The Washington times., 1917-12-22
DICK HOBLITZELL
MAY Be NAMED TO
MANAGE RED SOX
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

Dick Hobntzell, now slowly recoV-
ering in a Cincinnati hospital from
a serious operation, may be the 1918
manager of the Boston Red SoX.
For this reason Larry Lajoie has not
been named leader Of the Frazee
fracas for next year.
Hobby was practically promised
the management Of the club, provid-
ing Jack Barry could not return, but
he endeavored to join the army in
stead.
The surgeons discovered the necessity
of his undergoing a serious operation
before he could even attempt to pass the
riEid examination for military service.
HIT was not a bit backward, but i'm
msdiately entered the hospital and went
under the knife. Now it is said that,
despite the operation. he may not pass
the examination and will be able to re-
turn to the Boston club. II he does. he
will very likely be named as manager.
They're BawIinE Griff.
New York is blaming Clark Griffith
for running the Yankees chances in
1913 Pretty tough!
CLARK Griffith. who can do mighty
little toward building up baseball or the
American League by Strengthening his
woebegone Senator'S" says one writer.
had to go and gum the cards when he
horned into the St Louis-New York
situation and took Shotten and T.avsn
for Gallia and $4,000. Colonel RUPERT
was Just about TO obtain Pratt and
Lavan when that tactical error was
made by the gray-haired Washington
manager"
Again. pretty tough,
Rivals beat Colonel Rupert to the
bargain counter at the Chicago meet
ing" says another New York scribe,
. mot because New York was backward
with its roll. but because the chief Of
the Yankees would not be imposed upon.
In trades they talk thousands 20 others.
but millions to the colonel. Just because
they know he has the dough"
Poor Old New York. 4.
Again Is heard the whine Of the New
York baseball writer. 1t is impossible
for them to realize that any other clubs
exist in either big league. except to af-
ford stopping places for the New York
clubs. This attitude has always been a
weakness with the Gothamites. They're
fine chaps personally, but exceedingly
supercilious when II comes to baseball
Then, New York either has the best
team. or it deserves It just because It's
New York
Undoubtedly a winning club IN New
York would prove Of inestimable aid to
American League clubs everywhere.
but in the American League individual
clubs have always been obliged OBJ
tan their players without assistance
or influence Of any but themselves. This
is the chief reason for the popularity OF
Ban Johnson's league.
Let II once be known that any one
club IL being strengthened by the
authorities at the expense OF the
others, and the bottom would fall out
of the thing in a day.
No TanperfnE Allowed.
No tamperinE with players is al
lowed in the American League.
"Aiugesy" HIcGraw has been accused
many times of tampsring with play
ers of opposing teams. seeking 10
make them dissatisfied and in the end
members Of the New York club.
Naturally, he has denied these stories.
but they have cropped up again and
again.
Charlie weeghman'G vaporinEG this
fall about what players he intended
buying from other clubs have done
baRebalI and the National League 4
GrIsTnuS harm.
Neither McGraw nor Weeghman
could have gotten away with this
stun in the American League.
So the Yankees Will have to dig UP
their players or spend some money
for those they want
PFInespJs. Not Feif.
7 am here TO produce q winner, not
70 sell piaysrs." is the cheerful say
ing Of Branch Hickey. president OF
the 81. Louis Cardinals. Il am not
money crazy, or would sell some
body. And because 1 am not money
erGzY, 1 viii not sign my ballplayeFs
70 contracts for sxtrayaEant salaries.
/ am opposed 70 the putting of a big
price on a ballplAYsF o. to paying a
big price for 4 ballpisysF, / dc not
propose 20 wreck my team for q pal
ny dollar. for feel that as president
Of the Cardinals I hold q public
trust
Up 20 the monsht Of going TO press
no comment has been received from
Col. william =, Baker or Connie
Mack.