Evening star., 1916-11-11
Jim SHAW IS HERE
.TOS|GN CONTRACT
Young Pitcher Believes Next
Season Will Be the Best
of His Career.
NEW CHICAGO MANAGERS"
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Jim Shaw, one of Grif1th's most
promising pitchers, is here with his
bride of few weeks to sign a con-
tract with the Washington club. James,
however, was e. Bit tardy getting to
and as the head of the club had other
business TO attend to. Shaw did not
get 10 see him and probably will not
until Monday morning.
Shaw wants to get under contract SO
that he can draw some advance money,
which always comes in handy during
the winter months. and which he will
have no trouble getting.
Jim is in splendid physical condition,
and ought to pitch the best ball Of his
career during the coming season.
81 am confident that l will be one
of Griffith's winning pitchers next sea-
son,'' said Shaw. Il know that my
arm is as strong now as it ever was
ana / showed Ia st fall that | have mas
tered control.
Il viii be ready to pitch earlier than
ever before, for i am in good condition
now. and shall start working my arm
carefully indoors in the spring"
Germany" Schaefer is going into
vaudeville. He has been rehearsing a.
sketch entitled 'In the Ball Came" in
which he is said to be very clever.
If Schaefer is to be a real drawing
card he will have to show lot of i'm
provement in his stage work over the
last time he appeared here, when the
only thing he did was to hit few tin
cans around the stage with a bat.
That sort of comedy did not fill the
theater.
Dame Rumor continues busy in Chi
caso picking pilots for both the two
Chicago teams. According to well in
formed persons Jack Hendricks. who
managed the Indianapolis club of the
association last season, will succeed
Joe Tinker of the Cubs. A report also is
current that Comislley will sign George
Stovall, former manager of the Cleve-
private with the Toledo team. to fill
Rowland's place and; incidentally, to
play first base for the Sox, position in
which they are decidedly weak.
President Comskey OF the White SoX
was TOO far away from civilization
otherwise telegraphic communication
to comment on the Stova1 yarn yester-
day. He and President johnson of the
american League were off on a Wyo-
ming trail leading to the cattle ranch
which they are inspecting for a syndi-
cate composed of themselves and some
Of their friends with u view to pur-
chase.
Dame Rumor was cute in selecting
this time to give the White Sox job to
Stovall and adorned her tale with sew
-ral frills, including the report that
Comiskey and Stpvall were to meet on
this trip west ard that reconciliation
was to be effected at the same time
between President Johnson and Stovall.
II will be recalled the veteran first
baseman and manager put himself out
of the American League by splitting on
one of Bans umpireS. which act was
responsible for the loss of his job as
manager of the Browns.
Jim Callahan. manager of the Pirates.
is confident that he will have a much
better team next year than he had
last season He is hustling around to
get few more players in line. and it
is not unlikely that he will make Grff-
fifth an offer for Ray Morgan, whom he
is anxious 10 obtain.
Il believe We are strong in the pitch
ing and catching departments" Gala
han is quoted as saying. Grimes and
Evans look good to me. and there is
every reason to believe they will come
through handsomely. These young
sters. added to what we already had
are going to give US rather formida-
BILE bunch of pitchers. The catching
staH is good one, too; and / am not
worrying about the outfeld. Bigbee
probably will be taken out of the out
held. as have seen enough of his work
to satisfy me that he isn't a good out
..fielder.'