The Washington herald., 1916-02-01
Crif Provides for His Over
flow in Big House Next to
Headquarters.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Home Run" Baker Sure to Play
Third Base for Yankees
This Season.
By WILLIAM PEET.

hnal arrangements for housing his orncial
family in Charlottesville next month
when he entered into an arrangement
with Mrs. Saunders. who owns the big
three-storv house next to headquarters.
to care for the young players
The regulars will occupy the Delta Tau
Delta fraternity house with Manager
Grir1th. and the overflow which. accord
ing to the Old Fox will not number more
than ten athletes. is to be cared for by
Mrs Saunders the last-named lady as in
former years providing the training
table.
All that Grfn Prays for now is warm.
bslmy weather during the month OF
March. such weather as we have been
having here the past week.
Home Run Baker has admitted the
truth OF the recent story that he wants
a alice Of the purchase money which the
Yankees have promised to pay Connie
Mack for his release. Baker also makes
lthe interesting announcement that he has
agreed to sign with the Yankees for the
salary named by Col Rupert and Capt.
Huston AS the Yankee owners have
agreed to buy the Home Run Kings re-
lease for s2S. .OOO Mack can block the deal
Indefinitely by ignoring Bakers request.
1t Is understood that Baker wants $4,000
from Mack. which means that the Trappe
slugger either has lost his senses or is not
familiar with the Mackisn business meth
DDS. Perhaps Rupert and Huston may
fx up some sort Of a compromise. Mean
while it's an even money bet that Baker
will play third base for the Yankees
when the american League season opens.
Ban johnson again is after the player
authors in the American League. He
SAYS that they must devote their time ex
cIusiveIy to ball playing or retire from the
diamond. Gov. Tener and the National
League ought to follow Big Bans eN-
ample in this respect
Pittsburgh sends out story that the
Pirates have refused to engage Rebel
Oakes and Wickland. two outfelders who
played with the Pittsfeds last year.
Dreyfuss is making good his threat to
keep hands of the Fed players.
The New YORK Times OF October IL.
1873 under the title OF The National
Game" prints the following:
The eighth game of the championship
series between the Mutuals and Balti-
tracted very large assemblaSe, nearly
ZOO persons being present The betting
opened in favor Of Baltimore IS to SIS.
Mr.. Boyd. of the AtlantIcs, having been
chosen umpire. play was called at 3:l5.
Baltimore won the toss and sent the Mu-
tuals to the bat. In the third inning the
Mutuals made one run and, accepting
every chance from Brainard's pitching.
blanked their opponents. This changed
the betting. the Mutuals being favOrites.
o s1CO to $50. The Mutuals added six runs
TO their score. and the BaltimOres
seemed totally unable to hit the Mu-
tuals pitcher. Matthew'S. The result was
victory for MutualS / n O.
The summary shows that the MutUals
reached first base five times on errors.
while the Baltimores got there ten times
on errors. There also was a note to
the effect that Boston beat Washington,
to ?, and that Washington would play
a game on the Union Grounds the fol-
lowing afternoon.
Charley Herzog is peeved because he
failed to have the waived list submitted
TO him containing the name of Bill Kopf,
Of the Athletics. Herzog says that ne
has heard fattering reports about Kopf,
and would not have waived on him. 1t
was HerzOg's plan, II Kopf had been Sc
cured. to use the former Mackman on
third base, and switch Heinie Groh
back to second. This surely would
strengthen the Reds, as Groh would be
back in his regular position. With Kopf
at third it would be great improvement
second last year.
Havana. Cuba. wants to stage the
Olympic games in 1890. promising every
thing under the sun II 1t is awarded
the meet. Working on the same prn-
ciple, Aurora. ILL.,. will ask the National
Commission to stage the worlds series
in that city next fall. And 1t has just
about as much chance as Havana.
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Not much sympathy is wasted upon
the stockholders of the Baltimore
Federal League Club, who have voted
TO raise $4,000 to fight the peace
agreement in baseball At the meet
ing of the stockholders last week il
was admitted that the Baltimore Fed
erals lost $4,000 in two years With
the exception of Manager Knabe and
Shorstop Doolan. the Terrapins did not
have gh-priced players, and yet the
club lost nearly a quarter of a million
dollars. This showed how little sup
port was given the club by the fans
OF Baltimore, who had been clamor-
Ing for years for a chance to prove
that Baltimore was real major
league city. In its report on the meet
ing the Baltimore American says
One of the directors even expressed
the opinion that the shrewd men OF
organized baseball would see the
plsusibility Of the locals cause and
realizing their determination to force
the issue to a bitter end. would agree
upon a compromise. But this will be
no easy matter, IL the local club sticks
to the plans laid down yesterday
Compensation must come to the fullest
extent, II being agreed that no half
way proposition will be given the least
consideration"
The Baltimore FederaIs went into
business, took the assets of other
business men in the form of players
drove Jack Dunn, who had labored
for years to establish a baseball busi-
ness, out of the city. and now not
only ask but demand compensation in
full for all losses. That's what might
be called not high finance but high
way finance.