The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-24

That sentiment has not been entire
~ eliminated from baseball was made
plain when Manager Griffith was dis
cussing the report that he intended to
sell Pitcher Tom Hughes to the Balti-
more International league club. Crit
fifth not only denied that he intended
to make such a deal. but he added
that he has no intention of %disposing
Of Hughes to any ball club.
When IA man has put in the best
years Of his life in baseball and
reaches that stage where his days are
about over. he is deserving of some
consideration remarked Griffith.
II do not believe it is just for a club
to sell a veteran player for the mere
sake of getting the money. He should
be consulted be placed where he
wants to so. I lave been offered $4,000
for Hughes by a club to which Hughes
does not want to 90. n l will carry
Hughes with the team until such time
AS l car get him a job ae an umpire.
That is his ambition. II believe
that with experience he will make an
expert at that end of the game. He
deserves to be considered SO far as his
future is concerned. So do all play
ers who have been in the game for
years. n SO long as l am in a posi-.
ton to help them I will do So"
The ignorance of these major league
folks is appalling. Jack Hayden,
manager Of the Louisville club. teeter-
ed down to New York to attend the
National league meeting. and drew
this from the World for his pains:
Another case of mistaken identity
was a Brooklyn scribe addressing
Jack Hayden. scout Of the Detroit
club. AS Terry McGovern.
Hello. Terry said the scribe.
You are taking IN weight"
Yes. a little replied Hayden. but
I'm as hard as nails"
Think you'll ever get back in the
game?'
Get back?" and Hayden flared up.
why, l could play the outfeld right
now as we'll as any o fthese young
bushers."
The scribe walked away shaking his
head. sure that Terry was about to
have another bad spell.
Larry Mclean, the big catcher who
starred for the Giants against the
Athletics, was a member Of the Seat.
tie club Of the Pacific Coast league a
few years s just when the white
hope craze started.
A Seattle baseball writer. on a
rainy days when news was scarce, saw
a chance to MI some space, so he
snapped Mclean in several boxing
poses and ran a sensational story to
the effect that Big Larry was going
to invade the fistic ranks. The idea
looked good to a Portland writer, and
he followed suit. similarly exploiting
Rube Vickers, the former Athletic
pitcher.
Jimmy Hughes. the sport writer
who had advertised Mclean as a
scrapper, showed Mclean a cop Of
the Portland paper which gave the
public the idea that Vickers was a
future heavyweight champion.
What do you think OF that, Lar
ry:" he said. Stealing your stuff"
THAT m pretty close to being
the limit replied Mclean. "They
ought to be ashamed of themselves"
II tell you what we'll do said
Hughes. portland plays here Fri
day. Before the game you call Vick-
ers to the clubhouse, get u your set
Of gloves, put on n pair and throw
the other pair at Rube's feet and dare
him TO put them on"
That's all right said Mclean. but
suppose the blamed cuss picks en-
up?"
liz OlSSSSS JohS VI tIIC WllC4S VAST
ball season has just leaked out, and
it's on Clark Griffith.
This is it. Grif is responsible for
Charley Ferguson AS an American
league umpire. This is a straight tip
l-Grif recommended TO Ban Johnson
the man he later roasted in the ia
nous letter appealing for the rein
statement Of George Stovall. who had
expectorated on Ferguson.
CrSF than ,a,rrfn.s ga fro. Sani~U Lar
guson work my sympathies are with
Stovall."
But listen how Ferguson got his
LOB on Ban Johnson's staff Of umpires.
Mike kahoe war scouting in the
-American association for the WASH
ington ball club. He saw Ferguson
work in the association and told Grif
that Ferguson was a corking good
Jump.
Next time Crit saw Fan johnson he
recommended Ferguson. It was
something new for Grit to- have a good