The Washington times., 1917-02-04
BOB THAYER'S.
Sporting Gossip

Wise magnates will post war bull
letins beside the scores next sum
mer.
, He's cute cuss. is that Harry
II. Frazee. owner OF the worlds
champions. He has invited the
wives of his players to be the clubs
guests at Hot Springs, Ark. next
month. OF course, a player unsigned
cR..not report. and so IL a player de-
sires to be happy t home, he must
pe:force sign his 1917 contract. This
is a new angle on the baseball sit
uation. Here's a magnate stirring UP
domestic troubles among his players.
However, the world Is topsyturvy
just now, so perhaps FrazeeTl get
away with it.
Mike Martin, mayor OF Cherrydale,
Va, has to learn but one more verse
of his song for the smoker at Clar-
endon tomorrow.
Bobby Veach now knows some
thing more than he knew last season
when he agreed not to sign a con-
tract unn PERMITTED by Dave FuItz,
Bob says that he thought Ty Cobb
would join in the waIkout," which
is positively funny, the Georgia
Peach being held by a contract for
$4,000 a year. After reading the
covered that practically all the lead
ing players in his league cannot
strike without nullifying their hand
some wartime contracts. So he has
quit rebelling. AS he viewed matters
one Robert Veach was going to be-
come a goat" in behalf of one Ty
Cobb.
II the fraternity joins The White
Rats, Nick Altrock and Carl Sawyer
will be among friends.
Charles McCourt, OF Cleveland, the
worlds champion three-cushion bill
liardist, is being acclaimed the great
est ever. His decisive victory over
George Moore. of New York, has set
all tongues wagging, for his perform
ance was little short of marvellous.
He won the third block, so to SO, ad-
ministering to Moore the worst
trouncing a defending titIehoIder
sustained at the three-cushion game.
Horace B. Lean, OF Chicago, has chal-
lenged McCourt, and they will meet
next month in the Windy City before
a big crowd.
1t is said that cotton gloves aid
golfers playing in the rain down in
Dixie. Wouldn't rubber boots be bet
ter?
There are many ways OF getting
ball players, but Miller Huggins
threatens to start a war in the Ma
tional League by his scheme. He will
not waive on a single player who
might aid his poor. bedraggled st.
Louis Cardinals. The Cards are so
weak that almost any kind of a ma
jor Lacquer will assist them and Mil
Ter won't let one escape. It has long
been the policy to agree on waivers,
working a give-and-take game. Now
all bets are of. so far as the Cards
are concerned. They haven't more
than three players worth while and
so they can't lose by holding ub every
available man.
II Jack Enright can't resign from
the fraternity, he'll be in a terrible
fxe, won't he.
Amateurism has been sadly bent
But it has not been broken. Travis,
ruled out of amateur competition be-
cause he's a golf architect" played
at Palm Beach, fulfilling a contract
entered into several months before
the L. s. C. A. barred him. So now
it is said, first. that the Palm Beach
Hotel course is not under the juris-
diction OF the L. =. G. A, and. Sec
ondIy. that Travis could hardly be
compelled to abjuro a contract made
ROOu I'SihS MS dIld-
teur status. So Palm Beach will not
suffer. Neither will Travis. All is
settled amicabIy. What could be
fairer?
Pittsburgh writer discusses the
"poetry of motion in batsmen." Now
who'll discuss the poetry OF motion
in strikers?"
All around the American League
circuit writer's are conjecturinG the
possible fate OF George Mcbride.
Many believe that the Griffmen's cap
tain will not remain with the club
more than half the season, believing
that Sam Crane will supplant him.
We may be wrong, but we think
something like this: II Crane and
Mcbride hit at the same rate, give us
Mac out there in that shortfield
rather than an energetic youngster
likely to blow UP In the pinch. II
Crane outhits Mac, let him take the
lob, for we need hitters. With Crane
pIInxing the ball between .25O and
26O and fielding we'll, McBride's in
huence on the bench would be val