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I' ' 10 THE WASHINGTON TIMES. TUlfiUUY; JANUARY 23,' .1910. Ruppert Says That Oedeon Will Remain a YankeeGriff Sends Evidence ipNEWYORKMAGNATES hi THINK GEDEON WILL ' REMAIN WITH YANKS By LOUIS A. DOUGHER. Joo Gcdcon seems certain to remain with the. New York Yankees. Manager Griffith has forwarded hiE evidence in the case to President Ban Johnson, but this is expected to have little effect. Colonel Rup pert, owner of the Yankees, talked yesterday with - Johnson over the long-distance and, according to an. official statement frcm tho New York club, was informed that the deal bringing Gcdeon to the metropo lis was perfectly regular and would stand. "Well, that may bs all right, but when President Johnaon gets my evidence, he may change his mind," was the comment of Manager Grif fith today, when informed of this telephonic conversation between Ban Johnson and Colonel Ruppert. "I may bo tho goat of an agreement between the National Commission and the Federal Leaguers, but I'm still fighting for my rights. Even if tho Yankees get Gcdcon, that will not make their case any more just." MAKES A SECRET AGREEMENT. The National Commission la wiM to have mado a secret ngrcoment ut tl.o time the peace articles were alsi od to allow all major league clubs flr3t chanco to purchase had; those pln.yct'4 ho had dt'Bertcd them for the I-'ede, but had not played in any (tames. Un der this agreement, the AVnshlngton club wua allowed to buy Gcdcon. lis was offered to Manager Gilfflth. tho only stipulation being that the Wash ington club take over the Federal I.caguo contract. Thl ran for thrco years at a snlary Increasing yearly. iO up tho J1.000 advanco money necessary to get his naino to a contract." Ivy Wlngo, stRr catcher, may land in tho camp of tho Now York Yankees, who are buying playors right and left theso days. He has been offered to the Boston Braves, but Stalltngs de clines to take over his big Fed con tract. Captain Huston is willing to do this, though, and if Garry He1" niann can obtain another good catch er, ho will let Wlngo Join the Yankees. Tho new b.it-cbnll contracts contain Manager Griffith refused to consider yrcAtrae?' ls1dd.rfIc,n.nt this case, resting wholly on his prior claim to tho player. from tho old one. I'ormcrly a player could be unconditionally leleapea on i I'pon Grlfllth's refusal to pay tho lc" days' notice .Vmv the clause read price asked GedeonS name was added l"ul.'1 ,a iiiuuiuiiy unrru Uiui on . price asKeii, ueocon s name was auaeu d . noUcp lll0 vycr may bo trans- to the Ust of Federal Lcaguo assets, ffrrcd to wine other major or minor and when Herman Schaefer tipped tho league. There Is a little difference in Yankees to. Gedcon's value, he was pur-i this, but Jtiot how It will endure tho ehasedby Colonel. Ruppert. Now tho !!lIny o th0 couta rcmu,ns t0 be NeW York club announces that thcl ' . money has been paid over to Sinclair Tho St. Louis Cardinals expect to for Gedcon nijd .that, on Ban Johnson s Jmvo only twenty-seven players In word.-there la no chance for any other . training this spring. Miller Hugglns cIUP,?0tan tym' counts on carrying eight pitchers To add Joy to tho occasion. Gedcon through tho season, llvo outfielders and has wired the New York club that ho five Inflelders. This allows for threo wm no delighted to report for practice. I catchers, as the National League rules rPlln "ftillfnriitn frit n MirMmt ' llf nhfl 111 V . n.lmH K..f .... . nn ..1-........ .. .. ..... vv...w.... ,.. w..... . . uu,,,,,, ui MUfc n uiiiv-uiit; itaivia Ull 4 n..iii... - team. , r Miller Hugglns, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, will retire from actlvo playing this season. lie has been play ing second base with his team since Joining It, but has concluded that he can do a better Job on the bench than he can In the field. ?ft 2li if Tho renllzes that ho won't have to visit Charlottesville. Va.. this' spring, and .lust can't help from chuckling. If there's one place In the I'lilted States distasteful to Gedcon. It is Charlottes lllc. Ho has termed it "just a mero mudhole." Though Manager Grifllth has threat ened to take his case to the courts, it is doubtful If he will go that far. What Ban Johnson s:uys goes In tho American Lcauuc. If Ban decides that Griff lost claim to Gcdeon when he declined to ussumo tho Federal League cotitrai. , the plavcr will be found with tho Yankees. President John K. Tenor, of the Na tional League. Is going to make-an at tempt to have President Woodrow Wil son attend tho fortieth birthday celebra tion of the National League In New York, February 9 Toner believes that this would bo a ten-strike for the na tion's Chief Magistrate In an appeal for popularity. i Ban Johnson Is quoted as the author ity for the statement that the' Now -York Yankees have pnld $40,000 for Leo Ma gee, Nick Cullop, and Joe Gcdeon. Ma gee cost Colonel Hiippert and Captain Huston a cool $2."