Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11

Wagner was carried for utility purposes
for the past few years. whom his days
as a regular were at an end. Being a
free agent, he will now be able to place
himself to his best advantage. the chances
being that he will get a managerial posi-
ton in one of the minor circuits.
Although the settling Of the dove OF
peace In the base ball world flooded the
market with players. thereby bringing
down the price Of the stars to a certain
extent. Harold Janvr1n. the Boston Red
Sox player, has the distinction Of being
the first hold-out Of the year. Janvrin
has not yet appended his signature to a
Boston contract, and is said to be hold
ing out for more money. Joseph Lannin
the owner Of the Sox. thinks well OF
Janvrin, and wants to keep him, as Is
evidenced by his refusal to put through
deal with Manager Griffith.
Janvrin is expected to come around
before the spring trip is on.
George StovaN is in Chicago trying tc
find out where he stands, now that peace
has been declared. He was winteftng
out on the coast, and did not get enough
Of the details Of the peace pact to give
east and held a conference with Joe
Tinker. and expects to move east to New
York to have a chat with Jim Gilmore
| in an effort to learn il there is anything
in store for him in. the way of base
ball job.
So far as is known. no provision has
been made for Stovall by the Fed in
terests True, Stovall was a valuable
man for the outlaws. for he signed a loi
OF players from organized base ball. but
peace is not going to take care Of all
who will be affected.
There were no more players to bt
signed for the Federal League" was
StovalFs comment, 80 I came east tc
see what's stirring here. will remain
in Chicago several days and then may &c
You see, out on the coast 1 got little
first-hand information as to what is
doing in base ball."
Base ball franchises are bringine
enormous prices these days. There is
no doubt that both the st. Louis Browns
and Chicago Cubs clubs brought more
cash than they really are worth. The
only chance for these clubs to make
any money is to have winning teams
and that was not insured in the sales
| The marvellous luck of Charley Muir
shoest1ng into a million dollars in hi.
experience in base ball, is responsible,
| in a measure for the mad rush intc
base ball of money men of other bust.
ness. III tHe long history OF the game
| Charley Murphy is the only man wht
ever owned a ball team who retired
from the sport a big winner. until the
last year. when the price of a fran
! chise took a sudden jump.
Charley Comiskey still is in base ball
SO is Barney Dreyfus. Charley Ebbetts
and Mack and Shibe. Perhaps all OF
them have become wealthy from the
game. although Mack insists he il
broke. and Ebbetts is known to have
had financial trouble two years ago
OF all the others who have owned
| teams since the organization of the
National League in 1876 not one ha.
retired big winner
When Jim Hart sold the Cubs in 1905
he made little. Like others who have
sold franchises in a growing business
! he sold for much more than he paid
but while in the game his losses were
such that there was not much of bal
| ance- Soden and Conant, the old own.
ers of the Boston club, cleared some
money while in the game, but not what
such a wonderful organization should
have made, and it is the same with
others.
Joe Tinker is not going to have ar
easy time dropping Tampa as a train.
ing place next spring. because the citi-