The Washington herald., 1921-12-09
QUESTION OF EXTRA.
PLAYERS HOLDS UP
DANFORTH DEAL.
Griff Unwilling to Let Go
Men Asked for by
Columbus.
By RAY HELGESEN.

fire. quoth President clark Gfif-
nth over the telephone from Buff
falo last night. THE cash consid-
Grafton asked by the Columbus Club
has been settled in a satisfactory
manner, but the question of players
to boot Is keeping the deal in the
air and unless the Columbus Club
lessons its demands it's hardly
probable Danforth will be with us
next season"
Thus spoke the Old Fox from his
comfortable hotel quarters in Buff
falo early last evening. He MUIR
INJURED in a very decisive manner
and, judging solely from his con-
versation, which indicated he was
more or less angry, one would ar
rive at the conclusion that the SER
vices Of the aforementioned Dave
Danforth will be conspicuous by
their absence when the Griffs board
the rattler for the South next
spring.
Players Hold Up Deal.
Griff has plenty of players who
are scheduled to fan the breeze
before the opening game of another
season. rolls over the horizon. OF
this there can be no question. But.
though he isn't willing to name
them just yet. Griff knows exactly
who is due for the unpopular blue
ticket. And. according to his con-
versation last night. the Columbus
Club evidently wants a player or
players whom Griff has decided to
keep.
For that reason, and others, it is
unlikely that Danforth will sport
Washington monkey suit next
spring. When Griff's mind is made
up it's made up. Just like that
Listening to Griff talking trade is
like horning in on the chatter OF
the old-time "philanthropic" horse
trader. When either OF them gets
to his best offer, he's through. You
may take it or leave it, And Griff
apparently. has named his best Of
ing to let go, for Danforth. and
Columbus may take it or leave It..
It's ten to one Griff has already
touched the limit.
Furthermore. II Grifr really wants
AiF uStu NouluDd"s ne 1911 &C
cording to Buffalo dispatches, hav-
ing much competition.
sOx Out of Luck.
1t appears that the Chicago White
Sox. who had Danforth during the
1915, '16 and II campaigns. is the
only other major league club which
is after the services of the port
slider. And the worry this is caus-
ing Griff may be summed up in a
single word, namely-none. There's
reason.
Pants" sometimes called Clar-
ence. Rowland seems to be the curly
wolf in the affairs of the Column
bus club. And anyone who thinks
that Pants" Rowland will aid and
abet Comiskey in building up his
Sox, even for plenty OF the where
withal. has undoubtedly been pat
ronizing his favorite bootlegger
lately and by this time is probably
a fit subject for a sanity commits
sion.
Rowland has always declared,
since his deposition as manager Of
the White Sox, that he was the
victim of a raw deal. 1t may be
merely a Authorization. but as far
as Pants" is concerned it's a fact
And any time Rowland sells a good
ballplayer to the Old Roman you
may take it for granted that he.
too, has been imbibng Washington
liquor.
But Temporary Relief.
Pants has as much love and re-
spect for Comlskey and Gleason as
the Appollo-like Representative
Herrick claims he hasn't for the
fair sex. And any player that Row
land trades to the White Sox you
may take it for granted will, in the
opinion of Pants" prove a bloomer.
Therefore Griff isn't worried
over the White Sox competition. II
Griff gets Danforth he'll get him
at the price he quoted yesterday.
And il the White Sox get him Griff
will be satisfied because the south
paw will probaly bloom temporari-
ly and fade away.
Even in case the Old Fox does
get title to the Columbus portsider,
1t Will only be temporary relief for
the Nationals. And that's ad-
that he can make good
here.
Danforth is far from a youngster,
in fact Dave has probably already
counted the candles on his thirty
second birthday cake and is vet
eran in both the minor and major
leagues.
Never Regular.
Danforth has been travelling from
the little to the big leagues off and
on since 1911. In that year Connie
Mack brought him from the bushes
and after h. had shown his ware.
in nine games the Lean One shunted
him back to the Baltimore Orioles.
He stayed with Dunn's club for
three seasons pitching only me.
diocre ball. In the greater part OF
1914 and the first half Of the 1918
season he performed with Louis
Vile in the American Association
Late in 1915 the White Sox drafted
him. He played in Chicago for
three seasons, being used almo,.
exclusively as a relief hurler.
Danforth showed fairly we'll in
this role, but he seemed unable 70
get through full game and, there
fore was never ranked as a first
string hurler.
With other White Sox stars. not
ABLY Felsch and Jackson, Danfortb
gracefully drifted out of basebaII
and into the shipyards during the
war. He played with the Baltimore
Dry Docks in Is and 'Is and tben
went back to the American Asso-
citation.
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