Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-06
GR|FF STILL SAYS
He BESTED DOOM
McQuillan's Tumble From the Water
Wagon Does Not Alter
Case. He Says.
BIG MAC Is TO
BE TRADED AGAIN
Reds Manager Insists on Discipline
Regardless of Where Team Nav
Finish This Season.

There Is woe III the camp of the Gin
cinnati Reds. for the greatly Wanted
team OF Clark Griffith. touted before the
opening OF the season rs pcnnant pos
sibilfty. is shot TO pieces Ease ball
writer's after the four-cornered deal
whereby Griffith gave up four or his host
players Tor Grant. Bates. McQuillan ard
Moren. declared that with McQuiIIan aid
Moreh In condition the Reds became con-
tenders for the National ca.-uo far
McQuillan. however. has nat delivered
the goods nor has Moren
McQuillan has been sent back TO Gin
Tinnati under term of indefinite sus-
pension for bad conduct Moren Is In
Pittsburg getting into condition ny spend
ing his fathers money Beabe and
Rowan two pitchers Griffith gave the
Phillies for McQuillan and Moren are de-
Hvering the goods. while Pasker, end
Lobert are playing the best ball OF their
careers. II is rumored the "Oll Fox
is willing to admit he got the worst OF
the Philadelphia deal.
Pity the Poor Old Reynard.
When McQuilan splashed off the adu.
pura cart the other day Jack Ry.er.
war correspondent for the Cincinnati In
quirer. wired the following home. 1i.ors.
McQuillan is the first, and ley us hop.
the last, OF the Reds to break over the
traces OF training this year He fell D.
the wayside here during the long lay-off
and was suspended by Manager Griffith
and sent home. The suspension Is in
definite and without pay. II may be tina;
he has pitched his last game for the Red
Il won't have this sort of fellow on my
club" said Grif, In speaking of his ac-
ftnn- "McOniltan nramiGad m faithful 4
that he would not break over again and
would work hard for the success OF the
club Within a few hours after giving
this promise he is off again. Such players
are Of no use to a ball team, and won't
have them around. No matter where We
finish in the race this year. | am going
to enforce discipline on the club, AM
there is no place for men who will nor
the team all the time. If McQuiilan
would keep in shape and get back the
strength which he lost at Hot Springs.
he might help us some, but if he is going
to have to be watched and punished all
the time he IS not worth nickel TO the
ball club"
Oh, Listen to This Chatter!
The failure OF McQullan to stand by
does not make Griff feel that he got any
the worst of thee Philadelphia trade L
never counted on Mac to any extent.
he said. Il knew his ways and never felt.
at all safe about him. He did so well ell
winter and through all the training trip
that / was much encouraged about him.
but, after all, this does not surprise me
very much. for / have been looking for
something of the kind 1t is tough for Us
to lose the services of Moren, for | had
figured on him to help us a lot this
spring. but 1 was prepared all along for
a break of this kind on Macs part.
The main object of the Philadelphia
trade was to secure third basemAn,
without whom the club could not stand
high in the race. We got such a man In
Eddie Grant, and he has strengthened
our infield enormously, while Johnny
Bates is a more valuable man than Pas
kert. AS for the pitching end. | feel now
that We have five good men in Suggs.
Gaspar. Fromme, Keefe and Burns, and
they will carry us along for a while. |
greatly regret the action of McQuillan
and went so far as to forgive him and
hush the matter up, but this second break
is too much for my patience, and / am
through with him for the present. We
will do better without him than with him,
and the result will prove IL.