Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-01
SPENCER RECALLED
AND MEUSEL SIGNED
Manager Griffith Fortifies Out
field Department With
Two Recruits.
WILL NOT MISS CHANCE
TO TRY OUT YOUNGSTERS
John I. Taylor Is Expected to Sue
coed McAleer as Head of
Boston Red Sox.
BY j. ED GRILLo.

In an effort to fortify his outfleld Man.
ager Griffith has not only recalled Spen-
Ger, whom ne released to Los Angeles
last fall. but he has also obtained an
other outfielder. to whom he will give a
trial next spring. The new man is Emil
Meusel, youngster. who halls from Los
Angeles. where he was given trial last
summer, but was farmed out because he
lacked experience. Meusel is said to be
hard hitter and fast runner. but very
green. Griffith. however, wants to take
chance on him, hoping to develop him
within year or He will look him
over in the spring and may then farm
him out to some minor league club.
While Spencer did not show much in the
trial he received here i'll the fall Griffith
has concluded that he has really not a
fair line on the former Petersburg fielder,
and he will look him over at Charlottes-
Vile before making any disposition of
him. Furthermore, it is argued that when
Spencer reported here he was in none too
good condition, having just completed
hard campaign and being in. poor
health.
You can't afford to pass up any young
days. said Griffith, in speaking of Meu-
sci. The only way you can get ball
club is to develop your own material.
The day when a club could go out and
by spending lot of money buy seasoned
material is past / propose to pick up
every youngster ] can if he stands a
chance to be ball player. l may look
over a hundred and not find one and yet
will be repaid IL get one out of a
thousand.
Bill ORourke. manager and owner Of
the Omaha club of the Western League,
Is in the city. stopping off here en- route
west from honeymoon trip he has made
through the east. ORourke has been a
very successful base ball man for many
years. He called on Manager Griffith
this morning and hopes to make some
sort of an arrangement with him whereby
he will get some of Griffs surplus ma
terial next spring.
The announcement that McAleer and
Mercy will not be identified with the
Boston American League club next sea-
son does not come as surprise to those
who are familiar with the affairs of that
organization. McAleer was doomed when
he aroused the ire of President Ban
Johnson by releasing Jake Stahi. This
added to the fact that the Red Sox man
ageinent Was unpopular in Boston and
was losing prestige at a rapid rate con-
WINGED the head of the league that a
change must be made in the management
and he planned to get rid of McAleer
This seems to have been accomplished,
though the details of the deal remain to
be completed, according to information
which comes from New York
McAleer is making the trip with the
world tourists. He may not be aware
of the deal which is now pending, and
when he is appraised of 1T those who
know his disposition predict that he will
make the fur fly. McAleer, of course,
has property rights and he is apt to put
up hard fight to protect his. interests To
be in control of the Buetpn club means
fortune to him under Ordinary condi-
tons. and it stands to reason that if
he is forced out of that club his career
in base ball will virtually be ended
The retiring of McAieer from the presi-
dency of the club would probably mean
the reelection of John /. Taylor, who
with his father, owns one-half of the
club under the present management John
]. Taylor proved himself a capable base
ball man during the time that he was
at the head of the club. He took charge
OF team which had won remnants and
was on the down grade and in two years
he had an entirely new team which was
a contender In the race.