Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
SALE Of GAND|[
FINALLY IS MADE.
Was Best Hitter Nationals
Have Had During Clark
Griffith's Regime.
DROVE IN MOST RUNS
IN CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR
Cost Washington Club $4,000 and
Three Players-White Sox and
Browns Dickered for Him.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

The much-mooted question of
where Chic Gandil will play the
next season has finally been set
tied. His sale to the Cleveland
club was completed yesterday,
after the officials of the Ohio club
and Manager Clark Griffith had
been in Geographic conference
during the morning. The offer
for Gandil came from the Cleve-
land club, but the figure named
was not up to the mark OF valua-
ton that Griffith put on the big
first baseman, and he lost no time
in wiring Manager Lee Foil to
this effect and insisting that the
player would not be sold unless
the Washington club got certain
amount.
1t was shortly after noon that
the demands of Griffith were ac-
cepted, though he did not get Off
cial notice until much later in the
afternoon, the Associated Press
being the first agency to reach
Washington with the informa-
ton.
Gandii undoubtedly was one OF the
best hitters on the Washington team
dnrjnp the last fonr .eason. ard the
- "a.
decision 10 get RID OF MIN mas never
heen understood by the fans After
Grifith had seen Joe Judge in action
-. g., -. ~. -. =.
last Ial When the younsster played IN
twelve games. batting .42s. he was SO
impressed with the Buffalo Youngsters
ma nc "0e op ms .n''u ~
play him regularly at first base the
80. 49, g., ,n,,-at;.a ~. c.,e
Gandil was not to remain a member of
the team.
Leu LEAN IN batting Eeats'
In view of the fact that Gandil led the
regulars in batting with an average of
.ZSt IN 1919 ana also nelQ Inc Q1Stlnc-
tion of driving in more runs than any
of his teammates during the season,
there was some surprise expressed that
candil would m, he retained IT was
trne If courSa +ta+ ~ u,.s P,,lr,,
month or 40 last snring before GandiI
cot his arm in shane To NAV Int ,uhen
+. cot - in nIa,;n1 for,n H. ,li.nIoyad
nc So ~ ~ p Pan a1iM :. ne aspiaysu
,,n IN the ,inds ~ Noe, of the or;tic.
snd fbe nlawers in tho Americsn Ieao enc
a.hathsr nc ~ Nctnnis We ths nrsn;er
f,rst hs in the Johnson circnit
eli - tr.da Cand;, To- he saemsd ~
he ms, the man that three or four
c,,,hs needs1 70 All an. their ;nfeid
Ga !, as Tho General beIief that he
anu ana e, isaI,' a. 80 thic. 90
White Snx ton, Eor = time Grif6fh
and comiskey negotiated for such a
ats si 1ht tba nIaxers GrifiSfb demand.
ed in exchange nor the amount OF
Hedges Dickered for Chic.
IT.. G, Font. p-,,,,. ,r,u. uoar.
40. civ IN chang. ,,.a. HID nv
csu hu, crim,h w,,,.d ,bsu, 20
80. CIV ..,.u IN pos,o, ,o-
win. ana t.aoe 1hat lnneloet Tor Gan
dill but Branch Hickey could not bring
.t.,. ,h;S daa1 On ,,other occ.sion
"Fim'n might nave 'ahe" Jimmy AUS
tin and Clarence Walker from the
prov,nS for candit but about that time
nesce was declared and all negotia-
f;ons feu ,brouph and then offers for
CAN or anv Other OF the PLAYERS
.rn,o f.riR,b waited IN get rid of
C;r,;nisbed
rasrIey Some-s while still a, the
I'D of .hc cleveland club. talked
Gandil TO Griffith, He believed the
a., .sctre- wn,,id he of a Iot of helm
m ,hs Jnd;,ns and he was willing to
80 rnrnsr srd catcher O'NeiI for
e., 81 he remain~d in charge OF the
i,,h mt tbe bankers. committee
abich loot charge Of Somers' afYajrs
Eulsd these negotiations. But il was
ni.;n ,ha, cand;I uonId he considered