Evening star., 1916-12-24
RANCH BUSINESS
TO DETAIN GRIFFITH
UNTIL JANUARY 7
Continued from First Pase)

Is to 3. Parnham-Lyndstron agains,
Mays-Foster. October 3 tsecond)-7 te
.. Myers-Nabors against Ruth-Wyck.
off
At Chicago. September 21-s to 0
Bush against Williams
At Detroit. August 81 to /. Bust
against Dubuo-Cunningham Mitchell
September 1S-2 to 0. Myers against
Mitchell-James.
At New York;. May 3o-1 to o
Myers against Shawkey-Love. June !
> to 0. Bush against Caldwell Au-
Mogridge-Fisher. August u (second)
. to 0. Bush against Shocker- Shaw
key.
At st. Louis. September Pa to
TO- Seibold against Sisler.
At Washington-2. April 26-3 to 2
Bush against Gallia-Bentley- Boehling
September IA to l. Myers aainst
Craft.
Right here seems to be the proper
place to give the data as to Washing
and St Louis first victory in Chicago
since 1914. Here 1t is:
April s-Washington, 4; Boston. 2
Harper against Shore-Pennock.
Weilman Davenport Plank against
Benz z-RussellW olfgang- Scott.
These were the previous wins in Ros-
ton of the Nationals and in Chicago OF
the Browns;
WASHINGTON AT BOSTON.
October Washington. Il: Boston. 4
Rentley-Grif1ith against BedientR Ruth
Cooper-Speaker.
ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO.
October 3-St. Louis. :: Chicago. l.
The Cardinals were the National
Leagues white elephants. and they
came very near to making the same
record at the Polo Grounds that the
Mackmen did at Cleveland. Only once
in eleven attempts did the Cards
trounce the Giants in Gotham this
year. this happening August 9 in the
hrst portion of double bill, the score
being 80. Doak pitching against Ren-
ton and Smith.
The Pirates won only two out of
eleven games in Philadelphia, and this
also was the record Of the Reds and
Cardinals In Brooklyn
Out of dozen controversies at the
Polo Grounds the Pirates took two
games.
The best road team stunts in the Ma
tionai League were New York's win
ming ten out of eleven in cincinnati
and Philadelphia doing the same thing
there.
In the American League Chicago won
nine of eleven games in ST. Louis, and
so did Detroit in Philadelphia.
The purchase OF the Columbus club
Of the American Association by Joe
Tinker and Hiram Wilson. Chicago
capitalist, for $4,000 assuredly was a
good deal from the standpoint of the
owners of the property Ed Shoen-
burn has owned the club for more than
ten years. and only at times has II
made money. but he recovered by get
ting the amount mentioned all the
losses he suffered.
Tinker was anxious to get into the
game as an owner. as his playing days
are over. Columbus. if he gives it &
| winning team. is certain to pay him
we'll for his Investment.
No base ball man in the country en-
vies Fred Mitchell the task of maxim g
ii winning team out of the Cubs OF
Chicago. This will he Mitchelrs first
year es q leader. He was Stailings
chief assistant for several years. and
he also got good results as a coach of
the Harvard base ball team.
Mitchell is one OF those quiet indi-
viduais who keep out of the limelight
and do not seek publicit yfor wha,
they do.
After he had been appointed coacf
of the Harvard team Mitchell wa.
given a banquet by the Harvard men
A number of prominent persons were
present and. of course, Mitch wa.
called upon to make a speech. Mitchell
| the diners of things in base ball which
they did not understand. He told them
with other things, that in base bal
before major league club can get
rid of a player it is necessary to gel
all the clubs to waive on him. Their
"For instance" he said. suppose yoJ
had such rule in foot ball, what col.