Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
Says He Will Carry Veteran
Pitcher Rather Than Place
Him Against His Will.
JENNINGS WANTED JOB
MANAGING IN BROOKLYN
McGraw Got Wind of Effort to Make
Deal and Fixed It for Will
bert Robinson.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

eliminated from base ball was made
plain this morning when Manager Grif-
fifth was discussing the report that he
intended to sell Pitcher Tom Hughes
to the Baltimore International League
ciub Gr1fhth not only denied that he
intended TO make such a deal. but he
added that he has no intention Of dis
posing of Hughes TO any ball club.
W men Il man has put in the best
years of his life in base ball and reaches
that stage where his days arc about
over, he is deserving of some considera-
ton" remarked Griffith.
Il do not believe it is just for Il club
10 sell "A veteran player for the mere sake
| OF getting the money. He should be con-
! suited and be placed where he wants to
| GO; have been offered S,NrO for
! Hughes by club TO which Hughes does
not want to go, and | will carry Hughes
with the team until such time as | can
get him job as an umpire. That Is
| experience he will make AN expert at
! that end of tine game. He deserves to be
considered SO far as his future is con
c"rned So do all players who have bee,
III the game for years, and so long as
am i'll a position to help them l will do
so.
Griffith spent the greater part of this
morning out at the bali park There is
some extensive grading being done In the
out1ieid, which. according to Griffith will
make it the smootiIcst playing field Il,
the circuit. The scoreboard. too. has
been moved back, and long before spring
rolls around the field will be in the best
condition it has ever been.
Last season much of the trouble the
outhelderS had in handling ground balls
was due TO tho rough ground in the out
iieid- his will be lcvcled over and so
drained that after rain the water will
not collect in Sullies as il did heretofore
1t leaked. out during the National
League meeting in New York that
Hughey Jennings, manager of the De-
troit team of the American League. came
within an acc of landing the job as man.
ager of the Brooklyn team.
The story goes that jennings got the
idea that if he were badly wanted in
the National League, Detroit would let
him go. Hence he made certain under
ground overtureS TO Charles II. Ebbets.
The Brooklyn president was willing to
hear what he had to say, and Jennings
telephoned him from Manhattan that he
would visit Ebbets Field right away. He
hung up before he could be choked off
What made the situation embarrassing
! for Ebbets was that in the Office at the
! time was Bill Dablen, who had not been
officially informed that he was to 90
and who entertained hopes that he would
| to Ed Mckeever, who was also present
and Mckeever headed off Jennings. Ed
proved good scout and held UP Jen-
nngs, who was in an automobile. They
went to u restaurant and talked bust
ness. That talk continued on and off
for ten days.
Meanwhile. Manager John J. McGraW
of the Giants rs said to have been tipped
off about Jennings negotiations and to
have determined to put Wilbert Robinson
in the berth. Wherefore. says the story,
McGraw and Robinson faxed d quarre..
and McGraW released Robinson, so he
would be at liberty TO bargain with any
club that might need manager. k,b-
bets heard that Robbie was a free agent
and made a deal which put Robinson in
charge of the Dodgers for next year.
Having become rid of Jack Le.ivelt, who
shone pinch hitter last season, the
Cleveland Maps are III search of some
one to take his place. Jack was not let
out to Toledo because of his failure to
make good Nobody is quicker to &C
know edge that than the Cleveland club
officials. But Jack finished the season
with a pair of shaky legs and out of con-
dition generally following an attack OF
pneumonia.
With Lelivelt in his lineup, Birming-
ham figured that he had settled the
pinch-hittin2 question for some time to
come, but when Jack wen; wrong and he
thought it best to let him go 1T left him
without an emergency hitter. and he Is
now in the market for one. AS yet he
| admits tina he has no one in sight who
| can fill the bill
! When the Pitt .ul rta club announce
| that it was anxious u get rid of Mii.e
| Mitchell and "Cczy' 3oi3n It was no:
su posed that there would be any trouble
getting verS o. this air The Phtltl-
dephia club how ever refused to waive
! on Mitchell and Boston came throuS Il
| with o claim for Iolan
/ Griffith would not nave hesitated &c
; take Mitchell. whom he wouln have car
| RED for ability purposes and as a pinch
! hitter. Dclan did not make good Tor the
Pirates iast season, and yet the Boston
! Braves figure that they could make use
! of hin Ii was the fact that the clubs
! refused to grant waivers on players tina,
I hampered most of the clubs from making
| any deals