The Washington times., 1916-02-02
International League Decides 1t
Cannot Afford to Assume
Contracts Of Eight Men Who
Jumped to FederaIs.
Charlie Pick, Once With GriH-
men, in List Of Those Who
win Now Be Sold by Sinclair
to Highest Bidder.
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.


That the International League will
bury the hatchet at the big baseball
meeting in New York next week. allow
ing all peace plans to go through, as
suggested in the Cincinnati meeting in
December is admitted now. President
Ed Barrow had threatened to make a
fuss because property rights in former
International League players were
awarded to Harry Sinclair. He now
agrees to accept the situation. and his
league will surrender. One of the play
ers in the argument is Charlie Pick,
who received trial with the GrHfmen.
When the International League boss
took a look at the salary terms of
the eight players who had hoped to
the Feds, he suffered an immediate
change Of heart. No club in his cir
cult could afford to pay such salaries.
One of the eight, Eriksen, has been
sold to the Detroit Tigers. He pitched
for Rochester last season, after a
short trial with the Giants. The others
are still in the market and there is
no telling where they will play. They
are Charlie Pick, Richmond's third
baseman; Holke, Rochester's first
baseman; Nash, infielder from Mont
real; Luque, Cuban pitcher with Tor
onto; Whiteman, MontreaPs veteran
outfelder. and LaLonge, catcher, and
Mccarthy, infielder. with Buffalo.
Baby DOLL Jacobson. the biggest
player In the big leagues last year, has
been released by Fielder Jones to Little
Rock. in the Southern Association. ia
cobson went to st. Louis last summer
in the deal that made Bill James a
Tiger twirler He proved a failure in
the Mound City.
Charlie Rigler, the National League
umpire, has gone to Daytona, Fla, to
inspect the playing field where the
Brooklyn Dodgers are expected to train.
II he says the field is all right, the
Dodgers will return to Daytona. II he
rules against it, Charles Ebbets will
have to find a new camp.
Captain Huston says three things
stand between Frank Baker and a berth
''exorbitant amount demanded by Con-
ME Mack" The second Is the 10000
Baker wants from Mack out of the pur-
chase price. The third is the high sal
aTy asked by Baker from the New York
club. II these three little things can
be fixed up, Baker may become Yam
kee. II they can't, nc won't. How are
you betting?
Nap Rucker, the Dodgers% veteran
0outhpaw, admits he will win twenty
five games next summer. This is Feb
ruary.
After comforting with Manager Grif-
nth, Ray Morgan has decided to go
into early training in order to be physi-
cally ready for the coming campaign. It
is expected that Trainer Martin will
take him in hand at the "Y' gym. here.
and have him in shape by the time the
team reports at Charlottesville. Man
ager Griffith has promised Morgan an
other whack at the second base berth.
RED" Murray. former Giant out
neldsr has heSn released by Joe TIMER
Hanford. an outhclder last season with
the Chicago Whales. Murray's hitting
fell of 50 badly last season that he was
Let go unconditionally by Manager Nc
SHbs. and with new surroundings, he
hit for 2o2 in ninety-siX games.
Murray was with the ST. Louis
York In the big three-cornered trade
that made Roger liresuahan manager
Of the Cardinals he was a graduate
OF Notre Dame University when he
broke into Professional baseball in 1904
Fsature Of his PLAYING. ana 1t is said
that he threw out more men going
from second to third thar any other
outfielder ever known.
IIy Brewer, former Eastern press rep
sentative OF the Federal Lea que Ia
going 10 buy the Worcester club 0f the
Now England League. making John
CAMEL his manager. Brewer win take
charge OF the club within a ddy or two.
The White sox pitchers will get down
70 business about March l this spring.
Five Or six tWiTleVE with IarE ann
and Tom Daly, catchers, will be the
frst to begin training Ray Schalk will
not report until March 10 Mineral
Wells, Texas, Is tho training quarters
OF the White soX this year.
George Stallings says he is sorry
that Butch" Schmidt has retired from
the game, but he Is not going to he
caught mapping. lie Is planning a trade
that Will give the Braves another first-
made next week at the New York meet
ing.
One Of the pitching weaknesses Of the
YANKEES in 1915 was their lack Of
eight lefthanders in line, including
"SIim" Love, George Mogridge, Sam
Ross, Thomas Blodgett, Nick Cullop,
Ford Meadows, George Finn and iil-
man Gay Mogridge reported last fan
and did some excellent work before the
season ended. Finn is a green lad from
Elkton. Md, while Gay Is a rookie froIl
New Haven, Conn. Neither has had
much experience, MogridEe and Cullop
bunch. but they all win receive thorough
trials
HuEhey Jennings will try out four
saw pitchers this spring at the train