The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Plans to Take Precautions in
Case Elevators or Trains
Bring Injuries.
GANDIL IS IN NEW ORLEANS
Takes Advice OF Old Fox and
Remains Until Cleveland
Makes Some Move.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Manager Grl1tltn VIII lnsuio "' "''
star ball players against accidents re-
ceived during the playing season. The
total Of damages that might be received
IL the team were to figure in wreck,
such as occurred in Connecticut Tues
day, will total we'll up around sl5OOOO.
Ball players are proverbially lucky"
said Griff today, but you never can
tell when the elevator will drop or
some other train will come skyhooting
into yours. Our cars are usually on the
rear, too, come to think of 1t. and that
isn't pleasant to think about"
President Schuyler Britton has taken
out accident INSURANCE policies on his
st. Louis Cardinals totaling $4,000.
The idea is likely to spread through
all the clubs in the big leagues.
Acting on advice from Manager Grlf-
fifth, Chick Gandil has remained in
New Orleans. Mrs. Gandil and their
flve-year-old daughter arrived here yes
terday for a short stay. If any deal
Is made with Cleveland Tor Gandil, he
will be right A the training camp, for
the Indians have already started to
WORK IN New orleans.
Though Ii iS reported in Cleveland
that Gandil has already been bought,
Manager Griffith insists that no offer
has been made for the big first base
man. 3"
The nearness of the baseball season
is shown by announcements that John
Henry and Doc Ayers will arrive here
in few. days. Ayers will go to Char
lottesvIIle next Wednesday. but Henry
is not expected to 20 down until
March 0.
Tomorrow morning Mike Martin,
trainer. and Ray Morgan. second base
man, will depart from the Union Sta
Won for Charlottesville. Morgan's
steady work I'm Baltimore gym has
fitted him for the harder tasks at
camp, and no informed Manager Grif-
fifth yesterday during n short visit here
that he would be in perfact condition
by the time the season opened.
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,Runt" Walsh. former utility man
With the Phillies. late third baseman
for thc%,E9ltimore Terrapins. by whom
he was s0rd last summer TO. the st
Louis Feds. has been released by
Fielder Jones to Memphis in the South-
ern Association. Walshs wartime con-
tract has another year to run before
he will have to play ball for whatever
he can get. s
While with Baltimore. Walsh made
quite a reputation with tho stick.
though his fielding was a trifo crude
1t was his fielding weakness which
caused Manager knabe to sell him. AL
most as soon as sold to 81. Louis.
Walsh was injured. and p.ayed few
games for Jones.
jack Dunn goes right along picking
up youngsters for his Baltimore CLUB.
The latest is Thomas f. Sloan, twenty
years old. standiT.g six feet one inCh.
He was with Homecoming club in the
Cumberland and Georges Creek League.
last year.
Carrying out his promise to assist the
Cleveland Indians as much as possible.
Charlie Coni5keY has turned over Tom
Dal. catcher and utility outEeldCr. to
Manager Fohl. DAILY Is the player who
hit a home run IN the famous game
playTd before the King of England our
ing the Cund-the-world-tour Of the
White SoX and Giants.
Obtaining Jack Lapp, an experienced
man. Is assistant TO Ray SchalR. Clar-
cnce Rowland has no use for DAILY. who
is a fair backstop and better than
fair hitter.
Sammy Strang. former Giant. has
taken charge of the West Point diu-
mond candidates.
Bud" Weiser. a young outflcldtr,
wants to make good with Pat Moran S
champions, for he has already arrived
in Philadelphia on his way South. Weis-
er thinks that he has a chance to break
into the regular lineup, If youth and
speed will count for anything, 10
Moran's gardeners creak as they run.
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Ernie Krueger, the catcher obtained
from Omaha last season, has been turn
ed back by the Yankees. He did well
behind the plate in the few games he
played, but hitting was unknown to mir.
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Hughey Jennings saws that, with
Dauss, Dubuc, Coveleske, james, Low
dermillS. and poland in shape, the Jun
galeers will make another thrilling Dat-
tie for the pcnnant and with greater
chances than ever of winning, There is
reason in Jennings statement, too, when
you think of that slamming attack own
ed by the Tigers,
Harry Hampstead, the Giants mogul
is Inclined to deny rumOrs that potl
Dave Robertson and George Burns have
been injured.
''If they had been badly hurt" says
Hampstead. II think they would have
written us some word of 1t. | believe
both will be at the training camp