The Washington times., 1915-12-29
JOHNSON IN FAVOR OF PLAN.

Ran Johnson is in favor of havinS
Manager Griffith turn over these three
players to Somers club.
ITS impossible right now to say much
about that" said Johnson. II don't see
where 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 GandI. Morgan and Boehling. of
Washington. but that will be matter
for Mr.. Somers to settle with the Wash
ineton club when the affairs of the
local team are settled"
Johnson believes in Keeping hands OFF
when X ONES 20 transferring players
frcm club to club in his league believ-
inS this good policy. lie is opposed 10
However, ManasSr Gritfith's willing
Sonlers seems. to forecast the denalture
of Gandil. Morgan, and 'oeh!in- 10
Cleveland before many weeks. certainly
before the season opcns: , .,-
l a disposition to become associated with
kthe ownership of the Cleveland club: ana
rs holding his own players out 2i lhc
ynarket until he learns his fate. Prcsi,
3deut Ruppcrt has made offers for Ed
&Ionetchy, Frank Allen. and Elmer
N;netzer. desiring them for the Yankees.
mt has vet to receive an answer. Gw'n-
nor believes that he might be able to
rse these men in Cleveland, If he gets
control of the club. Ban Johnson Is In
charge OF the negotiations with the
has intimatcd that Somers will remain
at the head Of the club. This NAV spoil
1winner's plan and allow konev. Allen.
and knet.er to 80 to tho Yankees
The New York Giants VIII rot be seen
in
With the Grifmen. Sixteen games have
been scheduled for the FORMER cham
pions of the old league. as follows:
The first half dozen games of the
Giants exhibition program will furnish b
training camp practice for. McGraw,s
entry. The Giants will make quick
lump home, stopping only at houston
and Beaumont Tex. Baton Rouge, and
New Orleans, La, and at Chattanooga.
plete schedule of exhibition games:
March II, H. Dallas (1exas Leasuel
Mt Dallas; Is, Galveston Texas League)
at Galveston; H. Houston CTexas
League ut Houston; -, 26. Detroit
houston at Houston.
April !, Beaumont (Texas League at
Beaumont; ,, Detroit at Houston; 3,
louisiana. State University at Baton
ern League at New Orleans, La; 3,
Chattanooga 'Southern League) at
thattanooGa. Tenn; :, s. 10. Yankees
at Polo Grounds; II, Yale (at either
Polo Grounds or New Haren).
Dan ,Moeller, the Nationals veteran
outhelder. sill of grip at his home, in
nes Moines. and his physician fears
he may be in for an attack OF nneu:
rnonia- The gravity OF his case viii not
he known for several days.
Manaeer Griffith plans to visit Char.
lottesville next week for personal
and intimate view of the situation there
He wants to take his team to the Vir.
Ginia college town. IL possible. an6
80 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 o1
the National League has been called fol
next Tuesday in Cincinnati. The Ma,
tIonal Commission will meet Monday
and by the middle Of next week al
the details Of the peace negotiations will
he settled
Even though it has been announced
that no Federal League players. eveI
contract jumpers. Will be blacklisted b.
organized baseball. there Is one mai
whom fe" ever expect to see in th
uniform 'f a major league club again
CaGo White SoN to the Buffalo Feds h.
signed and scaled his own future fate
II is not believed that Chlde Harol'
will find a berth open to him with an,
big league club.
Chase is most tempeTa mental fel
low. He has made thousands of friend
by his work on the diamond and los
most OF them by those same stunts
When Charlie Comiskey purchased hir
from the Yankees, the former peerles
first baseman was given his last chanC
TO make good. His salary was pal
without a murmur by the "Old Roman,
who demanded in return only tina
Chase stick TO his knitting. This Chas
failed to do, He began to think tha
oCnspiraCics were being formed agains
him among his team mates. The call
her of his work fell off rapidly. sud
denly. almost without warning, he qu
the White SoN.
In 4 s-nse Chase dug mis- own crave
SO far as Organized baseball IS cor
cerned. Without shadow OF Sric\
sacker listened 20 the murmurs of Il
Reds. After thinking them over h
suddenly approached EomiskeV an
asked for his release. aiViug tho clu
ten daHs' notice He had denied o
many occasions that there was an
truth in the IumorS that he would tur'
the traces. and SO. when his actio
against Comiskey WAS taken the base
ball world stood achaSt.
It was soop learned that Hhase's Ch
cago contract could easily be broken
ten dsNs release" clause. Acting III
der legal advice. Chase waited for te
days tn "lapSe. and then ne h0stcnc
10 Buffalo and toined the FEEDER
League club there
Chase once telore. Mhea hs va