The Washington herald., 1920-08-07

rho is going TO issue that next pay
4 He and Carlson are the storm
centers OF the hght being waged
between Little Rock Oricisls and
President Grifith to see who has q
valid Gain on the services OF BInE
Miller and Tony Brottom. Southern
Association stars who are fmuch
sought after by major league
teams.
Repudiatinr the agreement where
by Miller and Brottom were TO be
sent 20 Washington for Cslvo and
Carlson and $1,000 in cash. Presi-
dent Allen, of Little Rock. has or
dered the former Senators to re-
port back TO Grifith. CslVo has al
ready arrived in Washington, but
/ the whereabouts OF Carlson is un-
/ known.
Befsses 10 siGn Receipt.
But the willy Grin refuses TO sign
a receipt for the players, as it were.
He has wired Cslvo that he is the
property Of the Little Rock club,
and must look TO that club for his
pay and Instructions. Hence, Mr..
[ Cslvo is probably very much up in
/ the air"
Little Rock onicisls are bssinE
/ their claim that the deal is invalid
on an alleged injury 70 Carlson, but
/ the real ny in the ointment lie said
/ to be the fact that, Immediately
after Grihth had closed the deal
/ for Brottom and Miller. several
/ other clubs came along with much
/ handsomer offers. PittsbUrE. Il is
!
alone Immediately the foxy Kid
EIberfeid and the equally foxy Bob
Allen began 20 look around for some
way TO get from under" They
| are understood TO have secured from
| Carlson a statement to the effect
! that an injury to his legs some
years ago incapacitsted him The
| only reply Grir sent 10 their
declaration of war. was that they
| would be called upon TO live Up 70
! the agreement in the case. drawn
up by none other than President
Allen.
johnson Gets COPY.
! To bring an end 10 the dispute.
Gri1 has sent copy Of the agree
/ ment to President Ban johnson Of
the American League and that party
! in turn submitted it 20 the National
! CopmissIon for adjudication.
There's no argument 10 it GriT
/ repeated today. we've got a con
tract with Little Rock and all that
I require is that it be lived Up 10.
/ President Allen drew IL up and he
didn't specify that Carlson WAS TO
4 be replaced by another pitcher II he
was unsatisfactory. As to Csrlson's
alleged injury, he never complained
| that he was too crippled TO play
baseball when I was paying him his
salary. That is all news TO me. He
was apparently in good shape when
! l sent him TO Little Rock"
| Scout Joe Engle has Joined the
team here and is enthusiastic over
! shortstop Lamotte and third base
/ man Foss. bought from the Tampa
club. Both are excellent felders
and good hitters. Engle AYERS. He
i is especially partial TO Lsmotte and
believes he will be q conner in tho
majors. Lsmotte has been secured
for immediate delivery. IL was su-
noUnced today, and will Join the
team in Washington on August "a.
Conway 20 Report
Another younEster who will Be
waiting to report when the team
EFlt pdGh - NNU"hNH a AFAN ANSNAfA
pitcher from an industrial league
near Holyoke. Mass. Hr is
product Of Nick Altrock's eagle eve
and is declared TO be q promising
youngster. In addition 20 pitching
he is reputed to be a good first
sscIer with the ability 20 hit.
Reports from Rochester, where
Walter johnson and Al Schscht
have been undergoing treatment al
the hands Of a specialist, are en-
coursg ginE. After a telephone con-
versstion with Barney, Grin an
nounced today that Schscht would
pitch the opening game against the
Ysnks when the team returns home
and johnson would work in IN"
second battle on Sunday, August Is.
As a result OF the treatment re
ceived R-rney's arm is reported -
be regaining its old cunning. Will"
Schscht declares the kink has dis
appeared from his back.
With johnson and Schacht IN
form again Grifhth will be much
more confident OF finishing in the
frst division.