The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-20
Officers Along with Board
OF Directors Will Be
Named-To Build Up
Local Team.
BY GEORGE L. MoRELAND
Today's the day.

The Washington Baseball Club
will change hands. The old board
OF directors will hold a meeting
and turn over TO the new owners
all the stock they have in their
possession.
The old board OF directors arc:
B 6. Minor. w. H. Raplcy. L. ].
Walsh. T. Cheslcy, K. Kaufman.
NJ. Keane and c. c. Griffith.
The meeting is scheduled at the
clubs headquarters this morning at
II. O'Clock, and all the above, with
the new part owner, William NJ.
Richardson, of Philadelphia. will
he on hand to settle up the old
organizations affairs
Awaiting the o. K.s.
II should not take long to arrange
for the transfer of the stock. as botn
President Minor and Manager Grif-
9Th have been busy all week getting
every thing in order. so that all the
gentlemen present have To do is To
}. X. the transaction.
When this is settled. then the new
owners will proceed to elect their own
BOARD This will consist Of but
.hree members. instead of seven. un-
Ter the old bylaws. Three members
can work to better advantage than
he greater number is the belief of
the new owners Clark G. Griffith
will be honored with the seat of
president. while his partner will be
elected a. secretary and treasurer.
The third member to be selected will
De elected vice president
The appointment of business
manager will also come up for con-
sideration. and the man selected will
prove satisfactory to all the board.
as well as to the fans.
viii Build Up Club.
II is amusing to read the report
rom Boston. as to what Harry Fra
gee is willing to do. lie says I will
sell every man I have on the team.
including Ruth. This report sent out
has caused many of the local fans to
ask Griffith why he doesn't buy the
Boston players right now.
In this respect il is asking lit
he too much of the new club to pur-
'hssc players. until they get their
,aperS turned over to them. giving
hem right to do business. The
world was not made in day. is an
I'D and true saying. and this applies
e. neN baseball owners There is NJ.
question hut what both Messrs. Grif-
NH and Richardson intend to have
-! c'ui to represent the city as
'r'I - any other club in tho league.
- hoy c~nn"t. nor should the fans
90 '.-.i thHun 10 do This in day.
- got haCk g." what FrsZee has
".a' about selling his players. That
=" hH-; i"ke of the season. There
'.'-t ono uiau that IL is known at
at VII" will not he in Boston
NV "c>t season. and that is
..;.'.S Roth. Np' hecauSC he * not
".,d hall player. hut because he
net pleas. tho high cultured
rnrian.5. Bobby is too plain
s'"'-"u =" <"t at"u= with that s"t. So
)" "'''St &C.. hut aS {" all the other
>l"E"rs heinG sold. il is big laugh.
red So> en- MARKET.
= '~C..-U it,at IL Harry F'.aZon
his pri,e T." would sell RI
- = - . nirr-" ar.l - F'azce = IL
tov business H.. knows how t.
~, rise and keep lis name before
Ec public
pcs any sensible man credit him
WIN being dippy? Not that you could
IO'iCr.
To OPPOSE Of his players row would
lenTeciate the value of his franchise
ECvs1ndS' of dollars. and would be
lie mems Of PUTTING Il stop to any
~" Investing in the club
When buyers Of ball clubs gee ready
a do business the first question they
BSk: What players go with the
franchise?
~ YOU think that if they We're in
ormed that Ruth. Scott. Witt. Schang
had been sold that the
! - BUYERS wOul1 take the club? Not
;" ? iuEfuL They would drop the
proposition like hot poker. That
: why the report sent out Is untrue.