The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-16

assigned to handle all the glad It'd
genial little president.
= Then came the postman. If
10 deliver to his customers about
nail to get rid Of" One entire
morning.
Lang Congrxtulates.
Does news scatter? Ask President
7rifith. One Of his messages was
from Bill Lang. in California. so
rou see good news. in this instance.
travelled equally as fast as bad news
:eherally does.
President Grifiith had much to at
end to besides answering questions.
s1r that phonel The Fox finally just
,1lfed up a chair and did nothing
,ut reply to the hundreds of messages
nat burned up the wire.
Never has a more popular move
ssen made than the acquisition OF
he Nationals by new blood. 1t is
he prevailing opinion that the club
rom now on will be one Of the best
noney-makers in the American
league
There may have been drawbacks in
Inc past that the fans have h.
eason to ind fault with: but now
hat IL has been eliminated and new
ficials will be in charge. there will
,e far different tale to tell re-
gEniing the receipts next fall
IL Net Sore on Grin.
20 objections have ever been raised
xEzrding the work of Clark c. Grif-
Ith as manager Every one of the
ans In this city gives him credit
OF knowing as much. II not more.
taseball than any other manager in
he American League, but everyone
,s1nected with the game knows
EAere the trouble rested.
Now that the old associates have
sassed away II will be up to Grin and
ais new associates to make good. and
rom what is known about the inten-
ions of those in charge. it can be
ruthfully said that there will be
many changes in the roster OF the
hub next season.
President Griffth knows better than
snyone else what the trouble has been
n the club. Knows what positions
must and will be strengthened and he
9 leaving no stone unturned to make
hese changes.
Many Deals On.
He has over a dozen irons in the
Ire right now and it is a certainty
hat before the new year Is very far
.dvanced the names of more than
ne player will be announced
What the club needs. and both
resident Griffith and the fans know.
4 hard-hitting cleanup man. One
hat can wallop that horsehide. A
layer, while he may not be able to
cake a hit every time II is needed.
ut who can connect with the ball
Fhen a hit or long fly will win the
anne. That is the kind of player
he Fox Is after.
There appears to be among many of
he managers of the other seven
hubs in the league an idea that all
hey have to do is ask for Harry
Iarper and the locals will hand him
Ser-just for the asking-if they still
hink that way. they are greatly mis-
AIKEN. For the new president has no
ssa Of letting the southpaw so for a
nere song.
Harper on Market.
As Griffith stated. Il know Harry
ad a bad year. / also know of many
tner pitchers who have had bad
mes but they came back and know
his Haekensack youth has it in him
. come back and he will do that.
However II / could secure hard-hit-
Ing outfielder / may decide to trade
be pitcher for the hitter. But must
st something better than an ordi-
AIRY player for him, can assure you
hat
The little pres" Is just now busy
,etting everything in shape for the
GARD of directors meeting Saturday
Z his ONCE
All the stock Is to be delivered and
aid for and there may be many call
rs who think that they will secure
,ore than SIS per share for what they
old. That Is the price set by the
Iew owners for any stock that Is to
e unloaded. But the new owners
nay be disappointed when they find
ut that instead of buying stock they
re going to have some calls by rabid
ans to purchase.
One gentleman who says he I'M
p1ded a lot of his stock a couple OF
n<nths ago now wishes he had II
ack- II can get some again would
e tiekled to death, for 1 can see a
rat future in the club from now on.
League VIII start.
One thing appears fairly safe to pre-
hst regarding the present war OF
TRITON In the American League. and
hat Is the organization will start its
ezson Of 1880 with the same eight
T.. Il N~{k L., ~.
tofmy controversy can afford to bolt
be league. The Ruppsrt-Frazee-Com-
skey group have too much money
involved in their baseball enterprises
pSWithdraw. and IL Is difficult to see
sow the five clubs supporting Ban
Johnson can get along without the
hfee cities that have ever been the
acfybone Of the league financially
Jew York. Chicago and Boston.
Whether the fight to curb or to GUST
an johnson will be settled by the
me the season rolls around Is an
Their question At this stage 1t looks
10 a protracted battle in the courts,
3th Injunction following Injunction
nd argument following argument
nd the lawyers on both sides waxing
IT. But that should not prevent the
ague from arranging a schedule and
carrying on" Col Rupert has al
lady intimated that his club will
lay ball. but viii not rest until the
nairs OF the league are probed thor
uehiy In court. He and his col
izgues are certain that justice is on
SER side and are confident Of vic
~.
Loyal Five to stick.