Evening star., 1926-12-05
ntheSideLines
With the Sporting Editor
by DENMAN THOMPSON

\ IS H1CAGO will be a hot
=. bed for base ball next
-, week when the big league
~ owners gather there for
their annual Joint session. With
record number OF managerial!
shifts effected since the close OF
this wears campaign a situation
has been created that should re-
suit in whole sale ,sha ke-ups tor a
majority of the 10 major clubs
and there is A chance that Wash
ington will be included.
To what extent the Nationals
will he affected by the develop,
ments which will mean new held
leaders for no less than OF the
Is time teams. all anxious to
improve their squads. is problem
atical If no deals calculated
to strengthen the local array are
put through. however. 1t VIII not
be for lack OF effort on the part
Of those guiding the destln'es
of base bali in the Capital.
= Griff and Harris Ready.
7 One week hence Clark Griffith
and Stanley Harris will cntrain
for the three-dav session at Chi-
cago ready to do business with
all comers. SINCE returning
recently from his honeymoon
abroad Washington field gener-
al has held several conferences
with tho club prexy and
thorough understanding has been
reached as to what the Grlttnen
need most to bolster them for the
forthcoming flag chase.
lust what the National chief
tains have in mind for the re-
vamping process to be attempted
has not been disclosed: 1t Is
known, however, that they Will
lend willing ears to propositions
involving any athlete on tn:
roster with the exception OF
Walter Johnson and it they can
Get what they want radical
revision in the personnel VIII
result.
All inquiries as to the identity
Of the performers coveted mere
or the clubs involved are politely
but firmly discouraged at local
headquarters.
There is no such thing as
deal until it is actually consnrn-
mated is the way Grit puts It,
"We hope to accomplish some
thing worth while out there. but
there is no assurance ot,-it and
no tentative transactions VIII pc
given any publicity from oureend'
New Pilots in Limelight.
At the sessions of the National
and American Leagues, to. be
held. respectively. at New York
and Chicago Immediately preced-
ing the joint meeting in the Windy
Civ December 16. attention
naturally mill be focused on the
newcomers in managerial ranks.
These are DOME Bush OF the
Pirates. Stuffy Mclnnis of the
Phillics. George Moriarty of the
Tigers. Ray Schalk Of the White
Sox. Dan Howley Of the Browns.
Bill Carrigan OF. the Red Sox and
whoever lands the job relin-
ouished by iris Speaker of the
Indians, provided the vacancy
has been filled by that time.
All are facing somewhat SINH
lar problems in endeavoring to
assemble combinations capable
of competing on even terms
with rival pilots more or less
firmly anchored in their posi-
tions. for the exception of Pitts
burgh and Cleveland none. OF the
clubs to. be under new directors
can be rated potential champion
as at present constituted.
Bush had fling as big league
manager with the Gritfmen be-
fore going to Indianapolis for
: three years, and Howley boasts
a long term of experience as pilot
in the minors. while Schalk,
Moriarty and McInnis are en-
barking as bosses for the first
time. Carrigan alone of the let
can be termed real veteran