The Washington times., 1915-12-27

Manager Griffith expects Joe Gedeon
to report for another trial with the
Washington club next spring. Gedeon,
fearing that the Old FOX meant to send
him to Minneapolis, took the flying Leap
into the camp of the Federal League a
couple Of weeks before the independ-
ents Surrendered" He agreed to play
with the Newark Feds His Christmas
present was the information that the
Newfeds had dropped out of business
and that his only haven Of rest would
be the washington club. Unless he de-
cides to quit playing ball and remain
at home on his ranch. Gedeon will once
more electrify the fans with his spec
tacular performances at Florida ave.
nue.,
Gedeon has a fine chance now to make
place for himself with the Griffmen.
1t is doubtful u Ray Morgan will be
with the team again next season. He
has been offered to Cleveland and, II
Somers retains his interest In the In
dians, will probably land there. This
will leave Carl sawyer, Morley Jennings
and Joe Gedeon to battle for the key
stone berth.
Sawyer appeared a light hitter during
his short trial last September Jen-
nings is shortstop, not n second base
man. Gedeon played great bau at sec
ond for Salt Lake last year in the Pa
clfic Coast League. Unless he goes to
pieces in the big show, 1t would appear
that he stood the best chance OF all to
earn the place as a regular.
II is the same old story with the big
league moguls. After fiamboyantly an
nouncing that he would have no Feds
on his team" Charlie Ebbets, owner OF
the Brooklyn Dodgers, has changed his
tune.
Fed players" says the discoverer OF
holidays, to see II VIC can use any Of
them. I am confident that in the Ions
run not more than ten or a dozen Fed
eral LeaGuers will be taken back irto
the National League"
Henry p. Edwards, the Cleveland
Plain Dealers veteran baseball writer
has some sterling truths TO tell the big
league maBnates in the following:
Tho baseball war, which has torn tho
national game asunder during the last
two years and all but killed 1t. is ended
and the club owners and league offi.
clals, In their characteristic short.
sightedness, can see nothing but the
brightest of careers for the grand ole
sport
1T is up to them to make II so, but
continuance of their policy of double
dealing. evasion and tampering with the
the public. Had the maEnates and Off
cials dealt fairly with the players and
public, and also each other. there would
have been no baseball war and condi
lions would not have reached thC
chaotic state from which they wer,
rescued at enormous expense during tho
peace negotiations OF the last few
weeks.
Gum shoe tricks may do in politics
but the public is tired of such methods
being applied to baseball. The latter
through its agents. the baseball writ,
ers, Is inslstent that the magnates
cease to mislead those who support the
national game and deal the cards from
the top of the deck. Both fans and
writers are weary of being gulled, anC
they call upon those who appointed
themselves to guide the destinies OF thu
national pAstime TO steer into channels
that are free from the snags OF discorC
and the eddies OF intrigue.
Reforms are needed and now thS
governors OF organized baseball ar,
afforded The opportunity Of restoring
tho game 20 the popularity which Il
enjoyed prior 20 the time the publ,
not next A shOrt-sighted policy Of sac