The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-02


month";" said the Pirate owner.
Last winter Grimm and Cooper
were near-holdouts. They signed.
however, and departed to the coast
with the squad, but before they
came to terms both called on the
local club owner for q conference.
Whether there will be any trou-
BILE in getting the players In limo
this spring remains to be seen.
This, however, does not appear
likely. for Barney Dreyfuss never
cuts salaries. He would rather
let a ball player go by release OF
trade than cut his pay, and those
who hustled for him will be boost
ed in the matter Of salary.
1t became known yesterday that
the reason why jeff Pfeffer was
released outright was in order that
Babe Adams might be retained. Il
was not dissatisfied with Pfeffer's
work." Dreyfuss said. but Adams
has been with us a long time and
wrote that his arm felt good and
that he was sure he would be able
to help us.
"Manager McKechnie Is build
ing for the future and we can
not carry any more veterans than
are at present on our payroll.
Pfeffer was only taking up room
ON the bench that could be used
To better advantage by q young
hurIer. and besides Adams always
gave me the best he had, and q
he wants to come back, we WILL
make q place for him.
Dreyfus denied emphaitcally the
reports going the rounds that
Cooper, Schmidt and Grimm were
sent to Chicago. because Of the high
salaries they were paid.
''The money saved by disposinG
of them will be added to the pay
checks Of the players who hustled
for me-" vouchsafed Barney, ana
added, 1.-THE Pittsburgh ball CLUB
has spent $4,000 for players since
the season closed and you don't see
the other clubs doing it"
Dreyfus expects to be on his way
20 California very shortly now. He
e onIv waiting to hear from Ban
johnson of the American League SC
that he can get together with him
on the schedule, and, il Johnson
does not speak up soon, Barney
NAV turn the schedule over 20
President Heydler and head for the
Pacific slope.
During my conversation with
Barney 1 learned that the Pirates
Maid $40 900 to Omaha for the
release of Pitcher Louis koupaA'
who last season won TWENTY-FIVE
games and lost ten in the Western
League. In addition, the Pirates
turned over Pitcher Robert Burns, Jr.
On the train to the Chicago meet
fnR. Dreyfuss bumped into C!arK
Griffith of the Washington Sena-
tors. who Immediately blurted out:
"You stole a young pitcher I want
ed badly, Koupul Of Omaha. Of
fered $50, 900 for him
That's what I paid for him,
Griff, but I also gave them a player
to boot. 1 hear he is quite a pros
pect," replied Barney with a smile.
The Pirates seem to be pretty
well stocked with promising
youngsters and veterans and
Drepfuss himself is perfectly
satisfied with the Chicago swap.
He is Of course banking heavily
on young Neihaus, who has been
secured to play first base.
1.-TWO different times last season
my scouts looked Neihaus over, "
said Barney, land I tried to get
the first baseman, but was told
that the Cubs held title to him
and would not give up, so then it
was up to me to do business with
Chicago, and when President Veeck
came to me suggesting a trade in
Volving Meanwhile and Cooper and
Grimm, he did not even mention
Nn4H hoR
was the man I wanted. Killifer
seemed surprised and remarked
that nobody knew what Neihaus
could do. 1 knew, however, and
this one feature Of the trade pleased
me a whole lot"
Bill McKechnie consented to the
release Of Walter Schmidt only after
he had recalled the fine work rem
dered the Pirates by Earl Smith,
the Giants cast-off, and Earl, by
the way, was so well satisfied with
the manner in which he was treated
here that he signed his contract be.
fore leaving Pittsburgh for his home
in Hot Springs.
Barney Dreyfuss has never quite
forgotten the two final series in
Brooklyn and New York. Those
games nearly finished him. He had
his heart set on winning the pen
nant, and to come so close to doina
It, only to miss out, was a stagger
ing blow.
The opinion prevails that Eddie
Moore is going to make a corkine
good second-sacker. He probably
will never be as accurate on. grounC
balls as the Rabbit, who had NJ
superiors in this art, but he pos
sesses a fine throwing arm and il
rs quick as cat.
Moore played second base on tn
Yanigans at Paso Robes last spring
and according to all reports put III
a whale Of a game, surprising Bill
McKechnie and others with hi
ability.
Oil nI