Evening star., 1921-02-12

eS. the negotiations Tor bdhei
have fallen through" was the re-
luctant admission of the Washington
magnate after detrdining this morn
ing. Il never felt really confident
that we could obtain him. as stated
right along. but hoped against nope
that il would be possible. After con
ferring with Manager Huss'ns "a,
Cleveland ii became apparent that
practically all prospects of engineer
ing deal have faded
Two Reasons for Failure.
There are two principal reasons
One is that we cannot afford to give
up the players they demand for MN.
and the other is that his transfer mere
was to be contingent upon HuEglns
obtaining other material by means of
threc-cornered deal. proposition
he finds he is unable TO SWING. ol
course. there is Il bare possibility that
negotiations may come to life again
at some future date along different
lines. but the chance appears to be
mighty slim. 1t would have to be
mighty soon to do us any good. as the
time To start spring training is close
at hand now.
While acknowledging disappoint-
mert. Griff is not discouraged over
his failure to land Baker and asserts
it will not prevent the Washington
club putting on the field team
capable of extending any of the oth-
ers to the Limit.
Half u Dozen Candidates.
For third base, according to the
present outlook" Griff said. I'VE have
a total of half a dozen candidates.
and l feel sure a capable performer
can be developed from this lot. in
addition to Shanks and Eilerbe. whose
qualifications are pretty we'll known
to the fans. we will have La Motto.
Foss, O'Nciil and Marhafka to con-
slider. Some of the players. of course.
nominally are rated as shortstops, but
sEorfstops frequently maze good
when shifted to the far corner. and it
is not too much to expect that one of
this bunch will do SO.
iii say this in regard TO the can
didates for third: If any one of them
shows sufficient ability to warrant
use there he will be given the assign
mcnt, regardless of his age or pre-
Xious length of service. Being young
in years OF limited as to professional
Experience will not bar player from
getting Il chance to prove he is capable
OF being intrusted with the position.
The job is open and the man who
shows the most stuff will get it
All of which means there will be
scrnc merry compel tion al Tampa for
At least one regular berth with the
Nationals of 1921. !
Landis Not Intrested. !
= Judge LaIdis is mot the least bit
Interested" in Representative Welty's
attempts to have Congress pass d law
preventing him from holding his posi-
lion as federal judge and base ball
commissioner at the same time. He
said so in just those words when in
formed of the developments in the
Ohio representatives attempt to make
him resign one or the other of the
two positions. Il did notice Attorney
General Palmer said that / wasn't
1Iwbreaker," Judge Lands added
out have too many other things to
do to bother about Mr.. Weity."
What action will be taken on the
bill introduced by Representative
Welty to make il unlawful for any
judge to receive compensation for ex-
ercising the duties of an arbitrator,
commissioner or officer of any cor
poration is problematical, But the be-
lief is expressed IN we'll informed
circles that should the bill become q
law it would result in an increase
being made in the salary of federal
Judges. who now receive 81 800 year.
One attorney of high standing to-
day asserted that no federal judge ,
can live in a manner befitting the dig
nifty of his office on the compensation
paid him by the government, and that
practically all of them do something
on the side" there being no law i
against it, provided their outside in
terests are of an ethical nature and
do not interfere substantially with
the performance of their official du-
ties.