Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-10
STAR THIRD BASEMEN IN DUTCH
BECAUSE OF DILATORY TACTICS
Heine Croh and Milton Stock to Be Traded by Reds
and Cards Before Another Season Begins.
Both Reported Late

Saturated with the kerosene of dope
ana iEnitcd by the flame OF speculu-
blast. ~ va
Americas sport writer's have
awaited themselves Of the opportunity
10 grind out bits of winter baseball
gossip. some of which makes interest
ing reading for the patrons Of the
league. The memora Bile chase for the
pennant in the American and National
Lon nes and the battle of the two
New York teams for baseball honors
NJ the Polo Grounds still are fresh
IN the minds Of the rabid fans, yet
the stove-icaEue stokers daily are
throwing more fuel into their fire
Drastic changes in the pcrsonuc,
ear are heinE forecast by the writer's.
John McGraw. Miller HuEgins. Iris
speaker, branch Hickey and others
are not satisfied with their present
COMBINATIONS and Will change them.
Standing out at this time il a deal
which involves Milton Stock and
i!cinie Groh. third basemen, respec-
tlyely. of the st. Louis Cardinals and
the Cincinnati Reds. Rumors have
IT that both, who became disgruntled
at their bosses because OF their 1921
salary. are to be disposed of before
another baseball season pokcs it's
head over the horizon of time stock
viii wear other than n Cardinal uni
form. while Groh Will be seen cavort-
ing on the diamond in 1899. but not
In the Euise of n Red player.
Heds MoGu1s Displensed with Groh.
Garry Hermann, owner Of Cincin-
natl. and Pat Moran, manager OF tho
Reds. are anything but pleased at
iieinie,s attitude last year. The pair
mas hcld consultation with the re-
suit that Groh must go and somebody
from somewhere replace him. IIav-
Ing been advised of the trouble be-
tween Stock and the Cardinals. the
nlaShate OF the Ohio city are casting
their eyes In the direction of ST.
Louis.
Now 1t appears that Branch Hickey
does no consulting. He merely sizes
up situation, acts and then reports
pieted his resume OF the situation and
his attitude toward stock is the sam.
AZ the Reds moguls toward Groh
namely, that for the good Of the st.
Louis team Stock must have another
stamping ground in 1922.
why all this confusion at this time:
asks the American fans.
Briefly, the situation is this: Ciroh
took his own sweet time In reporting
10 iat Moran at Cincinnati last year
ana only became affiliated with the
Eehs then through an order of Judge
dictator OF baseball. Hcinie was late
I'm reporting and Fat Moran deemed
II advisable to trade kim to the New
\ ork Giants. The deal probably would
l.
pTeme dictator stepped in and blocked
Il. The judge advised Groh that if
he wanted to play baseball he had
70 DO so as Red or not At all. The
third baseman made a hasty lunch OF
his pride and doomed his toys.
Cincinnati Gets Had start
lie reported to Cincinnati late and
during his absence the once worlds
champions noundcred so low II was
impossible for them 10 get ont of the
ru,. Hermann and Moran never
nave forgiven Groh for his dilatory
tactics in not reporting carly and
they declare they never viii.
Stock faces much the same situation
At ST. Louis. ns announced several
weeks ago. lie attempted 10 hold
up thc manager OF the Mound City
the year the third bascmnn did report
but dur Ing his absence the Cards lost
game after game. with the result that
the Cardinals found themselves in
Reds. When Stock did get going the
Cards found themselves and were
travelling at Il lively clip when the
gong OF time ended the race for the
Considered two OF the best third
hascmcn in major league baseball
several managers would welcome
either Gron or Stork 20 their fold.
received offers for the players, but
as yet Groh is Il Red and Stock a
Cardinal.
PIrntes Are After Hrinie
Pittsburgh has made ovcrturcs to
The Reds for Groh, while the New
York Giants are considering tinker
ing with their machine. which won
the worlds championship for them.
McGraw liz reported to have made an
offer TO the Reds for their third base
man and would like TO have his for
mer guardian of the 10; corner n
Giant once more.
Just what the Giants have 10 offer
tn" Reds for Grnh at this time is