The Washington times., 1916-02-09

Joe Tinker. the new manager of the
Cubs. says he will guide his team from
Doolan do the heavy work around tn"
shortfield Tinker quit active playing
last summer and his decision for 1916
was foreshadowed then
Red KiIlefer. the crack catcher OF
the Phillies. whose injured arm kept
him out of the 1915 worlds series. NAV
never catch another game. He came to
New York this week to undergo treat
mcnt. and the physician announced that
there is small hope OF his ever regaininR
the use OF his arm.
That Harry F. Sinclair is an exploded
phonev millionaire and has repudiated
the contracts Of those Federal League
PLAYERS he did not sell. is the dope run
ming loose In the corridors OF the Wal
dorf today. 1t is said that Sinclair
cleared in the neighborhood OF $3.50 600
through his sales Of players to organ
izc'l clubs. mostly to the Giants and
Yankees. It is also said that those
PLAYERS still unsOld will be thrown back
upon organized baseball. In other
berths with organized baseball clubs will
he unable to collect their wartime
salaries from Sinclair.
Sinclair is now in Oklahoma. where
he Is said to be selling oil lands for
millCns. Several prominent baseball
men here say that he is an ordinary
piker. who got awav with a great bnrf.
sold nlavers. for bunch Of money after
theN cost MS httto or nothing and that
lie has now quit. That the magnatcs
arc n""v"d goes without saying. They
! took his word for what ii sounded and
now they claim that the sound Ia harsh
to their ears.
Another interesting littl" sIdelght IN
! the baseball situation appeared today
when 1t was learned that Fed"raI
l.eaEue contracts required managers -
notify their plaJ Jcrs on or before Sep
tCmber 10 whether or not they would
/ be desired for the coming campaign
! ana that hardly NOR" than a handful
| were 50 nouh"d. In other words. tho
! F"Gs, as far back as last September
! knew that they would never start the
/ 1915 season. and so they carried through
| then tight all winter on sheer blum
No wonder organized baseball l.
p"evnd. Had this been known. 1t /,
! moro than doubtful that any attention.
| would have been paid 10 lite oVcrturos
| "i M"SsrS. Sinclair and Gilmore. II
tmis statement is shown to be a faCi
| q louu laugh will 80 up at the expense
% those mrEnatcs who declined to
| ro!lOW Ban Johnson advice and t'tgn;
! 1t out at the gate to the bitter end.
Dick carroll, business manager FOR
! the Brookteds. admi<tcd to the writer
last nit.rt that this clause was in the
f"derai League contract. cXpaininu
that ii was placed there to make Tor
mutualitN. something az that time lack
ing in organized baseball contracts. 1t
said that for the ensuing season Inc
player would he guaranteed at least
per cent increase in salary and thai
ne would he notified OF his being re
served Ivy Sentcmher IL.
eddie Plank, former Mackman claims
that under his Federal League contract
| he Is now free agent because he was
not so notified Of his being reserved
The National Commission. however. has
stepped in to say that he belongs to the
st. Louis Browns. because he jumped a
reserve rule in organized baseball to GO
to the Feds, as Boston and Cincinnati
had not waived on him at the time
GcOlg" Stovall is here trying to get
back into the fold. The going seems to
=" bit rough for George. though he
Isn't quitting.
Otto Enahc. the Terrapns manager
last Year. is hObnobbnE with tho Ma
tional I.caEuerS He doesn't admit that
ne Is searching for n Job but it's good
bet he would NOT refuse ono. The job
has NCt to appear.