Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25

Newark is not included in the circuit
at this time, but it is more than likely
that eventually the Jersey City ciut
will be transferred to that city.
The placing of Jack Durn's team 1T
! Baltimore probably will satisfy the
disgruntled fans in that city, for the!
highest grade of base ball the Monu'
| mental city can possibly expect.
i If the story is true that Joe Gedeor
signed a three-year contract with the
Federal League which increases $500
year until it reaches 5000. this fact
has not been known before. 1t was
supposed that Gedeon had signed FOL
but one year with the Feds. This. how
ever. does not affect Griffith's case. FOL
if he can substantiate his contentior
that Gedeon signed an option clause
for which he was paid, there is hope Of
the subsequently signed contract being
declared null.
Gedeon seems particularly pleased
with his chance to play in New YORK
and has wired Capt. Huston of thai
club that he is ready to report at an!
time.
Fielder Jones is leading st. Loui:
fans to believe that the Browns are
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pennant, but Fielder probably will FIND
that the American League is quite 9
different sort of a circuit than that Of
the Feds. 1t seems bit strange 1oi
Jones to make lot of boasts. for II
used to be that he was the most con
sentative of managers. But he appear.
to have an exalted opinion of the
strength of the Federal League player:
whom he has brought into the Ameri
can League. and, like Joe Tinker-wht
q win 10 National
| flag the coming season-he is nkely II
suffer disappointment.
! No player who has never had any ex.
perience in major league is getting
| SO much ridicule and panninS a.
Benny Kauff. who, by his ridfculou!
| predictions and boasts. is making him
self the laughing stock of base ball.
The latest fling at the former Fec
| Lacquer is from the pen of William
Hanna of the New York Sun. wht
hands Benny this one:
"All pitchers may look alike t.
Benny Kauff. but as his experience
against big league serving has beer
limited to ten minutes fielding prac
tice with the Giants one summers day
and his being the dnnocent) cause o
some crisp Observation-Disclosures to Gaff
iney-and a near forfeit, 1t has not beer
proved beyond cavil that the Nationa
League pitchers won't look like hade'
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If good judges of ball players are t.
be believed, there are going to be 10
of disappointments by those manager
who figure on building up their team
with material from the defunct leagu
and make themselves prominent in TIL
two major league races. Barring les
than ten players who were in the Gil
more circuit. the rest are nothing NOR
than minor leaguers. and this will mos
likely be proved when the season get
lwell under way. There really is blu
one player in the opinion of the bes
Judges who will hold his own. and h
lis Lee Magee, who will be with tn
yankees the coming season. Few hav
lany confidence in Kauf setting thing
afire, and only a small portion of tn
pitchers who have come over will b
liable to hold their own.
As yet Clarence Rowland does no
seem TO have solved the question o
Strengthening either third or first has
on his team, and unless he accom-
lplishes this his chances for making
better showing with the Sox next sea
son will be decidedly slim. OF all TIL
material he has for these two posi-
itions there is not a single player o
class. He is going to do lot of ex
perimenting with players who hav