The Washington times., 1916-01-13
Old Fox Expects His Pitchers,
Except Walter Johnson, to
Have Five Weeks and a Hall
At Camp.
New York Yankees Are For Sale,
II Illusions Price Can Be
Obtained, According to the
Latest Gotham Report.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

The Griffmen's pitchers, with the
exception of Walter Johnson, will
spend about five weeks and halt
at the training camp in Charlottes-
vile. The remainder Of the squad,
barring those who obtain permission
to begin work at Hot Springs, Ark,
will spend only about four weeks
under the eye of the Old Fox.
"Until know definitely when the
season opens" says Manager Grit
fifth, 81 cannot name the reporting
dates with any certainty. l think
the season will get under way on
April Is, but Pm not sure.
II count on having all my pitchers,
except Johnson, show up around March
l. The rest of the squad ~ill come
down around March II or 49,"
Counting on some ten days OF exh-
hition games to be played at Florida
avenue, the main squad will not be at
Charlottesville quite three weeks. Just
who will begin work at Hot Springs Is
not yet known. Walter johnson and
zeb Milan have already obtained sane
ton Of the Old Fox TO do so, and Danny
Moeller, Al Williams and George Nc
Bride are expected to apply for perllds-
sion to start In at the Valley OF NapOrs
under the shadow of the Ozarks.
Instead of obtaining the Kappa Sigma
fraternity house for his heaoquarters'
ing, the Kappa Alpha house on Chan-
CeIlor street The members of Kappa
Alpha fraternity changed their minds
at the last moment ana decldeo 70 va.
cate their quarters long enough Tor the
big leaguars to get into condition. the
increased rental is believed to have
awayed them not little.
As for the past three years the Srlm,
in which they dine. Before the Ola FOX
can close all his arrangements, now
ever, he may have TO acquire a snaheF
house for his overflow
The New York Yankees are for sale,
In denying that he has received any
offer from Harry Sinclair, captain itus-
ton says that he Will sell his holdings
In the Yankees, II he can get MS PRICE
Harry Sinclair is resting on his oars
and has vet to buy the Hampstead
Brush control OF the New York Giants.
II have not talked about buying the
"FIirthermore," do not think ! viii
because II Jim were to hear the price
asked for go per cent OF the club he
never would get his feet back on the
ground The Giants are for sale: but
there is almost difference of 81 10000
In the price. asked and the amount
am willing to pay for the club.
''It must be realized that in the pur-
chase of the Giants I would only be
buying q certain number of players, a
Erandstand, territorial rights and the
lease to a parcel OF ground which de-
mands $4,000 rental each year. The
Giants Just at present enjoy cellar dis
tinctions. Most of the long term con-
tracted players have about outlived
their usefulness. The team must neces-
sarily he rebuilt. which means an out
lay OF lots of money. Seriously do not
think that the interests represented by
Harry n. Hampstead are worth TOoOCO'
let alone the two million he estimates.
This is my point of view, and
think II is about time that the Gu,
rious allow Mr.. Hampstead to control
his business and leave me out or all
propositions. When the price comes
down 1 may be interested"
Charlie somers is still owner Of the
Cleveland club, subject to future &C
ton by the bankers committee.
Ed ReuIbach may land q berth with
Joe Thinkers Cubs, according to the
latest dope.
The Boston Red Sox have bought L.
V. Bader. a riGht. handed pitcher for
merly with the Buffalo lnterna-
tionals.
George StallinKs has notified Presl-
dent HauEhton that he must get al
least two players for the coming sea
son, and the hery manager is now on
his way to Boston for a conference
with the Harvard coach,
It Is rnmOred around the National
League that Larry Doyle, who LED
the league az the bat last season
may land with the Cardinals next
by McGraw, Doyle will 20 TO the
Cards in a trade for Ivy WinEo. a ca
pable backstop. This deal will almost
certainly go through. II Harry Sin
clair buys into the Giants
The st. Louis Brownies are said tC
have dropped only $4,000 in 1918, ant
Colonel Hedges Sraftiness in signing
his players at low sa aries is credited
with this magic, The Sloufeds los
browns was Earl Hamilton's $500
and Il Is said that the club drew dow
in salaries only $4,000 more than
did in 1902. the FIRST year of the wa
between the American AMI Nattona
leagues The 1915 team had severa
G9 IN Pr Scs 81 sohSs s Wsl ace
led the list in the first war, but Held
rick, Padden, Jack Harper, Jesse Bur
kctt, and Jack Powell came close L
that. Last summer tho Browns wer
ali far below TIumilton's figures, Blu
when che thinks OF those Brownies o
1915, from the manager down. =
wonders why they got even $1,000
AR the lot.