Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
The Morning Dope

l ne .NOrnlnG DOpe
1t is real funny what franchise is
Worth in the minds OF the owner when
SON. other fellow wants 1t. especially
when It's true value is learned from
other sources. such vas the case with
tho syracuse franchise In the New
YORK state League. which has been sold
tt auction for $1,000. The price i in
tercstir@ because Il few weeks ago. in
spite of the fact that the club was on
III" rocks, the former owners bali; ed
"a scheme To transfer the Jersey CITY
a@IrcGaHou in the International
Tor 10000 some other fame prices
hay" been paid In the past FOR fran
Chises
that Washington and Lee las no; in
Cludcd Georgetown III its football
sehedui" next season. Sport writer's
are accusing the Generals OF having
defeated decisivciy last fall In this
city Coach Elcock has substituted
Roanoke on his schedule, the game IL
be played at Lexington.
1t is said that the Chicaro fans have
dubbed Joe Tinker the Prince Of
Whales.
The appointment OF Dave Shcan as
manager OF the Providence Grays was
a ten-strike In the opinion Of the fans
Of that city He surely looks like the
right man 10 succeed Manager Dona-
van. and many predict that the new
leader will be successful II given AN
even break In material 10 work on.
Now that there Is shortage in glass
as result OF the war, there is a
ball players to dispose OF their arms at
profit.
Activity rcigns around the Virginia
Richmond. its largest city, has been
lost All of the teams. with the ,x-
ccption OF suffolk, which is still shy
= MANAGER. are signing up likely look
inr recruits.
Among those likely to he seen this
year In Virginia League uniform is
Plug Amos, the Renedictinc and Alec
star. who Will probably join Ports
conner, and should succeed.
Benedictine College and Richmond
academy have both ordered baseball
candidates out Tomorrow for prelini
in charge of the Cadets until the arr
rival Of Coach Bigbie, and Captain
Monk Brown VIII direct the early cf-
forts of the Academy youngsters.
Manager Jack Dunn. of the Virginians.
was unsuccessful in his efforts to land
Charley Smith. of Cleveland. one of
nahan. Smith has heard the lure of
the Coast, and has signed with San
Francisco
Charley Brickley. the Knight of the
Skilled Toe, who helped TO bring three
football championships to Harvard. is
slated a, 10 he head coach at Columbia
again adopts football. Bricliley will
undoubtedly be the man TO put tie Blue
and White back on the sport map
The Cuban boxing promoters are
learning bitter lessons. but make a
bet that before long they will teach
crooks heading islandward nowadays.
Swear works do not always Indicate
viciousncss. says 2, Western professor.
who finds that college boys are prone
TO profanity because they have pauc-
ity of expression. Another declares
that the object of Il cuss word is to
not describe exactly. ~ man who uses
profanity merely to show his mascu-
line vitality, abuses profanity" he says
It's entirely unsafe to mention any
thing free in baseball ,narnatc.s
hearing. unless it's free advertising.
Even his rigorous visage has been
known to break ground and soften be-
for" that magic phrase. however.
President Barrow says that while the
~ :. Ii', io,."l i<tHfHc VIII aunerc to n
roster limit of seventeen, it will not he
compulsory for G. ubs to carry playing
Bench managers will he
considered rs players. however.
There's Home Run Baker and Hobey
Baker and Homer Baker, ali cham
pons Of different branches of snort
III. Baker is name to coniure with in
athletics Who Will inquire. What's
will he unable 10 run for the next
three months. owing to an Injury re-
ceived last fall which has been getting
worse and worse.
However. bakers" In general are
very active: Do you pay six cents for
your bread?