Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-20
HERZOG FAVORED
PILLS, BUT GIANTS
OFFER WAS BETTER
When McGraw Needs Play
ers League Always Comes
to His Assistance
CHICAGO ALSO BIDDING
BY CHANDLER D. RICHTER

By CHANDLER d. RICHTER
With the Yankees playing brilliant ball
| despite numerous accidents, and the fans
| wildly excited about Donovan's team. the
National League feels that 1t should also
have winner in New York. Therefore,
the owner of the Giants will go the limit in
buying star players in order to put the
| team in the race. This is the only reason
| why Manager Moran, of the Phillles, has
failed to land Buck Herzog, of the Reds.
Other National League teams which are
out of the race are only 900 glad to help the
| Giants, because a winning team in the
metropolis means great deal Of money
| to every team in the league. and that is
| why McGraw always has been able to go
out and buy star players in midseason.
Three days ago Manager Moran could
have had Herzog for the asking. but since
Manager McGraw, of the Giants, has talked
to the Cincinnati manager it is certain that
the brilliant innelder will be a member of
the Giants. Moran wired the writer to this
effect yesterday afternoon.
Giants Flattering Offer
AS soon as the Phillies arrived in Cincn-
natl, Moran got in touch with Herzog, who
informed him that while he would rather
play with the Phils than any team in the
league. the New York club had made him a
pIOpOSlllOH winch a. COulu not aILOTd TO
turn down and which he knew Moran could
not equal
No doubt an equal offer from Moran, so
far as salary is concerned would have
landed Herzog, but the Phillies, with a
championship team, cannot be blamed for
not meeting Herzog's terms. Perfect har-
mony prevails in the Phily ranks at the
present time, but 1t would not be for long
II the other players learned that Herzog
was being paid a salary such as he de-
mands.
Instead of harming Herzog, his failure
as n manager in Cincinnati really has aided
him. With five clubs bidding for his serv-
Ices, Herzog will be able to get new con-
tract calling for even more money than he
received to manage the Reds and he will |
not be burdened with the responsibility. 1t
also is certain that Herzog's new contract
will be for two or three years. whereas his |
wartime contract would run out at the
close of the present season.
1t is the same old story. National League
clubs, TO win the pennant or beat out the
Giants, must develop their own players and
depend upon perfect teamwork and the |
breaks. The New York club has more
money to spend for players, is aided by
other clubs when It needs players and all |
other owners like TO see the Giants near the |
top. because 1t means money for the entire |
league.
Scout Davis Returns
Harry Davis returned from a lengthy |
scouting trip, in which he covered the Amer |
lean Association, Southern, Kitty, Central |
Three-Eye and Western Leagues. The Mack |
lieutenant would not say just what he
landed for the Athletics. but declared that |
he was very well satisfied with the result |
OF the trip.
Davis had a long talk with Manager Mack |
this morning, and the latter also was well |
pleased with what he learned II is be- |
lieyed that the main object of Davis visit |
was 10 get two catchers, a pitcher and an |
outhelder Davis admitted that he had |
seen two mighty promising catchers. and II |
is likely he viii leave again Saturday night |
10 close deal for one or both.
While away Davis saw Chuck" Wort
man. the Kansas City shortstop, for whom
the Cubs are supposed to have paid more
than the Pirates gave up for Marty O'Toole.
Davis says that he does not believe the
Cubs paid anywhere near what is claimed,
and that II they did they paid about Sl5,-
900 more than he Is worth.
The veteran Mackman who Is one OF
the best judges In the game OF young tall
ent, says that Workman is smooth fielder,
but that he looks like a poor hitter, and is |
not fast enough to be Of much value 10 a
major league club. Davis declares that ne
can hnd sensational fielding shortstops by
the score, but that what he is looking for
is hitters, and does not believe that Wort
man viii do anybody much good for this
reason.