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' JANVR1N BELONGS TO GRIFFS TODAY;
TIGERS WILL GIVE US AN INFIELDER
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Harold C. Janvrin, conceded to be the best all-around athlete in
Boston's schoolboy circles in 1910, is today the property of the Wash
ington ball club in exchange for Eddie Ainsmith and George Du Mont.
^As a part of a three-cornered deal, the Detroit club will obtain from
Boston Eddie Ainsmith, Slim Love, and Chick Shorten in return for
Oscar Vitt and some other infielder who will be awarded to the
Washington club.
Manager Griffith expects to use Janvrin at second base, though he
has played al! around the infield with the Red Sox. The infielder to
come from Detroit will be a shortstop. Meanwhile the Old Fox will
watch carefully for any infielders dropped by other big league clubs on
May 6 when the player limit rule of twenty-one men goes into effect.
Janvrin. being a "home boy." has
never succeeded in becoming a regu-"
lar with the Red Sox. The fans have
never been able to "see" him. He
would so like a streak of lightning
for a week or so and then some sar
castic remark from the bleachers
would send him tip into the air. Back
to the bench he would go.
"I can't take Janny out," said Jack
Barry late in 1817, when Harry
Krazee asked him when he would
return to second base, "without
weakening the team." That's what
Barry thought of the newest Griff
man.
Right From School.
Janvrin's interscholastic success
was so great that he was taken right
from school by the Red Sox. He had
?hone on the track, gridiron and dia
mond and even rowed on the Boston
English High School crcw.
Hardly more than a boy, he hung
around the Boston bench in 1911. but
the next year he was sent to Jersey
City for the experience. There he
played 132 games at third base and
shortstop, hitting for .291. He stayed
with the Red Sox thereafter. Here
is his record with Boston:
G. AB. R. H. SB. Pet.
1SU3... 86 276 18 67 16 .206
1914... 143 492 65 117 29 .238
1915... 99 316 41 85 8 .269
1916... 117 310 32 69 6 .223
1917... 55 127 21 25 2 .197
He's ? Touixntrr.
Janvrin is a comparative youngster,
and. if he improves by constant work
as well as Manager Griffith expects,
should play bang up ball for six or
seven years yet. He was born at
Haverhill, Mass., August 27, 1892. and
so is now in his twenty-seventh year.
He is five feet ten inches tall and.
when in playing condition, weighs
around 100 or 165.
..anvrm is young, peppery, and in
telligent,'* said Griff one day last
summer. "I'd like to have him on my
ball elub. I've always been sweet
on him." And today Griff has him.
In obtaining Janvrin and some oth
er infielder yet to be named, Wash
ington has parteu with the veteran
Ainsmith, who is now outclassed here
by Val Picinich. and George Dumont.1
the daring shipyarder, who has never j
been able to go the route. It is pos i
cible that working in a shipyard has I
put strength into I>umont, but if it
hasn't, ho will prove of small value to
the Red Sox.
Red Sax 5>tronjrer.
The big three-<-orn?red deal has
strengthened the Red Sox where they
? were weakest In 1918, third base.
Oscar Vitt is nuite the best third f
aacker in the American Leaguo, and I
will easilv fill the shoes left vacant j
by the passtn? of I?arry Cardner from j
the Red Sox to the Mackmen.
The world's champions had no need t
for Ainsmith, Slim I.ove. or t'hiok |
Shorten, the three men sent to the j
Tigers. The Tigers are sorely In need j
of a catcher, both Stanaye and Spen- i
per being slow and old. while Shorten
will plug up that hole In right field ;
and Slim Love will prove a success
with the heavy-hitting Tigers behind
l?im.
May OMaIn Mayer.
The Grlffmen an likHy to nbu'.ri
Waller Slayer, a cat -her. frori i>.ej
Red Sox before the sr .son Is underi
way. Last year I,d l-arr-iw offered In |
sell him to Griffith I ? ?- bull
the Old l-'ox would off-r only ?1 ."xKI j
and the deal fell llirou^r. Now, wilhj
. Agnew, Hchang. and A! W'.tlu ra <>n j
the elub, there is no room for Mnyer. |
and ha. villi probably rorne to \V.?j?h
liigton In tha deal t'or Aln?mUn and
Du Mont.
