The Washington times., 1915-12-29

Ran Johnson Is in favor of having
Manager Griffith turn over these three
players to somers' club.
"It's impossible right now to say much
about that" said johnson, II don't see
wherc any one from the Federal League
would add any strength to the Cleveland
club, as there are only few real good
players in that circuit. OF course, l
would like to see the Cleveland club
got GandiI. Morgan and Boehling. of
Washington. but that will be q matter
for Mr.. Somers to settle with the Wash
ington club when the affairs of the
local team are settled"
Johnson believes in keeping hands off
when II ONES to transferring players
frem club to club in his league, believ-
ing this good policy. lie is opposed 10
However, Manager Griffith's willing
ness to go to the assistance OF Charlie
Somers seems to forecast the departure
of Gandll. Morgan, and Boehling 20
Cleveland before many weeks, certainly
before the season opens.
q I'D Gwinner the Plttfed moslll. shows
kthe ownership of the Cleveland club, and
e holding his own players out of tho
market until he learns his fate. Presi,
2deut Ruppert has made offers Tor I'd
N;netzer, desiring them for the Yankees.
hut has vet to receive an answer. Gwin-
ncr believes that he might be able to
nse these. men in Cleyeland II he gets
control of the club. Ban Johnson Is In
charge OF the negotiations with the
bankers committee in Cleveland. and
has intimated that somers VIII remain
9winner's plan and allow Honey. Allen.
and Knetzer to go to tho Yankees
The New York Giants will not be seen
here next spring In exhibition Sames
L,
boon scheduled for the former cham
piOns of the old league, as follows:
The first half dozen games Of the
Giants exhibition program will furnish
training camp practiee, for MeGraT,s
Jump home, stopping only AT Houston
and Beaumont, Tex, Baton Rouge, and
New Orleans, La, and at Chattanooga.
Tenn, to break jumps Here is the com
plete schedule of exhibition games:
March H. IL, Dallas CTexas League)
at Dallas; ls Galveston (Texas League)
at Galveston; ~, Houston CTeXaa
League at Houston; %, %, Detroit
american League) at Dallas. Tex; 81,
Houston at Houston.
April /, Beaumont (Texas League) at
Beaumont; ., Detroit at Houston; 3,
Louisiana State University at Baton
Rouge: La: T. New New Orleans Orleans South
Chattanooga (southern League) at
Chattanooga, Tenn; Z, s, 10, Yankees
at Polo Grounds; II, Yale lat either
Polo Grounds or New Haven).
Dan Moeller. the Nationals veteran
outhelder, / sill of grip at his home, in
Des Moines. and his physician fears
he may be in for an attack OF pneu-
nonta- The gravity of his case viii not
he known for several days.
Manager Griffith plans to visit Char
lottesville next week for personal
WRA ASaaf - 81.
lie wants to take his team to the Vir-
Glnia college town, II possible. and
no will not give up until he has to.
The reconvened meeting OF the Amer
lean League is being held in Cleveland
today and the reconvened session of
the National League has been called for
next Tuesday In Cincinnati. The Ma
tional Commission will meet Monday,
and by the middle Of next week all
the details Of the peace negotiations will
be settled.
Even though it has been announced
that no Federal League players, even
contract jumpers. Will be blacklisted by
organized baseball, there Ia one mar
whom few ever expect to see in the
When Ha Chase hoped from the Chi
cago White SoX to the Buffalo Feds hC
signed and sealed his own future fate
II is not believed that Childe Harold
big league club.
Chase is most temperamental feI.
low. He has made thousands of friends
by his work on the diamond and los
most OF them by those same stunts
When Charlie Comiskey purchased hin
from the Yankees, the former peerless
first baseman was given his last chance
TO make good. His salary was pate
without murmur by the "Old Roman
who demanded In return only tina
Chase stick TO his knitting. This Chase
failed to do He began to think tina
OGnspiracies were being formed Rgains
him among his team mates. The cali
Der of his work fell Off rapidly. sud
denly. almost without warning, he qui
the White SoX,
In a sense Chase dug his own crave
so far as organized baseball IS con
anee against Charlie Comiskey. The Arst
sacker listened 20 the. murmurs of tn
Feds. After thinking them over h
suddenly approached Comiskey an
asked for his release. 2lviug the clu
ten DAYS notice. He had denied OF
many occasions that there was an
truth In the Tumors that he would turn
the traces, and 50. when his actor
against Comiskey was taken the base
ball world stood aShast.
It was sooQ learned that Chase's Chi
cago contract conld easily be broken Il
court. as Il contained the sO.calIe
ten DAYS release clause. Acting I'm
der legal advice, Chase waited for te
20 Buffalo and Joined the FEEDERS
League club there
Cease once before, whea he va