The Washington times., 1917-04-24
CONNIE IS ANGLING
FOR CY YFALKENBERG
Makes FIattering Offer to In
dianapoIis Club for Veteran
Hatpin TWirIer.
HARRY DAVIS. BOOSTS HIM
Griffmen Leave Tonight for Bos-
ton, Opening Four-Game
Series There Tomorrow.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.


Fred Falkenberg, once a member OF
the Washington club. may join the
Philadelphia Athletics within a ffw
days. Negotiations are now on be-
tween President McGill, of the Indian
apolis club, and Connie Mack, leader
of the Athletics. Action is expected
almost any minute.
Connie Mack has offered the Indian
apolis club a larger amount of casn
than any American League club has
paid for a minor Lacquer in years.
The hitch comes in the demand of
President McGill for players.
Mack stands ready to give Indian
& aPolis certain players, but those he
names are not those selected by the
American Association magnate. Until
this situation is cleared. Falky will
remain with Indianapolis. the Mack
mems money will stay in the bank,
and certain players will continue to
sport Philadelphia uniforms.
Davis Likes FaIky.
This spring at Albany, Ga, Falken-
berg battled the Mackmen for five in
nings in wonderful fashion. He made
a deep impression upon both Mack
and his lieutenant, Harry Davis. The
latter decided to watch him further
and saw him perform in gilt-edged
form at Atlanta. He advised Connie
to open negotiations for him.
81 went to Toledo last week and
saw Falky pitch two extra-inning
games" said Davis today. He won
the first in eleven innings, but lost a
fourteen-inning contest on a wild
throw by an infielder. In this second
game he allowed but two hits, one
in the first and the other in the four
teenth. That shows his class.
Would BE n Coach.
'If he comes to our club. FalkyI
Will. be of considerable value as a
coach for our young pitchers, besides
pitching his own games. He knows
how to pitch, which means a lot
Il think Fallxy has at least anoth-
er year of big league baseball in his
system He is thirty-nine years old,
but he has always taken the best
OF care Of himself, and looks better
now than when he. was with CIeve-
land.
Il don't know just what Connie
will do regarding the demands of the
Indianapolis club, but doubt he will
give them the players they want He
can't without disrupting his own
team"
Deserves a Chance.
Falkenberg deserves a chance in
the big show, II he is able to hold
his own. The Indianapolis club may /
be unwilling to let him go because
of his popularity with the home fans.
He Is their idol for his great work as
a Federal Lacquer in that city.
When the Feds blew up, Falky was
thrown out upon a cold, cruel world.
His contract had come to an end, and
he had no place to go. NcGill sign
ed him for little or nothing, having
no Federal contract to assume.
If FallKenberg continues to shine
IN the association all season, the
chances are that he will be snapped
Up by some club on the draft for
$4,000. Then McGill will have only
himself to blame.
VIII Leave Tonight.
The Griffmen leave tonight at a
o'clock for Boston, where they will
make their debut tomorrow in the
first of four games to be played with
the worlds champions. They will re-
turn Saturday night, opening here
next Monday with the Yankees. The |
Red Sox will follow the Yanks to
Georgia avenue.
1t is likely that Jack Barry will |
send a flock of southpaws against the |
Griffmen. With Judge out of the line |
up, the Capitolians will still have |
Milan. Rice. Smith and Leonard hit
ting from the funny side OF the dish. |
Ruth, Leonard and Pennock are al |
most sure to be used, with either Carl |
Mays or Ernie Shore finishing out the |
series.
At this time of the year the weather |
is very cold in Boston and IL is un-
likely that any of the Griffmen's all
ing hurlers will come to the front up
there. unless the sun shines a bit and
coaXes them.