Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispstch to The Star.

nbo,, he turned over to Rochester he
realized that he could not go through the
season and expect to improve conoltlohs
vithout having a left-handed pitcher on
his twirling staff. Grtff has to find some
one to take Gray's place. and he Is Dusty
engaged in this task at the present Time
St Louis has two left-handed pitchers
either one of whom Griff would be Siao
TO have They are Bill Bailey and Lefty
George If rumOrS are to be believed
Hedges proposes to get rid of one, II not
both, of these twirlers. but Grifhth Will
waive on neither. 1t has been proven
that team in order to be successIul
must have at least one good left-hander.
There are always some OF the rival cluos
who are baffiled by the southpaw delivery.
while they fatten their averages at the
expense of the average right-hander. Il
Grif does not succeed in getting either OF
the Brown twirlers he will very likely
close a deal with Monte Cross OF the
Scranton club for Pitcher Cottrell, left
handler. who pitched for Syracuse Univer-
sity and worked the last few weeks for
Scranton. He has shown good form and
Cross predicts a great future for him.
OF course Griffith has Buck Becker, but
he knows little OF his ability. and, besides.
h. would not object to CARRYING two left
George did not have very good season
with the Browns. but there We're reasons
for this. Bailey pitched in the Southern
League. which he did not set atire. but
he has the reputation of being a capable
pitcher when handled properly, and he
has been anxious for years to break all
affiliations with the st. Louis club.
Though Jake Stahl will manage the Red
Sox il does not mean that Patsy E. Don
ovan will sever his connections with the
Boston club. Jim McAleer yesterday morn
inS had a conference with Donovan the re-
suit being that the former manaSer will
lie retained as the club scout Donovan
started with Boston in that capacity. and
made GOOD. for many of the youngsters
or that team who have made good were
secured by him. There is naturally
sentiment in the signing of Donovan. Nc
Aeer feeling that he did not want to put
the veteran out of a job.
Scathing rebuke and denunciation were
handed Charles Webb Murphy by Ban
johnson in his annual report, which the
league unanimously approved. The
hish-handed methods which Murphy has
employed in his dealings with the clubs
of both major leagues have aroused the
ire of every one connected with the
game and if it ever becomes possible to
take any action which will drive Muir
ply out of base bali there will be no
regrets expressed by either major or
minor leaguers. Murphy insists upon
making it appear that Ban Johnson die
tates the policies of the National League,
and. though such statement reflects
more the other club owners of his
own league, they do not seem to resent
his charges. and it is up to the American
League to take the initiative against
him.
The signing of Hank O'Day to manage
the Cincinnati team was a genuine sur
prise to every one in base ball Presi-
dent Hermann has commended ever since
h. rEot lC
able TO guess his selection. and he has
won several hats on the proposition.
O'Day, of course has had no experience
as a manager. He was pitcher of some
note in years gone, and, with Connie
Mack. formed a famous Washington
battery in 1857. Since then, shortly
after that year, he became umpire,
and such built up a reputation second
to none in the game
But Hank is impulsive, loses his head
easily. and if he makes a success of his
new job it will be a genuine surprise
Strangely enough. Frank Bancroft,
who is the business manager of the
Cincinnati club. in a famous telegram
10 McGraw last year insinuated that
ODay was favoring the Chicago Cubs
in his decisions. and it is doubtful
whether this pair will be able to get
along smoothly.
Base ball men attending the meet
ings were surprised by the selections.
They could not understand why Herr
players and experienced men TO select
man TO handle his team. Incidentally
the signing of ODay to manage is a
serious loss to the league, for he was
undoubtedly d competent umpire. This
is the second instance in the history
OF the game where a major league UNI
pre- has become manager. Tim Hurst
left the indicator 10 manage the. st
Louis Browns some years ago but
made dismal failure of the venture
ODay has been umpirine for about
twenty years. and it remains to be seer
whether he Will know a. much about
the game from another angle and show
ability TO handle ball PLAYERS
Unless Cleveland decides TO hold on
10 George StovaN, he will have TO go
TO Chicago. for Manager Jimmy Gala
han does not propose to waive on the
Maps former manager He made this
plain yesterday. The Cleveland club
would like TO send StOval to manage
the Toledo club, a job that was sun
posed TO have been turned over to
TopSy HarSel. but the scheme is sure
to be blocked. for Callahan thinks he
can use Stovall TO good advantage in
Chicago.
The fact that both Chicago and Detroit
have refused TO waive on Norman Ether
red does not mean that the former crack
1hEe!der VIII remain in fast company The
Detroit club refused TO waive for tbs
mere sake of trafficking with E,lber field
Detroit could secure him for the waiver
price OF Al.."h. ana NdVln ngureS that he
could sell him to some minor league cIut
for nearly twice that amount and max,
handsome profit With Comiskey il j:
different He refused 10 waive becaus,
he has friend in a minor league, per
maps CantlllOn. who wants to use tn
Md But Manager Griffith is determine,
that Eiberfeld shall not be peddled abou
in that manner. and he expects to ma K
this plain to the two clubs interfering
and VIII eventually get the waivers am
turn klberfeld over to club he ha
selected.
There does not appear to be any troubl
about getting waivers Wild Conroy
and if this is arranged he will most hkel
go to Rochester today with Dolly Ora
and Lelivelt. Manager John CANCEL ha
long conference with Griffith TO-DAY an
il was virtually arranged to have tn
widow go there next spring As We
waivers have not been secured on ConroS
bur he is not apt to- be held up. and if h
is il will Toe all for the purpose of turnin
him over To some other minor league clul
Harry Wolverton. who for weeks wa
regarded as the logical successor to liz
Chase. after receiving his appointment
very wisely refused to discuss the chanc
OF his team or state whether or not ther
would be any trades pulled off. Il al
rot familiar with conditions in New Yorl
know little about the players. and mu:
abide my time" said he. Il am SUI
that if We have even break of luck u