Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-15

Benny Kauff, who led the Feds with
the bat, is not believed to be in the
same class with Magee, who was hand
icapped last year by reason OF the 1act
that he had mana gerial worries. He
realizes he was not suited to be IN
charge of a team, and it is believed
that when relieved of this burden ne
will play better ball than he did last
year.
If Sinclair has started to dispose OF
his players, Kauff probably will be the
next one to be sold. He is much sought
after. and it is not unlikely that the
Yankees also will purchase him, for If
Sinclair has decided that the Giants
price is too high he will not be apt to
sell any of his players to help McGraws
team.
Magee and Kauff would make re-
markable difference in the Yankee
team, as these supposedly good hitters
would be figured to make the club
contender in the coming race.
According to Joe Villa of the New
York Evening Sun, the owners OF the
Yankees offered Sinclair $4,000 for
Lee Magee, which proposition was
turned down. Yet the deal was closed
Yesterday, and while IT may De that
this was the figure which made the
deal possible. it is a good guess that
Magee did not bring that much money:
the sale of Magee proved
that Sinclair was kidding When ne put
a sixty-thousand-do price on HIM.
Harold Janvrin, the Boston utility in
fielder has signed his contract for next
season. and 1t is needless 10 say that ne
did not get an increase in salary, whlch
he expected when he refused to accept
The contract which Owner Lannin sent
him. Janvrin realized that he had pet
II,
ter take what was oi1ered' ihaSmuch as
some of the real stars OF the team
wound have to stand cuts and still could
not make Il howl. Janvrin should prove
a valuable man for the Champions, for
he is capable in almost any position on
the team. and with Heinie Wagner out
of the way he will be the only real
utility infielder that Carrigan will have
to depend on.
Dave Fultz is getting some severe
paintings for his action In warning the
players about signing new contracts
when most of them have long-term
documents that still are in operation.
Joe Jackson of the Detroit News hands
the head of the Players Fraternity the
following:
Dave Fultz's note of warning to MEM
beers of the base ball fraternity about
signing new contracts when they already
are possessed of long-term documents that
have not expired IS not f1attering ex-
of the athletes who pay his salary. The
players are told not to sign new con-
tracts with organized ball without the
consent of their former Federal employ
ers, and to be careful to sign none whose
provisions are not as advantageous as
those of the contracts that they now hold.
why any player who has long-term,
ironcald contract should worry, or should
start signing new ones, is mystery. The
men he signed with are responsible for
his money. If an o. b. club buys him, it
is merely buying his contract and it as
sumes all of it's obligations. Any intel
1igent ball player knows this. President
F'ultz doubtless has become alarmed by
especially those of the American, to bid
for the talent that will be on the market
He probably fears that the players, to
assure themselves work. will toss up per-
them will. A year of idling more often
than not ends ball players usefulness"
1t is understood that Jim Callahan is
trying to get some of the Cub players
whom Tinker does not intend to carry
There are several of these athletes,
who. in Callahan's judgment. would
help the Pirates, who need consider
able to cut much of a figure in the next
pennant race.
Callahan is hustling to better condi-
tons. and he is very apt to get some of
believe that a majority of the new
Cubs will be made up from his Whale
team, which won the pennant in the
Federal League last season, and he
may be willing to let some good Cub
material slip through his fingers.
So far as is known, nothing has been
heard from iris Speaker. who has been
told that his salary will be cut. iris
friends insist that he will make no
kick. but that. he will sign for the