The Washington times., 1920-08-20

"It is ridiculous for the Little Rock
club TO try and break this deal, made
by its own president, Bob Allen,
When informed that Carlson was OF
no use to the Travellers, / volunteered
to lend them another pitcher, and did
make an effort to have Eddie Gill go
down to Little Rock for the. rest OF
the season. But right then came the
howl from Allen that the deal was
off. / quit trying to help him.
"Now, II Allen thinks he can break
this deal, which has already been
completed by the Washington club, he
, will have to convince the Nationai
Commission Ban Johnson is protect
ing the interests of his own league In
the matter. The Washington club
will fight for its property, which Is
Miller and Brottem.. Both players
will be here next year"
COMPROMISE IS LIKELY.
A compromise will probably come
out of this fight between Washington
and Little Rock. Baseball is filled
with such compromises.
The Little Rock club claims that
Carlson was in poor physical shape
and unable to pitch winning ball.
charging that this condition was
known to the Washington club. IT
also says that Calvo lost fifteen
pounds in his brief stay with the
Travellers and was unable to do him
self justice.
Pretty tough about Calvo," grins
: Griffith, "when he was hitting for
.349 the day he was sent here by Bob
Allen. = If he'd been in shape, i sup
pose he'd have hit for 900 or some
thing"
: But the little sunshine in the story
from Little Rock is that the Arkansas
folks are willing to go through with
the thing if they can get a couple 'of
players who will do them any good.
Much may come out of this willing
ness, though President Griffith today
says he's "off them down there"
BOB LAMOTTE COMING.
Bob Lamotte, the brilliant short
stop of the Tampa club, Florida State
League champion, is on his way to
Washington and will probably be
working out with the Griffs during
the Chicago series, which starts to-
morrow. President Griffith believes
Lamotte, who is a youngster, has
great future in baseball and, even
though he fails to hang on next
spring, he will have strings tied to
him when he goes back to the minors
for experience.
"Lamotte impressed me at Tampa
by his ability to get in front of a
ball." says Griffith. "One day he
nailed Sam Rice twice handrunning.
Rice was in good shape right then
and Lamotte's speed walked me up
to his possibilities. He has been
playing wonderful ball for Tampa. all
summer and so I'm taking a look at
him up here"
1t was impossible to stage the ex-
pected doubleheader today at Georgia
avenue and so the Browns are done
for the year in Washington. The two
games will be transferred to st. Louis,
the Griffs being due to open a three
game series there on Sept. o. Thus
ST. Louis fans will get five games
instead of three. Permission must be
obtained for, this transference, but
that's a mere matter of detail.
SOX HERE TOMORROW.
Tomorrow Washington fans have a
chance to see the Chicago White Sox
open their final series of the year in
this city Many believe Gleasons
gang sure to annex their second sue
cessive pennant, but it is also certain
that they have a fight on their hands
to displace the Cleveland Indians and
New York Yankees. The White SoX
have their pitchers working in fine
style, and hope to grab all three
games from the limping Grffs.
Following the champions, Ty Cobb
and the Detroit Tigers will be the at
traction, with the Cleveland Indians
chasing them over the rails into the