Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
GRIFFITH PICKS
AUGUSTA, GA, FOR HIS
SPRING TRAINING CAMP

Continued from First Fage.)
Rowland. who will be found back at
the head of the White Sox next season
and for many seasons thereafter. 1t
may be true that Comiskey is going to
get George Stovall for his team. but
not as manager. He would make a
wonderful man for Rowland, for he can
not only play the bag better than any
one Comiskey has ever had. but he Is a
hitter of the cleanup variety and
would add a lot of batting strength to
the Sox team, which already is one of
the hardest hitting teams in the coun-
try.
With the training place picked and
the prospects of Griffith having the
strongest team which ever represented
| this city. there is good chance of the
Nationals being real contenders in the
coming race.
1t Is a stronger team than 1T showed
itself to be last season. and il will hit
SO much better than II ever has that
there will be no comparison.
And look out for Griffith's pitching
STAN. Walter johnson is sure to come
back with one of his notwithstanding
years Harpc.is a pitcher of class and
t ths5e G as1 pitchers who are better
speak of Yingling and Thomas. two
left-handers who will be on hand in the
spring.
There is no way to stop team which
has hitters and alright pitching from
winning lot Of ball games. especially
when 1t has the strong defense the Ma
tionals can boast of
There is no team where harmony pre-
Vai!s any more than II does in the
ranks of the Griffmen. There is not A
single player on the team who is not
popular with his teammates. and this
counts for 1aNch in the general show
ing or 4feam. Harmony is just
as valuable rs good hitting and it
helps to promote winning ball and
makes things pleasant for the PLAYERS
as well as the manager
There are some men who cannot be
Kept down in base ball. Here. for in
stance. is William "Ducky" Holmes
PACK In the game up to his ears He
| began to nibble and now has taken
the plunge. having purchased. with
John Prince as partner. the interest of
George Stone in the Lincoln (Neb. }
western League Club. Holmes has
dropped a fortune in Western League
ball and quit saying he was through
TOT All time. But to man like
"Ducky" it is hard to stay out of the
game. The game is life itself He is
the kind that make the mare go, and
more of his kind are needed in the
game-men who will stand or fall, live
or die, for and with base ball Nav
he have better luck this time and flour
ish as the president and chief owner of
the club. Although not a youngster, he
probably will play the outfield for his
team and hit well as he ever did.
There is nothing cheap about Frank
Chance. He only wanted $4,000 a year
to manage the Cubs and insisted on a
ten-year contract. The day will never
of money. There is no manager. re-
gardless of his ability, who could earn
that sum.
The plan for forming a third major
league, embracing Buffalo, Toronto.
Baltimore. Newark. indianapolis. To-
| ledo. Louisville and Milwaukee, was
thoroughly discussed by the minor
league conclave in New Orleans last
week. In order to break up the Inter-
national League and the American AS
sociation it will be necessary to obtain
a majority vote in these organizations,
not an easy thing to do.
Naturally, there is opposition to the
scheme. inasmuch as Richmond Prov
idence. Montreal and Rochester of the
International League. and Columbus.
Kansas City. st. Paul and Minneapolis
of the American Association must go
ahead by themselves unless they join
the New York State League or the
Western League. In order to swing the
reorganization deal, therefore. it will
be necessary to get five votes in each
circuit. With that in view. the pro-
motors of the scheme figure on buying
out Richmond and Rochester in the
International and Columbus inthe
American Association. All of these
clu BIS are for sale to the highest bidder
1t is understood
After the required votes have been
obtained. the promoters figure that they
can sell the undesirable clubs to other
hackers.
As a result of these obstacles, the
plan will hang for some time, but the
leaders will not rest until they have
put 1t into effect.
According to the rules of the New
York state athletic commission a ref
cree cannot render a decision of any
kind in a boxing bout.
At one of the New York clubs the
other night referee disqualified the
planning that in his opinion the fight
ing not on the level. In other
words, the official declared the bout
mo contest. which was a technical
violation Of the rules But the com
mission, instead Of iufiicting pen
atty, commended the ring Judge for his
action.
While referees cannot make decisions
in New York or Philadelphia, some
managers hand out verdicts them
selves and some new spapers are willing
to publish them. A case in point was
the Leonard Dundee battle in Phila
delpfia Wednesday night. After the
contest Leonard's manager rushed to
the telegraph Office and wired various
newspapers that his man had won by
a wide margin. Dundee's manager
also sprinted to the wires and spread
broadcast the assertion that the bout
was draw. In view of the fact that
Dundee's manager did not claim a VIC
tory the conclusion must be drawn
that Leonard had the better of II. This
first -to-the-w business is an insult
TO the intelligence of ring followers
The manager of fighter seldom ad-
nits his man was beaten.
Curly Brown. who will open his race