Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-06

According to the Baltimore Sun there
is not a chance for Jack Dunns team
to make both ends meet during the
coming season. The fans will not pa
tronize minor league ball, it is pre-
dicted. though the chances are the In
ternational League this year will be
every bit as strong as was the Federal
during its two years of existence.
1t is hoped that the name of the Cor
respondent, who gave the Information
to the national commission, will be
made public, for it would be interest
ing to know who the individual is.
Lee Magee is making quite a hit at
Macon. He is the life of the Yankees
pratice games. and is displaying the
ability which he has been given credit
for having.
So far as Joe Gedeon is concerned. he
has not done anything as yet to attract
attention of the critics who are watch
ing the Donovan team in action, and
Joe is supposed to have something on
most of the players under Donovan, be-
cause he reported after having put IN
a couple of weeks training out on the
coast
George Stovall has left Chicago for
the coast well satisfied With a settle.
ment he has made with the tederai
League. 1t seems that Sinclair and
Weeghman came to the rescue of the
former manager of the Kansas City
Feds and made good his 1916 contract.
Here is statement whlch ne made pc
fore boarding a train for the west:
I'm saving nothing. except that l
had a satisfactory settlement but it
was not from the Federal League as
an organization. Harry Sinclair. who
made it possible for Kansas CITY to-
ho h.
man made good my contract Tor TINS
Season and L, am satisfied: L took
chance with the Federal League and
have no kick to make l only hope ppsa the
clubs will all get jobs. Most OF them
have been placed and 1 understand the
others will land before long;
"Will 1 return to base BALI ! aon
sum equal to my usual yearly earn
ings and I am going west 10 resi- up
for time. / may be oaco ana lheh
again l may not
If Jess Willard makes easy work OF
Frank Moran it will not estapiisn that
he really is a great champion. OUT II
Moran should put IT over on w a,Iar1
will he proved that his victory over Jack
Johnson was not much of an achieve
ment. L.,
Moran. who if he had been in the fight
game ten years aSo' "o"'A iiS'Si
have been heard from There was: now
ever ALWAYS a chance Tor a Fellow OF
Wizards tremendous size, though he still
will have to show that MS VICTORY over
lack Johnson was clean cut and not the
result of the colored champion not being
in good shape.
The southern trip of the Chicago Cubs
promises to be one of the most extrava-
CANT i'm the history of base ball. When
the Tinker team and it's following left |
chicago for Tampa yesterday afternoon
there were seventy in the party, it is |
and the daily cost of feeding |
his mob not to speak of railroad fare |
will reach an amount that will be sure |
tn nut the club into a deep hole before |
the season opens.
II is a question any way whether the |
Cubs will draw as well on the north side |
in Chicago as they would with modern |
plant in the west side. where great fol- |
lowing could have been re-established |
with change Of ownership. Owner |
Weeghman will learn in due time that ;
there is nothing to be gained by throwing |
away a lot of money for the sake of |
making good impression with the fans. |
Boxing Commissioner Frank Dwyer
of New York paid a visit to WIZARDS |
training camp the other day. Dwyer is
familiar with every angle of the game.
having followed pugilism for many
wears, even in the days when John |
Sullivan was in his prime. He made
the following statement after having |
watched Willard at work:
IF Willard isn't in frst-class condi-