Pitchar Kinney, ens ef ihs mewl
Taft, Wood, Crowder,
Back Boxing
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.?Former
President Taft, Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood and Provost Marshal
General Crowder were reported
today to be interested in a
project to nationalize boxing un
der new laws which will provide
State contests for champion
ships and later a national tourna
ment to decide national cham
pionships. Organization of a
board of control is among the
changes suggested, this board to
establish weights and rules.
Colonel Roosevelt, it was said,
had agreed to head the board.
promising youngsters with the Red !
Sox, has been turned over to Connie
Mack, thus completing the deal lor
Jack Melnnis.
Jake Daubert, as soon as he quash
es his legal suit against the Brooklyn
club, will be traded to Boston for
Ed Konetchy.
Train at St. Petersburg
The New York Giants will train at
St. Petersburg, Fla.. this spring, for
saking Martin, Te\., for all time.
Ban Johnson will come to Wash'
ington Monday and present to Gen
eral March a complete list of Amer
ican League players now in France.
He has been promised assistance in
obtaining their discharges from the
army. Sam Rice and Menosky are
the only Washington players now in
France, but they are vitally neces
sary to the success of the ball club
at Georgia avenue.
"Smiling" Bill Donovan, last year's
coach with the Detroit Tigers, has
signed with the Jersey City Inter
nationals for 1910 as manager. II.*
formerly managed Providence in the
same league with entire success.
GRAND RALLY LANDS IT
FOR CENTRAL'S PLAYERS
One grand last minute rally In which
Xewbv and Dasher figured for bas
kets from the floor landed Central a
31 to victory over the strong
Shenando:th Valley Military Academy
lesni In i he Centra! Gymnasium yes
terday and earned the Central lads a
trip to Tome today.
The score stood al U7 till when both I
teams landed free tosses. Dasher and
New by got loose for baskets Just bo
fore the time was called. Centra'
fought gamely throughout the forty
minutes of battllnc. The half ended
with Central behind by h score of 18
to 14.
TECH IS DOWNED.
Tech's basketers lost their second j
name of the week when the Baltimore I
Polytechnic Institute t?-am grabbed
of? a 24-lo-M game at the Y M. C. A.
yesterday. The contest was not de
elded until the last few* minutes of
play.
CENTRAL IS AHEAD.
Centrsl is ahead of Tecii by a single j
point today. The Central Freshmen
wen a 0-to-8 battle from the Tech I
'yearlings on the Centra! floer.
(two t three!
= WITH =
! "BUGS" BAER
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Foch chirps that Germany
must kick in with twelve bil
lion iron boys as indemnity for
damaging France, rough
housing Belgium and causing the
failure of the receipt crops in
the minor league baseball
towns. ?
ALTHOUGH THIRTY-SIX JOLTS
WERE EXOVGH, WYOM1XG A XI)
j 3II8SOR1 ALSO TOOK A SLAM AT
EX-KINK ALCOHOL. AIS'T FAIR
TO KICK A GUY WHEX HE S DRY.
Xcw Yoik boxing is something like
a red-headed stepchild. Runs away
but always comes back.
Berlin wire says there is noting in th?
Donhoffplatz and Zokkvonnnrkt. You'd
have a touch lime telling wher* centerfleld
was in that league.
Wo know that an elephant wiggles
himself to shake the inserts off. We
are hep that when a dog vibrates like
a plate of gelatine in a sou'wester he
has a reason. He ain't shaking for
the drinks, but because he is trying
to evict a couple of fleas that haven't
paid the rent.
We wised up to that bunch.
T5ut will somebody please explain
the shimmy dance?
Ty Cobb only icants lu cutj/ t l.ousaid
berries for three meals a day in the
American League. Twenty thousand
smackers is some velvet. Either 7'y
considers that he in much better this
year or the looking inu.il be terrible
out in Detroit.
Th" golf bucr ain't like the flu.
You can set rid of the flu.
Speaking of autocracy, u hi< n we
I weren't, Ran Johnson has the Kaiser
'looking like Santa Claus and all his
I reindeer.
Swcr X ebraika took the bo dry flop,
the er-Kecser may demand another
tcar on the ground of weir evidence.
Well, ice walloped Jttm wet.
And we can do it dry.
Wall Street broker buys the Giants.
