The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-12
Mack Is Expected to Drop
Third Stacker on Market
Philadelphia Reports Say Temperamental Star
Is Headed for Washington May
Arrange Deal in New York.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

leader whose winter habitat is Mon
AGA. Pa has probably played his las
gau:e-certaing hts last season on the
hot corner out at Mister Griffiths ball
yard The TrillinE Tenor, who has
played every position except pitcher
and catcher for the Nationals, may
possibly be seen performing in the
outer garden next year. but as Tor
another session in the heated sec
tor. NO. no." mutter the fans, ana
Griffith. it is believed, is of the same
opinion.
Grif leaves for New York tomor-
row night to attend the annual meet
inEs OF the American and National
leagues, to be held there thiS week
He hopes then. as does every ma gnate.
to put over a trade or trades,
which will benefit his team And fol-
lowers of the Nationals hope he'll
get rid of some Of his deadwood.
Dugnn May Come Here.
What trades Grif has in mind only
he, himself. knows. The dope is that
the Old Fox is after hurlers. But
the truth Of the matter probably is
that he is really after third base
man and that his well-advertised hunt
for twirlers is merely camoufaee. OF
course. he needs and wants efficient
moundsmen. But what good would
a couple of mediocre hurlers do with
that gaping hole still looming at
the hot corner?
Indications are that President
Griffith has lines out which may
eventually end in the capturing OF
an inhelder either from the fanks
or the Athletics. Griff, in his diplo-
matte way. rarely commits himself
until a deal is finished. or at least
so nearly so that there is no longer
any question of it's ultimate COM
pletion. This, according to Grif,
is the only way to conduct his bust
ness Quite so.
However. dope leaks out here
and there and though it may not
always be absolutely true, even the
old dope sometimes has a strain OF
truth in it.
The latest concerning Grif is .
dispatch emanating from the City of
Slumber of which the following Is
an excerpt: and though
Connie has asserted time and again.
that he will refuse to dispose Of
Dugan. nevertheless, it is believed
that the turbulent Joe will cavort
in some other. probably a Wash
inston uniform next season"
Grin Is Mum.
Querying the Philadelphia writer
of the above we were unable to get
any MORE definite information. He
said, however. that Its ten to one
Dugan will not be with the AS
next season and according to the
way things look in Philly at the
present writing. it's about the same
odds that the jumping third sacker
will perform for the Griffs.'
Griff last night admitted that
the boy is clever and would look
good here but insisted that so far
at least he had made no Overtures
10 the Philadelphia club
The Old Fox was assuredly right
about one thing. Dugan would GER
tsinly look like s1,OO0.OOo of the
wherewithall in a Washington uni
form. A good hitter, a good fielder.
the owner of a better than-averaGe
whip and the pOssessor of an aver
age amount Of the old gray matter,
Dugan would improve the perform
ance Of the Griffs infeld at least
so per cent. Dugan, too, is fair
performer on the paths although he
has never flashed anything which
would cause one to rave for any
great length of time
But there's another angle to the
possible acquisition Of Mister Du-
gan. What good is the best ball
player in the game il he refuses to
give his best to his club?
Such a player has been Dugan
during the last two or three seasons
with the Lean One. Dissatisfied.
apparently. with everything and
everyone in the world except him
self DUEan came as close to abso-
IuteIv laying down on Connie Mack
as any player one can remember off
hand. And that includes the tenn
Pormental" Heinie Groh.
Furthermore. when Dugan wasn't
IN humor to give his best efforts
he was in jumping MOOD. H.
h"pped here and there with such
abandon that one never knew one
day where he would be the next
Mack to Trade Dugar.
Finally Connie Mack got so that
he refused to worry. After his
last jump Dugan eventually drifted
back to the AS ard. after bowling
somewhat over the fine plastered on
him. played mediocre ball the rest
Of the year.
Now Connie Mack comes out with
statement that he is going to
keep his stars-all OF them-and in
the same breath quietly tells the
world that Dugan may figure in a
trade.
Whether Griffith anS Mack will
get together at the meeting this
week the future will decide. But
it's a certainty that each has the
makings Of a deal' and IL wouldn't
he at all surprising If the red
haired Dugan cavorts at the Ma
tionals' hot corner next spring.
Another player who would look
good in Griff's lineup is Johnny
Mitchell, the Yanks' high-priced re-
cruit, who warmed the bench last
season and appears slated to per-
form in the same role this year
unless Higgins is able to use him
in a trade.
Ty Cobb is already angling for
Mitchell. 1t is said that he will
part with Pitcher Ehmke and Bobby
Neach for the former Pacific Coast