc is tho manager of the Brooklyn
club. Catcher wv Wingo is another
who is lost because OF the raid though
lie mas jumped back TO organized ball
The events of the last few weeks. dur
ing which Manager Herzog. of Cincin-
natl, lurcd him back and then entered
place Wingo in the uniform OF Il rival
club. Among others. the Browns have
lost Third Bascman Jimmy Austin. who
was the riEht-hand man OF Manager
Branch hickey. plotting the team on
Sundays when Hickey refused to work.
Maybe the Feds haven't made much
they certainly have hourishcd in raid
ing operations there.
McGraw Jealous OF Mnty.
Friends OF John McGraw, manager
OF tho Giants. are accusing him of
jealousy toward Christy Mathewson
The veteran pitching star of the Polo
I
golfer during the last few years, and
has taken great Glee in telling his boss
what fine times he has had on the links
SO McGraw has accepted the gift OF
complete golf outfit from his cronie
Captain Til Huston, now part owner of
the Yankees.
McGraw's friends say that his Idea
in taking up golf is not entirely for
the sake OF the pleasure he will get
in the actual playing of the game nor
Is it envy OF Matty over the fun the
big pitcher has. His actuating motive,
according to more than one close ac-
Guaintancc, is that he doesn't want
Matty to be able TO boast that he can
do anything his boss can't do. There
has been quite n bit of kidding back
and forth on this point during the
last few weeks.
Matty has been calling nearly every
afternoon at the Hotel Imperial, where
iiying this winter, and they " have ,' had
long sessions at bridge whist with other
baseball men. Matty and McGraw were
Msfy o %od shs Sa"fh cer o
rope him into a game OF reecushion
billiards; but 1t was was always a cleanup
and Matty didn't like the idea Of it.
once in a very great while McGraw
would consent to checkers. but there
i was lust as s,o one-sided In Mattys
baseball and billiards. Matty excels
at checkers h. X nr,a and gGlf and it is all
even. the total score will he swung over
10 spell victory on his side
Why Forget the Old Scoutsf
y New York writer penned n critical
story the other day in which he di-
yided the various classes OF people con-
nccted with the progress of baseball
into these. classes: magnates. players
umpires, the fans and the press. His
list is by no means complete. Where do
the old scouts come in---the ivory hunt
ers Of the sticks? Let's see, there's
Dick Kinsella. Larry Sutton Billy Muir
ray. Charley Barrett, Arthur irwin and
about dozen or more others barely
less illustrious These specialists OF
the gem in the rough surely have had
some part In the upbuildlng OF the pres
cnt system AS a matter OF fact, about
fcur-fifths OF the players in the big
leagues right now are there because Of
recommendation by one or more Of
the ivory hunters some time back
The groundkeeper is another national
institution. Compare the condition Of
the average. big league park of to-day
with that OF twenty years ago Those
who played along In the early nineties