The Washington herald., 1913-07-16
SouthpaW Clark Is
Bought by Griffith
Frank Chance Sells Youngster
to Nationals Three Left
Handlers Now on Tan.
EDDIE FOSTER TO PLAY
By WILLIAM PEET.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July 15.-ManageI
Griffith celebrated his appearance in the
mound City today by adding another left
hand pitcher to his staff in the person
OF George Clarke, who until this evening
pastimed with the New York Highland
ers.
Any time you want to get rid of
Clarke the old Fox said to Frank
Chance in the lobby of the Planters
hotel this evening, II will take him off
you hands, to which reliance replied:
You can have hin now. he is of no
use to me, I'll sell him to you at your
own figure"
In a Jiny the terms were agreed upon,
and they must have been ridiculously
small fc- Griffith refused to make them
public Asked if any players were in
Nolved. the Washington Manager replied
No. 1 have no ball players for trading
purposes, right now. had to pay cash
for Clarke"
George NJ. Clarke, the Nationals new
twirler. stands six feet and weighs ls5
pounds. halls from Sioux City, Iowa
! Last summer he pitched for Rochester.
tof the International League, part of the
season and was later sent to Sioux City
of the Western League.
Clarke is twenty-five years old and
his extreme wildness caused New York
TO part with him. Griff believes that
no pitcher living could possibly be
wilder than was Joe Boehling last year
and has high hopes of making use
full citizen out of this new youngster.
AT any rate. he is going to take
chance. figuring that as Clark cost him
very little he can dispose of the kid
4. If he sees fit and not lose money.
with the new southpaw tonight Said
Clarke: Il am glad to go away from
New York. 1 realize that 1 have not
pitched good ball for Chance this sea-
son. and that I have been wild is
Chances fault. not mine He has kept
me on the bench for days at a time,
using me once in a while to finish out
a game hopelessly lost. l have never
been given a chance to pitch to the
batters, neither have 1 had anybody
tell me anything.
Last year while with Rochester I
won half my games, Notwithstanding
the fact that l worked with a lame
arm. This season my arm is all right.
and if Grif only gives me plenty of
work and a chance TO start a game
once in while l feel sure 1 can win
for him"
Clarke is a graduate of the Iowa
State University, at Ames. Iowa He
is a clean cut, nice looking chap. and
is ambitious. Grinf tried to get him
from the Sioux City club. of the West |
ern League, two years ago. but New
York beat him to it. The claim is |
made that Clarke cost the Highlanders |
$500 cash. Grif probably paid some |
thing in the neighborhood of $3.50 for
him.
With Clarke. Harper, and Boehling.
lie frin of left
handlers whom GTiff calculates one day
will give a lot of trouble to opposing
American League clubs.
81 was able to make a pitcher out
of Boehling.'' says Griff. so why should
/ not develop Harper and Clark. / am
going to try anyway
Clarke remained behind tonight and
will be out in a Washington uniform to-
morrow.
The Nationals arrived in st. Louis at
2 O'Clock this afternoon. and after
luncheon. the majority of the players
hiked out to Sportsman Park to wit
ness the combat between the New Yorks
and the Browns. The Climbers occupied
grand stand boxes and seemed to enjoy
watching the other fellows work.
Joe BoehIing is slated to face the
Stovallites tomorrow and hopes to equal
the American League record of ten
straight wins. Manager Stovall an
nounced tonight that he would oppose
Boehling with his sensational left-hander.
Leverenz, the kid who set the Pacific
Coast League on fire last year.
Eddie Fosters right eye seems to be
healing nicely. The inflammation has al
most entirely disappeared, and unless he
suffers a relapse the midget expects to
be in the game tomorrow.
Frank Laporte was given day Off
and spent the time at his home in Urichs-
vile. Ohio. He will join the club tomor-
row noon and be ready to hold down third
base if needed.
Whence was learned that Jake Stahl
had been deposed as manager of the
Boston Red Sox, Griff refused to COM
ment on the latter, other than to say
that he was sorry to see Jake quit the
league. The appointment of Bill Carri- |
gan as Stahrs successor was told in these |
columns several weeks ago and does not
come as a surprise to the majority of
Washington fans.
As the Nationals were boarding the
express for St Louis in Cleveland last
night, the Erie club happened to be in |
the station and several of the Washing
ton youngsters. including Joe Engel. held
tanning bee with Dutch Sterzer and
Phil Buscher, Washington boys with this
team.
According to the Erie players Buscher
is sure to be sold or drafted by some
major league team before the 1913 season
closes. as the big fellow has won his
siast eight games, and is going like a
house afire.