The Washington herald., 1919-04-17
DEAL PENDING
FOR ROBERTSON
Foxy Pilot Busy Trying to
Bring Out6elder to
Nationals.
ny JOHN A. DUGAN.

Norfolk. Va Aprn ls.-Boy. page
Mohammed or some other great
prophet. as the mystery still deepens
on the much-discussed Robertson
deal Like the famous saying OF one
Mr.. Harrington, "On again. on again."
SO stands the trade or purchase Of
Davey Robertson of the New York
Giants. by the Washington club, as
every now and then the horizon
brightens up with prospects OF the
Virginian becoming a member OF the
Nationals only to have some National
League balloon head step in with
an opposition of the Joy-killing kind.
Barney Dreyfuss, the "Yid percent
age" pirate from the Smoky City,
comes out fiat with a statement that
Davey shall never enjoy the privilege
Of playing in the home of Woodrow
Wilson. The Pittsburgh leader has SO
informed Manager Griffith as a final
issue in his part OF the argument that
Robertson will never be waivered out
OF the Heydler circuit as long as he
Oreyfuss) controls a vote.
Freddy Mitchell. Cubs and company.
believe they have the best chance in
the world of capturing the bunting
in the National League race and still
desire 1t to be known that they are in
the field to improve their baseball ma
chine IL there is any chance for i'm
provement. OF course McGraw would
never boost the Cubs chances by ala
lowing them to have Robertson, but
at the same time IL the Giants are
to be improved in any way by the
proposed three-cornered deal. the
Mitchell, Cubs and company must
come in for some consideration.
Branch Hickey, from out there in
the Mound City. has again frightened
up the prospects by wiring Griffith
today that he Is willing to go through
with his end of the deal. which would
make Johnny Lavan a member OF the
st. Louis Cardinals. Hickey is salts
fed that Lavan will be ready to play
ball for him within five or six weeks.
I>avan rs expected to arrive in New
York within a few days when he will
attempt to obtain his release from
Secretary Daniels navy league so as
TO take UP his new duties with Rick
ey's Cards.
With everything settled in the
American League in reference 10
waivering Lavan out OF the johnson
circuit, both Grifith and John Nc
Graw are busy tonight with the tele-
graph wires attempting to straighten
out the entangled net work that Is
blocking the deal. This thriving lit
tie seaport town is the home OF the
slugging Virginian. Davey has been
daily visitor at both the Southland
Hotel. the Nationals headquarters.
and the Monticello Hotel. the Giants
headquarters, since Sunday. He has
ha rraRnsfffan hof n
McGraw and Griffith. and is anxious
for early action which will place him
in one OF the outfield positions with
Griff's tribe.
Robby has already resigned his posi-
tion with the Department of Justice
in Richmond. Va Davey still insists
that he will never again wear a New
York Giant uniform and that n he
cannot play with the Capital City.
that he will not play at ALL McGraw
Is anxious TO have the matter settled
and really wants to see Washington
obtain Robertson. He is confident
that he can handle Mitchell whether
Davey figures in a purchase or trade,
but he puts the burden of swinging
Dreyfuss up to the Foxy Pilot
Griff believes that his friend Johnny
Heydler, president of the National
League, can straighten out that end
of the deal. Although every move
now being made by the two managers
here is with the greatest of secrecy.
the tip leaked out from the inner
circles of both the Giants and the
Nationals camp that Robertson may
| become a member OF the Washing
ton club before the stakes are pulled
here Friday for the hike to Rich
mond. Robertson will not do much
talking on the subject. except to make
1t thoroughly understood that he will
play with no other club than the
Griffmen.
The prediction by The Herald tina;
Robertson would be in a Washing
ton uniform before May l still hold:
good. as the optimistic leader of the
Nationals realizes that Robby would be
the making of his club and is spend.
ing all his spare time i'm attemptinG
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