The Washington herald., 1914-07-30
by WILLIAM PEET.

For a taiI-end. ball club like the
Cleveland Maps to get rid of its star
pitcher who has won nine games and
lost three this season shows that Man
ager Birmingham is either crazy or
else in desperate straits
Vean Gregg. the big southpaw, was
on Tuesday swapped to the Boston Red
Sox for two mediocre twirlers and a
fair catcher. with no money to boot.
Joe Birmingham is not crazy. neither
is he a fool but something had TO be
done to yank his club out of the rut
so he grabbed the first opportunity
which presented. and to the writer's
way OF thinking. got the worst Of the
bargain. although IL reports are to be
credited Gregg was not giving the
Maps his best services.
Had Birmingham dickered with other
clubs in the American League the
chances are that he could have gotten
more for Gregg than Boston was will
ing to turn over,
To those who are familiar with con-
ditions in Cleveland, reports from
reliable source have II that Gregg was
dissatisfied with conditions. that he did
not hitch with Birmingham. also that
he had a lame arm too often to suit
the young manager.
With a club like the Boston Red Sox,
gan. the chances are that Gregg will have
to hustle to hold his job. That he is one
Of the best south-paws in the American
League has never been denied. Gregg, II
he will, can win a lot OF ball games for
the Red Sox.
All hope Of the Maps finishing the 1914
season in the first division has fed, Man
ager Birmingham has decided to start
building his club from the bottom up. He
zf I1N 1f
wood and is planning only for the
future, which means the season OF 1915.
and the years to come.
On the Cleveland roster are several
stars. Gregg. until two days ago was one
of them. but these stars could not win
for the Maps and Birmingham has made
the statement that he will get rid OF
his entire outfit II necessary to pull out
OF last place.
The "hit-and-run play is said to be
popular over in servia right now.
As the Athletics and Boston Red Sox |
both won yesterday. the Nationals had
no chance to forge ahead, but a victory |
for the Griffmen this afternoon and
Boston's defeat will put Griff's young I
men in second place.
The Western clubs Jared poorly at the
hands of the Eastern invaders yesterday.
Even the New York Yankees got busy
and registered a double barrelled defeat
1ver the tail-end Maps.
Boston newspapers are making much Of
IN incident which occurred in last Sat
Irday's game at Boston between the
Braves and Chicago Cubs. II appears
hal there was such a turnout OF the
ans that many stood on the playing feld.
There were no ropes stretched and when
long fly went 'out TO center field the
ans gave way and permitted Tommy
each to make the catch. In describing
he incident, Nick Flatley writes:
The ropes across the outfield had been I
AIKEN down. The crowd very accommo-
latingly moved out OF the way and let
each run back for the fly. In no other ,
ity in the baseball world would such
hing have happened"
Boston is not the only city where such
airness Is shown visiting players In 1906
he Athletics were playing with the Chi {
ago White Sox with the pennant at
take. During the game. which was won
y Chicago by a close score. an Athletic