The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-12

No BASEBALL mAgnate WILL for one
minute. consider meeting Sinclair
terms. Kaufr led the Federal League
at bat for two years, but there are
many who think he woule have his
troubles reaching 80; in the American
League. His speed ana spectacular per-
fornances led to his being called the
''1y Cobb OF the Feds" but not even
Charlie Comiskey will pay $SU,"oo Tor
him.
MaEee rnn second to Eauff as n hit
ter last season in the Federal League.
but Sinclair will have to give him .
Job selling oil, for no tall club will
glvO 10000 for him. However, these
prices indicate what Is coming.
Nothing definite has yet been heard
concerning the sGlc of the Cleveland
club. Ban johnson is there. comforting
with the bankcrs' committee In e"arse
of Charlie Somers' affairs and some
authentic Information Is expected In
day or 50.
Manager rifRth today sent out one
year contracts to several unsigned
players. Included in them are George
Mcbride, John Henry, and Eddie AIN !
smith. In, the case Of MCBRIDE, II Il, Is
understood that a substantial raise IN
salary has been profered.
Manager Clark G.. Griffith feels con-
fident that he will he able to take MS
for its training. He has practically
closed a deal to Use the Kappa lema
fraternity house, ON Rugby roao,
Charlottesville 10 rGtiiy TIE SeSi ,, .m@
and vote to-day and the I'D Fox ieels
almost certain that he will have no
trouble in CLOSING his aTranSelnen ,
made. Yesterday with LUCK MdSet'
The Kappa Sigma house Is a three
story brick building. lifted out VIII
fourteen bedrooms. Nine u tnsse a;e
double. There Is sut nS ~. rG nIayin y,
squad II the Grirmeu return to Char.
lcttesville. the players VIII nine a
Mrs. Saunders, on tshuHcellor strent.
which. Is but two blocks away from inc
Kappa sigma house
"Gabby'' Street. former battery part
ner OF Walter johnson. gets MS nSIlj
IN s se9 gSt team at HE old home in
Huntsville, Ala, and will play g anc
with the Now York YANKEES neNS
spring "Gabby" Is coachlnR inc t se!t
and may catch o few innings asalhs'
The call to arms nas been issued ,ty
Rili Donovan. Tho battery candtdatss
win report at Macon, Sas ~ meT trs :S,S I'd
VII report. The first exhibition cen
tast will be at Birmingham. Ala. on
March g. From the "PtttSodrgh OF the
south" the Yankees MI wGrs n snsc.
way homeward, as the IoIo"lhS P'oN
tice schedule shows; =. ut.
March o. with Birmingham. at BIZ
YninRham, Ala: March %: with Nash,
Vile, at Nashville. Tenn; March y anu
SSsnn.: March 70. with Huntsville
.'senni.pros." at Huntsville, Ala; March
"a. with Memphis, at Memphis. Tenn
March 81 with Cincinnati Reds. at
Memphis; April ! "ne 2 viii, With TihcS.
with Brookiyn, at Ebbets Field; April
= 8. and TO- with Giants, at Polo
Grounds.
walter TrumbulI in the New York
world, makes Just a few passing re-
marks about the baseball rnagnates Tor
aokInK New York for holding the meet
ings, and then deciding TO TetH v e. ~
.'The baseball committees are to re-
convene in this city on January IL. How
can New York ever make itself WoTtny
Of the honor We e- are ds SS,d to leave
thIs oity for Cincinnati because here
they had been so abused and mlsunaer,
stood. shudder OF consternatlor
shook Manhattan Island like an earth,
Whitehead rumor whispered:
''The moor little magnates are bathed
IN tears
That bitterly splash and now.
And they'll not revisit New York fol
Or at least for a week or so.
Their sensitive feelings we're drenched
Their warm little hearts turned cold,
Because there were persons who would
For the fairy tales they told.
The effect upon the city was fearful
Bartenders and walters moaned In theii
sleep. Even the environs felt the de-
preston. The lights in White Plains
were turned out at o'clock and tht
night life OF Yonkers lacked its usua
sparlSle and spontaneity. IT was some
times possible to get a seat in the cor
rldor which bounds the Waldorf bal
on the north. Kipllng. when the new
was eabled him. revised the Recessiona
70 read
''Far-called our magnets melt away;
Some trouble-makcr whispered liar!
10. New YSrk,s pomp OF yesterday
without you, think where we'd be at
Don't leave us 1at-don't leave us nat
r. soused with sight Of drinks, we loos,
Wild tongues that have not thee IL
30 far forget ourselves to use
Plain speaking or a choked haw-haw
Though we offend In this or that
Don't leave us hat-don't leave us nat
Charles a. Frederieks. former seere
tary OF the Chicago White SoX. Is deaC
al the age OF thtrty-eight, after an III
ness OF more than four years.
George McQuIlsn. the Phillies' veter
an twirler has signed for the coming
season.
With the Cubs going to Shreveport
La. 10 train, the Pittsburgh Pirate
have expressed a WILLINGNESS to TAX
over the agreement for training a
Tampa. Fla. Callahan, the new man