Evening star., 1917-12-21
BALKS
DEAL FOR JANVR|N
Boston InfieIder's Decision to
Enter U. S. Service Knocks
Out Trade Arranged.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
But for the fact that Harold Janvrin
decided to forego base ball for the big
ger game abroad Washington fans un-
doubtediy would have seen the clever
Boston player scooping Fem up around
second base in a Nationals uniform
next season. 1t develops that Manager
| Griffith entertained a high enough opin-
ion of Janvrin's ability to make over
| lures to the Red Sox for his services
and felt confident his offer. which was
taken under consideration, would be ac-
cepted Griff figured Janvrin would mt
in nicely in his infield and offered to
| turn over pitcher and second basemah
| to Frazee's club in exchange.
/ Il feel sure the Washington ciup
| would have obtained Janvrin if he had
not decided to enter the service OF the
| United States" Griff said today. The
players | offered in exchange were
| wanted by the Red Sox and could well
have been spared here in building up
| the team My offer was taken unoer
/ consideration by President Frazee. VINO
promised TO let me know ms decisioii II
| talk that there was little doubt the
/ deal would go through. | understood
/ that Janvrin was married ana had q
| family and figured he would not pc
called upon for Army service. f9r ad .n,I
| reason / was surprised when feao
| that ne had enlisted. This action' oi
course. knocks out all chance OF ms
/ playing here. / am sorry we have lost
the opportunity to get a eall pIayea
| who would have proved of as mucn
| value as | believe he would have mere,
| but ! am glad it was for the reason
| tnat he wanted to fight for Uncle sam
/ More power to him.
| Prospects that Jess Willard's offer TO
| meet any boxer in the heavyweisht
class in bout for the beneht OF the
/ Red Cross ever will come to anything
| have faded to the point of extinction
1t seems that willard has no intention
of risking his title in such a fnatch, as
he has stipulated that the bout shali
not be for more than ten rounds More
| over, Fred Fulton, his logical oppo-
nent," who now is billing himself as
heavyweight boxing champion OF the
world, in pursuance of his threat TO 40
so in case Willard did not post Tor
| felt before December 20 to fight MN.
| has refused Wizards proposal to nave
| the entire receipts go to the relief or
ganization, announcing that ne VIII
meet Willard in the ring at any ,ims
| or place" only under an agreement or
| winner take all and give hair TO the
Red Cross" Fulton declares Willard
could well afford to offer to fight and allow
| the entire proceeds to go to the Red Cross
as the champion is rich. Il have no
| fortune" says Fulton. "and 1t would
seem only fair that 1 should be reim-
| bursed for at least training and other
| expenses in the event l won the night.
President Baker of the Phillies, who
| sold Alexander and Killefer to the
Cubs. has announced that Alexander
| will look in vain to the Philadelphia
| club for that slice of $4,000 of his pur-
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tied to, declaring that If he wants any
bonus he will have to talk to Presi-
dent Weeghman of Chicago. Weegh-
man has had nothing to say about the
matter, but it is safe to assume he Will
| try to placate the big pitcher in some
manner.
| Branch Rickey's declaration that he
will make no further effort to obtain
Jack Hendricks to manage the Car
dinals and that If Hendricks wants the
! job the pilot will have to clear him
| self of his contractual bonds IN IN
Idianapolis, and then apply for the posi-
tion is followed by the report that
Wild Bill Donovan, former manager of
| the Yankees, will be team leader of the
st. Louis club next year. Persistent
| rumors that the deal soon will be con-
summated are current in New YORK
: but nothing of an official nature to
lsubstantiate it has developed. In voic-
| ing his decision regarding Hendricks
President Hickey said: Il have no
other man in view to manage the st.
Louis team
| To Yancey Wyatt Ayers. NJ D., goes
the honor Of leading the Griffithian huri-
| ing corps in the matter of the feWest num-
ber of earned runs allowed opponents dur
| ing the 1917 campaign, according to the
official records of the American League
made public today The figures show the
doctor permitted an average or 2l6 earned
runs per nine-inning game last season.
| this mark giving him twelfth place in the
list of fhy-seven fingers. Walter John
| son. who stands in eighteenth place heid
iooposing batSmen to an average OF z.5U runs
| for each game, while George Du Mont.
twenty-sixth in order. had a mark Of 2.55.
| Then there is a drop to forty-frst place:
where Bert Gallia's name with record
Of 2,99. is found. followed by Harry Har,
! per with 302, Jim Shaw finishing the local
/ list in forty-eighth place, with an average
of 321.
! Eddie Cicotte, who employed psychology
with such telling effect in helping the
White Sox to the pennant. leads all the
other pitchers in effectiveness by a wide
margin. his record of 1.53 earned runs per
game beating that of Carl Mays. who
! stands second on the list, by nearly one
quarter of a run a game. Cicotte also was
the most industrious pitcher in the league,
the Chicago star working 346 innings.
Johnson was second in this respect. par
Shaw in committing the largest number
of baiks each being charged with two
Only a dozen other hurlers were penaliZed
for this breach. Johnson retained his hon.
ors as the strike-out king with 1S5 whiffs
TO his credit. Cicotte being the runner-up
witt $50 Mays headed the bean BALI
brigade being charged with winging op-
posing batsmen fourteen different oc-
casions, but Johnson was close up, as an
even dozen bruised athletes could testify
Shaw was the undisputed champion wild
man Of the ensemble, with 123 bases or
balls, Joe Bush. second in generosity, is
suing II less But it was in the fine art
, of executing wild pitches that the loca
. staff really distinguished itself Headed
by Harry Harper with TO- the loca
nnotndsrlen amassed an aggregate of ~
erratic heaves, Gall.a with 8. Johnson with
s and Du Mont with Z rendering great as
sistance in compiling this imposing total
Only one pitcher. Elmer Myers of the
Athletics, equaled Harper's record ant
Dave Davenport of the Browns was the
sole HEAVIER to surpass it. the lanky Brown
5 making II wild pitches
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