..noo, while 5T.:XK npieco was passed over for Cullop and Gedcon. In the case of Mngee, the money prob ably Is well spent. Cullop, too, may deliver tho -goods Ho was not much ot,n twlrlcr with the Indians, wildnss bcjlnff, hl' piiucipal filn. but Jnst year ho curbed this Insanity and developed ranldly. Joe Gcdeon Is a most promis ing young player, and may m.-iko good, but in his case he has yet to show. In theso deals, the Yanks aro taking most chances with Gcdeon. Reb Russell, said to bo the hero of "You know me. Al," hns signed with tiiu iiiw uw ai-mcii;i rrj I iwi ( .. 1 rnndlt nn Inst vwir. nnil Rn fnlle.1 In slnr v l"uj lira. for Rowland, but he I3 a good nmn ' Orlffmen want a hitting ou- rvhen worked regularly, and is expected 1 aci"er "ntl . tt sccntl baseman. to ehino in 1916 ns he did In tail. , .T Giants want at least three good . players, a catcher, an outfielder, and Col. Bob Helgcs, who Invested JGO.000 ' a Pitcher, sparing no money to got Sn baseball and in fourteen years drew n;m- out J3t2,000, may return to the national , The Braves want a catcher and two game as owner of the Kansas City club ouincl "" in the American Association. George The Tigers want at least one good Tebcau announces that ho will sell his catcnci and two or three seasoned franchise, and Hedges Is considering ' Piicners, ono or two southpaws pre making an offer-. MOUNTAIN GOAT PLAYERS TUB Biro aj&s ' X WON'T WCfco VAtfMWED ABOUT X-THe- AJe7R.D TfoL TSWr's fX viue 0, ;iV, CF VVNWttWHi ICE - t MEAL AKT VT f , ,J .-"" -THIS LAD 15 CWG ''Sft KiSfiS C3F "THE1 VOSX EXfR-r ",:- X JCL sv. -jumpers cm. rve- , -"r-t- . egWiSeS- HB Cf 3VMP B0TH jrS . NEWARK !o W Though it Is a bit early to dope out winners, it would appear ns if tho American League race of J916 would not be tho three-cornered affair ft was In 1913. Boston. Chicago, and Detroit, the three strongest teams last season, wJH again be ns strong as ever, with Chicago possibly a bit stronger. But two dark horses In the Brownies and the Yankees have entered the field, while tho Grlff men may prove stronger than they wcro last year. Kvon if tho Indians and the Mackmcn fall to show added strength, there will be six teams In the struggle. The Red Sox. standing pat, arc pretty well known. Tho Tigers aro practical ly standing pat. Tho White Sox have changed their system sufficiently to make them contenders. GIvo Hughcy Jennings a hotter bunch of pitchers nnd the TIger3 may win tho pennant. Added strength will put both the Brownies and the Yankees in the hunt. If Griff's kids como through, he, too, may fool a lot of us wlso ones. The only uncer tainties sccin to be the Mackmen und tho Indians. No ono dares hazard a guess about them. This coming schedule meeting In New York promises somo lively happenings. Tako a peek at these: The Cubs would get rid of some twelve ulayers. Tho Brownies would got rid of some twenty players. tho wiuto Sox would get rid of somo In lieu of pa lng Bresnahan his two years' salary, Charlie Wceghmun Is going to aid tho Cubs' former manager to purchase the Cleveland American As. eftnlntiMI lil1rlllt-s riltrl lr-nnurflii It n Toledo. Weoghman 's hnndllmr all ne-' J'ln Lrooklyn DedgerJ arc after out ferred. The Piratci want two outfielders, nn lnlleldcr, a catcher, and a pitcher or two. Tho Phillies want a second basoman and an outclder, whilo a good pitcher wm uui ue aiiowcu 10 get away -fl gotlations with the hankers' committee in cunrgo of Charlie Somcr.V affairs, nnd is aUo conferring with Bar. John son Fielder Jones says that a baseball star can still shim at the ago of tow. llf is thinking of "Uncle Cy" Young, Bobby Wallace. Homis Wncner. Tommy Leach, TCddlo Plank and Snm Oawford. Tliese fellows admit their age Most major languors never pas's the twenty ninth milestone tn their conversation. At the mooting of the International League, in Now York, were seen a buncTi or former big league stnrs look ing for plaops as managers. MiUv Mo Intvrc. Tf"nmv I.oneh. Jno Birmingham Heinle Wiener. Hnrrv Me''ormlck, nnd Al Bchlallv were in tho small army that descended upon tho moguls. fiddord and iilt'.