The Washington times., 1915-01-26

"Walloping Wallie" Smith, who
acted as substitute inaelder and oc-
casional pinch hitter for the Grif-
men last year, is destined to wear
other than a Washington uniform in
1915, but Manager Griffith cannot
find suitable place for him. At
lanta has turned him down fatty, re-
fusing to pay q fair price for the
player who was one Of the heroes
Of the Georgia metropolis in 1918.
It is possible that Smith will 60 to
some team In the American Associa-
ton or the Pacific Coast League.
When Smith came to the Griffmen
last spring, he brought along q
reputation for being a clouting hit
tor, one Of the AL Williams type.
With the Washington club last sea-
son he hit for .196 in forty-five
games, and was helpless in the field.
With younger and speedier players
reporting to the team, there Is no
place for Smith this season and 50
Manager Griffith is seeking to dis
pose of him.
Atlanta seemed inclined to accept
Smith when first the negotiations got
under way, but later turned down the
entirc proposition Joe Cantillon Is said
to be willing to take him, but the Old
Fox has made no decision yet. He wish
es to leave It to Smith as much as pos-
sible. The chunky infielder will come
to a decision within a few days, and
then Manager Griffith will complete the
deal.
On March ~ the Griffmen will play
Jack Dunn's Richmond Internationa!s in
the Virginia capital. and Joe Boehling,
II he is then within the fold. may be
called upon to show his speed against
proving a difficult task Tor Mana ger @
Griffith, and he. has about quit He has
released outright Lefty Barron and
club last season. Barron was a star
with West Virginia University. but foot
ball has so frightened up his shoulder
muscles that he was helpless against
majCr leaguers. Stevens was q raw
busher from Martinsburg.
Smiling BIZ Donovan. the new man.
aser of the New York Yankees. far
purchase of the club from Bill Devery
and Frank Farrell, has hiked to Dixie
land. where he will look over the sites
for a training camp. He is inclined to
consider favorably Savannah, Column
buS, Ca: or Corpus Christi. Tex. and
New York. Donoven realizes what a
good beginning means to ball club.
and wants to see the camp himself be-
fore ordering his athletes to report. 1t
begins to look as II the Yanks would
make some kind Of a stir next year.
the first dirision.
Charlie Stengel. one Of the Dodgers
promising Young outfielders has . signed
club. after making a bluff about flop
ping to the Feds. with Allen. Fischer.
and Jack Dalton deserting to the Feds.
Charlie Ebhets had a fit when he re.
him the Federal League offers. IF you
better these. III stay with Brooklyn"
,WHr.ot wrote ,soS. steMnsel. "otherw''e. I'll go to
Yesterday Ebbets and stengel met in
st. Louis and the Holiday king signed
his outfielder for two years. topping
the Feds best offer.
Col Bob Hedges. boss of the Brown
les, denies most emphatically that he
will trade Bert Shotton for a pitcher
and an infielder from the Chicago White
n.
best gardeners I'm the American League.
and Hedges would be foolish to let him
go. even though he happens to need a
good infielder badly. The Brownies will
Hickey has the mskings Of strong out
fit that will make them all hustle for at
least half the season. Doing this will
enable Hedges to make money on his
investment.
Here's a rich one fror today's New
"The Feds tried to make much capital
because Roger Bresnahan traded play
or for a dog. Clark Griffith beat that
record in 1908. He traded Jake Stahl for
e bone; Ask anyone who ever saw
The Boston Red Sox will report at
Hot Springs. Ark. about the middle of
March. The battery candidates will
ssn the 9es on af the team week ons earlier se
games will! be played on the way home.
three each being played at Memphis
Louisville, and Cincinnati. This is n
Tost nst ira tranns G tIP but 81; Rl Car
ers In better condition tlan II they
played half a hundred games and spent
TIER nights on sleeping cars.
George Pierce, southpaw pitcher
means to stay with the Cubs this sea.
son. Today he leaves for Tampa, join
ing Jimmy Archer, Wilbur Goode, and
Art Phelan, who have been in Florida
for a month or %. Larry Cheney is
also somewhere in the South and he Is
expected to be on hand for light work
outs with his teammates long before
the actual training season gets under
way.
Plus l.. Schwert. the former Pennsyl-
vaEia University backstop, who fin
ished the season with the Yankees lest
year, today came to terms for 1915. He
has a good arm. and. with experience.
may develop into major Lacquer.
II anybody can stop the Red sox,
I'd like to know It, To me the Red Sox
for the next few Years appears as