Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-19
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Manager McAleer has refused to waive
on utility man Griggs of the st. Louis
Browns.
The ST. Louis club has asked for
waivers on this youngster, which. how
ever, McAleer refuses to grant. figuring
that he can make use of Griggs II st.
Louis does not want him.
But in view Of the fact that the st.
Louis club refused to part with Griggs
in trade on several occasions this
spring, when McAleer made propositions
for him. it is doubtful if the efforts to
get waivers are sincere.
1t is only few weeks ago, for instance,
when McAleer. asking to have a price
put or Griggs since a trade for him
could not be made, was coolly informed
that it would take $500 in cold cash
to get Griggs.
Now that was only a few weeks ago.
and If the waiver price is but $1,000 1T
is not likely that st. Louis has any
intention of letting him go, and is only
feeling out the other clubs.
But McAleer has refused to waive and
will have the satisfaction of blocking any
scheme that the st. Louis club may be
figuring on or have the player turned
over to him.
Jim McAleer would like to have solved.
John Henry may develop into a first
baseman Of high class. but 1T will take
time, and McAleer feels that the team
needs a good man to act as guardian OF
that sack.
Joe Cantillon thinks he has a man for
the place and wrote President Noyes to
this effect.
Gill, who is playing first base for the
Minneapolis team, is Joe's pick; He will
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had. and l would suggest that you seno
some one to look him over" wrote joe
President Moves informed Cantillon that
his judgment was good enough for the
Washington club, and that il In his opin-
ion Gill would make the Nationals
good man he should send here at the
end OF the season.
Gift had q trial with Pittsburg a couple
that time. He Is said to have developed
greatly and is now ready for fast COM
pany.
incidentally McAleer is thinking seri-
ously of developing Jack Lelfvelt into
first baseman, Jack has practiced at the
bag occasionally and given very good
account Of himself. Being left-handed
thrower. he has an advantage, and, as he
does not promise to ever make a great
and develop him for first base. With his
hitting ability and speed he may make
an ideal man for the place.
his regular turn on the rubber again,
which. If true. will be OF great help
to the team.
The double-header this afternoon will
probably be the only one OF the pres
emit series with the Maps. but in the
coming series with the Chicago White
Sox there will have to DO double-headers
on two occasions, for there are two
games from tho Sox's last trip here which
were called of on account Of rain.
Much depends on the showing OF the
Nationals against the Maps and Sox. To
win q majority Of the games from them
will mean q higher position In the race.
Unfortunately the locals are not In their
best form. Street has badly bruised
hands and Lelivelt q lame arm, while
the pitching staff is not In shape to
go through a lot Of double-headers in
q row. If McAleer's team was intact and
edge it would be able tho to
two western teams yet to play here.
because the Nationals have
always had 1t on the Maps and the Sox
are not q strong team excepting their
pitching staff.
Joe Birmingham, the Cleveland out
fielder. tells an interesting story in con-
nection with the alleged discovery by
the Chicago PLAYERS of tipping bureau
on the New York grounds.
IT don't know anything about what hap
pened last year. but suffice it to say that
the New York team got the reputation of
betting the opposing battery .signs," said
THE Chicago players, when they got to
New York acted very mysterious. right
from the outset, so Stailings framed to
give them good time. He had his players
go through all sorts of antics as if they
frep Ia {~~n& L.
would Intentionally make them look to one
side of the pitcher toward the fence and
do everything possible to create the i'm
preston that all was not right. Well,
Duffy went mad, had his pitchers give the
signs instead OF the catchers and sent his
idle players along the fence to look for
the bureau. The result was that the Sox
were badly demoralized during the series,
but I am positive that there was nothing
wrong going on, for the players told me
all about 1t when we were over there
Jack Dunn of Baltimore in his effort to
make Connie Mack look like a spendthrift.
has overreached himself. Just where the
who would believe that Cornelius Macguil-
iicudy would pay $12 600 In real money for
any sort of a ball player, or a carload of
them, is hard to understand. No. Mr..
Dunn. the base ball public is too well ac-
auainted with your Uncle Connie to give
an ear, to such tales.
Manager Jim MCGUIRE realizes that he
has big task on his hands trying to
build up a winner for Cleveland. Ball
players are Scarcer now than ever" said
the veteran. Il never knew when condi-
tons were as they are now. 1t seems
impossible to get anything, though every
club has many scouts out.
Most of them find that when they see
a player who looks good that he belongs
to some major league club. and is only
loaned to the minor league club for
the season. Then, too, in many leagues
the best players are those who were sup
posed to have seen their best days and
were turned back by the major leagues
This IL particularly true in the associa-
ton, where every man who is playing