Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

for the Minneapolis team last season
.hat, there are several clubs in the ma
yors VINO would be willing to give Ron
Seau a triai il he should not make good
here, SO that waivers on him would be
refused II Griffith should want to re-
turn him to the Cantillon club.
II Rondeau will get over his tinlid.
pess. which overcomes him every time
ne gets into fast he might
make a really valuable player. For he
NOT only hits and throws well in the
minors. but he is more than ordinarjiy
last on the bases.
Last spring Rondeau reported in bad
shape. In his anxiety to make good in
iast company he started to work earl,
il me winter in a gymnasium at his
nome, win the result that his legs
went bad on him when he started IL
work outdoors at Charlottesville. n
was this fact which greatly interfered
WIN ttondeau making good in the few
.iais III sot. out ne has been cautioned
not to resort to this kind of raining
curing the present o~ff-season. and do
MS preliminary work after he Joins the
team. ' '"e
Unless Manager Rowland car
strengthen the White Sox at both first
and third, the spots which were 81
weak last season, there is not much
nope OF the Chicago team making a
much improved showing in the comins
race. On paper that outdcld looks like
a wonderful hitting team, but It's
work 1. lamentaofy weak in the field.
and unless competent players are OBJ
famed Tor both first n third there
VIII be little hope for the Sox CAUSING
the Boston champions or the Detroit
Tigers any serious trouble.
why Rowland has not picked up Can
dil and Morgan is hard to understand
Gandil would prove the best man that
the Coniskey forces dver have had OF
first base. while M gan was originally
a third baseman. and with q change ri
clubs might prove just the man the Soy
neeo, because when he is right he can
Griffith offered Comiskey Gandi, Nor.
gan. Boehling and Ainsmith for one Of
his outtelders. Fourier preferred hIt
COMFY baked, and the deal fell
lhrough. though there is no question
Ddt "nat the four players Griffith was
Wiiiing TO give would have given the
SoX an improved chance for the fla
In the coming pennant race.
Red Sox will have to stand a cn+ in
salary for next season. there are ti,ose
who believe that the spirit which liz
champions displayed during their last
campaign may be lacking in the next
feres with the players best efforts as
to have. their pocketbooks hit. The one
thing that the average player is abso-
iuteiy unreasonable about is a salary
cut. 1t is absolutely necessary That the
Boston club reduce that s135, 900 salary
list which was in vogue last season.
There is no hope for profits with that
amount handed over to the players
every six months. and no one can blame
Owner Lannin for taking that step. But
1t is decidedly questionable whether
the players on the Boston team will
take a reasonable view of the situation.
While there is nothing for them to do
but sign-there being no outlaw
leagues to jump tot is likely they
will give the salary cuts more thought
than their playing, and this will inter-
fere with their success.
1t is by 10 means certain that Char
l~ottesville will be able to harbor the
Nationals next spring, for it is ques-
tiOnable whether an adequate house
FOR the players can be found. but there
will be no trouble finding a suitable
place TO train the play ers. for there are
no end to the applications that cities
in the south are making to have the
Nationals do their spring work there.
AS many as four and five a day are re-
ceived by Manager Griffith, and he has
a long list to choose from.
Manager Griffith is arranging a rath.
err extensive schedule Of exhibition
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