Chewing-gum millionaire is owner of
the Cub plantation and all Its slaves.
Showing that you don't need a tnusi
cal education to play in a jazz band, i
-
Pure, we need three birds on the National 1
Comrrush
Hen Johnson and two others.
One cuckoo to hold Kan's hat.
And the other zapp to brush It off
Some loh won a chess match In two !
minutes out in Ohio. Well, a guy 1
ought to be allowed to waste two
minutes once In a while.
Looks llks the Xational t'ommish
trill concede all of the minor league's
fourteen Points except the first dozen.
Hate FillFourteen Point*.
1 . The I.eague of Second Hand L'nl- |
formn and Recovered Rasebalin
Khali be reimbursed for damage
to lunch palls Incurred when
baseball flopped In 1018.
2. The bushes shall not be a develop
ment brigade for green leaguers I
with buste.d arc Ilea under their I
caps.
3. The star s'ugse" of the Trolley
I.eague shall not be lorn from
the bosom of his family v, hen
the score is tied ami a runner on
third base.
(More when irr think of em.)
Kilt.
TENDLER TO APPEAR.
l'HIRAPKI.I'HIA. Jan. 18. -lyew
Tendler and Young Drown, of New
York, are the feature performer* for
Mondrv night's show at th? Olyrapia
in a six-round clash.
Penny Ante
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SMS UP An"
Tho District J ntcrcolle fliate Bas
ketball l<pague will get under way
tonight at the Young Men's Christian
Association, when Catholic University
and George Washington and Maryland
| State and Gallaudet College meet in a
I big double header.
The C. U.-G. W. U. contest goes on
at S o'clock. George Washington won
the title last season, little is Known
of the present strength of the
Hatchetlte squad, which has been un
der the direction of Charley Allen.
Three first claws players are back
for C. 17. in Oleason. Glasscott and
McDonougli. Gallaudet, with a vet
eran Quintet, is expecting a walk
away with the State men, who have
l'.ail little practii'fi ?o far.
James Colliftower and Bryan Morse
j have been appointed by President C.
j U. Beckett to handle tonight's game*.
! FELSCH ASKS MORE MONEY
TO PLAY WITH WHITE SOX
MilAVAUKKK, Wis.. Jan. 18.?Hap
py l-'elsch, Wiiite Sox player of last
year, isn't going back to the Chicago
ifum unless Owner Cnmiskey meets
j his salary demand. lie made that
statement here today. Me declares he
can play Saturday and Sunday base
ball with the various sr-mi-pro teams
and do practically as well as he l.as
been doing in Chicago.
I BRADLEY IS ILL. j
I
Westerr.'s players are having the
"Klu" regularly. Ilerron. Xordur.ger, I
Burke, and Manager Howell went
down. Now Donald Pepper, Berkley I
.TefTresB. Fred Bradley, and fcdd!e Al- '
Ifraua are out of commission.
SERVICE LEAGUERS!
CALL BATTLES OFF
Service League basketball is no I
more. The circuit, after last night's I
battle between Naval Operations and I
Camp Humphreys derided 1o disband. I
following the inability of the various I
managers to get healthy patronage.
The fact that so many r?en are leav
ing the various camps involved is
ascribed as another contributing
cause to the defection of the circuit.
At a meeting of managers after last
night's contest it was decided to play I
the games independently. Kort Myer,
NTaval Operations, and the Camp Hum
phreys teams made up their minds to
continue the i-eason. bul not under a
league management.
According to the present sinnding
Naval Operations Kort Myer, and the
Quantico Marines are ti<-d up for the
leadership. The teams have won two
games arij lost one
Lasl night's coalest was the last to
be played, eceotdirg to those inter- J
est'') in trie circuit. Xaval Opera-j
lions met Camp Humphreys o:i'l fue- |
cced In winning by 4 1 to I'D.
RECREATION ALLEYS ARE j
NOW READY FOR BOWLERS j
i
V\ ith tile Itecreafion team battling!
the ltoyal All Star.i, tiie new Kecrea
tinn bnw li?ig all'.vs. !tl?i-{)lS <1 street.]
were opened to the fans, of Washing-'
to?i last night, replacing the historic!
old l'alace alleys, where so many I
records were hung up in tii? past, j
Ilariy Armigcr, of the old Palace, 1st
now alii'd with the ISecrration.
l.a.st night's opening was in the!
nature ol a preliminary afia'r. A'
grand opening is being plannet for
some time within the next tv.o weeks
when sll the alleys will b" in opera
tion and two-mf.i teanio w!1l roll for
ten gold walcU lobs.
