The Washington times., 1916-01-24

van. With all these assistants, It may
be possible for Donovan to devote more
Of his valuable time to warming up In
preparation for that game Labor Day
afternoon.
While the National League has a rule
forbidding its teams to begin training
until March /, Manager McGraw has is
sued orders to his first squad to leave
February % for Marlin, Tex. This
bunch, mostly pitchers, catchers, and q
few young outfieldors, will arrive at the
training camp on the last day of the
month, and will be all ready 70 go to
work with the sun on March l.
The second squad of Giants. composed
of the veteran infielders and outfielders
will start out about eight days later.
The Eastern delegations will depart
from New York, and those from the
| West will report at ST. Louis for the
hike to Texas.
Manager Wilbert Robinson will not
have his Brooklyn Dodgers start until
March TO- AS last season, the Dodgers
/ will get into shape at Daytona, Fla.
! Though he has returned to his planta-
| tioE at uaddock. Ga, Manager George
Stallings has not given up hope of OBJ
tanning one or two former Federal
Leaguers. He admits that he failed to
achieve his object while in New York
last week. but Will keep right after SIN
clair unit. he succeeds.
Fielder Jones is reported to be willing
| to turn over to the Cardinals Arlnando
| Marsans, the CUBAN outfeldGT. Marsans
| slowed up q lot during his long rest un-
| der court injunction. and Jones doubts
he will he OF any assistance IN placing
the American League championship IN
the Mound City. When he jumped from
the Cincinnati Reds to the SloufedS
Marsans was considered one of the lead
ing outfielders of the country. His loaf
| ing killed him. Frank Baker, of La
Trappe. Md. should peruse this.
Heinie Groh, the Reds. second base
man. has gone under the knife to hav,
a bony growth removed from his nose
! He has recovered. and believes that tn
operation will increase his speed No
he does not Epn on his nose. but h,
breathes through It,
| Jimmy IsaminRer. the PhillY funn!
man. has some gems for the fans today
and here are few:
Let part of the Americanization
plans. so widely discussed in Phila-
delphia last week. include the dis
tribution of Reach and Spaiding
baseball guides to all immigrants.
A Connie Mack Society has been
formed inside the White soX team.
Charter members are Eddie Collins,
Joe Jackson. Eddie murphy and
Jack Lapp. Meetings will be held
next summer on every other snowy
! Thursday.
Germany schaefer will be the clown
on the New York team next season.
Last wear all the Giants were
John McGraw has a boost for I'M
pire Bill Brennan, OF the defunct
Feds; but John only praises jumps in
the off season.
President Hampstead offers the
Waldorf and tho Martinique. but
Bonnie kauf Is holding out for the
Woolworth building.
Fielder Jones will try to make a
ball PLAYER out of First BasemRn,
Outtielder. and Pitcher Sisler.
Bennie Kauff possesses enough
money to have his own private base
ball war.
There is only one thing cheaper
than used talking machine needle,
and that. Is a copy Of the Federal
} Leagues 1915 schedule.
Fred Toney. the Reds pitcher. ha
appealed to the fans of Cincinnati 10
support In his demand for salary Q
5000 from Garry Hermann. II
has written an open letter to cac
| newspaper. explaining his position. II
! thinks hlmSelt enutIed TO thlS Salar,
and says that he would have obtained
without any trouble but for the failuI
| OF tho Federal League, Toney iS uuit
; right about this last, too. The death {
, the Feds has brought real retenchmeT
= In baseball
on the other hand, Garry Herman
, has informed TOney that he vii
: play for $4,000 or not play at ali.
Last year the pitcher drew dow
$4,000 and Hermann has told ihT
+ that In the future $4,000 Is goln
to be a big salary for baseball play
I ers. The magnates suffered most /
/, this last squabble on the diamond en-
S woe betide him who looks over tn
/ fence with shrek for raise.
: sharp AK will hit him Just above tn
collar and below the ears.
Q Lee Magee has made a good star
\ in the American League, 81 have al
! ways desired to see how I'd shape u
alongside the great Ty Cobb" say
Ell Lee. "It would be hoping too niue
10 be another Ty Cobb. But if | al
considered next TO Ty Cobb, II woul
u suit me pretty well"
d This modesty of Magee is refresf
: ing, after reading the egotistic bun
Q from Benny Kauff recently. At tha
n Magee will md several other playel
a I'm the American League who will kee
: him busy, no matter whether II come
= TO running, helding, or hitting,