The Washington times., 1916-02-02
International League Decides 1t
Cannot Afford to Assume
Contracts of Eight Men Who
Jumped to FederaIs.
Charlie Pick, Once With Griff-
men, in List Of Those Who
Will Now Be Sold by Sinclair
to Highest Bidder.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. DOUIHCR.
That the International League will
bury the hatchet at the big baseball !
meeting in New York next week, allow
ing all peace plans to go through. as
suggested in the Cincinnati meeting In
December, is admitted now. President |
Ed Barrow had threatened to make |
fuss because property rights In former |
International League players were
awarded to Harry Sinclair. He now
agrees to accept the situation. and his
league will surrender. One of the play |
crs in the argument Is Charlie Pick,
who received q trial with the Grffmen.
When the International League boss
took a look at the salary terms OF
the eight players who had hoped TO
the Feds, he suffered an immediate
change of heart No club in his cir
cult could afford to pay such salaries.
One of the eight, Eriksen. has been
sold to the Detroit Tigers. He pitched
for Rochester last season, after
short trial with the Giants. The others
are still in the market and there is
no telling where they will play. They
are Charlie Pick, Richmond's thir !
baseman: Holke. Rochesters first
baseman; Nash, infelder from Mont
real: Luque, Cuban pitcher with Tor
onto; Whiteman. Montrears veteran
outfielder, and LaLonge. catcher, and
Mccarthy. infielder, with Buffalo.
Baby DOLL Jacobson. the biggest
player in the big leagues last year. has
been released by Fielder Jones to Little
Rock. in the Southern Association. ia
Cotson went to st. Louis last summer
in the deal that made Bill James a
rirn tyNir ri 1nr Hn fo in,
the Mound City.
Charlie Rigler the National League
umpire. has gone to Daytona, Fla, to
inspect the playing field where the
Brooklyn Dodgers are expected to train
If he says the field is all right, the
Dodgers will return to Daytona II he
rules against it, Charles Ebbets will
have to find a new camp.
Captain Huston says three things
stand between Frank Baker and berth
with the Yankees. The first is the
ME Mack" The second is the $4,000
Baker wants from Mack out of the pur-
chase price. The third is the high sal
airy asked by Baker from the New York
be fixed up, Baker may become a Yam
kee. Ii they can't. ho wont. How are
you betting?
southpaw, admits he will win twenty
five games next summer. This Is Feb
ruary.
After comforting with Manager Grif-
nth. Ray Morgan has decided to go
into early training in order to be physi-
cally ready for the coming campaign. 1t
is expected that Trainer Martin will
take him in hand at the "Y" gym, here,
and have him in shape by the time the
team reports at Charlottesville. Man
ager Griffith has promised Morgan an
other whack at the second base berth.
Red" Murray. former Giant out
fielder has tecn released by Joe TIMER
20 Kansas City. alonr with Charlie
Hanford. an out''clder last season with
fell off So badly last season that he was
Let go uncomditionally by Manager Nc
Graw. Rrcsnahan picked him for the
{ CuEs. and with rev surroundings. he
hit for .202 in ninctysiX games.
Cards ir 800 and LOS goirg % Now
York H. the big three-cornered trade
that made Roger lresrehan manager
of Notre Dame University When he
broke into professional baseball in 1904
Murray's accurate throwing was the
feature OF his plan ;n". and 1t Is sAid
that he threw out more men going
from second to third thar any other
outfieldcr ever known.
IIy Brewer, former Eastern press rep
sentative o. the Federal Lea que. is
ECinS 10 buy tho Worcester club II the
Now England League. making Johr
CAMEL his manager. Brewer Will take
charge OF the club within ddN or Two
The White SoX pitchers will get dowr
n business about March | this sprr :
Five or six twirlcrs. with lack LapI
and Tom DalH catchers, will be tht
first to begin training Ray Schalk vii
not report until March 10 Minera
Wells. Texas, is the training quarlLr
of the Whit SoN this year
George Stallings says he is sorr!
that "ButCh" Schmidt has retired from
the game. but he is not going to h
caught mapping. lie is planning n trad
that will give the Braves another first
sackcr. This deal will probably b.
made next week at the New York meet
ing.
One Of the pitching weaknesses Of tn
Yankees in 1915 was their lack o
southpaws. This year Donovan ma
eight lefthanders in line. includiN
"Slim' Love, George Mogridge, Sar
Ross, Thomas Blodgett. Nick CulloI
Ford Meadows. George Finn and 'iu
man Gay. MogTldge reported last IA
and did some excellent work before tn
season ended Finn is green lad fror
FIkton. Md, while Gay is rookie frol
New Haven, Conn. Neither has ha
much experience. Mogridge and Cullo
look on paper to he the best of tn
bunch, but they all will receive thoroug
trials.
HuEhey Jennings will try out fou
AsW pitchers this spring at the trair