Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-27
MAJOR LEAGUERs SEEK,
SOUTH IN TWO MONTHS
Getaway Bell for Another Race for
Championships Open in
Three Months.
GOSSIP BECOMES CHEERFUL.
Talk Rapidly Becoming Optimistic
as Season for Field Activities Ap.
proaciles-Winter Has Made Rec
ord In Trades.

= ptooSuCS- w thtCT has .F1dlC 4i6Cs
ord in Trades.
\ BOSTON. January a6.--In lesc than
two months the major League bali
clubs will be in the Southland whip
| ping themselves into shape for the
] championship season. In less tina n thrco
months tho getaway bell viii ring.
and the athletes Will race TO the firing
line. Tcmpus surely has been furitinrs
IL seems only a few days ago that
fieinie Iim tried to chase Eddie Col
| Inns UP onto CoEans Bluffs
Applying the soft pedal TO tho calam.
! ity talk has helped conditions trcmen
! dously. For moro than month ,be-s
gossip has been cheerful, throu-ho,,t
! both major league circuits There arc
some OF the masnatcs that may feel
| like shedding tears, but they arc afraid
OF being put in on the same commit
tee with the csybabies OF the neigh
| borhood.
1t has been z great winter for trades
| record breaker, in fact Large sum.
nave been put out By n1arneteg rho
want TO put their clubs in the 6rht "a
stay the coming season. a half a dozen
! or mere sensational trades were an
n
GRABBED OF more than thcr share OF
the limeliEht.
Which VIII Mack Choo.es
AS yet neither of the Ros,o, e,,.
is complete. Frazee has some men q,
hiHo that he wishes to aod to his cIrb
&C, 70 make the ampionship IL sure fhis-
me white soS have not lost a bail
- .hae was OF service to them in
winning the flag last year, and rrazaa
reaiized that he mad to strengthen IN
certain places IL he hoped TO diaInd-
the Comiskey entry.
le may be several weeks before c,on
,. ne MACK taxes from the Boston cIuh
change for StuRy McInnis. Nnhea,.
seems to have any idea who thee @
WIZ pc. y lot OF nanas haya hnsa
nisn'ioned. but just whom Conn.,. viii
PICK Is another matter "''
viii eu soH. unless all signs fai,
t certainty be endowed with a rrs.s
punch In 1918 Campaign So. S!eae
INNS ana Schang are three fine hats-
men and their ability TO waiIon - S',
-, oi'hs the team batting percent,r.
up TO respectable mark. Thar 49,
alop mat F'razee has put into hi,
II Vii, - go se'h. TO win many ball games.
WI not be necessary now 10 densna
exclusively on great pitchInr
| lows. LUG osner fsl-
+ May InterIeasue, Series.
augnton and Staiiings have been &C.
- erHos and Wilson should hair
the Braves. Tho former Clan, a, hsp
IS Just the type Of player that ths o,,,n
needed 10 place littlo pepper int 49,
'hncld now that Walter n.sran.,iI,s ~,
n no. DC around In the spring to snresa
no ehatter. Wilson should give fin.
service behind tho bat, dividing In.
- .nn Win the hard working Wal
lCT lTaScyYor W. o /,
last season after Hank Gowdv $500 q
the colors joined
me braVes have lost two fine Mrs, x
CTS IN barnes and Tyler. men that ,r.
certain 20 help tho Giants and cuba re~
spee.lvely. Stallinss has Rudolnh
left and Bill James. who viii trv 80
stage Comeback" 90
mere viii be more than the usp.,
number or interIeasue series mi.
spring. The Red SoS and Broo,,~as
ana the Braves and Yankees viii hoeE
u W. i1r the second time. The Giants
", VIII nave the Clevelands instead ~ en-
Tigers for opponents, while the Ti-.rs
nave series arranged with tbe SinS-
cihnatl Reds. Pittsburgh NAV a-r.n-.
q .. series with Connie arack's bows. ana
, mere Is chance of the GrifYn,cn ,nS
d. Aiorans students getting together
thousands of soldiers sta.ionea -
cantonments in the South viii INV.
opnoFtun'iy to sec the big IeaSuers IN
action as many OF the games havo 49,
arranged Tor cities In which the ,tr,i,
ing camps are located.
fnttsnE the House In Order.
So o. mucn trouble il expected this
on,ract. Approximately tif.s., nnner
ers or the champion New York f;;a,t.
Fave signed No hoidout talk has been
heard. alany of the other clubs ~.
fEned players. - Z,
Young Hornshy. OF the Cardinals. 1.
'estins the most advertising this win
er. lie has placed tremendous yan.
III MS services lie was a busher three
Years ago this time. but now is one OF
ne real gems of the p6stine, and cyl
ientiE believes in going and Eettinr
ne money while both the going ami
he getting are good
between now and March Is tho mag
lates Will be busy putting the houss
matters for them TO settle. Tho sch.
iuls committee will meet this we.L
ina another committee will take I'm
he matter OF collecting tho war ar
Win the authorities at Washington.
rms latter is no soft proposition.
Somebody would win prize if 4.
you'd step to the Dat with . cool
hgsestion regarding it's collection
Inc ticket sellers and takers have
always been able to handle iarr.
oo"as without CONFUSION. oue now,
with the war tar 10 collect the Job
will not be SO easy.
travelling will not be 80 highbrovish
for the boys this year. They will hay.
little conveniences to put up with
They must carry their own equipment.
Steel grips will be provided for the
Individual players by the club. and
they will have to tots them around
Men who have not slept in 'uppers"
since they came UP from tho sticks
will have to try them out again. There
will not be so many special cars ana
comforts. II won't be the great life
they talk Of and he who weakeuS Is
Loaf
Navy Five Wins Easily.
ANNAPOLIS. ND. January .2s.-Ths
Gallaudct College here to-day. Prae-
iically the whole varsity lineup on thai
navy team was taken out OF play, and