?
Georgetown's bafketers eiic'ed the
week with another win and a total of
fifty-four points to their credit]
against fifteen for the Handolph-Ma
coji College five. A defeat of Camp
Humphreys by fifty-nine to fourteen
earlier in the week has netted the
Hilltoppers 113 points on the floor
for two sampf.
Freddy Fees was held out of the
line-up for awhile to jfive the visitor?
a chance to collect a. few. George
town played defensive basketball for |
the first ten minutes and then cut
loose. |
The Hilltop captain cot Into the]
same for nine baskets and eigrht free (
tosses. Carney, O'Cotincll and ?az;;;le
figured In Georgetown's erorlnjr.
Horner, of the Randolph-Mac^n
team. was the beet player f'.r the
visitors. Tiie Virginians were un
able to cope with Georgetown's de-1
fensa and had possession of the bail
hut a small part of t l;e iiiii".
The Hilltoppers used rancy, Me
N'allv, Kejly ami McMaho.i besides
tnn regulars. The Oiirjjvliiun team
plays the Navy on Wfdne'Jaj.
I'HIIADEM'HIA. .Ian. is. Tommy J
1 ?lxon. the only enlisted Stoving in-.
Miructor in the I nlted .Stat* s~ ?riny,
has returned from I'rami' nilii the]
chevrons of a trp w rf,i>ant in the
tank corpn. VI hippr will manage ]
hint in the future, and in now plan
ning a bout with George Chane.v, of
11a Uimore.
SINGLE POINT MARGIN.
Gor.zapra t. a skaters !aini<d < batil?J
over the V. M. (A. lads" ia-t nigh; |
by a ninel* point mari;;.i vhen t!:e ,
whistle blew with a ?Jl-io'JO store, j
Kit7.ge'aW shot ?e\en basl.els for the
Gonzaga team.
TOMMY DIXON BACK.
ROOKING f?JM QVER
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER '
V.
/ Ihnager Griffith seems to have meant business when he pr&miaad
to strengthen his ball dab for the coming season. Were ft not that
Johnny La van has decided to quit the cane, a right smart infield would
be offered the fans by the acquisition of Hal Janvrin from the world's
champion Red Sox. .
Reports from Baltimore that Jo* Judge may quit organized bwball
for the drydock and shipbuilding company, instead of having a saddening
cffect, offers Griffith still another opportunity to strengthen his ball
club. Judge has played fair baseball since joining the Griff men, tot ha
has never come up to expectations.
If Judge really intends quitting the
Washington club, Manager Griffith
should easily be able to handla the
situation. The Boston Red Sox have
today four first basemen, "Stuffy" Me>
Innis, Dick Moblitzel. Del Gather and
Jack Bentley. Mclnnie is chosen for
the job, acc^rdlttg to all reports,
leaving tbe other throe to be dis^
posed of to clubs needing them,
good on first base with the Washing
^00 don first base with the Washing
ton club in plac? of Judge, and
neither would weaken tbe club.
Hobby was introduced to major
league baseball in Cincinnati by
Clark Griffith, who knows all about
him. He is of an unusually high
type of player, a c'ean fielder ?.nd
quite as good a batsman as Judge.
There is. no place in Boston for Mm
and he may be obtained for the
waiver price.
Del Gainer is a better batsman
than either Hobby or Judge. He
reached .308 in fifty-two games for
the Bed Sox in 1917. and is extreme
ly fast on his feet. Furthermore, he
can do a fair job in the outfield,
which he has played on many occa
sions, both fo' Detroit and Boston.
Joe Judge is extremely fast, but
his short stature maizes him a poor
mark for the iniielders to hit on
fast plays. He overcomes much
this handicap, however, by his agility.
He is willing and earnest, but fre
quently has been tied up on inside
plays since coming to Washington.
If Judge goes through with his re
ported intention of chitting the
Washington club. Griff may be able
to obtain Gainer or Hoblitzet. thus
still further adding to the attractive
ness of his club with new faccs.
Mlsa Sebalte.
