The Washington times., 1916-12-20
II Frazee Is Willing, Red Sox
Will Play Cleveland at
st. John, N. B.
DUNN. GIVES HIS CONSENT
Minor Leagues Will Make Final
Effort to Obtain Redress
Next Month.
ny LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The worlds champion Boston Red
sox may play the Cleveland Indians
at st. John, New Brunswick, next
summer, all the proceeds going to the
British Red Cross fund.
Joe Page, OF Montreal, who has
played in several minor leagues and
In now a scout for the White Sox, "
interested in the scheme to bring To-
gether two prominent major league
clubs in New Brunswick for the bene-
ht OF war sufferers. He has already
gained the consent of Jim Dunn, presi.
dent OF the Cleveland club. Harry
Frazee, the new head of the worlds
champions, IL expected TO give his
consent.
The worlds champions and the In
dams. according to Pages plans
would leave Boston together and play
on a Sunday. This would cause a
gap OF but two day. - their playing
schedule. Page sonna, ntly believes
that this game would draw $4,000.
The presence OF the worlds cham
pions in ST. John would give baseball
q big boost In that ssection OF the
country, where little real baseball IL
played. II would also be the nrst
time a major league team was ever
seen in New Brunswick.
To Make Finai Effort.
The minor leagues are preparing to
made one fnal effort to obtain redress
for their wrongs at the coming meet
ing OF the National Commission, ~
be held at Cincinnati, January =.
Plans are now under way to have a
special meeting OF the Minor Leagues
Association called for the same date
at Cincinnati. In order that confer.
snces between the minors and the
Big Three may be held the more
easily.
The minors are against optional
agreements. Many of the smaller cir
cults have pledged themselves To en-
ter into no such agreements with ma
Jor league clubs next sprinS. II they
hold to their intentions. an'interesting
situation may be witnessed. Major
league clubs. when required to- cut
down their rosters, will have TO re-
lease the extra men, having no places
TO which they may be sent.
tto"tahu ss"sNs
Pants" Rowland has been reap.
pointed manager Of the Chicago White
sox. Charlie coniIskeS has discovered
that his team lost the 1915 pennant
because schalk. Felisch, and Russell
were sick or injured In the "croosh'
ial" series with the Red Sox.
I'VE are In fast league" an
nounces Commy. "and Rowland was
compelled to contend with many mis-
haps., Several of our best men were
taken ill--three were out or the
game at the finish when we needed
them most. Had Schalk, Felsch, and
Russell been available when they were
wanted To battle Boston, we probably
would have won depsite the injuries
to players earlier In the year.
AT one time our infield was shot
TO pieces. My manager was compelled
at one stage OF the race To send
pitcher In to cover third base, yet we
finished second. close TO Boston.
Rowland will have another chance,
and II his players escape injuries
believe he will land the pennant for
our club"
Fans May Disagree.
Apparently Comiskey Is not In ac'
cord with many of his fans. Last
summer there were several occasions
when the fans--and the fans are rabid
In. ChIcago-openly showed their dis
approval of Rowland's generalship.
JceTs and yells could be heard from
that big left field bleacher when GER
tain pinch hittcrs started for the
plate.
The White Sox have cost more
money than any other club In the
American League and yet II has never
been more than costly failure ever
since 1906. Two years ago Comiskey
set out to purchase every available
star. His purchases In two seasons
must total close to 100000, The
best the team has done Is to finish sec
ond. The Sox have always lacked the
stamina TO stand the strain OF six
months campaign. y
Mclean Back In Rediand.
Long Larry" Mclean, the biggest
man in baseball, is to be given an
other chance with the Cincinnati
Reds. Christy Mathewson thinks that
Mclean can hold his own. providing
he eurbs his taste for fire water,
Mclean was with the New York
Giants a couple OF years ago and
"blew up" in ST. Louis, He got into a
nsht at the buckingham Hotel and
manhandled six or sefen of his team
mates before he was subdusd. Man.
ager McGTaw was mixed up in the
AFFAIR and took walloping. Suspen.
sion followed and Larry dropped out
OF the llmelight. Last summer he
played independent baseball around
New York,
Larry is only thirty-two years old.
stands six feet six inches and weighs
close TO $50 pounds when in condition.
His strength is phenomenal, and, for a
big man, he has plenty of speed.