Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-31
CUBS NOT TO MISS
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA
Will Do Spring Training on
Pacific Coast Despite New
Railroad Situation.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Convincing evidence that major
league base ball moguls do not expect
the action Of the government in assum-
ing control Of the railroads to inter-
fere with their plans for spring train
ing trips is furnished by the announce
ment from Chicago that the Cubs will
go to the Pacific coast, as planned.
According to President Weeghman.
his players will leave Chicago March
IL and arrive at Pasadena. Cal. March
Is. although active training will not
start until three days later. But one
trip will be made to San Francisco. it
is announced. March % being set as the
date for playing the Frisco club. The
following day the Cubs are slated to
play the Oakland club, across the bay,
and on the Gath another game with San
Francisco is listed. Manager Mitchell
then will take his team back to Pasa-
dena, where it will remain, except for
trips to small towns nearby. Manager
Mitchell is authority for the informa
ton that the customary number of
stops for games in towns on the route
of return to Chicago will be made.
Reports that the major leagues may
consider 1t advisable in view of the pos
sible effect that government handling
may have on railroad traffic to lengthen
the stay of visiting clubs during the
regular season from four to six days
and to cut down to two trips east and
west instead of three in order to
tighten the burden of the railroads are
not being taken seriously. The belief
prevails that there will be no difficulty
finding, Accommodations for the big
league clubs in travelling to and from
such large cities as comprise the cir
cults.
Fate Of the plan of President Tener of
the National League to have the world
series players pool hereafter shared by
an OF the major league clubs except the
Two taiienders probably will be de-
clded today at a meeting in Chicago of
president Johnson of the America
League and Chairman Hermann of the
national commission. There seems lit
existing system of having onJv tbe
players of the winning club cut the an
nuaI fall melon will be made bnt i.
Is unlikely that fourteen clubs will he
declared in on it. 1t seems more prob-
apis ina. division of the spoils pro
players of the first four teams in sch
league will be decided upon. II is nos.
SIDE lhat 1t may be agreed to have
eacn league distribute the money n ia
d dne,sieu 70 in whatever manner it NAV
deem best, as mutual consent IN this
regard is not required. - '''is
Inc question of who is going In man
age the Red Soy next season 10 enc
Ina Ina ~ providing much food for specu-
to- NOT only among the fans of Bos-
edes. Jack Barry, who piloted the club
~ second place In the 1917 Campaign
lias become yeoman in the naval re-
serve and, despite reports to the CON
agai y, VIII not be available for the task
nounced 1t is opposed to .hayinp fur-
Ioughs granted to any members ~ the
team VINO have entered Uncle SANS
service, even II this were possible
narry sun is in charge of the club,
according to word emanatfne from The
0 once OF the club in reply to INQUIRIES
mere appears to be no reason why
ne should not be. during the Off sea-
son, as his duties at the CharIestown
n yaaa propably are not SO arduous
as 70 prevent him doing the work at
tached to the position in the winter
out Wnen the Sox get ready to start
south Tor spring training this condition
VIII no longer obtain; then a new niIot
Will have to be designated
E: All kinds Of rumors as To the nroh.-
bic identity of the new manager are
current in Boston. One is that DicL
Hoblitzell, first baseman OF the taau
VIII be made manager of the Red Soy
IN .ne event he fails to obtain a com
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Army. Another is that Bill Carriean
VINO SO successfully managed the Soy
before Barry was nominated to succeed
MN, VIII be persuaded to give un active
participation in his banking interests in
Maine to assume his old Job.
Still another report, one given con-
siderable credence in Boston. is that
Billy Murray. the former big league
heimsman. will be named for the lob,
Murray has been identified with. has
ball for some thirty years, his last
prominent assignment being manager
OF the Philadelphia Nationals. Charley
Doom succeeding him in that>capacity
Murray is regarded as shrev-d base
ball man and has for some tine been
closely associated with Harry Erayaa
president OF the Red Sox. in an
advisory capacity. It is said that
it was on Murray's advice that
Frazee went in for base ball and the
latter has long sought to have Murray
become actively identified with the
club. Murray represented the Boston
club at the draft meeting in Cincin-
natl last September and it was through
him that the club drafted JACK Rent
ley, the former Griffman, who later
proved hard hitter as first baseinan for
the Baltimore Orioles. Murray also is
said to have recommended the purcha Sc
of Infielder Cooney and Catcher Mayer
from the Providence club last August.
Boston scribeS assert that Murray is
likely to figure prominently in Presi-
dent Frazee's plans for 1918, ard it is
believed in the Hub that If cor editions
were such that Frazee should seek to be
relieved of his duties as active head of
duce Murray to assume the presidency