New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Hermann Saws
Daubert Swan
is Really True
Kopf and Griffith Come n
the Dodgers; Robertson
Turns Down McCrax
By w. |. Macbeth


There seems little doubt now tina.
II hal Chase gets a clean bill of hesl,h
IN the decision soon to be hand.a
down by President John A. Heydler -
the National League that the prea,...
iirst baseman the world has ever know
will be Giant livery the coming So.
son.
In Cincinnati, yesterday, Presidsn,
August Hermann. of the Reds ver;s.a
the announcement that earlier Came
from the Brooklyn Offices, that Jak.
Daubert would hold down the initial
sack for Pat Moran's club the com;n.
season. Hermann said that Shortsto1
kopf and Outfelder Griffith had BEEN
turned over to the Dodgers in exchanos
for Daubert.
The announcement of the trade in
question was first made by Wilber,
Robinson, the Brooklyn manager. dur
ing the recent joint meeting Of ths
MAJOR and minor leagues in this city
a couple OF weeks ago. At the time.
however, President Ebbets of the Dod.
Suit Handicaps Deal
1t appears now that Mr.. Ebbets wa,
ANXIOUS to have Daubert's suit against
nm for alleged salary due, suppressed
be1ore he would consent to Jake,s
transfer to another club.
Garry's Word Enough
Whether or not Mr.. Ebbets has com.
promised with his warning first base
man is beyond the question. The as.
surance OF the chairman of the Ma
tionai Commission is quite enough 20
prove that the transfer has been made
IN all good faith
Ordinarily such trade might imply
the prospective transfer of Chase, sun
posing the charges of dishonestv
against him prove unfounded to a eius
other than the Giants. For il No.
presumed Holke, who is in the baS
graces of McGraw, would figure in t6s
swap between New York and Gin.
cinnati to bring Prince Hal back to he
big town. Without Chase, who could
never be expected to play in Cincir.
natl again, the Reds were left without
first sacker. But Daubert plugs IN
that vacancy NF
McGraw, however, has declared him.
self on the subject of Chase. He said
II Hal were exonerated he would make
every effort to land him. And the
Stoneham millions, not to mention GER
tam rare Giant chattels that must be
disposed of, will doubtless furnish a
more aliuring price than any rival club
would care to bid if real competition
develops for Chase's services.
Davey Robertson, who held down the
right field patrol for McGraw for many
Years, and who quit the club year ago
TO accept position with the Depart
ment OF Justice, has just turned down
an offer from McGraw to recngage his
services for 1919
Mac journeyed to Washington Friday
to try to whip Robertson into line.
Ordinarily the turn down might net be
taken seriously, as in the days of his
greatest popularity Robertson was
habitual spring hold out But the case
is different now.
Out of Game for Year
Robertson has been out Of the gamea
year, and at time when the layof
was bound seriously to impair his ad.
vanced athletic career He can scare
rope to return in his oldtime form.
And even in his oldtime form Robert
son could scarcely have hoped to dis
place any enc of the three Giant regr-
IA , VI last sprung penny h&uH,
George Burns and Ross Young. Young,
indeed, is likely to prove the great star
of the Giant trio this season.
Davey Robertson is temperamentaf
chap who loves the big show After
having had taste of hero worship in
New York he would not relish a trans
fer. to some of the lesser towns, and
particularly with clubs whose pennsnt
chances happened to be insignificant in
comparison to those of the Giants.
Putting two and two together it may
be surmised that McGraw went to
Washington to secure Robertson's ser
vices. not for the Giants, but for the
purpose of trading him. And to what
club other than Cincinnati, which has
lost Griffith, when McGraw seems 50
DESTROYS of acquiring Chase?
For McGraw, however, there seems
no occasion TO despair. If Chase comes
out of the investigation proven guilty
he will have no further part in organ
lied baseball. INDICATED, Hermann
will still have to dispose of his services
to the best advantage. McGraw, who
helped Hermann to secure in Pat
Moran one of the ablest managers IF
the game, is entitled to some consid-
Grafton. And besides, he has the money
or men that should appeal to Herrmaur
and Moran.