The Washington herald., 1915-12-25
Old Fox, Unable to Obtain
Charlottesville, Likely to
Trek Farther South.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
San Antonio. Tex. and Macon. Ca,
Considered Seriously by Local
PilotIComment.
By WILLIAM PEET.

As a Christmas present to three-fourths
Of the Washington ball players and all
of the local scribes, Manager Clark Grif-
fifth Of the local club announces that
there is q possible chance the team will
not spring train in Charlottesville. Va.
next March.
Trainer Mike Martin who last week
paid a flying visit to the college town,
reported to his boss that the fraternity
house which had been available during
the past three years could not be OBJ
Aained next spring.
Grin himself expects to 60 to Char
lottesville before very long and deter
mine for himself the exact conditions.
Failure to rent suitable quarters for his
players will probably result In q change
OF training camp this spring.
Il Is known that fine inducements have
been offered at San Antonio. Texas. and
Macon, Go. also o half dozen other
places in the land Of cotton and Gri6
will have little difficulty in selecting q
suitable training camp.
What was probably one of the greatest,
IL not the greatest, sale of thorougbred
yearlings ever held in this country was
the outcome of the putting under the
hammer Of Mr.. Clarence H. MacKay's
French bred youngsters and two other
horses. which netted the remarkable total
Of $4,000, with the star of the SALE
Sunlight, a neutrality-suspicious. colt,
fetching $500. with John H. Morris. of
Lexington, KY, the purchaser. Nearly
every prominent sportsman in America
attended the sale.
A report from Chicago states that
Charley Wefghman admits that he has
not actually purchased the Cubs. but
has been assured that he will be al
lowed to do so. If this is the truth,
Weeghman is not as smart in business
as is believed. because "double-cross"
Is favorite play in baseball politics.
The most disgusted man at the
peace meeting when the announce
ment was made that the jumping
players would be refnstated was
Owner Lannin, of the Red Sox. He
paid $4,000 for the release of Catcher
Sam Agnew two weeks ago. In times
Of peace Agnew would not be worth
more than half the amount. and it will
also be an easy matter for a major |
league team to pick up a frst-class
catcher from the Feds by merely TAX
ing over his contract.
Says the New York Evening World: |
With the return of Harry N Hampstead |
Capt Huston and other baseball mag
DTlnSlnS OuI Ine |
fact that, after all. there are very few \
players in the Federal League of major |
league caliber.
Capt. Huston says the good Fed players |
will not exceed dozen. The only ones |
now in demand are Lee Magee. Benny |
kauff. Davenport. Flack. Zwilling, Zeider.
Johnson, Tobin, Marsans, Arthur Wilson,
Fischer and Hendrix.
The magnates have shown no eagerness
chase. Rariden. Seaton. Hartley Or Gram
hall.
There would be no chance to get Gran
iall or Hartley. anyway. as both will be
transferred from the st. Louis Feds TO
he st. Louis Browns. in the merger Of ,
he two clubs. This will also apply to
Wilson and Fischer. OF the Chifeds Joe
tinker. as manager of the Cubs, will take
he pick of his Fed team that won the
Sennant.
When it is realized that only dozen
,ut of 175 Fed players are really good
,nough to be sought by the major leagues
is easy to understand why the out
aw'' league failed to draw patronage
Since Mr.. Hermann. of Cincinnati. was
permitted TO buy Pitcher Mosely of the
now defunct Newark team. the magnates
have agreed not to make any more bids
Tor the Fed PLAYERS until after the holi-
aase' ehc ioed oeiis " siNe eNerspouy d
chance to lookup the records and make
other Investigations into the relative
merits Of the PLAYERS for sale.
Capt Huston feels very confident Of
getting Lee Magee, but will take no fur
ther steps toward closing the deal until
after the first week in January. The
Sanks were thinking of Magee for the
regular second baseman. but experienced
managers in the National League are Of
the opinion that Magee is much better as
m outfielder.