The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
THE VOICE OF
THE MINORS

Does the ruling of the national
conlmission-since backed up on
that a. player not paid his salary for
the full season is free agent. hold
good in case OF a suspended player
That is point that the Sacramento
club. of the Coast league, would
like to have cleared up. Pitcher
Emery Webb, OF Spokane. jumped the
team last year and later the league
dlsbanded. Webb WAS listed as sus-
pended Now Sacramento wants TO
sign him as a free agent. holding
his status TO be that of other Spokane
players who were not paid for the
full season. But until a decision Is
given Webb's case Is In doubt.
President James c. McGill of the
Indianapolis club, upon leaving Los
Angeles for the East. announced he
intended to make a fight at the
American association. meeting against
rthe new rule putting a ban on trick
pitching. However. J. c, admitted
that he had small chance OF making
his fellow magnAtes see things his
way.
The Mobile club. OF the Southern
league, has added another Interna-
tional league player to its list In Harry
Damrau. third baseman, who has been
purchased from Montreal Damrau
had a good year with the Royals last
year and Manager Patsy Flaherty, of
the Mobile team, believes he Is Just
The man needed for third base.
President James J. McCafrery, Of
Toronto. says Nap Lajoie will continue
to manage his Toronto team. All the
warm welcomes that were being
prepared for Nap when he returned
to the big show will have to be can
celled.
At the recent Texas league meet
ing poll or losses to the army and
navy was taken and II showed thirty
two players mem bers of last years
six teams now in service. One of
them, Pitcher Jesse Petty. who was
with Waco and had been recalled by
Cleveland from that club. already has
given his life TO his country. for he
recently died at Camp Bowie.
Report for Milwaukee has 1t that
Outhelder Bob .Bescher may be
snapped to Columbus. Besche- af-
ter being transferred from the St,
Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee. played
q high class brand of baseball and
had hoped he might be given another
nance in Fe big show. Joe Tinker
will have made good deal IL he
lands him for his Columbus team
Joe Tinker 1t Columbus is said TO
he dickering with Pittsburg for Bill
Hinchman, He wants Hinchman to
"eturn TO Columbus and play first
base. II Is announced at Columbus
that Larry Chappell will not be re-
tanned for the outheld. He may go
70 salt Lake Johnny McCarty, who
dia most Of the first basing for Tink-
er last year. has enlisted.
Efforts are being made to organize
a Glass d league in cities in Ohio. In
diana and Kentucky that formerly
were IN the Ohio State, the Kitty and
the Blue Grass. Among those in
terested in the plan ara Orville Wood
ruff. who once played with the Louis
vile association team. He may take
the Maysville, KY, end of the league
II the organization plans go through.
First Baseman ChicS Gandil has
acted promptly on Manager Row
lands letter 20 his players that they
must report in condition. Gandil.
who has had trouble with his breath
ing apparatus, has had a minor sur
gical operation performed and as
soon as he RECEIVERS, means to get
in training at his winter home In
Cleveland.
President Charley Weeghman OF the
Chicago Cubs may have Ia chance to
spend some of his money outside base