The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
News and Views
on Sport Topics

Billy Smith, manager of the Richmond
International League club, arrived here
yesterday, and Immediately went into a
conference with the Old Fox Smith Is
on his way to the National League Van
quet I'm New York City Wednesday night
and stopped of here to talk business with
Griffith In reference to the youngsters
who will be sent to the minors when the
Natiopals' pilot slices his squad.
| Grifith would not say last night what
youngsters Smith had his eyes on, but
| the former pilot of the tlanta club is
ANXIOUS to give Richmond winner
Smith will grab off any recruits the Old
| Fox desires to send to the Virginia city.
When asked of Ais prospect for a win
ner IN Richmond this season. Smith had
the following to say:
1T Is not a hard proposition to gather
together winning minor league ball
club II one has the money to invest in
| players. Nearly every club in both the
American and National leagues are of.
fering me players. and | expect TO line
up a winner for Richmond.
Il am going to have practically a new
ball club In Richmond this summer, and
| am on the market to purchase any
players who think will boost INV
chances. The Richmond fans want a
winning ball club, and they will supper,
good ball club, and this is what / am
going to give them"
| At the annual banquet sof the machine
division of the Bureau OF Engraving and
| Printing. held Saturday evening at the
WINSTON Hotel, Clark Griffith. manager
OF the Nationals. addressed the guests
lie promised the fans of Uncle Sam's
| money factory that he will put youns
| ball team on the field this season and
expects to finish higher in the race than
last year.
Grinith also announced that he would
pitt the Nationals against Manager VIII.
iams Bureau team at American League
Park on April 4.
| Manager Clark Griffith will leave here
| this afternoon enroute to New York tc
attend the banquet celebrating the fortietf
| anniversary Of the National League on
deny the~fact that he will try and make
Few trades while in Manhattan, but
he Is not sure of completing any bust.
| ness.
Robert Fl. Young. president Of the local
amateur commission. and son of Uncle
Nick" Young, first secretary OF the Ma.
tional League. will be one of the promi-
| nent Washington baseball men presen,
|
| t'onal League at the Waldorf-Astoria in
New York on Wednesday evening
Says VIII Weart OF the PHILADELPHIA
| Evening Telegraph:
He was my one best bet" is the way
that Captain Neal, the Phillies' scout
sizes up Joe Gedeon, who was purcha sed
from Harry Sinclair by the New YORK
H1ghlanders. Neal watched Gedeon.s
work very carefully last season. He was
positlve that Joe would make good with
the Phillies and 1t was planned to give
him trial at second base early in the
| training season.
manager Moran also had his heart Sc,
| upon getting Gedeon. who is a hard hit.
ter, as we'll as good fielder There
does not appear to be any chance for the
Philiies to make any fight for the former
| Pacific coast player Gedeon signed with
the Federal League at the close of last
season.
Under the peace agreement all PLAYER.
under contract to the Federals belongG
to them, whether or not the PLAYERS hao