The Washington times., 1912-05-27
By SENATOR"

NEW YORK, May N,--"Chick" Gan
oil, the crack first baseman OF the Mont
real club of the International League,
will play. his first game in a Washing
ton uniform Wednesday against the
Boston Red Sox. Clark Griffith has
won out against four big league clubs,
who have been bidding for the services
OF this minor league marvel, but he
has won out only because he has been
willing to pay the price for the good
men who may strengthen the Nationals.
It Is estimated that Gandii has cost the
Washington club fully $4,000. the high
est price ever paid for a player in the
history Of the Washington ball club.
Charlie Becker, pride Of the Navy
Yard; Jerry Akers, the Dubuque de-
mon. and Bill Cunningham. the second
baseman, will join the Nontreal club
tomorrow, going as part payment for
Gandil. Besides these players Griffith
paid close to $4,000 in cold cash to OBJ
tain the services of the player who has
set the International League on fire
with his great work. Gandil will report
Square Hotel, Boston, Wednesday
morning, and will participate In the
double-header that afternoon.
Plays Bag Well.
II saw Gandil play against Toronto
yesterday" said Griffith this morning
on his return from Montreal. HE didn't
hit any yesterday. but he certainly
knows how to play the bag, believe me.
I never saw a youngster look any bet
ter around that first corner. He han
dies himself like a veteran. While I
don't care to say outright that he'll do,
do say that he has better chance to
make good in fast company than any
young first baseman I ever saw.
Il have had to pay a big price for
this fellow, ! guess the highest ever
paid by a Washington club. but think
I have got the goods. If you get the
right men. you generally have to pay
the right price. 1 want every one to
know, too, that the Washington club
is ready and willing to pay good money
for the players 1t wants. The old days
in Washington are done, the days when
the league derelicts always drifted to
the Capital for smaller sums than !
have paid for Gandil. but even then
four times too great for their real
worth.
Not Through Digging.
IT am not through digging up good
likely players, either. l expect to find
several other promising young players
for this club, and l shall not hesitate
to arrange deals to get them"
The relative cost of Gandil and other
players purchased by the washington
club in recent years may be seen readily
when It is recalled that Elberfeld and
Conroy cost 5000 each when bought
from the New York club. Bill Cum
ningham cost $500 when purchased
from the New Bedford club in 1910
Gandil costs the Nationals more thar
Johnny McGraw paid for Rube Mar
guard and more than Connie Mack paid
for Lefty Russell.
In his search for a CAPABLE, hitting
outfielder, Griffith commissioned JAcl
Ryan and Mike Martin to go to jersey
City yesterday and watch Murphy, Bal
timore's right gardener. in action
Murphy is hitting around 400 with thu
Orioles, but Jack Dunn Is willing L
part with him II he can have Ray Nor
gan, the Nationals substitute inhelder
He believes he needs Morgan to bolster
up his infield, and, II he can get him
will use him at third base. Some &C
ton is expected in this deal in a da!
or SO.