The Washington times., 1911-12-13
GRIFFITHTO KEEP
McBRIDE ON TEAM
New Manager of Nationals Positively Declines Listen
to Jim McAleer's Plan for Trade-News of Big
League Meeting.
By q SENATOR"

foaming fountain Of the American
League He greatly resembled a min
from the regions to the Southwest. He
stayed far away from the cafe, too, by
the way. thereby causing much COM
In the afternoon the Baseball Writers
Association met in one of the parlors
OF the Astor. smoked cigars, adopted
a revised constitution, smoked more
speech, and smoked. even more cigars.
Then they adjourned to wish the other
lords OF baseball we'll, as they came
out OF their own meeting room.
Powwow Before Banquet.
About 6 o'clock National League men
began to drift in for the big banquet
rendered the Baseball Writer'S Associa-
tion by Ben Shibe, the quiet but happy
president OF the worlds champion
Athletics. There was some powwow
almost prevailed on "wid" Conroy to
tel his right age. so happy became
At o'clock the big banquet was
resentatives from both big leagues and
many smaller ones forgot all their
troubles in yielding homage to one
Fra Frank !s,h'ai Baker; & one Connie Mack. and
The announcement of the appointment
Of Hank O'Day to be manager of the
Cincinnati club, succeeding Clark Grif-
lot of comment among the American
Leaguers at the Astor Many seem to
think that Garry Hermann is taking
bad chance, but Clark Griffith Is
ter Of it. He e has pretty 's good ede team asr
to start with" says the new manager
of the Nationals. "and he knows enough
about the game to get along pretty
uT all VI
am greatly mistaken, he'll come close
TO swinging that club into the frs.
division"
manager of the St Louis Browns.
Wonder how that was possible" sal l
Fred. Colonel Hedges is still on the
dusty bsvs ocean ssrssd and nd yet am supposed
manager Of the browns next o' year Te
Nothing like that"
Bobby Wallace is to be given another
Hedges realizes the great difficulties
In the way OF the veteran infielder last
season ard will give him a chance to
Improve next year before giving oven
the reins of power to another.
Topsy Hartsel Present.
Dozens of players have arrived In
town. and were present at the banquet
last night. Topsy Hartsel. the new
manager of Toledo, smiled on all and
told funny stories about Frank Baker
and Eddie Collins. 'Rube' Oldring,
the Athletics center fielder, moved
| around like a live one, smiling and
shaking hands with everybody in sight.
| George Browne, a Capital City boy,
once with the Giants. and more recent
iy with the Nationals, calmly an
nounced that he had found the spring
of perpetual youth. and was consider
being all in vet" said he. II can run
getting stronger every day" He asked
to be remembered to his many friends
| in Washington through The Times.
Patsy Donovan, retiring manager OF
| the Boston Red SoX, attired In his
usual faultless style, stood around and
| gossiped with such youngsters as Monte
| Cross and Baby Anson.
| Tommy Clark, the lad who caught
such good ball for Clark Griffith In
Cincinnati last year, haunted the lobby
| of the Astor, hobnobbng with Griffith
and other big leaguers.
Connie Mack had to 60 out on the
sidewalk half a dozen times to pose
for a group picture of himself and the
manager of the Athletics.
| Jimmy McAleer smoked long. black
cigars with Tom Noyes. and tried tC
look like an honest-to-goodness mag
nate.
''Wid' Conroy, all dressed up in his
Sunday 60 to- meeting habiliment. flash
ed a new diamond until the house de.
tective began to watch him carefully.