The Washington herald., 1913-11-18
DEVLIN IS HERE
AND SEES GRIFF
Former New York Star Wants
In6elder and Couple Of
Pitchers.
Is OAKLAND MANAGER
Old Giant Player Gets No Encourage
ment Here-0ther Sport News
and Comment.
IS OAKLAND MANAGER
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Arthur DevIin, former New York Giant
star, also a former athlete at Georgetown,
who has just been made manager OF the
Oakland club of the Pacific Coast League,
is in the Capital and called upon Clark
Grifith yesterday morning.
1t develops that Devlin is here for
twofold purpose, viz: To visit relatives,
and buy, If possible, a couple OF pitchers
and an infielder from Griffs s surplus ma
terial.
When interviewed Devlin stated that he
had some. first class material under his
wing, and had high hopes to giving Oak
land a good club next season.
As Griff has already entered into work
ing agreements with the Los Angeles club
OF the Pacific Coast League, and the At
lanta club of the Southern League, he IN
formed Devlin that there was little or
no chance to grab on any of the young
sters Washington could not use next
year.
Devlin was released by the Boston Ma
tionaIs to the Oakland club last Septem-
Der with the understanding that he was
TO be fmade manager of the Oaks. be
went out there and travelled until the
end Of the Pacific Coast League season,
playing third base, and incidentally max
ing good, the managerial appointment
followed in the natural course OF things
Friends of Clark Griffith are joshing
the Old Fox a whole lot these days on
account of little incident which hap
pened several weeks ago. The story
leaked out only recently, and is as fol-
lows:
Griff took a flying trip to Charlottes-
willie to make arrangements for spring
training with the University of Virginia
fraV1 V1RTRir a
day in the mud and rain, he reached
home about midnight, and the next
morning ordered the clothes he had worn
the day previous to be sent to tailor,
and, clad in fresh raiment, departed Tor
his office.
Grin lives in Cleveland Park, where
the trolley cars shoot along and only
stop at intervals of half a mile
No sooner had the Old Fox boarded
the trolley than he discovered that his
money had been left behind, in the clothes
he had worn the day previous.
When the conductor demanded Grin's
fare, there was nothing doing.
After a frantic search through his pock-
cts the little manager said:
I'm sorry, Mr.. Conductor, but ] left
my change at home. l am Clark Griffith,
manager Of the Washington baseball
team, and the next time l travel over this
Nix on hat gag the conductor is
said to har :, replied. You're not Griffith;
YOU can't pull that stun on me. Kick in
with a nickel or I'll have to put you OF
the car. I've had a dozen fellows try
this same gag on me, but it don't work
guess / know Griffith when see him.
He's a young feller and his hair is black.
BY this time the trolley car had carried
|Griff nearly a mile from his home and
there was nothing to do but hop or and
trudge back to his house.
Tosadd insult to injury it was raining
great guns.
In Buffalo it is reported that the Fed
eral League of that city may get Jack
Lelivelt, pinch hitter for the Cleveland
Maps last summer and former Wash
ington player.
Lelivelt has been disposed of to the
Toledo club and is counted on to make
the Mud Hens a valuable man, as he Is
a heavy hitter.
The Buffalo club of the Federal League,
it is claimed has signed Catcher Hank
Gowdy and Tex Mcdonald.
George Mullin. former Detroit and
Washington pitcher, has settled his diff
ferences with the Montreal club to whom
he was sold by Manager Grifith, and
Mullln Will De lTee 10 accept lHe IldiIdSe-
ment OF tine Fort Wayne club of the
Central League
A. NJ Patton, of Lindsay, Ontario, Can
ada, in a communication to the sporting
editor of The Washington Herald writes
as follows:
Baseball fans in this section watched
with intense interest the struggle OF your
team to beat out Cleveland for second
place in the American League race. To
US up here it was ss exciting as the post
season series and we congratulate. the
Washington club on the outcome.
pitcher Johnson's consistency kept us
thrilled all season and il Griffith gives
him as good a team next year Connie
Mack will be an ordinary spectator at
the post season series and Washington
will be in the big games, also walking
away with the big end OF the receipts"