Evening star., 1916-02-14
PITCHERS ORDERED
HERE BY MARCH |
Griffith Sends TWirIers Trans
portation With Notices to
Report for Training.
OTHER PLAYERS NOTIFIED
TO GET HERE MARCH 10
Major League Clubs Have Acquired
As Players From Defunct Fed
eral Organization.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Railroad tickets from their homes 10
Charlottesville for the pitchers Of the
Washington team were put in the mails
today by Manager Griffith. The trans
portation was accompanied by notice
that the twirlers are to report mere OF
at charlottesville, whichever is the
most convenient. March 1.
In addition. Griffith also notifed MS
regulars to report here March 10, Whlch
day he intends to take the squad u
the Virginia training town.
i AS yet Griffith has not made up MS
mind when he will leave for New y ork
to attend the American League meet
ing next Thursday. 1t may be that ne
will leave here tomorrow in order to
be there as early as possible IN the
hope of seeing some of the managers
of other teams as soon as they arrive
The local manager intends to get RIO
|; of his surplus material on this occasion
in some way or other.
II MANY more Federal League players
have been acquired by the two major
leagues than it was expected would De
taken into fast company when peace
was declared. Forty-fve players nave
been purchased from the defunct cir
cult. and this does not include large
number that have been purchased by
minor leagues. :.
was declared that only eight or ten OF
the Fed players would find their way
into fast company.
The National League took twenty
players in addition to the Chifeds kept
by Weeghman and Tinker.
| In the American League Washington.
Chicago, Philadelphia. Cleveland and
Boston have not touched Federal
| League player.
Here is the list of players taken by
major and minor league clubs:
American League - New York = Lee
| Magee of Brooklyn; Nick Cullop of
Kansas City; Joe Gedeon of Brooklyn;
| Germany Schaefer of Newark.
II st. Louis-Pitchers Plank. Davenport,
! CrandaN and Groom; Catchers Hartley
and Chapman: First Baseman Borton
Shortstop Johnson; Third Baseman
Deal. and Outfielders Tobin, Miller and
Marsans, all of Sloufeds.
|! Detroit-Pitcher Erickson of Brook
lyn
Il National League-Chicago-
Brown, Hendryx, Bailey. Mcconnell and
Prendergast, all of Chifeds; Seaton OF
Brooklyn: Catchers Wilson and Fischer
of Chifeds; Infieiders Tinker and Doc.
Ian of Chifeds and Yerkes of Pittfeds
outfielders Flack, Zwilling and Mann OF
Chifeds.
Giants-Outielder Benny kauff o.
Brooklyn; Catcher Rariden of Newark
Outfelder Rausch of Newark, anc
Pitcher Anderson of Buffalo.
Brooklyn-Outfielder Jimmy Johnston
of Brookfeds.
Observation-Disclosures Moseley of Newark
Feds. Schultz of Buffeds and Packard o.
] Kansas City, Catcher Huhn of Newark
Infielder Esmond of Pittfeds, Second
Baseman Louden of Buffeds and Out
fielder Anderson Of Brookfeds.
Boston-First Baseman konetchy ant
Pitchers Allen and Knetzer of Pittfeds
Observation-Disclosures Moran of Newark
and Infielder James Smith of Baltimore
lphia-Pitcher Bender of Balti
| more.
indianapolis-Pitcher Rogge, Outfield
i ers Wickland and Kelley. all of Pittteds
j Minor leagues: Kansas City-Outfielde
j Handford and First Baseman Beck O
j Chfeds.
] Observation-Disclosures Bridwell, Pitche
] Herbert and Third Baseman Kores o
Sloufeds.
nneapois-Outfielder Menosky an,
Pitchers Dickson and Burk of Pittfeds
Louisville-Shortstop Roach of Buffeds
! st. Paul-Shortstop Al Holt, Pitcher.
Finneran and Upham and Infielder Free
Smith of Brooklyn Feds, Outfielder Gil
! more Of Kansas City.
Little Rock-Outfielder Kirby of Slou
feds
Sioux City-Pitcher Watson of Sloufeds