The Washington times., 1918-10-22

-, Graduating from Harvard Univer-
sity, where he starred on the varsity
baseball team in 1906. Grant began
playing with the independent team at
lynn. Mass ~ The following year
.sound him playing third base for
Billy Murray's Jersey City, Eastern
Lsaguers. His yhelding and running
was the. tax OF the circuit, and. 30
sSshen Murray went to- Philadelphia 20
manage the sPhfilies he took Grant
For four years Grant played third
base for the Phlllies, Then he was
traded TO Cincinnati, with Lew Meren
and Johnny Bates In exchange for
Dode Paskerts Rowan, George Nc
.QHiIlan. and Fred Beebe. Clark Grit
18th, then in charge. Of the Reds, epgi-
.aeered the deal.
Went to the GIants.
During 1911, 1919. and part OF. 1913
Grant played with the Reds He was
sold to the New York Giants during
the season Of 1913. remaining until
,the close Of 1915. Since then he had
played only independent ball ..-.-.
In 1911 Grant married Miss, Irene
Soest, of Philadelphia, and following
Brookline, Mass, practicing law in
Boston. He was among the first to
'5oin the efficers training camp at
'Plattsburg and was made a captain.
Grant was never considered a-hard
hitter. In Jersey City his mark OF
.S22 for eighty-six games seemed TO
foreshadow better things, but his best
average in the majors was .26s for
the Phillies in 1903. 1t was in field
ing that he shone the greatest, being
one of the brainiest and smoothest
.helders in the game. ......
American League @BrOke.g
The American League is broke"
There isn't cent in its treasury.
Therefore. II bought no Fourth Lib
erty bonds It couldn't
President Ban johnson admitted
this startling fact yesterday, and
then explained: WHEN the frs
loan was offered. the league de-
.eided to convert all its available
funds into bonds and subscribei
S1o0.O0o worth: Then came the
second issue and the league managed
TO scrape up another S3O,oOO, which
likewise was invested. BY this time
baseball was beginning to feel war
conditions and the league receipts
fell off so much that they hardly
covered operating expenses. So when
the third sndvfourth loans were Of
Jared the American League simply
had no money to=iAVest. That only
goes for ths league organization
however, for the Individual club
owners subscribed handsomely for
every loan and their holdings OF aII |
Issues L.Sss is considerably more than
. Ban says that, even with the war
ending during 1919. he WIN urge his !
resume until 1920. The American /
League viii hold its formal meeting |
' n Chicago early in December.
Many ChaaEes cSmihG.
. Ban johnson intimates that many |
fehanges5 are to be expected before
the major leagues resume operation. |
The readjustment will sweep aside
persons, laws, and conditions that
have caused Irritation m the past |
iThere viii be a reaIignment Of terri
tory, not for the majors. hut certainly
for the minors, and this will require
much time and tact for its success.
= The American League chieftain is
enc Of those strong for a cleaning
house. Indeed, he has been quoted in
the past in favor of this, and will be
among the hardest workers for big
changes in the organization of the
national game.
"our league meeting VIII be purely
formal" says Ban, "We'Il award the
,psnnant to the Boston club, and then
81 the owners will take my advice,
they viii AL go home aud do their ut
most to win the war and forget base
ball untfI 1s70.'' ]