The Washington times., 1917-02-06
THREE CLUBS BEAR
BRUNTOF WARFARE
PhilIies, Robins, and Braves
Having Most Trouble Sign
ing Up Players.
BY JOE villa.

BY JOE villa.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The PhiIlies.
Robins and Braves seem to be bear
ing the brunt. OF the strike of the
players union in the National League
Owners OF the other clubs in Governor
Tener's circuit report that they are
having very little trouble with their
men, and that the strike as far as
they are concerned, has been broken.
According to the latest information,
the Cubs have four men who declare
that they Will not sign until they re-
ceive the word from the union. The
Cardinals have q similar number,
while the Pirates have three and the
Cincinnati Reds two.
At Least Ten Out.
Colonel Ebbets, OF the Brooklyns.
has been notified that at least ten
members of the National League
champions will remain on strike. They
include Zach Wheat. StengeI, Pfeffer.
Smith, Hi Myers, Chief Meyers, Cut
shaw, Getz Dell, and Otto Miller.
LLCSAoChl 0dhCNs Va NAC a AAAAAANSy ~
far has been unable to sign Alexan-
der, KIllifer, whitted, Byrne, Stock.
Nlehoff, Luderus, Rixey, E. Burns,
and Paskert. Practically all of these
players insist that they will stick to
the union, although 1t is believed that
several OF them would readily sign
contracts IL Baker would agree TO
their terms.
The members Of the Braves who
have cIassed themselves among the
strikers are Red Smith, Maranville.
Magee, Ragan, Fitzpatrick, Allen
Reulbach. Hughes, and Rudolph. but
it is believed Maranville will surren
der to President. Houghton when the
latter names a certain figure.
Ready For Fight.
The Brooklyn club Is ready foV
finish fight Ebbets believes that
Otto Miller will not refuse to report
at Hot Springs, inasmuch as Miller
has admitted that he has been liberal
ly treated. Manager Robinson, there
fore, is figuring on rearrangfng the
champions II the strikers DO not come
into the folds some time next month 3
He may be able to line up the Robins
in this way:
Pitchers, Marquard, Coombs, Cheney.
Mails, and Appleton; catcher, Miller;
infieIders, Daubert, Smyth, Olson
O,Mara. and Mowrey; outfielders,
Nixon, Merkle, and Johnston.
Played Fine Ball.
smyth played fine ball last season
for the Montreal club, Of the Inter
national League. He stood third in
that line. with an average OF .344 in
ia games, stol forty-five bases and
had a fielding percentage of 80 at
second base. Nixon played in the out
field for the Beaumont club, OF the
Texas League, battling .3o1 in 14l
games.
The Brooklyn club also has strings
on Outfielder Hickman and Pitchers
Cadore, Goodbred, and Coiwell, to
gether with other young players in
the minor leagues.
Several New Ones
The Phillies have several new
players who will sign, including
Rhoades, of Richmond: Fortune, Fish,
gardner and lineup, of Providence;
of Vernon; 2. Walker, OF
Little Rock; Fittery, OF Salt Lake;
Zinn, of Waco, and others.
The Braves have six regulars un-
der contract. Manager Stallings prob
ably will sign Butch Schmidt, who
played first base for him in 1914.
He has lines out for several good
minor league players with whom 10
hll the vacancies, II necessary.
Gandil striker
Chick Gandil, of the clevelands.
and Tim Hendryx, OF the Yankees.
have announced that they will not
sign with their employers until the
union calls OF the strike.
Gandil was sold to the Clevelands
by the Washingtons a year. ago be
cause. in Clark Grifhth's opinion. he
had begun to slide down the ladder
Gandil played fair ball for Manager
Lee Fohl, but it was not up to the
required standard. So the Cleveland
club bought the release of Louis
Guisto, the star first baseman of the
Pacific Coast League. who played 12O
games for the Portland club and
hung up a batting record of .2s6.
Gandil, meanwhile, had an average
of -259 in 146 games. Guisto prob
ably will supplant Gandil at the
Moran first corner whether the latter
decides to report or not.
From New Orleans.
HendryN was secured by the
from the New Orleans club
in 1915. He needed experience and
was sent to the Richmond Interna-
tional League club last year. He
played 1876 games with a batting aver
age of .32l. But if Hendryx remains
on strike Bill Donovan will not
worry.
With such stars as High, Magee,
and GilhOoley in the Yankees out
field. there will be little chance for
Hendryx to show his skill. Gandi
and HehdryN, therefore, appear to be