The Washington herald., 1915-02-09
Griff Still Maintains
Dunn Slipped One Over
Old Fox Declares He Was
Promised Eddie Murphy by
Baltimore Manager.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
By WILLIAM PEET.

Il can't let Jack Dunn get away with
that stuff he told you about the Eddie
Murphy deal" said Clark Grifith to the
writer last night.
Il was TO have Murphy for my club.
and Dunn never gave me a chance to
bid for him. II Dunn had asked $50, 900
for Murphy would have paid it,
| The Old Fox was considerably peev-
ed at Dunn's statement published in
thcs columns Sunday to the effect that
he was offered a chance to put in
! bid for Murphy and could not better
the terms submitted by Connie Mack.
The first season Griff had charge of
the local club he was struck with the
ability of Eddie Murphy. who was then
! holding down one of the outfieId Jobs
for Dunns Baltimore International
| League team. Griff turned over a num-
bcr of players. including Dixie Walker
and Barney Petty to the Orioles with
the understanding that he was to get
As the matter turAed out connief
Mack grabbed Murphy. buying him
with Jimmy Walsh. for $1,000 and five
ball players. Griff declares that he
was entirely left out in the cold never
given chance to bid for the out
fielder.
According to the Old Fox Dunn in
formed him at the last minute that Muir |
ply was not to be sold and that he |
would gamble on his chances of losing |
him in the draft Grif readily agreed to |
this-in fact, put in a draft for the |
player but he states emphatically that |
Dunn broke faith in disposing of Murphy
to Connie Mack without giving him a
chance to bid.
Jack Dunn, of course, tells another
story; but Grif still maintains Dunnie
slipped one over on him
1t will be recalled that Griff and Dunn
were not very good friends last summer
The Old Fox has since that time patched
up the difficulties for he will play two
games in Richmond with Dunn's club next
month but he has not forgotten the
Murphy episode. YOU can bank on that.
From st. Louis comes the report that
President Hedges. Of the Browns. is
greatly pleased in obtaining Billy Lee.
the outfelder who last summer PLAYED
such good ball for ono of the Tri-State
League clubs.
Lee went 10 Charlottesville with the
Nationals last spring and was carried
along with the club until the time came
to cut down the list of players.
The writer is of the opinion that Lee
needs more experience before he is able
to make good in the ma jors. He is a fast
little chap. has a good eye for the ball,
but very green.
Mike Mitchell. who is spending the
winter in Cuba, is out with kick. It's
not because he was sent to Richmond
in the International League, but be-
the island 1t seems that Mike has
had good luck playing the pari mu-
tuels this winter.
/
Jimmy McAIeer. who in his time was {
one Of the best outtielders in the ma
tiUnal pastime, later manager of the
Nationals and part owner and presi- !
dent of the Red Sox when they won
the pennant and worlds championship Z
IN 1912. is through with baseball for c
good MCAleer is at present living in |
Y NOuUgstowu. Ohio. and says the only
thing he knows or wants to know
a Bout the game is what he reads in ,
the papers.
The American League schedule is I
not pleasing TO Manager Jennings and
troIt the fans believe that Jennings
team has a chance to win the pen
naut To do this, though, the Tigers
viii have to fight against severe
handicap This is in the schedule.
During the months of September
and October the Tigers are listed for 7
only four games at their own park.
|
two games At home If the American
League race is close after Labor Day, |
and the indiCa tions are that il will he
Detroit's schedule of being on the
-oad practically all the time during
he last five weeks of the season will
pe a drawback to success rather than
benefit.
Say Sporting Editor William G.
,ErarI Of The T'hiIadclDhia TcICCranb.
Dnlv top players who arc now in the
ma jor leagues have batted for 300 or !
pcttcr for five seasons or more. and IL
our OF them made the record while 1
With Philadelphia clubs. Three of this
lusrIct. Eddie Collins. "Stufy' MCIn-
lis. and Frank Baker. were members
v the Athletics. and one. Sherwood
Iagce. wore the uniform OF the Phil
The other members of the famous =
en- arc Honus Wagner. Napoleon La \
Ole Sam crawford. Ty Cobb, Iris
speaker. and Joe jackson.
The Athletics are the only club that
ould hoast Of having three men in the
ist. while Cleveland and Detroit each =
urnishcd two members Of the Combi- T
ation. MCInniS Is the youngest man .
n the list. His grand average for five :,
cars was .30S.
Baker. Sherwood Ma goe. Jackson. and
1cInnis can claim a batting average
( 300 or better for five years. Eddie
'OllinS and Speaker reached the mark v
tx times. cobb nine times. Crawford d
On times. Lajoie sixteen times, and 81
"a gnCr has the best mark of all those \
ow pIaying-seventecn times.
OF the old-timers. Pop Anson was the -
My one to beat Wagner's record. For
wenty seasons AnSon piled up a per-