While Frank Scnulte more thar.
made gooH with the Washington club
lasi year, he will hardly be missed
in, 1915*. lneed. with Sam Rice and
Mike Menosk:' back in uniform.
Schulte can be little more than a
pinch-hitter and utility outfielder.
He is reported to be undecided about
returning to organized baseball and t
planning to retrain with tbe Balti
more drydockers.
Schulte is a veteran who has seen
his best days. When he was let
out by the Phillies in the fall of 5917
he was thought to be through with
the large leagues. However, he sign
ed with the Griffmen and filled the
bill acceptably, though he must ad
mit that the American League offer
ed little major league baseball last
year. But what he was supposed to
do, he did. and be is a favorite with
the fans on that account.
It is said that the Ited Sox may
hand over a catchcr to the Griffmcn
latfr. That will be good, for Vsl Pici
r.ich is the only teal one left here. Ed
Ghf-rrity's pegging wing is not of the
best, while Joe Casey's grandchildren
are complaining of his long absences |
from home. IT.ey want to see mere of |
him.
They Changed Qaiekly.
The National T/esgne magnates
ehansed their attitude in the $alar?
limit matter mighty ouitklv, didn't
they. One glance tt the New York
n.orning papers brought reconsidera
tion and the death of the monthly
limit of $11.OM. They saw at once th*t
their organization would fall rapidly j
in the eyes of the public a?;d would be j
tlinught a minor leasee, especially with |
the American leaguers offering real
salaries Tor the highest form of ball i
flaying.
It i? said that the move was made to
iret tifti with lite new owners of tne
Ch'.nts, who have gone on reoord as
willing to spend money to land pen- ;
i.antv
Tfce Sane Old Draft.
"Abolish the draft!" shouted Ui? )
iiJnwi; le i,;ii< r.? to their big brother?,
"it is kili'rp inteiest in our luagties." j
*n<l il was killed, the majors agreeing |
to buy players in the future, not draltj
them.
Then the miners get together and la
Joe Judge May Quit
Griff's Club
I
Joe Judge, first buemu, and
Frank Schnlta, outfielder, may
not be with the Grlffmen next
summer, according to a report
from Baltimore, where both arc
employed at the Diydock and
Shipbuilding Company. Schulte
is said to be on the fence, bat
Judge is said to have Informed
Sam Frock, the Drydoekers' man
ager, that he will quit organized
baseball and hold his Job in the
yard.
stitnte the draft imong themselves
CUui AA club* may take one player
from Class A clubs. bat no limit is
placed on the number thoee c.* low
classification may draft.
From this seat of wisdom, one we?M
say that the next yell in baseball will
corr-e- from Class AA players who art
kept and not allowed to gradual* late
the big leagues. Exorbitant price;
placed on Class AA stajrs will serve te
keep the majors from bey.rig them aad
the minors, not the majors, will tmm
oat
MAGNATES PROTEST
AGAINST BIG TAX.
1
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 ?The base
ball magnates fear the immediate
stifling of the national game, if a 31
per cent war tax is placed upon ad
mission by the Government, and Pres
ident John A. Heydler. of the N't
tional league, has eent the following
protest to the Senate Committee te
Washington:
We earnestly and respectfully pro
test as unfair the proposed increase
of tax on our admissions to JO pei
cent.
Baseball is the national sport sjk.
appeals to all the people because oi
the reasonable prices of cdnUeaior
charged. These prices have not bear
increased except fractionally in th?
last ten years.
Wc are now endeavoring to reeo?c?
from the great losses cau*e<t by tin
war and need every aid of the Gov
ernment to perpetuate t?ie tax?.
To levy at this time an additions
tat of 10 per cent would seriously
affect our attendance and thus de
feat the purpose of the tax.
Before such a tax is imposed w<
appeal to and request the Joint con
ference committee of Congress to giv*
us a hearing.
BUSINESS TAKES IT.
Business tooU i;s third game of
the v/cck in defeating the St. Albans
teams by at to JO ia the Business
gymnasium yejierday.
WILL PLAY TODAY.
Georgetown Preps are taking on
Western in Ryan Gymnasium ia a
return ftm? today.
FRIENDS NOT THERE.
The Pricr.de So'.eet Schol baaka&ara
failed to show up for the> game wttk
Eastern last night.
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