The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-20
President Sylvester A. Breen
and Mayor Thomas A.
Fisher Will Be Prominent
Speakers At Banquet.
Cardinal Athletic Club Is Real
Host Of "Man Who Put
Washington on the Baseball
Map"
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Tonight Alexandria entertains
Clark C. Griffith. The fourth annual
banquet of the Cardinal A. C. is
booked for the Hotel Rammel, and
red fire will burn as the "man who
put Washington on the American
League map" is escorted to the re-
ception hall. President Sylvester A.
Breen will be master of ceremonies,
and Mayor Thomas A. Fisher will be
POSTMASTER.
The Cardinals have one of the most
active organizations in the country.
President Breen devotes all his spare
time to running the club as it should
be run. Baseball and football teams
are placed in the field every year and
have established good records in both
branches of sport.
Until last year the Cardinals met
the Griffmen during the spring exhl-
bttton season, but the Virginians saw
the futility of staging such a game.
and so last year declined the offer OF
a date made by Manager Griffith 1t
is not expected that they will change
their custom this year.
Manager Griffith will be the prin-
cipal speaker of the occasion tonight,
but there Will also be remarks by
representative business men of the
city, Alexandria is proud of the
Cardinals, and the Youngsters never
have trouble obtaining good speakers
for their annual banquets.' The Old
Fox will take the T:15 car tonight
and VIII be met by a delegation from
the ciuh and escorted to the hotel.
NJ they have obtained Lee
Mas hin Huston and Colonel Rup-
pcrt, ankee moguls, are seeking
Eddie t>uusCh, who was one of Benny
last season. Rousch suffered from
weak poGging wing unit, last year.
Treatment added to his strength, and lie
was easily one of the best fieldcrs and
thFoWers in the Fed circuit. Now the
Yanks arc after him. and are expected
to cliIfrh their deal within twenty-four
hours.
Benny Kauff insists on keeping his
name in the headlines. He says that
the terms of the New York club are
most, unrea sonable. and that ne will
never. never. never lgree to them. On
tight. merely remarking that he has
agreed to everything kaun has asked.
and that the ''TY Cobb of the Feds vii!
be a Giant in 1916 or he won't be playing
ball at all.
Kauff claims that he was not signed TO
the Brookfeds, and that he is a free
agent. able to make his own deals: He
declares that Sinclair cannot sell HIM to
the Giants without his permission. The
Giants are not worrying, though, for
the Feds have passed and hauh cannot
jump.
are getting bit tired of some of Nauns
wild statements is shown by. the change
in their attitude toward him. Cntil
lately they boosted him to the skies
He got columns in every paper. and he
loi M media npTSOnaI
Today the Tribune soys: For all the
hullabaloo that has been RAISED. the
whole affair looks pretty much like
tempest in a teapot Sir. kauif Will UNI
doUbteCly play st the Polo Grounds
next seasJ1, il he manages tn make
the team or he will retire from base ,
ball"
Biil McEeth. in the sun, hands Kauff
a Jolt or two thusly
''Messrs Hompsteud and McCiraw
ere willing to make GOOD tho terms OF
the contract they entered into with rre
alleged .Ty Cobb at the outlaws last ,
spring. Under these circumstances 1t
Is diffic"lt 70 see where Kauh has the
"Kauf however, never did appear
PARTICULAR strong above the shoulders.
Three tins in enc S"asDn ne stole an
occupied nsc. He has been foolish
enough to l'aImit = lot of self-appointed
managers &. NEEDLE in bis affairs In
deed, there is a suspicion that hts pros
ent bClch has hoCn prompted b" the
hone Of a thearCiCal engagement on the
par't OF his STAFF Of handlers.
1.-THE mannEement of the Charts Is
rot losing any slecL over Kauff's att !
Jude. Benny must nlav It the PCl1 |
Grounds OF nowhere. There is no other
line of business where he can earn
such revenue. With the outlaw field
eliminated the sooner Mr.. Hauir decides
10 settle down a'd earn his pay the !
better off he will be-
Ono hundred and twCntN-thrro DIay-
eRs have been lHCCnditiOn6ily released. |
according 60 the official announcement
today OF John II. Farrell. secretary OF |
the National Association OF lIirOr |
leagues They arn former Federal
end last October and whose services do |
not appear t. be greatly In @a0naud
Included in the bunch are Chief Ben |
der Art Griggs, III two DcluhIntys. |
Charlie Carr. JOHNNY Bates. Felix !
Chouinard. howard CHmnitZ. l'rank |
Allen, Davy Jones. Earl Moore George |
Mullin Danny Murphy. and Bill Phil |
NpE. Render now has u suit i'm court |
against tho, Baltimore club. claiming to /
have two more Years o. his contract. |
He was released LIST season. the mag !
mates saving that w ha1 broken train !
ms and thus ended his contract
Fred Toncv tho best nitchcr on III" |
Cincirnati stsr. is - holdout llc viii !
probably receive his demands ~ his |
work last wear was excellent and he Is |
not exorbitant now.
Because tho White SoN have too
many pitchers, Jack Shackleford has