Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-12
TO PICK TRAINING
T. GROUNDS TODAY
Fraternity at Charlottesville
to Decide the Question of
Housing Griff's Players.
LEE MAGEE ASKS TO PLAY
WITH CINCINNATI REDS
If Bruce Buys Cleveland Club
Branch Hickey Will Manage
Indians, Is Report.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Although 1t is by no means settled,
there is a good chance of the Nationals
making arrangements to again do their
training at Charlottesville next spring.
There is to be a meeting of the men,
bers of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity this
afternoon which will decide whether
or not the house occupied by this order
will be available for Griffith's players.
A decision is expected to be reached
before this evening, which will be COM
municated by long distance phone to
Manager Griffith.
The Nationals boss feels confident
that the fraternity will render a IA
| vorable decision, yet he will feel better
satisfied after he receives word from
Charlottesville to this effect.
Lee Magee is Cincinnati boy, and he
is very anxious to have matters SO
shape themselves that he will be able
to play with the Cincinnati Reds next
season.
They talk about transferring me to
| this, that and the other club" said Ma
gee, land I'm really surprised at the
number of cities that are alleged to be
| bidding for my services. l only wish,
| though, that they'd leave 1T to me-let
me make my own selection. l want to
play baD hereafter right here at home.
| ! "
season I'd be absolutely satisfied. No
more managerial ambition in mine;
don't even want to captain ciub.
Want to be home. OF course, l don't
know that the Cincinnati club wants
line, but I'll say this-that if several
clubs all bid equally for my contract,
and Cincinnati was among them. I'd
make a strong personal request to stay
right here
| If John E. Bruce should succeed in his
efforts to buy the Cleveland ball club
| Branch Hickey may become manager OF
j the Indians, and they may get Benny
Kauff. star slugger of the Federal League,
and the most sought-after player put on
| the market as the result of the peace pact
| Bruce was one of the largest stock
holders in the st. Louis Browns, which
were sold to Phil Ball, Sloufed magnate
as part of the peace terms, and Branch
Hickey was not only manager, but vice
president of the Browns, which he had
built up in two years practically from
nothing to real ball team.
But Hickey lost out a manager
Fielder Jones taking the helm under the
new owner. And Bruce has the highest
regard for his ability Hickey would be
said on recent visit there. IF 1 had
100000 I'd like nothing better than to
invest 1t in the Indians, for they have the
making of great ball club
AS 10 Benny hauH, sinclair mas cOntfOl
Of his services and Bruce said that Sim
! clair would turn him over to the India MS
| If he were TO buy that team.
| Joe Jackson takes this view of Johnny
Evers getting a new boss in the person
of Percy Haughton:
| Johnny Evers' troubles don't get any
less through the sale of the Boston
| Braves to the syndicate that will make
| Percy Haughton. the Harvard coach. its
president. About a month ago, when
he had no thought OF getting out of
h, base ball, President Gaffney sent d cir
cular letter to all of his players, in
| which he warned them that they must
| be careful of their language and ac-
| tions while on the field, ana told them
that any fines assessed would come out
OF their pay and also that wages would
| be deducted for days that they are
idiing because of suspensions by the
league president.
| This went to everybody of course,
but ii was especially directed at Evers,
who got in bad with Boston fans last
season by his Grabbing" as the ball
players term it. Now Johnnie gets as
| his new boss an amateur sportsman,
who is not familiar with the manners
and methods of professional ball play
ers. Things are said on the diamond
that. if pulled off in a college foot ball
match, would result in murder, either
| on the grid or at the completion of the
game. Haughton has quite a bit OF
education coming to him.