The Washington times., 1916-12-18
Jim Dunn Prefers Chapman or
Wamby to Griffmen's Lit
tie Second Sacker.
FOSTER FOR KEYSTONE BASE
Ban Johnson Would Lop OF Two
Weeks Of Major League
Campaigns.
NJ LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

ny LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Manager Griffth has tried to swap
nav Morran for RAY Chapman or Bill
wambsganss. of the Cleveland Indians,
and has failed. Unless some other
the Bsitimorean. Morgan win prob
ably remain with the Grinmen
.nother aeasop.
.J, tree ,,,cb s,rona o,ubs as New
York. Chicago, and Washington made
me offers for Ray Chapman or Bill
wan,bsRanss. 1 think those are two
boys to hang on to-" said President
James G. Dunn to Henry T. Edwards
q CLEVELAND baseoai writer
Lee Fohl had scarcely struck town
than Clarence Rowleod asked MIN
whom he wanted for Chapman or
wamby. Then Captain Huston got
after me and put on tsome feelers
along the same line.
wev,s Make n Contender.
ITO make me positive that would
not part with either man. clark Grif.
nth NJ washinston mai m. M mid.
n,.,t ~ sn,d me n. h.d ,,., ,h.
man to make my team a pennant
contender
when asked him who. he said
a. wa. s.cond 1s.cma, raw Morgsn
Told me the only reason he would
nun 80 va as nc .nousn' a
.dg.'
Hof course. 7 asked him what In.
dian he wanted for Morgan, and he
sIonk .Ih0ukns, ,,h ne c, ,wou,a manMnss 70 get
.How IN Morgan would maIo us n
nrst division team we ought 20 be
right up there nghtinE with Chap
Ter nIay.r thsy nran W. pst
EoipE TO keep them anyway"
Fes,ev fer s~...s.
Manager Grifnth has decided TO
keep Eddie Foster at second base
now that Joe Leonard looks the iosieai
performor FOR m. ho, corn.r -, ar.
Srinmen's fnneid. This makes Nor.
team.
Showing every intention OF playing
seusfs WIN his ooss. Morgan did we'll
played eIGhty.two games nj seoond
base. fielding for .o5T. His hitting
sversge o. ..oI was considerably bet
SI,,sa OF yeAr pstorc. IN AZ.
al All throusbo,,t the s.ason He
stuck TO his Knitting.
II 10 probable that Grin will make
other overtures Tor deals involving
ing In New York next February.
"sy sserse" season.
IeI7 camn.Ign w,,, .,,.,., -, ,ao
p" W" 'o"'n, OF w
osmos instead OF los Ana ban may
get his way this winter. his opponents
n1,nas 81 .as n'o 40 .oe.n, LsauS ga s oe,ns more In
-
Two reasons make a shortening or
the major League campaigns a pos
.nr,n. x..,h.r n.. -. -, -,
mas Sosn nos. Isns,
"aJory ox postPonoments
az, ~. IN Hpr snu nay, ms s tny
nrst roason. Eoppihg on i've weeks
tracts will hardly hurt the feeiinxs OF
the magnates. especially as spring at
shnr,sn,nr 80 n ~, % Nery snesn
take erect This year. but n seems on
its way hither. just the same.
w" "s'eh "ino~.
IL IL whispered that the major
leagues will watch closely how tbs
public taxes the proposed interieague
games between the International
League dnd tho American Association.
Indeed, with the worlds series failing
liar schsme for the ma Tors would moi
into bad repute. an sdontion ~ n aim
surprise., " S
The moment one mr. two cuh. oh
tain a comfortshIa mar~,,, n..o Iii
other riysis the et,.ndsn. o,sI an
mainins citIss oS the Is..o,s -
sudaen flop' In the National Iessus
last ssason interest disd Sronn e.
tsmber T i syerYwhere in IN. Sn Wn.t Seh,
could be easily seen that the pennant
was coming East
In the American League the attend.
ance in 81. Louis. WashIneton cleys.
land. Philadelphia. and New York sur.
fered the moment il was seen that
Boston would win. No matter what
certain managers had TO say, the fans
around the league knew the Red Sox
would win the moment they went TO
the front and did not crack under the
strain.
T-..n.. I...,i.r Ana.