-heis. The Yankees want a pitcher or two und. pn3s-it.l., a good-outfielder. Tho fWevcland Indians r.ccd almost rery thing and v. ill tak'e anythlng-on InstalhncnU). The Caidlnals want pitchers and an infeldot or two Vho former Feds, now lacking hciths, vont Jobs. Ylth thij array of wants, romo "Ivoiy trading Micnld dcolop before thn mag nates piit the metiopcills. It is -pci-t-cd that the magnates an; minagorrf will begin drlftinc: Into New Vork by Sunday night, February C, and wnllo tho bottles arc popping, tho tradw, and Gnlrs will be lu.pplng. Tin Amorlcnri I.CHVtte meeting lias boon cnllcl for I-Vlirunrv S, but II is a cinch thut tho tnannaers In want of i players and those with pUiytrs to .let go wim ue ineie neion mat tle. TI10 doclding of tho j-rheihih- drtes is 1 Mere ly perfunetnrv. Tho io,ij business v. Ill be tho oalo anil sunns and tho cele brating of the nniiim of peace on tho diamond. Baseball has suffered a lot In the past two vears, but tho futi:ro Is bright und tho fans nio iiaiipy ocr tho outljok. TODAY'S SPQRTORIAfc By LOUIS A. DOUOUER. ITHOUT ITS BASEBALL CLUB However, Ed Barrow Expects to Shift Jersey City Team At Next Meeting. NEW YORK. Jan. 2J. As matters now stand In tho international League meet ing here, Newark has no representation In organized baseball. However, Jersey City's International franchise will be transferred to Newark. The Richmond franchise was transferred to Baltimore, the Harrlsburg franchise to Richmond, and Newark was left out in the cold, cold world. President Ed Barrow prob ably will engineer the Jersey City trans, for at tho next meeting, February 9. There aro several Interests ready to buy, and the "Skeeters" owners are ready to sell. It is said. It also developed that president Char ley Kbbets, of the Brooklyn National Lcagi)e club, has filed a $74,000 claim against the Newark franchise. President Barrow replied that no such thing existed, and that, anyhow, Eb bets and McKeevers did nt llvo up to their financial contract on the Newark franchise, and turned over their in terests to George Solomon and E. H. Mcdlcus for nothing. This. In baseball lav. Barrow claims, constitutes a sale, and deprives Ebbcts of any interest In tho big minor league. J. J. Lannln has sold the Providence club to W. H. Draper, Proildencp real estate man and former owner of tho club when 1t was in the Eastern League, for $30,000. The Harrlsburg players, whoso fran chise has boen transfeircd to Rich mond, will be sold to pay the Harris burg stockholders. President Bin row conferred privately with the veteran national outfielder. Tommy Leach, who. It Is expected will manago an International team. Matty Mclntyre, former Detroit Tigers' out fielder. Is said to want a managerial Job with Barrow Player-Piano Makes Boxers Hustle More CHICAGO, Jan. 25. Kid How ard Carr, fight impresario, has installed a player-piano in his gym to stimulate action in fighters. Ad Wolgaat tried it out and -put the TJee on three ambitious youths. TO MEET WALLACE THIS STAB'S LIFE SHOULD BEACH 40 Matched For 600 Points At Grand Central Palace For Three Days' Play. Average, However, for Profes sionals, He Believes, Is Only Five or Six Years. ST. IXU'IS. Jan. 23. "The life of the average ball player Is. I believe, not more than five or six vears," said Fielder Jones, yesterday, "but the life of a star Is something better than fif teen veais. Stars endure because, to be a star, vou must take proper care of yourself. "However, there aren't many stars. You easily can count 'em among the Present-dav crop. But, If vou co back a few years you'll find that Wagner, Leach. Mnthcwson. Wullace. Plank. Crawford, and others I cannot mention Just now. weie an cood at thirty-five as thev f re when they broke In. "Take Eddie Plank, for Instance. Vn fort i -one. but his arm wus as aood last war ns It ever was. That Isn't an ex traagant statement. It's fact. Ho had as much stuff In the nlnch last vear as he ever had In his life, and I think lie will have It again noxt season. "But Plank has a peculiar stle. Thev mav be onto him In tho American League, and the going may bo rough, but I don't anticipate such a result. I rely n creat deal on Plank becauso I know ho knows how to pitch. He's al wavp thinking, and persons who think usually get by" Already may be heard in the land the roars of the ball player fail ing to "get hiB just demands." In New York Benny KaulF, who ad mits he is in a class with Ty Cobb, declines to play with tho Giants at tho salary offered him. In Cincinnati Fred Toney appeals to tho fans through tho newspapers for his "rightful salary." Manager McGraw, of the Giants, turns a deaf ear to Kauff and refuses to be interviewed. Garry Herrmann, of tho Reds, tells Toney that hell "play for 4,000 or not play at all." Great stuff. Hero's a bet they'll both lose. Kauff will lose because, unless he plays with tho Giants he won't play at all, and Manager McGraw is well accustomed to handling refrac tory players, Toney will lose becauso tho fans have tired of tho player and his salary squabbles, anyway. If Herrmann won't give him $4,000, ho won't get $4,000, that's all. Those who know McGraw aro already chuckling over what is going to happen to this swell headed Kauff this spring. Kauff is in danger of talking himself out of baseball. During the off season some of his stuff may be consid ered good advertising, and so McGraw interposes not a word. But wait till tho call to arms sounds and sec how often Kauff will be al lowed to get away with his stuff. If he starts any of his fancy per formances, cither on or off the field, he'll find himself suddenly thrown and saddled. McGraw is a far bigger baseball man than Kauff ever will be. Kauff is going to discover this, too, before many weeks. Once more the manager is in charge of the game. Watch for results on every team in the big show, yes, and in tho little ones. Tho Griffmcn will go into the 1916 pennant race with a decided weakness at second base, if Bay Morgan is ordered to hold down the keystone sack. It would be far better to have Eddie Foster there and somo one else at third base, even Hank Shanks, than to have Foster at third and Morgan-at second. Considering only performances in the field and at bat, Morgan has been a most decided failure with the Washington club. ' Manager Grifllth likes to think of that famous seventeen straight and how Morgan hit around .400. Well, maybe he did then, but he never has hit .300 any other time. He never has shown any signs of repeating that .400 stunt, cither. This is no time to say that Morgan may improve by taking care of his physical being. He has been with the team since Clark Griffith took charge of it. In all of those four seasons he has never resembled a really high class second baseman. Possibly he was playing out of position, but the fact remains that he is no second baseman that should be with a pennant winner. If the Griffmen are to be in the hunt for tho pennant, they must get another second baseman, or play Foster there and get a third sacker who can hit the pill harder than Shanks did in 1915. Washington will not bo content with make-shifts. It wants the real thing. Ray Morgan does not class with the real thing. Proof? Every club in the American League has waived on him. They still insist that Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant, is entitled to a bout with Jess Willard for the world's championship, if it can be decided in ten rounds before a New York crowd. If Fulton is crlven tho chance to meet Willard in April, the sporting writers of the i metropolis will be falling down on their jobs if they boost the .show. jncw uneans, a city in wnicn tne lans know something about the boxing game, would not endure the match. How can New York? Many have failed to see a real champion in Willard. Where does Fulton come in? Ihore bliliaid 'otaitax who have been clamoring for a lengthy series betweor tho champion of the district, Wiltor Wallace and Burton Mank'u boy v.on- der, Louis K router, of New York, aiv to be salUllcd this week as Morris Cnfrllz haa mated thoni for a MXHoInt natch which will cover u period of thico weeks. T!nr-ln,ilM9 ,r...mrn... ..Inl., .(. ......I...- hllliardists will divided the' cries intoa,atlnB ra0 bctween IIub Lwre- Bcr' three games fo 200 points each. tlie'Mo Emmett, George Dorscy, Billy Jlnalo blng j-cheduled for Friday night ! Kngle. and Carroll Donnelly, at the numerous0 SoS?"1 Tach , Antral Coliseum last night wa, called It will be repeated wunoui on Wednesday night. The to be two miles. They had a football coach in St. Louis last fall who accused some football writers of "stealing his signals and giving them to the enemy." Of course, with the average football writer unable to do this, if he would, the charge was most ridiculous. However, "Coach Keogan, at St. LouiB University, barred the scribes from all further practice and St. Louis University lost a lot of good advertising. Then this same chap was quoted as saying that Dr. Harry Williams had told him that he (Williams) would go to Yale .to succeed Frank Hinkey. One St. Louis paper wired Williams and a denial was