Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
Crdudth an Aggressive Man
ager Who Won't Mark
Time, Says Boss of St.
Looie Cards
PRAISES e.. P4ULETTE
by EDWIN j. POLLOCK

4 'hNtl.ES CLIFFORD CRANATH
is either going to make or break the
Phils, in the opinion of Branch
Hickey, the boss Of the st. Louis Cards.
who will be with us and ag'in us until
Sunday
When Mr.. Cravath took charge Of our
downtroddcn. downhearted and down
MIL PhlIs they wcrc in such n splendid
state of baseball condition that thcv
couldn' hc broken. Trying to break the
Phila would have been like trying to
break broken window pane. With
that part Of Mr. Rickey's opinion clim-
mated. Charles Clifford will make the
Phils.
II don't know anything about era
vath's knowledge of baseball as it should
be known by n manager" said Rickcv.
but, of course. believe he knows
the game. What l mean to say is that
l cant speak Of his knowledge of base
ball from personal experience.
However, I will say this. Hos not
going t" mark time while he's managing
the club. He's either going to construct
or destruct And from the way the
team has been going there cant bc much
destruction. Cravath has demonstrated
to me already that he is nm aggressive
manager He knows what he wants and
goes after it,
Gavvy Aggressive
AN example of his aggrcssivcness,
he came to me in the lobby of n
hotel In New York. and without any
preliminary lead or waste of words said
You have two ball players 7 want.
who will YOU take for them? You
would have thought he was John Nc.
Graw the way he went after mo. And
he got the players.
He not only got tho men he wanted.
but he got two GREAT ball PLAYERS.
There were several clubs after paulctte,
but he didn fit in with mo. For the
way m running the Cards Jack Miller
is the kind of n player I want at first
ba<"
"Pauletto is a sensational player.
He can field ground balls anywhere. is
sure on thrown balls and he has won
dcrful arm! But he's a first bascman
and not an outfrldcr. although he can
play the outtiold. In fact, he can
best at first.
"Mcadows is a good pitcher and
think he'll help Cravath. He's been
in and ont this scnson--mostly ont
Still. he'll come around.
"Anothcr thing: Cravath made no
mistake in getting Tragrcsscr. If | had
known | was going to trade Snyder to
the Giants ! would have claimed Ira
gresSer too. He is a cracka jack catcher.
Already Cravath has taken constructive
steps,
Woodward Trade Likely
D ICKEY says he has no deals pend
IN ing. but hc is keeping his eyes open
He Is on the lookout for another
catcher. now that Snyder has gone to
the Giants and intimatcd that a trade
for another backstop was likely.
lie cmphaticaly denied the report
that Woodward had baked on joining
the Cards and stated that Frank would
be with the club today, ready to pitch
this afternoons s battle against the
Phils
Both Woodward and Jacobs re-
ported to their new boss in New York
The only request Woodward had was
that he be allowed to go to his home
in New Haven for few days. He
complained of cold and his request
was granted.
Asked if he intended to trade
Woodward to the Giants, as rumor has
it, Hickey stated that he had no
trades pending. He did not deny the
report.