Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-13

Weeghman and Frazee care noth,r.
about the salary question so long !.
they get their names in print
For some reason or other Amer,c,,
League affairs horned in on the ss,'
sion and the probable fate of the AN.
letics was discussed. The wise pereon.
believe that Connie will have a roos
ball club this year, and point 10 N.
fact that If he couldn't finish be,,.,
than eighth with his old team he mu.,
do as well, If not better, with a rronr
of new faces.
According to person in a pos,,ior
TO Know, Connie Mack will have a nIcs
set of ball toSserS, who formerly drew
their pay from the Boston owners Fon,
players will he turned over to the AN.
letics in exchange for McInnis. instead
of three, as was first reported Tho.s
who were selected first were Gardns,
third base Walker, outficld: PennocL
pitcher, and Hoblitzell, first base A.
Pennock has Joined the navy, some ons
else must be handed over in his place
Mack Deal Denied
1t was reported that Hobbv w,.
slated rs captain and first baseman a,
the Red Spx and Stuffy McInnis wouN
be shifted to second. This however.
mas been denied, aS has everything else
pertaining to the deal But the dope on
the Athletics end of it seems to be
corr, ct.
The Red Sox tried to trade Hobby Ia
Detroit for Oscar Witt. but Hughey Jen.
EinG8 turned il down. Boston needs A
third baseman, and the chances are
that Wally Schang will be given the
COB. Schang should play swell game
III Boston, for ne H. not well acquainted
there and will not throw SO many balls
30 friend" in the grand stand.
Schang and Strunk are holdouts, ac.'
cordlng to last reports joe Bush
signed yesterday afternoon after a
heart-to heart talk with Frazce and feels
better after the ord al. The other re.
calcitrants are expected to sign the
papers today. ~
The sprball will be discu sed by the
National League barons this afternoon,
but there is Nc danger of It being
canned. The game is in too proca.
rious condition 10 bc trife1 with at this
time. However, many managers are op-
posed to that form of delivery and Pat
Moran is one of them Pats views on
the subject follow:
Moran AGAINST Splitter"
"a spithaller is an uncertain bird and
he VIII cross YOU when You least expect
| II, He will gN along fine for eight In.
nings and blow up IN the ninth From
ner'nnal observation and docp study I
hav" di9covcrnd that a Sp'thall pitcher
| Is right about thrcc-fourths Of the
| time and wins ahov4 two-thi~dr OF his
r'meS. That moa~s he wins about one.
| half of tho gamce he rttcl,oe nrd guys
nk' that cannot win the pennant."
Charley N"rar The o'd foothru nIaver
! '0f former c1tchnr on tho ST I,oole
| cards, has been annoi-tnd ump'rc IN the
! EHtcra1 I'eagrc iu place Of Al Orth
who has weak knee
Biz Ed Walsh. who was given n try.
out by the Braves last year, attended
the meeting, ard expects to he signed
FOR the season. He says his arm Is In
good shape
Hugo Bezdek, the kid manager OF the
Pirates, says he hopes to get away to .
| Hying start this season. He has a swell
chance to get his hope as his club i'm.
poses on the Athletics In an ante-season
series In Jacksonville.
According to the 1918 schedule, re-
leased today, the Phils will travel only
93ll miles this year.