The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-15
JOHNNY LAVAN SOURS ON CAPITAL;
WANTS TO JOIN ST. LOUIS OUTFIT
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

II Davy Robertson comes to the
Washington club it will be only at
the expense Of Johnny Lavan, &C
cording to the latest dope. Lavan is
said to have sOUred on the Capital
and. like Robertson, will quit base
ball unless he can return to st. Louis
and play for the man who made him
a big Lacquer, Branch Hickey, now
president and manager of the Car
dinals.
Barney Dreyfuss holds up the wsiv-
ing Of Robertson out OF the National
League. With DOME Bush refusing
b to sign with the Tigers. it is possible
that the Detroit club will want 10
know something before letting Lavan
out of the American League. How
ever, both these clubs may be in
duced TO waive after a while, allow
ing the deal to go through, LaNan
going TO the Cardinals. Robertson
coming TO the Griffmen and Nike
Gonzales, the Cuban catcher, going
from the Cardinals to the Giants
That's the makeup of the three-cor-
nered deal now on the fire.
Lavan Sore on Town.
Lavan, now chief surgeon on the
U. s. S. Mississippi, at Guantanamo,
Cuba, is understood to have inform
ed Hickey that he would welcome a
deal putting him back in st. Louis.
where he broke in with the Browns
under Hickey. Lavan expects to be
discharged from the navy in a month
or so, but has told Manager Griffith
that he will retire from baseball any
way. OF course, like Robertson, If he
is allowed to play in the city of his
choice-weIl, that'H be different.
SLAM" Agnew has signed his WASH
ington contract, according to the Old
Eox. and has sent his trunk from
Lebanon to Augusta, expecting to fol. !
low it himself. Agnew VIII probably /
be in the party leaving at o'clock |
tonight for the training camp.
Uncle Nick Altrock, the fresh |
younEster from the Alexandria shiT.- |
yard. will be in charge Of the squat |
departing tonight He will provide
arm sings for the young soUthpaws.
Ayers Sister III.
Doc Ayers, the HiIlsville noun |
taineer will be delayed in reporting I
at Augusta for a few days. He has |
written Manager Griffith that his !
sister is IN end has asked for more |
lime. Griffith was kindly and so !
ante at Augusta until the end Of the /
coming week at the earliest.
Ayers has been wintering on has /
farm in Virginia, chasing the wiiS /
turkeys out Of his barnyard for ex-
ercise. He writes his boss that he is /
row in good condition and the delay /
should not bother him much.
Jim Shaw is still applying mus
cular massage to pig iron in the
blast furnaces at Lebanon. and is
not expected to be on hand tonight
with his far-famed horse laugh.
Goes For Practice.
One of the squad leaving tonight, |
Ed Flaherty. is going merely for the |
practice he'll get in facing the
Washington batsmen. He is the
property Of Frank SchuIte's Bling |
hamton club, and is willing to give |
his services to the Griffs in return |
for getting into condition early.
Ed Charity, backstop, will be on
the job tonight. being the lone catch
er in the bunch. The others are all /
twirlers and include "Moxie" Harper. |
Harry Thompson, and Bill Harring-
ton, southsiders: and Hank Matteson. 1
Molly Craft, and Ed Hovlik, right I
handlers.
Val Ptcinich, doped to be the teams /
Srst string catcher, is believed to be
at Atlanta now. and will report Mon
day direct. Adrian Lynch, Mike |
Martins protege. is also going d.
rect from his home to Augusta.
While Manager Griffith will prob
ably be at the station tonight, spend
ing money careless like in the pur-
chase Of tickets. he will not leave
for Augusta until next Saturday. De-
spite the fact that the Baltimore
Feds' suit is scheduled to come up
FOR trial on March "a. the Old Fox
will go away from here. He says he
is not named personally in this suit.
and that Ben Minor can take care
Of all the legal details. etc, quite
well enough, quite well enough. Griff.
TO speak gospel truth, isn't taking
that suit very seriously.