The Washington times., 1917-01-02
Three Eye Lacquer Would Re.
district Circuits to Cut
Down Expenses.
HERMANN TO HOLD BERTH
Four-cornered. Trade Said to
Be Coming to Bolster Ma
tionaI's Clubs.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Ban johnson is said to favor scheme
for redistricting the minor leagues OF
the Middle West and has given his sup
port to the plan outlined by A. R.
Tearney, president Of the Three-Eye
League.
Tearney believes that the only
possible relief for the minor leagues
OF the country is to cut down travel
ing expenses. This calls for a bunch
ing Of cities within short riding dis
tances Of one another. Ban johnson
has studied Tearney's plan and says 1t
Is the most logical offered.
Under the proposed scheme, only
leagues under the Class IA definition
win be affected by the change.
Hermann to Hold Job.
Despite Barney DreyfusS' recent war
fare against Garry Hermann, the
good-natured Dutchman will retain his
place at the head of the National Com
mission. Both Ban johnson and John
Rinley Tener will vote for him, and
that about settles it
Hermann is the first and only chair
man the commission has ever had As
president of the Cincinnati club, it
might naturally be expected that op-
position should be brought against his
dscisions in National League affairs.
but when Dreyfuss did go out Against
him. it was because George Sisler. was
awarded to the St Louis Brownies, an
American League club.
In all of the hundreds OF cases coming
before Hermann, the Cincinnati club
has yet to benefit by any Partially on
his mart. Indeed, In some cases. Herr
mann has seemed to bend backward in
his effort to be fair to other clubs In
his circuit.
" Big Deal Is Coming.
"A big deal is being whispered in
the National League. with the Cubs,
Braves, PhiIIies, and Cardinals In
volved.
The PhfNies and Cubs are seeking
uitchers. The Braves want an in
6eIder ana an outhelder. The Car6i-
fais want two outhelders. Mitchell,
the Cubs new boss. is also angling
for three infielders, not c. Inting a
6rSt baseman. $50
According to this latest whisper,
Dode Paskert, the veteran outfielder
of the PhiIliss. is certain to be found
NEXT summer with the Cubs. Pat
Moran getting In exchange Leslie
Mann and either Lavender or Hen
drix.
Sherwood Magee will go to St.
Louis, but just what the Braves will
get Is yet unknown. The various
workings Of this proposed four-cor-
nered deal are expected to be made
public in q few weeks.
shawkey L. Rewarded.
Bob Shawkey pitched great baseball
for~4he New York Yankees last sum-
mer. being their most dependable
Ringer. That the Yankee owners are
appreciative is shown by the fact that
he has been offered a substantial
raise in salary for 1917. The Yanks
are not cutting any salaries of faith
full performers.
A few weeks ago It was announced
in New York that the Yankees would
not suffer in the contemplated salary
cutting, as both Rupert and Huston
were against chopping down the in
comes OF players who did their best
Shawkey's treatment is exactly in line
with that announcement.
MaiseI Arm Ruins Deal.
Fritz Maisel, the Yankees wee speed
merchant, broke his collar bone early
last season, and his throwing has
never been the same since. Indeed, 1t
IS said now that MaiseI will never
again obtain the snap throw needed
by an infie.der.
Lee Foil, manager of the Indians,
considered making a trade involving
Maisel during the recent American
League meeting at Chicago, but pull
ed away when tipped off that Maisel
had lost his value as an infielder
Foil wanted him for that third base
berth in Cleveland
Nick May Reign Alone.
II Carl Sawyer makes good on his
thirty-day trial with a moving pic.
, ture company in Los Angeles, Nick
AItrock may have to I0Se the burden
OF the Griffmen's comedy all by him.
self next season. Sawyer has been
TTendered q months trial with the
understanding that success will mean
far more money than the Washington
club can pay a substitute infteider.
Somebody told Altroek the other
day in Chicago, where he is killing
'em dead" in vaudeville this winter
that Herman Sehaefer lamented the
fact that the public insists on treat
ing him seriously. Nick disagrees
with Scheefsr.
AItrock IL Satisfied.
-eI don't want people to take me
seriously" replied the Griffmen's
comedian and coach. a''Td make fine
manager, wouldn't I? I am getting
good money for making the fans
iaugfl, and Griff thinks i am some
use teaching his young pitchers. But
go into the movies?
Imagine me falling off a 100-foot
cliff Perhaps the guys who would
be supposed to rescue me would fail
10 be on the job.
suppose they forgot to leave a call
OF suppose they had trouble with
their engine. whewt What would
Griff do without me?"
It's the same old Nick talking, and
neither Grih nor the fans of Wash
ington and the American League af-