Evening star., 1918-02-14
GRIFFITH MAY RETURN HOME.
WITHOUT MAKING BIG TRADE
Possibility of Disposing of Henry Today
Offers Only Opportunity for Exchange
of Players While in New York.
trance into select society at that age Will
smash all existing marks.


smash all existing marks.
Before leaving town yesterday to re-
turn to that dear Hackensack harry
Barper who is to be married week art
er next. informed his boss he would
spend his honeymoon at Augusta. harry
will take his bride to the training
camp the last of this month and has
received permission to remain there
week after the team pulls up stakes
for its hike back home. While on the
subject of honeymoons 1t should pc re-
corded that Joe Boehling, who once
won eleven straight games as Grill
man. is spending his here. Joe ex-
poets to start the season with the
Cleveland club. He has sent TO the
Chicago Cubs. but was turned back to
In case Sam Rice is lost to the Ma
tionals this year through being taken
into the Army, Harry Thompson will
be installed in the garden by Manager
Griffith.
Thompson is d little fellow. about the
build of Eddie Foster, and although he
won twenty some games of ball Tor
Toronto last season his lack OF size
might mitigate against his chances OF
succeeding moundsman in fast
, company. Grif has been assured here
by competent critics who saw Thomp-
son in action last season that he Is
rattling good ball player with plenty OF
speed, in addition to hitting ability.
Thompson made a splendid record un-
der Lajoie in 1917. when he played the
outfeld regularly when not impressed
for service in the box.
American League fans this season
Will see the famous Johnny Evers In
action. The Trojan having accepted
terms to play second and act as cap
tain and coach for the Red Sox.
Evers was slated to go to either the
Cardinals or Cubs. but the "anti-goat-
getting" rule. passed by the National
Leag guers at their session here. impair
ed Evers as a National Lacquer asset.
so the Troy shoemaker decided to cast
his lot with the Red SoX, who. by the
way. offered him more money than
either OF the other clubs was willing 6
to give. Manager Stallings is said to
have agreed to pay him $1,000 for his
services this year. Another of base ball
"landmarks." Bill Donovan, again will
be in evidence this season, the former
Yankee manager having agreed to re-
turn to his old stamping grounds at
Detroit in the capacity of coach
The American Leaguers have been
slow in arriving for their meeting to-
day. Last evening the only members of
! the Ban johnson family" in town con-
sisted of Presidents FraZee and Navin.
of the Boston and Detroit clubs. respec-
lively, and Managers Griffith. Huggins,
started stringing in after breakfast to-
day. however. and all are expected to
arrive by 1 o'clock. when the league
goes into session. The most inn
portant piece of business to be taken
up will be the question of prices fans
will be asked to pay for base ball this
year.
A National League committee. consist
ing of Dreyfuss Of Pittsburgh. Baker
of Philadelphia and Hampstead of New
York. has been appointed to confer
with the American Leaguers- TO bring
about a uniform system of prices. The
dope still points to 80. 55, IS cents and
s1.10 being agreed upon. The money
changing machine advocated by Presi-
dent Ebbets of Brooklyn proved a fall
ure when tested yesterday. Another
important matter to be taken up is the
settlement of the Federal League war
indemnities. by which the Ward estate.
Sinclair and Gwinner will receive the
money promised by organized base ball
at the time peace was effected with the
outlaw circle. This settlement does not
hinge on the result Of the suit of the
Baltimore Federal League stockholders.