forthcoming. George town went out there and slammed St. Louis University all around the .field, winning in the rain by a score of 90 to 0. Now Coach Keogan has resigned voluntarily. But before he could get out of town, a St. Louis paper wired Minnesota University, where Keogan was supposed to have played, asking for information of him. The reply 'was that his name did not figure on the football rolls for the paBt thirty years Well, Keogan has gone now, far away from St. Louis, but he'll prob ably think twice and count fifty before he gets busy with the football scribes again. Basketball has never flourished in the Capital as it has this sea son. Every lad you meet is talking basketball. With so many good quints in action, there iB little wonder that the boys are interested,but if the game" hadn't been well supported, the teams would not have been so successful. It is too bad that track and field sports are not equally successful, for they aro much to be preferred to basketball as an exercise. Skaters Will Meet Again On Wednesday Because of alleged fouling, the roller sluce Kreuter's tnn it bar not of compete last annearance lnm,',nt) race. ir I eon tho sincere deslr or a.1 1, .nn Washington fam tn see trm,the foullnB in a lunger match. ' distance Is Tragressor Will Have Another Trial in 1916 BOSTON, Jan. 25. For a third time. Walter Tragressor will have & tryout with tho Boston Braves when he re ports at Miami for spring training. Ho has signed a contract for a catcher's berth. After his second tryout last year ha was turned over to tho Jersey City club of the International League, where he had a good season and is rated as much Improved. w Uoorgo Stovnll. tho Federal League firebrand, demands his rights. He says nobody ran soli him. "I'm one of the principal stockhold ers in .tho Kansns City club myself." comments Stovnll, "and I don't see where u rival c'ub owner has unv right to sell mo for his own profit. Mv con tract calls for managing the club next season, but there Isn't anv club, nnd I therefore nm in no position to serve Kansas City. Neither Is that club In any shape to pav me for my services, so it looks as f tho onlv thing I can do is get out nnd hustlo for a Job in organ ized baseball If I oon't catch nn In the majors I will bo ttatlsficd with man aging In the minors. th "I have boon Informed bv President Gllmore that I am the property of tho Kansas city club nnd must deal with them. Therefore, this Is a matter strictly between Kiens City and my- seU. I got thorn their ball club for f less than a fourth what it cost other i managers to recruit nlaycrs. and In t addition, obtnlnod a lot of players for other Federal teams. Tho least they can do In iustlec to me is let mo go and I'll find a plueo for myself e'so- where "Why. one of my men signed by me only a few wecki ngo Johnson, of the Coast League wan sold for $1,000 i reeentlv and I didn't set a cent of it. although I put through tho signing of I named as coach of tho Boston College buu aiOHC Ana, lurincraiwc, l uug-uucuaii icam ncrc iouy. With Dislocated Knee, Rivers Defeats Mitchell CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 23. A fur ious stand on a gamo leg In the last round won Joo Hirers, of Los Angeles, the popular verdict over Ritchie Mitchell, of Milwaukee. In their ten round no-declslon bout here last night. Coming out of a clinch bh the bell rang ending the ninth. Rivers slipped on the canvas, dldoe-atcd his left knee cap. and fell to tho floor. He ro fused to allow his seconds to hold him In his corner when the tenth started, but limped out and fought better than at any time in tho bout. Sweeney Will Coach. BOSTON, Jan. 23. William Sweeney, formeilv of tho Boston National and recently and I didn't get a cent of ii. Chicago National League teams, was KEMMK M s JE&3m K iiiiiTjiiMBlBHIBBIHnMiiTiii : The Smith-Trew Motor Company extends to the entire motoring fraternity a cordial invitation to be present at their Automobile Show ALL THIS WEEK JAN. 24-29 Incl. New Models of the REO FOURS SIXES TRUCKS !! OAKLAND FOURS SIXES EIGHTS Will Be on Exhibition All This Week at 1337 Fourteenth St. N. W. OPEN FROM 10 A. M. TO 10 P. M. There are decorations, music, and an interesting array of all that is new in up-to-the-minute motor cars. In addition to the twelve complete models WE WILL ALSO SHOW Two Cutout Chasses tHrect from the New York Show. AN OAKLAND SIX AND A REO FOUR With All Working Parts in Motion The Smith-Trew Motor Company 1337 14th St. N. W. NASAAi 1 Telephone North 510 DiVWWViiAVWN'AVWAWWIi