Evening star., 1918-02-14
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


NEW YORK. February 14.-f Clark
Griffith does not sell John Henry to the
Boston Braves today he will return to
the capital this evening without having
made deal of any description involving
the transfer of Washington players. Griff
was to have seen Manager Stallngs of
the Hub outfit last night. but the illness
of the latter's son caused this conference
to be postponed until today. The other
opportunity Grif had OF shaking up the
personnel of the Nationals ceased to
exist when Business Manager Quinn Of
the st. Louis Browns ran out on him with
a plea of lack of authority.
All chance for a shake-up in the
ranks of the Griffmen will not have
ended with Griftith's departure from the
no longer gay white way. However,
this is the situa tion-the Washington
pilot is willing to dispose of Henry fer
worthwhile cash consideration. pro-
vided he can invest the money received
in hard-hitting fielder. There being
no players on the horizon who can be
lured away from their present owners
for Iucre only. and Griff having no
athletes he can toss in to clinch DEAL
the prospect of title to Henry being
relinuuished is small. Henry has been
offered a contract calling for as much
a. his boss considers him worth, ana is
able to pay him. II Henry prefers to
quit the game rather than go farther
away from his business in Amherst than
Boston, that is up to him. The question
OF obtaining waivers on Henry TO get
him out of the American League Is
serious one anyhow. But in this very
fact there is ray of hope that some
trade for him yet may be erected;
Knowledge that Griff is not adverse
to disposing of him may lead to some
American League club in need OF
backstop of his value Offering Wash
ington in exchange u player VINO could
be used to strengthen the team.
The talk in connection with the
Browns was expected to hatch out
swap whereby Ray Morgan would go
west with either Fritz Maisel or our OLD
friend Joe Gedeon, both of whom re-
Gently were obtained by the Browns
from the Yankees. coming back to the
seahoard to perform in the capital
Griff expected to do his dickering with
Bobby Quinn. Quinn is business man,
ager of Phil Balls CLUB in the Mound
city and it was he who engineered the
Browns Nationals and Browns Yankees
deal But in conference with the
Washington manager last night Quinn
sence of Manager Fielder Jones. and
asserted he had no idea what Jones
views were in regard to giving up
either Maisel or Gedeon for Morgan.
Jones has notified Owner Ball that
he expects to arrive in st. Louis next
Sunday to assume the managerial reins.
however. SO something may yet de-
velop from the angle. In considering
taking Gedeon, Griff explained, that he
regards this young man as good
gamble, a player who this year should
either fulfill the promise he has
shown, or demonstrate conclusively
that he is not of major league caliber.
Quinn's parting words in leaving
Griffith were: "Ill let you know before
leave So it may be that President
Ball will o. X. some swap without con-
Sulting Jones, although this is unlikely.
Harry Frazee's offer to oGriffith was
cash sum for Ray Morgan. 1t was not
even considered. The owner of the Red
Sox has been active figure in the
player market lately. After buying Paul
Smith. whom Miller Higgins allowed to
slip through his fingers because he was
n million years old FraZee snagged
another International League outfielder,
even older. in George Whiteman. In fact.
Whiteman will achieve a record for
minor Lacquer coming up to the majors.
When the Yankees purchased Whlteman
from Texas League club five years ago
he was thirtythree years old it is
assumed he is thirty -eight now. His en-