Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-16
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Va
Sohh HehrE VIII play pan ioi enc
tiorals this year. This is practicai!
sseured &c a result of the talk Man
c.m.,. -, -, 49,, ,,acl,s.,,, in
aeer "rliHth hau with 'he ""N
New York yesterday evening, although
Henry has not vet signed his contract.
" -, -, r,a,. IN.
4'Cd''' ms
American League meeting had ad-
1ourned. and they had dinner togethe r.
IN Tho course of which they reached an
:" .he u " Iyo.,.,s
understanding in regard TO henry
status as a member of the Washington
cIuh
C-,s ..,,.z ., y..,,;,,ton this
" -.
morning quite enthused over the A''i'i
of the league in making plans to give
the hall players military training He
-. - -o,,.,a a,d saws
heai'iiS '''e
he expects to see mis- players anu any
other young men who may care to
,-i1I;,o At III. Georgia avenue grounds
- -, +h;
every morning the team IS At nome 'riS
season.
I, reeard 10 Henry Griffith said:
60. d., - bod
Hehry aufnlt'ed 70 me tnit u ~ e. 80
mao ihst'the III auNotit!is iile =,
nity's demands on the major leagues IN
oei'it VI ,ne 49, Is. ~. ,r,i,;+ias
ssiu ne non - $50 Ia 90 froTn
s;.nin sHS r.,e dItr;,,,ay,+si ~ tho Wash
$500 $500 - IL - - I,or.nI.or IN.
ha Io , niap IN s,1'I Nv amy malicious
motivss and ON m. Strength of this |
decided 70 w;n. TN. sI1ta rIetn and deal
with him iIIs; MS with any other mem
her of my team
az exacted no promises from him in re
gard to his future course in regard to
the fraternity Henry. or any othe.- MEM
Der of the team. can belong to any or
ganization he wishes to- All | will in
eist upon is that their outside affiliations
do not conflict with the best interests OF
my team
Stories to the effect that Henry's sal
AIRY for tins year has been cut $1,000
submitted TO him calls for exactly the
same amount as he received last season,
and it's a good figure, too. This con-
tract has not and will not be altered.
We did not discuss terms but he said
would hear from him within few
days in regard to his signing.
Henry knows what I expect of him
His future conduct i q matter for him
to decide. Henry will be with the team
this year. | have no doubt of that and
he viii he treated with the same con-
sideration as anv other member Of the
SQUAD as long as his actions and work
warrant it
Griffith also announced ne had signed
Harry Harper and Charley Jameson.
two of MS I4ft-nauded pitchers but said
he probably would not give out the
names OF any of tn other PLAYERS to
" rAN
Trars are siehrasn men nov, bollnd to
the cjnb far S4ryir- mis- YEAR. leaving
evactI,- a ,5o-sy, 81 20 l1-iI rh-ir sigma
.uIes 70 ,u..'l az ne >,lu..u ~
per an eNeH ti'' .. -, % -
- -, ~ -
r1SnsI nan : p'1 t.ss,,i,aI, hos da,iJ.1
i1L-SL."s 80 I@+;,.,.is -C,nrd-
TOY 70 - - - 49, ~ - -oo
he naid for him. Yinsling viii not be /
.bis 10 nIav hall anywhere else how
ever as the local pilot saws ne will not i
eran, PERMISSION unless Yinglins reim- |
h,,rSaS hin, for rhe amount scent to OBJ [
80, -,
A,,a-ican e,,e r,1ayers are 20 b. riven ]
mn onnortunitv to become civilian soldiers
this wear s resolution introduced bV !
Capt Huston OF the New York club. wn'"h I
vas unanimously adopted ~ the I+a'ue
meeting in New York YESTERDAY PropoS
military training for the piaNerS 70 thT
extent OF az: hour GAY LOT
resident Johnson beng erhpoWr,td 10
confer with MAI Gen Leonard Noo" 90
perfect details OF the prolect. -,
NihtarE instruction silai' peelH ia 80
spring framing camp drfotuiHs 20 ~
resoiutlon. whlch ais0 ore,.s s M. ','e
trips OF the piaEers I'm M nu - 10 |
me grounds De executed III ii.llit.r. ,a si
vol,r- men Of America. IND their an !
pearance upon the ball field. trained in !
4
f,l The hearts of our hoys ambition |
70 emulate their ex2m"le in doing Sn1e- F.,
thing FOR their country
severance OF relatlonS WIN tue pdse
bait players fraternity DIV the Amerl-
can League Iollo"lne siillllaI actioii !
tsNen oE the Naiohai i-eas ue euhes !
CAV was accoiipllsieu III 'ie i'ilo"i ms
resolutions:
Whereas the players fraternity !
has repeatedly violated the letter
ard spirit of an agreement entered
into with them January 9. 1914;
therefore be it
Resolved by the American
League of Professional Base Ball
Clubs. That all relations with said
fraternity be and the same are here
by terminated.
THE schedule for the 1917 season was
adnoted and the action of the rational
commission in reference to the National
cussed. but no changes were recon-
YneOded