Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

1t is reported from New York that
Tom Jones, Willard's manager, has
had a run-in with Tex Richard over
the question of what the highest-price
seats to the fight shall bring. Rickard
will have a couple of rows at $50 a
Seat. To this Jones is said to have
objected. and to have threatened to
call off the fight, though the question
Of Wizards health is, Of course, OF
much graver Importance.
The chances are that Harry Sinclair
has sold about all the Federal League
players that it is possible to dispose
Of at a good figure, and while he has
his agent. Pat Powers, still busy try
ing to interest some Of the club own
mainder of the lot OF athletes that
are on his list. it Is rumored. that
when it is found that these players
are not being sold he will give them
their unconditional release and let
them hustle for their own Jobs.
1t is understood that the list which
Sinclair promised to take care OF did
not contain as many names OF players
as was originally indicated. To date
Sinclair has Jared Iairiy ,t wen ,hsr IN a ne
few left who will bring a price. He
is estimated to have cleaned up some
few thousand over the 100000 marx.
and he probably will be satisfied with
that amount under the circumstances.
Joe Tinker is awakening to the fact
that the Cubs Are not going to have
the deciding of the next National
League pennant all to themselves: .
Whales Of last fall has tumbled to the
fact that there are some other clubs in
the old league which are going to be
able to put up a strong battle, and he
very wisely has called check on cut
oughly satisfied that every position on
1t Is satisfactorily filed. Tinker would
have acted wisely IL he had taken his
entire squad south in the spring and
then made hts selections for the regu-
lar positions after he had gotten a
good line on his players. Instead. he
has released lot of athletes who, 1t is
believed. will be missed, and he seems
to be realizing his own mistakes when
it is somewhat late.
There are some members Of the Bos-
ton Red Sox championship team who
are not likely to be as good the COM
ing season as they have been in the
been in the limelight for six or more
years and they have been In a lot of
hard-fought battles and may be expect
ed to be showing signs of the strains
they have undergone at most any time.
When championship teams starts
to deteriorate it can go down hill at an
alarming rate of speed, and under such
conditions 1t is hard to get sand on the
track and bring about a stop of the
slump.
That wonderful outfield, consisting
of Lewis. Speaker and Hooper. is get
ting well along In years and 1t cannot
go on forever. Speaker. In particular.
Is no longer youngster, and he Is not
very careful of his condition either
during the playing season. Besides, he
will have to stand somewhat Of q cut
In salary. which will not help to make
him enthusiastic about his work,
There has been no change in the sit
uation at Cleveland. Matters remain
at standstill. although a story has
been sent out that there probably
would be sale Of the Indians within,
the next few days. The several syndi-
Gates mentioned in this connection do
not seem to have shown any activity.
The Burns-Walsh coordination has