The Washington times., 1916-02-23
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

not be sold to the Cleveland Indians.
Ivan Howard, the Brownies utility
man, has been sold outright by Fielder
Jones to the Cleveland club. He may
be used at first base.
"I don't know anything about this"
said Manager Griffith, when told today
that Howard had been sold to the In
dians. IT have heard nothing about
GandH from Cleveland. 1 will sell him
to Cleveland, II am offered what he
10 worth. But 1 won't give him away.
''It may be that shall have to keep
him with my club. but that won't be
any hardship. I'd rather do that than
give him away"
Ivan Howard is no youngster, but
with the Brownies he acted as assistant
to Manager Hickey last year. In ns
games he hit for .z7S. In seventeen
games In the outtield he fielded for sS7.
At third base he played twenty-three
games for a mark of .s23. He played
first base In forty-eight games for an
average OF .992.
Though It is yet 70 be officially, an,
nounced, It IL possibly that Howard Will
be placed on first base for Cleveland.
TAis will make Il unnecessary for Man
ASeF Fohl to enter into any dicker for
Gandil.
The formal transfer OF the Cleveland
club from Charlie Somers to the new
owners will be made tomorrow at
meeting In the Sixth City. J. c. Dunn
OF Chicago. VIII be the new SIme pres'deTS,, nnS,
ert Lane and ]. r. Lane. OF Davenport
Iowa, and Thomas Walsh. of Daven-
port, as co-partners. 1t Is announced
that Lee Fohl will remain manager.
Raw Morgan, the Griffmen's second
baseman, will go to Charlottesville. Va,
with Mike Martin Saturday morning,
according to an announcement from
Manager Griffith today.
Morgan tells his boss that he has
been doing light work in Baltimore for
q couple OF weeks, but that he will do
better at Charlottesville: The young
ster shows the proper spirit in thus be-
ginning hard work as soon as possible.
A year ago Morgan was much too
heavy when the practice season opened.
but he shaved 80 much at Charlottes-
Vile that he was ready when the Dell
sounded. No one has ever had to blame
him for ehirking work. He bears this
out this year once more by reporting
earlier than any other regular.
Ty Cobb, the incompatible performer
Oh our ndtlOnhl pdbtlHlc, says SthTh
Griffith is foolish to train again at
Charlottesville. So he told the Column
bia Country Club golfers during their
recent visit to Augusta, Ca. which IL
Cobbs winter home:
'T know Griff and like him. darn
him, but he's so almighty stubborn
that he'll go right back TO Charlottes-
Vile and expose mis- players to the
cold again just because he has been
criticised for doing 1t BEFORE" said
TNINA rAAsa rAd ghnN Aa Nh0sN sNuaN ~
the Washington clubs chances In the
1916 pennant race.
Charlottesville Is no place for train
ing. It's too cold there. Look at Gan
dill and Milan last spring. two Of Griffs
best hitters. They didn't get under way
till late In the season. II they had
trained. say, here In Augusta. they'd
have been. at top form when the sea-
son opened
"a ball player preparing for the sum-
mer campaign should have warm
weather. particularly warm winds, and
Washington players tell me that Char
lottesville boasts of the coldest breezes
Of any camp used by big league club.
Grin all the luck in the world. though
/ hardly think he'll get It,"
Cobb Is already In shape to begin
practicing. He spends all his time out
doors. usually hunting or Just tramping
He entertained the Washington golfers
at his beautiful home and did all he
could to make them remember their
visit to Augusta.
II is interesting to note what a
National League baseball writer has to
say about the 1916 Griumen.
washington, Cleveland, and the Ath-
ietics can be counted out from the
start. but there will be Ave teams In
the race. and this insuTes a very good
contest" says Jack Ryder. the veteran
writer OF the Cincinnati Enquirer. In
discussing the approaching campaign In
this league. Ryder doesn't even mem
tion the possible lineup OF the Griff-
men. The sentence above IL all he
says,
Wouldn't II be funny II the Griffs
went out with those fast-fiying kids and
headed them all next October?
Here's the first box score. No, II
isn't for this season. 1t shows q game
played August I, 1895, between the old
New York Giants and the Chicago club
of the National League and In the line
ups are those famous stars, Anson.
Buck Ewing, Mike Kelly, John Ward.
Mickey Welch, Jim o'Rourke, Roger
Connor. George Gore, Williamson. and
Pfeffer. Billy Sunday, the evangelist,
played that ddy, his light stickwork
keeping him at the bottom OF the Chi