The sun., 1919-01-20
NGRAW HAS Big
DEALS IN MAKING
Robertson May Go to Pirates
if They Will Give Up
Cooper.
AZ OFFER FOR GOWDY
Giants Leader, However, Has
Little Hope of Landing
Catcher.
AZ OFFER FOR GOWDY
nv FREDERICK G. LIEB.

with the madcap baseball week over.
~. game now can return to more
..,o basis. and some attention may be
,,d to lining up the teams for the COM
49,, SEASON. With the player limit de-
I'D on, the salary limit voted down
"a .hs question of the National Com
,,lsson temporarily shelved. the player
,ssln NAV come to the front.
ONLY one real deal, the three cornered
p.a sox-Wa shington-D Detroit trade. was
terminated at last weeks meetings.
w., several others were kept under
,,rsr, It is known that the Giants are
,ryiou. 10 get back Hank Gowdy. and
E,v, made Boston fine offer. How
sv,y It would be suicidal for Boston to
,4n Gowdy, the first big Lacquer in
france
NcGraw also has been working on
landing his pitching staff. and 1t Is said
h, would be willing to part with a star
ouneider TO get the pitcher he wants.
May Give Robertson.
pav,v Robertson, after a years lay
~ vii. be back with the Giants next
season, and in Burns, Kauff, Young and
robertson. McGraw will have four star
c.tdelders. Young played so fine a game
st season that even Robertson, going
.. Ms best, could not displace him. and
nsvey is not the player who would sit on
IN bench. Pittsburg once was very
l1!ous to get Robertson. but whether
II. Pirates would want him badly
enough 10 give up Wilbur Cooper IL q
cl.s,ion. II McGraw could make n deal
,,r Cooper. the left handed Pirate
vtcher, he would call IL a great winter.
The Yankees made several efforts last
eek TO get hitting outielder, and the
mere fact that they have not yet secured
hitting fy chaser means nothing,
When Griffith and Frazee discussed a
zeal for Hal Janvrin nearly IL month
no. Grlffith said Il guess there is
lthinr doing
France said. He had nothing 10
e-sr me-" But Just the same Janvrin
DAY is member OF the Washington
t1s Griffith had nothing to give
v-azee, so he dug UP Witt.
higgins may not he able TO make a
:-ade for Roth of Cleveland. with the
material he has, but he may get a player
|Toh! desires from another club.
The next sensation in baseball will be
The Hal Chase trial, which is scheduled
70 come up within the next fortnight.
John Heydler, president of the National
League, said he would give Chase r.
earring as soon as the business of the
,seting was over. Heydler also will call
|poN Perritt and other Giant players,
10 charged that Chase attempted 10
Jumper with them last season.
Baseball clubs will begin sending out
| cir contracts during the coming week.
lie Giant contracts already are In the
ENDS Of the players or in the mails.
L will be interesting 10 see how the
layers take to their new contracts. De
site the repeal by the National League
l.. its $1,000 n month limit, salaries in
|t5;h leagues next season are bound 10
come down. Expenses in baseball next
ssason will be very high. and ?" per
cent war tax would hit the baseball
Promoters still harder.
II also is no secret that at least -four
lss in the National League are far
rom being In the best finaucial condi-
IN Some of these clubs have been hit
cry hard by the series of turmoils
through which baseball has gone.
Players in Il Plight.
Players hit by the high cost of living
viii not consider the financial plights OF
heir employers. All they will know Is
tat where they drew 5000. $4,000 and
& 00O three years ago. next season PLAY,
rs OF a similar grade will be rendered
ro1tracts calling for $500, $4,000 and
1850.
L is estimated that salaries this veal
VII be even is per cent. lower than they
rse IN 1917, but the expiration of the
$4,000 Cobb contract, the $4,000 &c
Collins contract and the $4,000 Dau
ssrt contract will tend TO bring the
t;als down. None of these players car
expect renewals at anywhere near thes,
1ysres
WhLe TO legislative action was taker
~ the JOINT meeting Ola salir.e., there
strong sentiment in both league!
ha. tie big salaries paid these star!
aust e..
Their will be banner crop OF hold
cuts this sea son, though most of thu
PAYERS have been tipped OF to VIVA
nsy may expect, Whether the players
will band together to try to prevent
ee,ersl reduction as they did In th'
Players Fraternity days future event!
must develop.
But the days OF strife in the game arr
I nT yet over, and there may be SOM
rery interesting developments in tn
winter league situation before the play
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