The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-28
jim GAFFNEY MAY AGAIN
BECOME BRAVES LEADER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

by IOOlS a
Jim Carney. former owner and
president OF the Boston Braves, may
again be identified with that club.
Affairs are said to be in a bad snarl
in the Hub with Percy Haughton and
his wealthy bseAers scrappIng over
expense bills. Many OF the Boston
bank crowd. who were led to invest
in the Braves because they looked
forward TO pulling in millions. now
know thar baseball 10 more OF a
sport than a money-making business
and are casting about for a way OF
escape.
Gsnney is understood to hold
mortgage on the Braves. II the
present oynerE fail to pay the in
terest on the mortgage, which is be-
lieved to- be for about 5000 900. the
New York contractor may step in
and attempt to run the club himself.
When he was president Of the Boz
ton club, CARNEY was immensely
popular with Boston fans. His per-
sonality made for him friends on
every side, and IL was with regret
that the fans saw him slide back into
HuhuIuh OnsAhees ItS IN Nhc uio
tropolis.
The Braves won the worlds title
In 1914 and so II cost the Hsughton
crowd a heap OF money TO become
maEnates in fast company. Some OF
those bankeT-magnates have long
since sickened OF their lot. The
team has not been a winner since
1914, and so the bankers will wei
come an opportunity to slide from
under. But where they have failed.
Carney is more than likely 20 sue
coed.
Connie seems Gloomy.
In his latest statement Connie
Mack seems decidedly gloomy. OF
course, most folks would be IL they
hoped to start the American League
season equipped only with Ping
BodIe and y flag pole. Hsrk to Con-
ME. who speaks thusly:
81 don't expect TO make public my
list Of PLAYERS until March l az least,
and the only thing ! can say at the
present time IS that ! am going to
take twenty-five players South with
me. am not banking on anyone.
War has hit the Athletics harder
than any club in the country. was
JUST " ENl as
rewBrd for three years Of hard work
ed all my plans all to pieces. seemed |
to lose everybody at once. No other !
manager in the country was put in ,
such a plight. So I am not banking 4
on anybody. But I'll have twenty !
two players at Jacksonville, am |
sure OF that"
Roy Grover. Comics Second base
man. though not drafted. Is working /
in a shioyard at Seattle and IL in !
clined to stick 70 his job and let the /
,ail-snd Mackmen worry along with ,
put him.
Won't Raise Prices.
John \. Heydler. secretary OF the !,
National League, insists that no 4
prices will be raised for baseball next /
He sa"s the two dig leagues
have agreed on this. On the other !
hand, John r. Foster. secretary OF /
the New York Giants, intlmates that |
the two organizations may take .
further action in regard TO prices for I
1918.
"Many clubs have come to the con- /
says FOstet, that il win be /
1 practical imposSibiity 20 make Z
change for a big crowd where the I
general admission is 50 cents. On /
.ome busy Saturdays We have had to ]
handle 10000 persons in ten minutes. !
One can imagine what a confusion (
md congestion will result il we are /
forced to make change in pennies
md attempt % handle such a crowd. I
"On careful thought. it seems that :
We must alter prices to make the gen
nral admission so to SIS cents, with ,
he war tax. but this would be only
FOR the duration OF the war, and with
In. convenience Of the fan consider
ed as much as the convenience Of tile
club owners"
Looking for Troubles.
The baseball maEnates are rather
expecting transportation troubles
this spring and summer. beginning
with the training season and run
ming through the end OF the cam
psiEn.
Under past conditions all arrange
nents would have been concluded by
now. with the players ordered to
rather at some convenient place and