Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
BY GRIFFITH
IS VERY DOUBTFUL
Trade or Sale During Meeting
in New York Considered
Unlikely.
BILL DONOVAN STATES
GIDEON is NOT DESIRED
Yankees Manager Says He Does
Not Care if Nationals Have
Pacific Coast Player.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

NEW YORK. February 9.--Whether
Clark Griffith will be able to make
any sort of a dea! or sale during his
stay here is decidedly doubtful. In the
first place it would be necessary for
him to get waivers from the American
League clubs before he could part with
any of his players to the National
League, and it would take consider
able time to do this. George Stallings
and Griffith had long conference yes
terday afternoon. They chatted for
fully two hours, but there was nothing
doing in the way of sales or trades.
probably because Griffith was not in a
position to give any assurance that he
could turn over any of the players he
wants to get rid of. He will have to
get waivers on them first before he can
close any transaction. Stallings would
not hesitate to take Gandil and Ain
smith and probably Boehling, but
there is no use discussing these prop
ositions now. for waivers will first
have to be obtained.
Jim Callahan, the new Pittsburgh
manager, is willing to make an offer
for Boehling. The Richmond south
paw, who is slated to draw $4,000 for
the next two years, might make a
good man for Callahan, but there is
no chance to sell him until it is de-
termined that waivers can be procured
on him, and that is where al! of Crit
fith's chances of selling players stand.
1t is understood that he viii try at
once to get waivers on the players he
wants to get rid of.
Chief Meyers. the Giants Indian catcher.
is very apt to be d member of the Brook
Iyn National League club next season
The Giants have asked waivers on the
chief and Ebbets has refused to waive.
and the chances are that by tomorrow
the question Of transferring the Indian
to the Dodgers will be arranged.
E;bbets figures that Meyers will be of
much help to his team, even if he does not
catch regularly. to coach the young pitch
ers who in need of experience, and it
Is for this purpose that Manager Robin
son may take him.
The only player that StaliinSs seems
willing to talk about with Griffith is How
ard Shanks. What are YOU going to do
with Shanks'' asked Stallings of the
Washington manager. Il am going to
keep him. was the reply. flor ] can use
him in either the In or out field to good
advantage and Stallings changed the
subject Immediately. .-....-.
'"There never was any suggestion made
by to trade Johnny Evers to the
Cubs said Stallings. That story went
the rounds. but there is nothing in it.
EVers is much too good a ball player to
get way from the Braves. He can pla Y
as well as he ever could and if he had
not been injured last season We would.
in all probability, have peen able to win
the pennant.
80 have about made up my mind to
play Sherwood Magee at first base. He
should be cracking good first baseman
when he is educated in that position dur
ing the spring training period and I will
bet that he will hit better in that position
"a nfh 90 ho ha 1nf
to learn there, but he is. player who
when he gets accustomed to the plays
will be star
Percy Haughton already has made
himself very popular with the other
National League magnates. He has
splendid personality. and in due time
will be one of the men whom the
attention to. He is rapidly getting
very much interested in base ball and
likes nothing better than to sit down
with some man of long experience in
ton is by no means novice at the
game. He has been in the sport for
long time. and he is remarkably
posted in the finer points of the game.
Yet he will not make any suggestions
to Manager Stallings. whom he con-
siders one Of the smartest in base ball
today. Haughton is thorough gem
tleman, and II is only a question of
llIHe Wnen he Will ne uSeu IN some OF
the important positions in the game.
1t is almost certain that he Will be
used on all the important committees
right from the outset OF his career.
1t is Bedient. the former Boston Red
SoX pitcher, who is the twirler who
signed A contract for two years for
$4,000 and drew $1,000 of the money
in advance and now has but little to
draw during the agreement. AS yet
no major league club has taken
Bedient into its fold. and it is decidedly
questionable whether any club will
take him. but he is. nevertheless. well
satisfied with his experience with the
Federals.
After Manager Gr1fith had explained
just how he lost Joe Gedeon, after he
gave him all the facts. Donovan ex-
pressed himself as follows: "I don't
want Gedeon, II 1t is up to me. You
can take him and play him on your
team haze never mada an effort to