Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-13
CLARKE GRIFFITH MAKES
VETERAN ACTIVE LEADER
Old Fox Will Scour bushes in FL
fort To Gather Pcnnant-Win-
ming Aggregation.
MOVE POPULAR WITH FANS
Former Short Stop Has Been AsSiS-
tant To Boss of Nationals for
Three lcarS-l'lugccd Hole IN
Sensational style Last Summer.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-Goorse
Mcbride, former Shortstop and cap
i.s Lean OF 'n AND iar Inn ai thrss
years cOacA and assistant TO Clarke
griffith. was today aupuintoG manaser
ci the Nationals" by the old toN."
= Tne boss al nc senators. VINO n.S
been concentrating TINS move ever
since buying - large block of stock
in III" CluD and becoming president
last WINTER, VIII devote MS ;imc to
EXECUTIVE duties. scouting Tor the t'ub
aud generally supervising the affairs
OF his ptAn"n' hopctuls.
with Ai,lirido ia command of tn"
players this year Griffith w!.l not be
experimenting Win an untrlcd helms
man. Many times ia the last three
years Grin mas LETT the club IN charge
o. MS lieutenant IN ever! cas- NC
Bride has more thaH made good.
Che u!d l'oN last Skinner became
desperate after a Ions string OF de-
fvats and took 4 three weeks journey
into the tam timber in search OF ma
torial. 1t was ON this trip that he
brought back Frank Brewer % N!r-
ginia. the Readns fence buster, no
was hailed las; year as the Babe
Euth of the Internationally
Led Team From slump.
The team under MCBridc'S direction
immediateiy showoa an Improvement
and won two-tni:dS OF their games
while Grin VAS away. II i pionaD!c
nevertheless Mcbride was gwen
credit. AT least Tor leading the team
on, OF the ,mire OF defeat
'younpstcr. came to the Washington
Grub from Milwaukee OF the AnIeri-
can Association. Mike Canti!loa had
the lots OF "BrtwcryvUle." Georges
home city. lie Immediately made good
and has been OH the pay roll OF the
Washington Club ever since.
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brilliant shof;stups by having a num-
Der of foghorned Knockers back of
/, third base make life miserable for
/. him. Mcbride WAS one OF tho s;cad.cst
shortncldcrs ever seen II major
league uniform. Year after year he
continued at the Same steady pace.
Though Il light hitter his clcuts gen
orally came III the p!nchcs.
Last summer Mcbride was vndi-
Gated from the treatment received for
Years from washington's ANVIL
Chorus" Wash!nEtoa's Juvenile in
field, which started the season with
such brilliant prospects. had been just
by The death o'f Joe Lsomard.
Inneid Shot to Pieces.
O'Nei!l had broken ringer and
Harris. the seasons ind as q second
around. though still in the game;
Frank Elicroe. the cioutiuE third
bascman. was always a JOKE rs L
fielder. Reds" Shannon. a hrilliant
O'Neil AZ short.
Shannon was !, fast runner, brill
liant fielder and q hard hitter. but
thing TO make big league star. but
: the spirit ana the gray matter. In
addition, he was lazy. Zeal 4
serves for intield duly he decided lac
didn't have 10 play so hard
Shannon singled TO left in tho
third inning and loafed TO irs,.
Grifl's face In the dugout grew hiaci;
as = thunder cloud. Eiicrbc followed
F., with scrcamcr over second shan
mon trottcd 10 the midway bag and
was forced out by the center fielder.
blcary-cyed. lie signaled shannon 10
bring his glove IN 10 the bench
When the tempcramcntal inheldcr
arrived hc was told to keen, on go
/. arose from the crowd.
Who was going TO play short
stop they asked each other
When the Nationals took the Held
) old George Mcbride was seen going
to the shortstop position. When the
Florida Avenue A.sts rYai!Ied what
was happenAnE.- 10y stood up IN
masse and chccrcd the veteran for
fully ten minutes.
showed Speed ~ Uccruit.
George, long ago thought 10 he all
Kid inaclder lie scc.pt"d siN chances
during the rest OF the game IN fault
less fashion and was chcercd to the
echo on each play.
But pandcmonlum brok" loose in
the ninth inning, when Mcbride. with
second aud third occupied and the
Senators a run 10 the bad. drove {,
screaming double down TIA. left-lirld
foul line, winning the game which
! the. yOUuEstcr, shannon. had nearly
lost for Them.
But McBr.de WAS too old TO stand
the pace. He played brilliantly FOR
.,Ha q. r
to 60 back Oh him. Grin hUrrlcdly
traded Shannon 10 the Athletics Tor
Freddy Thomas e good fielder nut
very weak hitter.
Win a rest every other wc"k du'
= ing which time Thomas suhbvd for
him. Mcbride held down the short
field station Uniu O'NviNS finger had
mend.h ..ud he returned 10 the game.
Ii is expected that Mcbride VIII
employ the griffith system OF hand
ling the team on the hcid he only
system. which has ever brought real
big league baseball TO the capital Of
the nation.