The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Ban Johnson All But Positively
Says That GandiI Is Only
Grlffman Who Can Be Of As
sistanCe to FohI.
II Joe Gedeon Decides to Come
to Washington BaItimOrean
May Be Shunted OFF to Can
tiIIon'S MiIIerS.
BY LOUIS A. DoUGHER.


If Joe Gedeon decides to cast in
his fortunes with the Griffmen, Ray
Morgan seems doomed to be sent
to the minors, probably to the Min
neapolis Millers in part payment for
Henri Rondeau, the, outfielder.
Cleveland has declined to accept
Morgan, not believing that he will
prove of any assistance in the up
building of the organization being
handled by Lee Fohl.
When Ban Johnson was recently
In Cleveland, seeking to arrange a
sale Of the club, he all but positive
ly stated to Henry P. Edwards,
Cleveland's veteran sport scribe,
that Cleveland would not take Nor
gan, saying that Gandil was the
only Washington man on the mar
ket who would strengthen the In
dians.
Terry Turner is said to be slated for
that second base berth with the 1916 In
dians, Wamby having failed to hold his
Leagues AVERAGES show Turner. al
though veteran. to be better player
than Morgan, The Griffman hit for .2S3
in sixty-seyeu games last year. while
Turner reached 252 in seVenty-fi FIVE
games. They were tied in fielding at
.9jS. Morgan stole six bases, lust half
as many as Turner.
MorGan's future hangs on the decision
to be made by Joe Gedeon. Waivers
hnnn nj
and, II the Old Fox has no use for him.
he will have no trouble in shunting him
to. some minor league club.
Z have vet to hear from GedeOn, -
says Manager Griffith. I'm not worry
ing about him, though. If he is willing
to come to my club on his merits, he
may land regular place. But will
not admit any connection between him
and the Federal League in the matter
Of contract. l don't care a continent
tai what he was able to get from tho
Feds. know how much he is worth to
me, and I'll offer him no more. l have
several infielders, and so, even If GedeOn
doesn't report, I'll get along some way"
If Gedeon fails to join the Griffmen
this this spring. Ray Morgan may get an,
base berth. He will have Carl Sawyer
as one opponent, and possibly Morley
Jennings. both youngsters. In case
Griff decides to use Eddie Foster, the
best of the lot, at second base, Nor
gan's last hope of remaining in the big
league will pass.
Joe Lannin, owner or the world 8
champion Boston Red SoX. denies that
he wants to sell his interest in the
Providence Internationals. He says ne
may change his mind after this coming
season, but right now he will retain
his club. This was learned when
'Dan" Gammons. an old Brown Unit
versity star baseball and football play
err attempted TO purchase the Provi-
oil
firmly turned down.
Last season interest in the CIamdig-
gers waned. the fans thinking that
l.annin was unduly favoring the Buff
falo club, lin which he was also inter-
ested. However, the Red Sox magnate
has made it clear that he did no such
thing, and now the fans in Providence
are beginning to look forward to WIN
ming penuant in 1916.
Rube Oldring, the veteran outfielder
OF the Mackmen, has TeconsideTed his
retirement from the national pastime
signed contract has been placed I'm the
safe at Shibe Park. Oldring told his
boss last October that he would never
play again. The tall tactician said
Yesterday Rube showed up in
Philadelphia and quietly signed a 1916
contract. The veteran owns a farm al
Shiloh, n, j.. and this was said to have
quit travelling around the land as the
member of a ball club.
Washington fans will remember the
famous j. Emmett Heidrick once
leading batter and outfielder in the big
show. He passed away yesterday at
his home In Clarion, Pa, following II
brief illness Hedrick's speed in get
ting down to first base made him
marked player when with the old
Cleveland National League team and
also later with the st. Louis Browns
in the American League.
Born at Queenstown, Pa, July 6, 1916
Heidrick played his first professional
baseball with Franklin. Pa, in the Iron
and Oil League in 1896 He first at
tracted the attention OF the big leaguers
when with Paterson, N. j., toward the
close of 1893 Cleveland bought him, and
he was transferred with thai club to
St Louis in 1899.
When the American League came into
the field Heidricli was one OF those who
jumped the National League to the
Browns. In 1902, 1903 and 1904, he play