The Washington times., 1915-01-27
Manager Griffith Releases Vet.
eran 0utfieIder to Interna.
!. tionaI League Club, Only One
T. to Want His Services.
Dave FuItz Undecided Just Now
Whether or Not to Danish
, Walter Johnson From Fra.
! ternity for Jumping Chifeds.
Ry LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Mike Mitchell, the veteran out
fielder who finished out the 1914
season with the Griffmen, was to-
day released by Manger Clark Grif-
fifth to Jack Dunn's Richmond Inter-
nationals.
II had intended letting Mike Sc
lect his own club as a sort of re-
ward for faithful services" explain
ed Manager Griffith, "but I could
not get into communication with
him. He used to live in Cincinnati,
but letters sent there always came
back. I understand he is in Cuba,
but don't know where. Not being
able to get in touch with him, I had
to 60 ahead and do the best I could
Jack Dunn was the only manager in
any Of the large minor leagues that
wanted to touch Mitchell. So he will
have him in 1915"
Mike Mitchell has been a sort Of foot.
bali this winter Going to the New York
meeting Of the big leagues. Griffith sue.
cee6ed in giving the veteran to the Yam.
KEGS. So he thought. anyway. But aft.
er thinking things over for a week o,
80. Frank Farrell handed Mitchell baci
to the Washington club. Then the Ole
Fox started out to find who wanted him
No big league club would take him
fhnnOh hi
Down the line went Griff. until finall,
ne hit Jack Dunn, who said he was will
ing to let Mike hop around his new
Hichmond ball park next summer
Mike has lot more baseball In him
yet" said Manager Griffith today. "He
ought to do we'll in the international
League. particularly as he will play nc
games at home, where the weather Is
VAIN. Making an attempt to build uI
a young ball club, l have no room fol
him, and just had to let him 60"
At last Dave Fultz has been heard
lie announces that the Players Frater.
nity Is with Garry Hermann and op,
Craftsmanship Of the national commis.
sion After getting that off his system
Dave replied to question as to whether
or not Walter johnson would be barred
breaking a contract.
on the case Immediately. We Intended
AT ole time to eXpell all contract jump.
ers. but when the courts decided that
the agreement between Hal Chase and
the Chicago White Sox was not bindine
we decided that It. would not be fair tC
take action against men who left their
clubs after giving ten days notice and
we must wait now for further rulings.
Therefore. as matters now stand, the
Hopping finger may have a chance to
pay his little old SIS just the same next
season.
Doc Hcdgepeth. former Virginia
League southpaw. and Buck Barton, the
former Pepco amateur champions star
right-hand twirler. have been released by
Manager Griffith to Scranton. in the
New York state League. They were
offered to wild" Conroy. manager OF
Elmira. in the first place, but the old
Washington infielder had no room for
them.
Leslie Mann and Charlie Deal. out
fielder and third baseman, respectively
are holdouts this winter, and may
both be shunted off the worlds cham
pions unless they come to terms with
Jim Carney
Owner Gaffney says that he does no,
intend to bankrupt the club in an effort
to give Deal and Mann the salaries they
demand.
Ihc potn DoES personally. said
Mr.. Gaffney. "and do not blame them
for trying to get all they can out OF
baseball. but the PLAYERS mus. rcmem,
, ber there are other things to bc con-
sidercd. and If they don't wish to sign
ut our figures they are at liberty to do
as they please.
II shall make every effort in the
world to place the boys with some other
club II We cannot come to terms
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Again hysterical legislators are a,
work Inv New York State. seeking to i'm.
ball. Assemblyman Kramker, If T:rook.
lyn. is responsible for bill introduced
yesterday making such "A ,ht.ge or
baseball. Under the proposed law eYer.
club In so-caiied organized baseball. en-.
gagged in the game in the State. must re.
port every Monday morning ;he number
of tickets sold for all games during the
week past. with the amount Of money
taken in at these games. Within ter
days after the filing of this report viii
the State athletic commission. the tax
must be paid. The penalty for failure
to pay is $50 a day. The objection. O,
course, to such legislation IL that Il /.
class legislation, singing out one par
ticular branch and letting others go
EoNirs in New York State is thus taxed
but boxing is conducted almost dircctl,
by State commission. This same hil
was proposed last winter. but failed %
passage, ana there Is expected to be
big fight before 1t goes through thi
session.
Ping Bodie. the redoubtable roly pol,
man who used to cavort in the outfielt
for the White Sox. will not be seer
hack TO San Francisco by Manage
Clarence Percy Rowland. Bodie cam
to the American League In 1871 with al
established reputation as home-rul
hitter. He was called the fence bust
err and tales were legion of his eN
sa@aa~ Is a member OF the San Fran