Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
GRIFFITH LEAVES
FOR LEAGUE MEET
Off to New York Hoping to
Rid His Team of Players
He Doesn't Want to Carry.
PREFERS TO MAKE TRADES
SELLING HIS MATERIAL
Seasons Schedule Will Be Adopted
and Other Business Pertaining to
Organization Given Attention.
BY J. ED GRILIO.

Manager Griffith left early this after
noon for New York to attend the
spring meeting of the American
League, at which the seasons schedule
will be adopted.
1t is likely that the names of the
new owners of the Cleveland club will
be revealed by President Ban johnson
during the New York session, and that
the rumor that Joe Lannn will sell
the Red Sox will either be denied or
affirmed.
Griffith has hopes of getting rid of
some of the players he has decided not
TO carry next season while he is in
New York. though he will prefer to
make a trade in preference to selling
his material for cash.
Ban Johnson will undoubtedly make
special effort to get Griffith TO help
: out the Cleveland team with some of
the players he does not intend to
carry. and there is a possibility of
some sort of trade which might give
the Nationals PLAYER or two VIII"
would prove useful here.
Incidentally the Chicago White Sox
management promises to announce d
deal during the meeting which will
prove somewhat of sensation if
Comiskey is to be believed.
Eppa Rixey the Phillies' southpaw
and former Virginia VARSITY pitcher
has not yet signed his Philadelphia
contract for 1916. Rixey is not salts
fed with the terms offered, though he
was on a pennant-winning team and
won only eleven games and lost
twelve. His performance was not so
bad. but it hardly called for an in
crease of pay. considering that his
team won the flag in rather handy
fashion.
1t is feared that Bill Killifer will be
unable to do any catching for the Phil
lies next season. Bill went out to Los
Angeles to have the torn muscles in
his arm fixed UP. but has been called
east by his club, and admits that his
arm has not mended and that he is
doubtful as to whether he will be able
to do any catching next season
The loss of killifer would be hard
blow to the Phillies, for it was ques-
ton if there was better catcher in
either league than Killifer up to the
time that he was injured.
There appear to have been no de-
velopments in the sale of the St Louis
Cardinals during the past few days The
syndicate which was supposed to make
the purchase has not been heard from
since it made the original statement
that 1t was anxious to buy the Car
dinals. and that\ there existed but
$4,000 between them and the Brittons
But as the Brittons are spending few
days in Cleveland. their absence from
St Louis may be the cause of the de-
lay in the negotiations.
Though Jimmy Callahan intended to
Dick Columbus, Ca. as the Pirates
training camp, he did not want to as
sumo the responsibility of NAL king the
rejection. and he finally left il to
resident Dreyfuss and Capt Wagner.
and when they decided to return to
Hot Springs, Ark, Callahan agreed,
and Columbus was notified that the Pr
rates would not visit there the coming
spring.
Larry Chappelle is very apt to
prove good man for the Cleveland
team, and incidentally shows that
Charles Somers was quite David
Harum when it came to making base
ball trades His sale of Joe Jackson
to the White Sox was a masterpiece
for he is reported to have obtained
$4,000 in cash and three mighty good
ball players in Roth, Klepfer and Chap
help make the Indians a better team
than it has been for several years.
Larry Chappelle was touted as
second Ty Cobb when Comiskey paid
$4,000 to Milwaukee, for him, but he
fell short of that mark quite a lot.
He failed to make good with the Sox
during his first trial, but is said to
have improved whole Tote during last
seaso with the Brewers and is now
mighty clever player. according 10
reports from those who watched him
last season.
II is not unusual for Young play
who comes up to fast company be
ing compared with Ty Cobb. yet it is a
matter of absolute fact that never in
the history of the game has the equal
of the Georgian been found in base
ball.