The Washington herald., 1916-02-25
undergraduate Manager Of
Virginia Pulls a ''Boner.
Contest Is OFF.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Chick Gandil Told to Remain in New
Orleans Until Word Comes of
Proposed Deal.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

to the University of Virginia baseball
schedule, the Nationals are slated to
cross bats with the collegians on Lam
beth Field In the opening game of the
season.
As usual the young college manager
got his wires crossed. Young managers
are prone to make errors 1t happens In
the best of regulated colleges.
The Joker in this trick is apparent to
everybody who knows the plans mapped
out by Clark Griffith for his spring train
ing.
Next Wednesday the advance squad of
pitchers and catchers who will be In
charge of Mike Martin and chaperoned
by Jack Ryan will invade the university;
the other regulars and recruits are not
due until March TO- Consequently a game
on March is simply out of the question
for the reason that the Nationals could
not put a regular ball team on the field.
Griffith says that he has already writ
ten the manager of the Virginia team
that he could not play any exhibition
games until after March IL.
Jack Ryan, the Nationals coach, scout
and one of Griff's advisors, will again
coach the Virginia team this spring, but
only during the period the Nationals are
In the university town.
Capt. White, of the Virginians, who is
here with the basketball team, had a
long talk with Ryan last night and Of
fered terms which were accepted by the
veteran.
Mrs. Chick Gandil and her 5-yesr-old
daughter reached Washington yesterday
morning. coming here from New Or
leans.
Chick Gandrl. the Nationals big first
sacker. remained behind upon the sd-
vice of Manager Griffith, who inform ed
Chick by wire that 1t would be best
for him to stay in New Orleans until
Saturday, when definite informa ton as
TO where Chick would play next summer
would be forthcoming.
This means that there is still the pos
sibflity of a deal being consummated
whereby Gandil will be purchased out
right by the new owners of the Cleveland
Indians.
Manager Griffith last night stated that
he had heard nothing from Cleveland
thus far. but would know definitely in a
day or so whether or not Gandil was
wanted
IT am not crazy to sell Gandil." de-
clared the Old Fox. I'm fact, I intend
Cleveland meets my figures they can
have him, otherwise 1 shall have him
with me again"
As the Cleveland club will spring train
In New Orleans. Gandil would be foolish
to come to Washington in the event of a
sale.
Just now Gandfl does not know where
he will play ball during the coming sea-
son.
Horace Fogel, former president of the
Phlllles, who is writing pieces for a
Philadelphia newspaper, still harps on
the old subject OF Jim Shaw. the Ma
tional's big pitcher, whom Fogel claims
should today be the property of the
National Leaguers in the Sleepy City.
This Is what Fogel has to say: But
for a change of ownership of the club
three years ago Pitcher Shaw would be
a member OF the Phlllies today. 1 signed
Shaw in the summer of 1912. He was then
only seventeen or eighteen years old. and
to make the contract legal his father had
to give his consent and also sign II. I
still have the contract, as well as some
others which l declined to turn over to
Locke because we were not friends at
the time, and had not been for ten years.
James Aloysius Shaw is the youngster' S
full name. He attracted my attention
pitching for the Shadyside Academy
team, of which institution he was a stu
dent.
I went to Pittsburgh to look him over.
saw him pitch a game for his school
nine and another for Dick Guys amateur
team. and he looked so good to me that
lost no time in persuading him to give
his promise to Join the Phillies after he
was through school and coaxing Shaw's
father to give his consent The agree
ment was that he was to Join the Phil
lies in 1914, provided, of course, he grad
uated in 1913. and If he failed, to report
the following year. Shaw should make
one of the best pitchers in the American
League for Clarke Griffith. I am sorry
now that Shaw is not on Pat Moran's
| staff, as he would make a good running
| mate for Alexander Chalmers, Mayer
| Rtxey. Demaree and Bender.
scribe on a Macon paper, where the
Yankees are training, wrote something
about Bill Donovan's clan being sure
| things for the 1916 championship. In.
asmuch as he spoke of Mike Kelley In.
stead of Joe and various other matters
| along that line, It is not to presume he
erred about that championship stuff.
Claude Hendrix, former Pirate, now
| with the Cubs, who is expected to be a
big factor in putting Joe Tinker's club
up in tho running this year, is very sensi.
tive and pays particular attention to his
physical condition. which combination
| worked to his cha grin one afternoon ir
| the club house, when he was with the
| Pirates. Hendrix had been insisting or
Trainer Ed LaForce rubbing his pitching
| arm for an hour each day. Finally Bis
/ Ed got a bit peeved and the followins
| conversation took place:
| La Force-Say, Claude, what you-al
think is de nattah wit dat ahm of yours
Hendrix-Why, 1t is troubled with q
swelling. Get busy and rub that swelling
out of 1t. Hurry up.
| La Force-Yo ahm swelling, Mistaf
Hendrix! All. nah goodness, no. L
hain't that ahm that's swelling, it's YOU
/ haid.
| What happened is history now, but L;
| Force was never asked to rub Claude,
| arm again.