The Washington times., 1911-12-09
MANAGER GRIFFITH
SPIkING RUMORS
Nationals Leader Says He Has Done Nothing Concern
ing Gesser or Schaefer for Next Season-Every
Man Has Even Chance.
By SENATOR"

I prepared to talk business with an,
manager that may have anything tc
OFFER in the way of young players.
II think one of the mistakes that has
been made in Washington in the pas
has been attempting to build up team
entirely from old timber. OF course
there should be strong nucleus ,ss o.
blood. True, 1t is hard to land young
men Of proper ability, but what am
trying to do Is put through some deals
and that's the why am ins gons
ager explains the present situation here
Griffith was busy man at his new
office. in the Southern building. all day
yesterday. In the morning he held q
sort of reception OF players, scouts
and trainers. and in the afternoon talk
ed with the newspaper men and heard
the pleas Of many an aspiring stem n,
in the new headquarters.
You know l have decided 70 have
a woman instead OF a man. This may
be a rather unusual place for a woman
but prefer them. as think they better
know how to keep their mouths shut
about things they hear abound the
office" said the manager.
office, y and he he hears a lot Of stuff, he
suddenly comes to believe that he knows
all about how to run a ball club, and
goes out nights and tells his friends
come back to the players, and then the
with a woman It is somewhat differ
ent. The ordinary woman does not Ioi.
has no, friends who want to discuss
baseball matters"
The announcement from Chicago that
understanding that he is empowered to
trade any player on the White sox lex ex.
mighty Interesting deals at New York.
have Harry White for the Boston Red
Sox, and as McAleer has raft OF
young blood he may be able TO put
through some sort of trade for the
sons in baseball in this city.
Cleveland has decided to ask for waiv-
ers on George Stovall. but II Chicago
the Maps a couple of young players:
Callahan is of the opinion that Stovall
would fit In the Sox infeld. but Harry
Davis says st Stoyaii Is too good man to
Davis has decided to stand pat on his
to Mobile to train early in March.
II George Sailing obtains the position
Of manager Of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals 1t will be rather surprising. 1t
has always been understood that Ban
! can League after the signal scandal at
New York, and. while Johnson has MOTH
ing direct to do with the Nationa!!
League, his influence In the National
Commission is strong enough to hurt
| any Of his enemies.
Ban johnson has come out with q
MSs shat that PaE s Of t besoh s
Oscar Stanage may be forced to pay
some rather stiff fines for playing this
winter on the Stockton and Oakland
The trouble may come through the
presence in the games Of Orvil Overall,
the former Chicago Cub, who Is under
the ban of the national commission for
having failed to report to Manager
Chance.
1t is a pretty safe bet. however. that
some way will be found to smooth over
the difficulties without jolting the play
ers purses.
That the scalping of tickets for the
worlds series was SO extensive that
there were at least 5000 sold to hawk
still Insists that he will get to the very
bottom Of the trouble before signing q
report Of the body.
=. Il IT,, looks IKE s, the Giants are making 9
place the whole blame on Billy Gray.
who has recently been deposed as Sec
rotary of the. New York club. That
others knew Of the trouble is pretty
generally believed and 1t would not be
surprising If Johnson should try to pull
those higher UP into the mess.
President Fogel, of the Phillies. is out
stalllngs. Hans Lobert, otto Knabe. and
another, whose name Is withheld, are
being considered as manager at Phila.
delphia
satisfied that Fogei and Doom will
never again work together and the pres
ident is said to be strongly inclined
toward Lobert as Dooin's successor.
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